Social
Studies:
Bunting,
Eve. The
Blue and the Gray. New York: Scholastic Press, 1996. ISBN
0-590-60197-0 (Civil War)
Bunting,
Eve. So
Far from the Sea. New York: Clarion
Books, 1998. ISBN 0-395-72095-8
( World War II – Japanese Internment)
Cleary,
Brian P. Jamaica Sandwich? Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 1996. ISBN
0-8225-2114-8 (Geography)
Coerr,
Eleanor. Sadako. New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1993. ISBN
0-399-21771-1 (World War II)
Colman,
Penny. Rosie the Riveter. New
York: Random House, 1995. ISBN
0-517-59790-X (World War II)
Dooling,
Michael. Thomas Jefferson: A Picture Book
Biography. New York: Scholastic, 1994. ISBN
0-590-44838-2 (American Revolution)
Gates,
Phil. The History News: Medicine. New York: Scholastic, 1999. ISBN
0-439-25729-6 (medical history)
Granfield, Linda. High Flight. Canada: Tundra Books, 1999. ISBN 0-88776-469-X (World War II)
Granfield, Linda. In Flanders Fields. Canada: Stoddart Books, 1995. ISBN
0-7737-2991-7 (World War I)
Hall,
Francie. Appalachian ABCs. Tennessee: The Overmountain Press, 1998. ISBN
1-57072-087-8 (WV History)
Hoestlandt, Jo. Star of Fear, Star of Hope. Canada: Allen & Son, 1993. ISBN
0-8027-8373-2 (World War II)
Hunt,
Jonathan. Illuminations. New York:
Aladdin Books, 1989. ISBN 0-689-71700-8
(Middle Ages & Illuminated Text)
Innocenti,
Roberto. Rose Blanche. New York: Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1985. ISBN
1-55670-207-8 (World War II)
Keller,
Laurie. The Scrambled States of America.
New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1998. ISBN
0-8050-5802-8 (geography)
Krull,
Kathleen. V is for Victory. New
York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1995. ISBN
0-679-86198-X (World War II)
Langley,
Andrew & Philip De Souza. The Roman News. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press,
1996. ISBN 0-7636-0055-5
(Ancient Rome)
McGill,
Alice. Molly Bannaky. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1999. ISBN 0-395-72287-X
(Colonial America)
Mochizuki,
Ken. Baseball
Saved Us. New York: Lee & Low Books Inc., 1993. ISBN 1-880000-01-6
(World War II)
Mochizuki,
Ken. Passage
to Freedom. New York: Lee & Low Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 1-880000-49-0
(World War II)
Oppenheim,
Shulamith Levey. The Lily Cupboard. New
York: Harper Collins, 1992. ISBN
0-06-024669-3 (World War II)
Polacco,
Patricia. The Butterfly. New York:
Philomel Books, 2000. ISBN 0-399-23170-6
(World War II)
Polacco,
Patricia. Pink and Say. New York:
Philomel Books, 1994. ISBN 0-399-22671-0
(Civil War)
Powell,
Anton & Philip Steele. The Greek News. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press,
1996. ISBN 1-56402-874-7
(Ancient Greece)
Sim,
Dorrith. In My Pocket. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1996. ISBN 0-15-201357-1 (World War II)
Spedden,
Daisy Corning. Polar, The Titanic Bear. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1994. ISBN
0-316-80625-0 (Early 1900’s)
Steedman,
Scott. The Egyptian News. New York:
Scholastic, 1997. ISBN 0-590-26617-9
(Ancient Egypt)
Tsuchiya,
Yukio. Faithful Elephants.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951. ISBN 0-395-46555-9 (World War II)
Wells,
Rosemary. The Language of Doves. New
York: Dial Books, 1996. ISBN 0-8037-1471-8
(World War I)
Wild,
Margaret & Julie Vivas. Let the
Celebrations Begin! New York:
Orchard Books, 1991. ISBN 0-531-07076-X
(World War II)
Science:
Cherry,
Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree. Florida: Harcourt Brace, 1990. ISBN
0-15-200520-X (Rainforest)
Hummon,
David. Animal Acrostics. California:
Dawn Publications, 1999. ISBN 1-883220-92-0
(animals and acrostic poetry)
Jordan,
Martin & Tanis. Amazon Alphabet. New
York: Kingfisher, 1996. ISBN1-85697-666-1 (Rainforest)
Jordan,
Martin & Tanis. Journey of the Red-Eyed Tree Frog.
New York: Simon &
Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1991.
