Unit 5 Professional Development Academy Technology Class Resources

Aylesworth, Jim	*The tale of Tricky Fox* / retold by Jim Aylesworth ; illustrated by Barbara McClintock. -- 1st ed. -- New York : Scholastic Press, c2001.
	Summary: Tricky Fox uses his sack to trick everyone he meets into giving him ever more valuable items.
Cowley, Joy	*Agapanthus Hum and Major Bark* / Joy Cowley ; pictures by Jennifer Plecas. –New York: Philomel Books, c2001.
	Summary: After Agapanthus gets a puppy for a pet, she enters him in a champion dog show and comes away with a surprising result.
Eige, Lillian	*Dangling* / by Lillian Eige. -- 1st ed. -- New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2001.
	Summary: Eleven-year-old Ben recalls his relationship with his unusual friend Ring, who walked into the river and disappeared one day.
Littlesugar, Amy	*Freedom school, yes!* / Amy Littlesugar ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper. -- New York : Philomel Books, c2001.
	Summary: When their house is attacked because her mother volunteered to take in the young white woman who has come to teach black children at the Freedom School, Jolie is afraid, but she overcomes her fear after learning the value of education.
McBratney, Sam	*Once there was a hoodie* / written by Sam McBratney ; illustrated by Paul Hess. -- New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2001.
	Summary: While trying to make friends, a Hoodie manages to scare off some sheep, cows, and children before finding the one thing that will make him truly happy.
Musgrove, Margaret	*The spider weaver : a legend of kente* / by Margaret Musgrove illustrated by Julia Cairns. -- New York : Sky Press, c2001.
	Summary: In this retelling of a tale from Ghana, a wondrous spider shows two Ashanti weavers how to make intricate, colorful patterns in the cloth that they weave.
Roos, Stephen	*The Gypsies never came* / by Stephen Roos. -- 1st ed. -- New York : Simon &Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2001.
	Summary: Sixth-grader Augie Knapp, who has a deformed hand, is convinced by Lydie Rose, the strange new girl in town, that the Gypsies are coming for him.
Roth, Susan L	*Happy birthday Mr. Kang* / by Susan L. Roth. -- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2001.
	Summary: Mr. Kang loves his caged Chinese bird Hua Mei, but when his seven-year-old grandson Sam persuades him to give the bird his freedom, they get a surprise.
Simont, Marc	*The stray dog* / retold and illustrated by Marc Simont from a true story by Reiko Sassa. -- 1st ed. -- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2001.
	Summary: A family befriends a stray dog, names him Willy, and decides to keep him.
Robertson, M. P.	*The egg* / M.P. Robertson. -- New York : Phyllis Fogelman Books, 2001.
	Summary: George hatches a dragon from a strange egg that he finds and then faces the challenge of raising him properly.
Woodson, Jacqueline	*The other side* / Jacqueline Woodson ; illustrated by Earl B. Lewis. – New York : G. P. Putnam’s Sons, c2001.
	Summary: Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town.
FICTION BOOKS
Armstrong, Jennifer	*Thomas Jefferson : letters from a Philadelphia bookworm* / written by Jennifer Armstrong. -- 1st ed. -- New York : Winslow Press, c2001.
	Summary: An educated, inquisitive young girl in Philadelphia corresponds with President Thomas Jefferson about current events, including the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Armstrong, Jennifer	*Theodore Roosevelt : letters from a young coal miner* / written by Jennifer Armstrong. -- 1st ed. -- New York : Winslow Press, c2000.
	Summary: Thirteen-year-old Frank Kovacs, a Polish immigrant working in the coal mines of eastern Pennsylvania, begins a correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt after he assumes the presidency on September 14, 1901.
Park, Barbara	*Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day* / by Barbara Park ; illustrated by DeniseBrunkus. – New York : Random House, c2001.
	Summary: As captain of Room Nine's field day team, Junie B. Jones tries to rally her troops after they lose several events
Pilkey, Dav	*Ricky Ricotta's giant robot vs. the voodoo vultures from Venus : the third robot adventure novel /* by Dav Pilkey ; pictures by Martin Ontiveros. -- New York : Scholastic Inc., c2001.
	Summary: A small mouse named Ricky Ricotta and his best friend, a giant flying robot, save the world from Victor Von Vulture and his vicious voodoo vultures from Venus.


Ure, Jean	*Skinny Melon and me* / Jean Ure ; illustrations by Chris Fisher and Peter Bailey. -- 1st American ed. -- New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2001.
	Summary: Cherry keeps a diary about her parents' divorce, her new stepfather, Roland Butter, who draws rebuses for her, and the coming stepbrother or stepsister.
NONFICTION BOOKS
Basman, Michael	*Chess for kids* / by Michael Basman. -- 1st American ed. -- New York : Dorling Kindersley Book, c2001.
	Summary: Presents the beginner with the rules, skills, and techniques of the game. Illustrated with clear step-by-step photography, from setting up the board and basic moves, to more advanced tactics and strategy
Borden, Louise	*Fly high! : the story of Bessie Coleman* / Louise Borden and Mary Kay Kroeger ; illustrated by Teresa Flavin. – 1st ed. -- New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2001.
	Summary: Discusses the life of the determined African American woman who went all the way to France in order to earn her pilot's license in 1921.
	*Christmas in Greece*. -- Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc, c2001. 80 p. : col. ill. -- (Christmas Around the World)
	Summary: Describes the traditions and customs that are part of the celebration of Christmas in Greece as well as presenting crafts, recipes, and songs.
Harness, Cheryl	*Remember the ladies : 100 great American women* / Cheryl Harness. -- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2001
	Summary: A chronologically arranged collection of profiles of 100 notable American women, ranging from Virginia Dare to Oprah Winfrey.
Meltzer, Milton	*There comes a time : the struggle for civil rights* / by Milton Meltzer. -- New York : Random House, c2001.
	Summary: Presents an overview of the events in African American history that culminated in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s and represented a striving for equal rights.
Murphy, Stuart	*Missing mittens* / by Stuart J. Murphy ; illustrated by G. Brian Karas. -- 1st ed. -- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c200
	Summary: As a farmer tries to find the correct number of mittens for his various farmyard animals, the reader is introduced to odd and even numbers.
Sheindlin, Judy	*You can't judge a book by its cover : cool rules for school* / Judy Sheindlin. – 1st ed. – New York : Cliff Street Books, c2001.
Spain, Sahara Sunday	*If there would be no light : poems from my heart* / Sahara Sunday Spain. – New York : HarperSanFrancisco, c2001
Tang, Greg	*The grapes of math : mind-stretching math riddles* / by Greg Tang ; illustratedby Harry Briggs. – 1st ed. – New York : Scholastic Press, c2001.
	Summary: Illustrated riddles introduce strategies for solving a variety of math problems in using visual clues.

EASY BOOKS