Title: So You Want To Be President Year: 2000 Author: Judith St. George David Small N/A Publisher: Philomel Books Age/Grade Appropriate: 2-6th Topic: Presidential Responsibilities Patriotic Media Byte: Teaches all of the responsibilities of being the president of a country. Use To: Teach about responsibilities. Title: Little Bear Year: 1957 Author: Else Minarik Maurice Sendak N/A Publisher: Little Bear Publishing Type: Picture/Story Age/Grade Appropriate: Topic: Bear Living With Mom Culture: Animals, Middle Class Media Byte: Little bear is an optimist Use To: Teach about humbleness and appreciation Title: Chrysanthemum Year: 1991 Author: Kevin Henkes Kevin Henkes N/A Publisher: Harper Collins Type: Picture/Story Book/ Fantasy Age/Grade Appropriate: Topic: Mouse starts school Culture: Animals, Middle Class Media Byte: Name Bullying. Teacher Helps Use To: Teach about sensitivity to others Title: Elijah Of Buxton Year: 2007 Author: Christopher Paul Curtis N/A
N/A Age/Grade Appropriate: 4-7 th Grade Topic: Slavery Culture: A Free Town in Canada Setting: Canada Media Byte: An African American family growing up in slavery times In a free neighborhood. Use To: Teach about issue regarding race. Title: Shiloh Year: 1991 Author: Phyllis Naylor N/A N/A Publisher: Atheneum Age/Grade Appropriate: 3 rd -5th Topic: A boy and his dog boyhood Media Byte: A boy takes care of a new-found dog Use To: Teach about the responsibilities of an animal. Title: Poetry for Young People Year: 2008 Author: Emily Dickenson Chi Chung /Poetry Age/Grade Appropriate: 2-5th Topic: Poetic themes Culture: U.S.A Setting: Nature and the foresst Media Byte: Uses Poetry to talk about different things Use To: introduce class to poetry Title: Jumanji Year:1981 Author: Cris Allsburg Chris Allsburg Publisher:
Age/Grade Appropriate: 2 nd -5th Topic: Board game goes out of control Culture: Suburbia Media Byte: Imaginative kids play a game Use To: Teach about what to do when bored Title: Days with Frog and Toad Year: 1984 Author: Arnold Labell Arnold Labell Publisher: Harper Collins /Story Age/Grade Appropriate:1 st to 4th Topic: Best friends and adventures Culture: U.S.A Setting: The swamp Media Byte: Two friends learn about each other Use To: Teach about hanging out with another Title: Tao Of Jeet Kune Do Year: 1975 Author: Bruce Lee Publisher: Black Belt Books Type: EBook Age/Grade Appropriate: All Topic: Martial arts and philosophy Culture: Chinese Media Byte: Instructional Use To: Teach Culture and Diversity Title: Grandfather Tang s Story Year: 1997 Author: Ann Tompert Robert Parker Publisher: Dragonfly Books Age/Grade Appropriate: 2 nd -5th Topic: Tangrams Culture: Asian Setting: The Asian fields
Media Byte: Learning old traditions Use To: Teach about another culture Title: Darling Sun and Darling Moon Year: 1990 Author: Publisher: Age/Grade Appropriate: Topic: Folktale on supernatural happenings Culture: White People Setting: Korea Media Byte: Good and bad and their relationship Use To: Teach Karma Title: Kick, Pass, and Run Year: 1996 Author: Leonard Kessler Leonard Kessler Publisher: Harper Collins Age/Grade Appropriate: 1 st -4th Topic: Football Setting: Football Field Media Byte: Use To: Teach about teamwork Title: Where the Wild Things Are Year: 1963 Author: Maurice Sendak Maurice Sendak Publisher: Type: Harper and Row Age/Grade Appropriate: 2 nd -6th Topic: Adventurous boy goes to island Culture: Island monsters Setting: Island Media Byte: Boy goes and makes friends with monsters Use To: Teach about acceptance and adventure Title: Enders Game