ISBN 0-671-76903-0 (Rainforest)
Mazer,
Ann. The
Salamander Room. New York: Alfred A.
Knopf, 1991. ISBN 0-394-82945-X
(habitat)
Mullins,
Patricia. V is for Vanishing: An Alphabet of Endangered Species. Australia: Hamilton Books, 1993. ISBN
0-06-443471-0 (endangered species)
Pallotta,
Jerry. The Airplane Alphabet Book. Watertown,
MA: Charlesbridge Publishers, 1997. ISBN
0-88106-907-8 (airplanes)
Pallotta,
Jerry. The Jet Alphabet Book. Watertown,
MA: Charlesbridge Publishing, 1999. ISBN
0-88106-916-7
Pallotta,
Jerry. The Underwater Alphabet Book. Watertown,
MA: Charlesbridge Publishing, 1991. ISBN
0-88106-455-6 (Oceans)
Patent,
Dorothy Hinshaw. Flashy, Fantastic Rain Forest Frogs.
New York: Walker &
Company, 1997. (Rainforest)
Pomeroy,
Diana. Wildflower ABC. New
York: Harcourt Brace, 1997. ISBN
0-15-201041-6 (Wildflowers)
Pratt,
Kristen Joy. A Fly in the Sky. California: Dawn Publications, 1996. ISBN 1-883220-39-4
(flying things)
Pratt,
Kristen Joy. A Swim Through the Sea. California:
Dawn Publications, 1994. ISBN 1-883220-04-1
(Ocean animals)
Pratt,
Kristen Joy. A Walk in the Rainforest. California:
Dawn Publications, 1992. ISBN 1-878265-53-9
(rainforest animals)
Rice,
David L. Lifetimes. California: Dawn Publications, 1997. ISBN
1-883220-59-9 (Life Cycles)
Sierra,
Judy. There’s a Zoo in Room 22. New
York: Harcourt, Inc., 2000. ISBN 0-15-202033-0
(animals)
Van
Allsburg, Chris. The Stranger. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 1986. ISBN 0-395-42331-7
(changing to autumn)
Van
Allsburg, Chris. Two Bad Ants. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988.
ISBN0-395-48668-8 (ants and perspective
in art)
Wick,
Walter. A Drop of Water. New York:
Scholastic, 1997. ISBN 0-590-22197-3
(molecules, viscosity, forms of matter)
Math:
Axelrod,
Amy. Pigs
on a Blanket: Fun with Math and Time. New
York: Simon & Schuster, 1996.
ISBN 0-689-80505-5 (time)
Axelrod,
Amy. Pigs
Will Be Pigs: Fun with Math and Money. New
York: Simon & Schuster, 1994.
ISBN 0-02-765415-X (money)
Birch,
David. The King’s Chessboard. New
York: Dial Books, 1988. ISBN 0-14-054880-7
(geometric progression)
Burns,
Marilyn. The Greedy Triangle. New
York: Scholastic, 1994. ISBN 0-590-48991-7 (geometry)
Clement,
Rod. Counting
on Frank. Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens
Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-8368-0358-2 (estimation)
Cole,
Barbara Hancock. Texas Star. New York:
Orchard Books, 1990. ISBN 0-531-05820-4
(patterns – quilts)
Demi. One
Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale. New
York: Scholastic, 1997. ISBN 0-590-93998-X
(geometric progression)
Friedman,
Aileen. A Cloak for the Dreamer. New
York: Scholastic, 1994. ISBN 0-590-48987-9
(geometry)
Jonas,
Ann. Round
Trip. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1990. ISBN
0-688-09986-6 (flips and slides)
Morgan,
Rowland. In the Next Three Seconds. New
York: Lodestar Books, 1997. ISBN 0-525-67551-5
(math extrapolations)
Neuschwander,
Cindy. Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishers, 1999. ISBN
1-57091-164-9 (geometry)
Neuschwander,
Cindy. Sir Cumference and the First Round Table. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishers,
1997. ISBN 1-57091-152-5 (geometry)
Pinczes,
Elinor J. One Hundred Hungry Ants. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1993. ISBN 0-395-63116-5
(multiples)
Pinczes,
Elinor J. A Remainder of One. Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1985. ISBN 0-395-69455-8
(division)
Schwartz,
David M. G is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book.
California: Tricycle Press,
1998 ISBN 1-883672-58-9
(Math Vocabulary)
Scieszka,
Jon & Lane Smith. Math Curse.
New York: Viking Press, 1995.
