1st+Quarter+Literature

Follet), (oop- refers to out of printbook), (TB- refers to Tumblebook) || Some oops books may be listed in this document because some of the MISD libraries currently have them on their shelves and would provide a good resources. Other books that are similiar based on **content and skill** are listed as well and may be used as substitutes. || E DAN || Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but she is in for a surprise when she gets to her class. [] [] [] [] [] [] || E GIB || Introduces the basics of the game of basketball, describing the players, court, techniques, and rules of play. || 594 WAL || Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of a Giant Octopus and how she searches for a home at the bottom of the ocean, lays her eggs and protects them from predators until they can hatch. || or Dog Breath E PIL || Dogzilla- A goofy spoof about a monstrously huge dog. Kat Kong-In a comic spoof, Kat Kong escapes and terrorizes the city. Dog Breath-A good dog has a really bad problem with his smelly breath. [] [] || E McL || A hill covered with rocks and wooden boxes becomes an imaginary town for Marian, her sisters, and their friends. [] [] || E FOX || A rollicking adventure about a tough pirate with a heart of gold. [] [] || E RYL || Text and illustrations describe the sights and sounds of nighttime in the country. [] [] [] || E YOL || A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador recounts the landing of Columbus and his men in 1492. [] [] || E VAN || The crew of the Rita Anne brings trouble on board their ship in the form of The Wretched Stone. [] [] || E VAN || Depicts how A was in an avalanche, B was badly bitten, C was cut to ribbons, and the other letters of the alphabet suffered similar mishaps. [] [] || B MCK || Describes the life of Collin McKinney. Other ebooks about McKinney School leaders will be available such as The Tragic Fire and Tornado in Mckinney. Contact your LMS for these articles. Visit www.icafe.wikispaces.com for digital resources || E POL || To thank old Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, the children sell decorated eggs and buy her a beautiful Easter hat. [] [] [|http://www.teachervision.fen.com/novels/historical-fiction/26541.html?page=2#activities] || E WIL || In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is colored, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists. || 811 GEO || Collection of poems describing what can be expected while getting ready to go camping, while camping, and when returning. [] [] || E CIS || A bilingual story in English and Spanish about a child who finds security within her loving family. [] [] || 811 FLE || Poetic prose describes a full autumn moon and the magical effect it has on the earth, plants, animals, and people around it. [] [] [] || 811 MAK || A boy adjusts to life away from his home in Hong Kong, in the Chinatown of his new American city. || E SCI || Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales, including "Jack and the Bean Soup," "Goldilocks and the Three Elephants," and "Cinderumplestilskin." [] [] [] || E RYA || A fictionalized account of the night Amelia Earhart flew Eleanor Roosevelt over Washington, D.C. in an airplane. [] [] SB lesson plan || B JOH || A biography of Lady Bird Johnson who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers. || B ROO || Unconventional in many ways and troublesome in others, young Alice Lee Roosevelt made a name for herself in the White House while living there with her family and president father. || FIC or E LEV || After her family moves to California where her father goes to work in the gold fields, Amanda decides to make her own fortune baking pies and she encourages others to provide the necessary services from a general store to a school that enables her town to prosper. || E YOL || A young girl watches as her home and town are moved to create a reservoir in Massachusetts. [] [] || E ROO || The narrator's aunt, Alice Rumphius, wants to travel the world and do the one thing her grandfather told her to do -- something to make the world more beautiful. || E BRO || Introduces students to the thirteen colonies that became the original United States of America. Engaging text and colorful images describe the daily lives of the colonists and the Native Americans who originally occupied the land. The books also explore the founding of the colonies and how they came to join together in a revolution for independence. Lesson Plan- [] More ideas- [] || E SCI || The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs. [] [] [] Drama of story- [] [] || E BON || Edwina follows in the footsteps of her namesake great-aunt when she begins to write letters to the mayor about community problems and poses as Edwina the elder. [] || FIC KLI || In this story told mostly through letters, children's book author, I. B. Grumply, gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to write for the summer. || E STE || Dogs across the United States write to Mr. Mutt, a people expert, for help with their humans. [] (Your LMS may have the entire unit from Suzy Red) [] || E BLO || Henry's neighbors are scandalized that he ignores them and lets his property get run down, until they drive him away and find themselves missing him. || E NOL || In a series of letters a boy, his science teacher, and his parents discuss the progress of a very unusual, sometimes frightening, plant that becomes more human as the summer progresses. || E STE || A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city and takes her love for gardening with her. [] [|http://pangea.tec.selu.edu/~vmartinez/ETEC644/grade_4_ela_unit_1_lesson1.html#Lesson] || B YOL || An autobiographical account of the prominent author Jane Yolen and how her daily life and writing process are interwoven. || E TEA || While on vacation, Mrs. LaRue receives letters from her dog Ike who has been falsely accused of harming the neighbor's cats and is trying to clear his name. [] Other mysteries for lit circles include: Jigsaw Jones Mysteries Capital Mysteries A to Z Mysteries Ghostville Mysteries Jeffrey Bones Carol Marsh Mysteries ||
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 * First Day Jitters [[image:misd3rd/first day jitters.jpg width="75" height="92"]]
 * < My Basketball Book
 * < Gentle Giant Octopus
 * < Dogzilla, Kat Kong,
 * < Roxaboxen
 * < Tough Boris
 * < Night in the Country
 * < Encounter
 * < The Wretched Stone
 * < The Z was Zapped
 * < Collin McKinney
 * < Chicken Sunday
 * < Freedom Summer
 * < Toasting Marshmallows
 * < Hairs = Pelitos
 * < Hello Harvest Moon
 * < My Chinatown
 * < The Stinky Cheese Man
 * < Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride
 * Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers
 * What to do About Alice
 * Boom Town
 * Letting Swift River Go
 * Miss Rumphius
 * Voices in the Park
 * The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
 * Edwina Victorious
 * Dying to Meet You
 * Help Me Mr. Mutt
 * Old Henry
 * Plantilla
 * The Gardener
 * Letter from Phoenix Farm
 * Detective LaRue