Year: 1985 Author: Orson Scott Card Publisher: Tor Books Age/Grade Appropriate: 5 th -8th Topic: Futuristic Military Culture: U.S.A Setting: Space Media Byte: A boy is tricked in to enlisting in war Use To: teach about corruption Title: The Polar Express Year: 1885 Author: Chris Allsburg Chris Allsburg Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Type: Picture/Story Book Age/Grade Appropriate: 1 st -5th Topic: Christmas Media Byte: Kids go meet Santa Claus Use To: Teach about magical things Title: Max & Ruby Year: 2000 Author: Rosemary Wells Rosemary Wells Publisher: Animated Series Type: Picture/Story Age/Grade Appropriate:1 st 4th Topic: A Mom and her son Culture: Rabbits Setting: Tree House Media Byte: A boy learns life lessons from his mother Use To: Teach about parental guidance Title: Invention of Hugo Cabret Year: 2007 Author: Brian Stelznick
Press Age/Grade Appropriate: 3 rd -6th Topic: Inventions Culture: France Setting: Train station Media Byte: Mysterious inventions from an engineer Use To: Teach about france and inventive thinkers. Title: Noah s Arc Year: 1977 Author: Peter Spier Peter Spier Publisher: DoubleDay Age/Grade Appropriate: 2 nd -5th Topic: The story of the end of the world Culture: Ancient biblical times Setting: the ocean Media Byte: all the animals in the world Use To: teach about an ancient story Title: Sitti s Secret Year: 1997 Author: Naomi Nye Nancy Carpenter Publisher: Alladin Books Type: Picture/Story Book Age/Grade Appropriate: 2 nd -5th Topic: Arabic Culture Culture: Arabic Setting: Sittis memories of her grandmother in arab culture Media Byte: A girl remembers her grandmother Use To: Teach about different cultures Title: She Flies Year: 2003 Author: David Rice Age/Grade Appropriate: 3 rd -6th Topic: Short stories
Culture: various Setting: various Media Byte: Stories about boyhood Use To: Teach about being a kid Title: The Three Pigs Year: 2001 Author: David Weisner Publisher: David Weisner Age/Grade Appropriate: 1 st -4th Topic: Pigs making houses Setting: Pig farms Media Byte: Pigs try and make their own houses Use To: Teach about making your own way. Title: Becoming Naomi Leon Year: 2005 Author: Pam Ryan Age/Grade Appropriate: 3 rd -7th Topic: A girl becomes of age Setting: Mexico Media Byte: A girl becomes a woman Use To: teach about girl problems Title: My Life As a Rhombus Year: 2008 Author: Varian Johnson Age/Grade Appropriate: 5 th -8th Topic: Abortion Culture: High School Media Byte: A girl remembers her pregnancy experiences Use To: Teach about new friendships
Title: The Hobbit Year: 1937 Author: Tolkien Publisher: George Allen and Unwin Age/Grade Appropriate: 6 th -12th Topic: Fantasy Land Culture: Dwarves, Hobbits, Elves Setting: Middle Earth Media Byte: An unlikely group of heroes goes on an adventure. Use To: Teach about teamwork Title: Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry Year: 1976 Author: Mildred D. Taylor Publisher: Puffin-Group Age/Grade Appropriate: 5 th -8th Topic: Great Depression Culture: African American Setting: The south Media Byte: Kids and coming of age Use To: teach about growing up Title: Holes Year: 1998 Author: Louis Sachar Publisher: Ferrar, Straus, and Giroux Age/Grade Appropriate: 4 th -8th Topic: A kid doing time Setting: The Desert Media Byte: A boy is convicted of stealing Use To: Learn about punishment Title: Call of the Wild Year: 1903 Author: Jack London
Philip R. Goodwin Publisher: Macmillan Age/Grade Appropriate: 4 th -7th Topic: Dog Sledding Culture: Arctic Setting: Snowy Wasteland Media Byte: A dog goes on an adventure in the north Use To: Teach about the tradition of dog sledding. Title: The Great Gatsby Year: 1925 Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Publisher: Chris Scribner s Sons Age/Grade Appropriate: 6 th -12th Topic: Great Depression Culture: Upper Class Setting: Gatsby s neighborhood Media Byte: A man named nick learns about his strange neighbor Gatsby Use To: Teach about the great depression. Title: Insectlopedia Year - 2002 Author Douglas Florian Illustrator Publisher Harper and Collins Type - Informative Age - All Topic - Insects Culture U.S.A Setting the forest Media Byte: teaches about the different parts of insects Use To: Teach about nature and connect to Wild Basin