ISBN 0-670-86194-4 ( math phobia)
Tompert,
Ann. Grandfather
Tang’s Story. New York: Crown
Publishers, Inc., 1990. ISBN 0-517-57487-X
( Tangrams and geometry)
English:
Heller,
Ruth. Behind the Mask: A Book About Prepositions. New York: Grosset & Dunlap,
1995. ISBN 0-448-41123-7 (prepositions)
Heller,
Ruth. A Cache of Jewels and Other Collective Nouns. New York:
Scholastic, 1987 ISBN 0-590-42586-2
(collective nouns)
Heller,
Ruth. Fantastic! Wow! And Unreal! A
Book About Interjections and Conjunctions.
New York: Grosset &
Dunlap, 1998. ISBN 0-448-41862-2
(interjections & conjunctions)
Heller,
Ruth. Kites Sail High: A Book About Verbs. New York:
Grosset & Dunlap, 1988.
ISBN 0=448-40452-4 (verbs)
Heller,
Ruth. Many Luscious Lollipops: A Book About Adjectives. New York: Scholastic, 1989. ISBN
0-590-43763-1 (adjectives)
Heller,
Ruth. Merry-Go-Round: A Book About Nouns.
New York: Grossett &
Dunlap, 1990. ISBN 0-448-40315-3
(nouns)
Heller,
Ruth. Mine, All Mine: A BookAbout Pronouns.
New York: Grosset &
Dunlap, 1997. ISBN 0-448-41606-9
(pronouns)
Heller,
Ruth. Up, Up and Away: A Book About Adverbs.
New York: Grossett &
Dunlap, 1991 ISBN 0-448-40159-2 (adverbs)
Hepworth,
Cathi. Antics! New York: G.P.
Putnam’s Sons, 1992. ISBN 0-399-21862-9
(Vocabulary and word play)
Levitt,
Paul M., Douglas A Burger, and Elissa S. Guralnick. The
Weighty Word Book. Colorado:
Bookmakers Guild, Inc., 1985. ISBN 0-917665-14-7
(vocabulary building)
Schnur,
Steven. Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic. New
York: Clarion Books, 1997. ISBN 0-395-77043-2 (Acrostic poetry)
Tobias,
Tobi & Peter Malone. A World of Words: An ABC of Quotations. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
Books, 1998. ISBN 0-688-12129-2
(famous literary quotes)
Character
Building:
Harshman,
Marc. Only One. New York:
Cobblehill Books, 1993. ISBN 0-525-65116-0
(being unique)
Hoffman,
Mary. Amazing Grace. New York:
Scholastic, 1991. ISBN 0-590-46009-9
(never give up)
Wyeth,
Sharon Dennis. Something Beautiful. New
York: Bantam Doubleday, 1998. ISBN 0-385-32239-9 (community service)
Multicultural
Books:
Bruchac,
Joseph. Many Nations: A Native American Alphabet. New York: Bridgewater Books, 1997. ISBN
0-8167-4389-4 (Native Americans)
Chin-Lee,
Cynthia & Terri de la Pena. A is for the Americas. New York: Orchard Books, 1999. ISBN
0-531-30194-X (Central Americans)
Climo,
Shirley. The Egyptian Cinderella, New
York: Harper Collins, 1989. ISBN
0-690-04822-X (Ancient Egypt)
Climo,
Shirley. The Korean Cinderella, New
York: Harper Collins, 1993. ISBN
0-06-020432-X (Korea)
Louie,
Ai-Ling. Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China. New York: Philomel Books, 1982. ISBN
0-399-21594-8 (China)
San Souci,
Robert D. Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella. New York: Simon & Schuster,
1998. ISBN 0-689-80668-X (Caribbean)
Just
Great Books:
Blake,
Robert J. Akiak: A Tale of the Iditarod. New York: Philomel Books, 1997. ISBN
0-399-22798-9 (Alaska)
Bogart, Jo
Ellen. Jeremiah Learns to Read. New
York: Orchard Books, 1997. ISBN
0-531-30190-7 (Learning to read
in old age)
McCurdy,
Michael. The Sailor’s Alphabet. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. ISBN
0-395-84167-4 (Parts of a Sailing
Ship)
Polacco,
Patricia. Thank You, Mr. Falker. New
York: Philomel Books, 1998. ISBN 0-399-23166-8
(reading difficulties)
Shaw,
Eve. Grandmother’s
Alphabet. Duluth, MN: Pfeifer-Hamilton, 1997. ISBN 1-57025-127-4
(Careers)
Van
Allsburg, Chris. The Wretched Stone. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1991. ISBN 0-395-53307-4
(The evils of TV)
