Children's Story Time
New Books and Old Favorites September 2008
Featured Book of the Month:
Mrs. Spitzer's Garden
Mrs. Spitzer has a gardening approach to her kindergarten teaching. At the
end of each summer the principal comes to her classroom with a packet of
very special seeds. Through the year she nurtures her seedlings with the care
of a master gardener. Her watchful attention and gentle care assure each
little sprout a safe garden in which to thrive. The school year ends, Mrs.
Spitzer's job is done, and each plant keeps growing in its own unique way.
(j)SB453 .P278 2001
Pattou, Edith. San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt, c2001.
Woodpecker Forest. Tejima, Keizaburo. Philomel Books, c1989.
Summary: Follows the activities of a woodpecker family living in the forest from the making of the nest and hatching of their young through the youngsters' growth and maturity.
(j)QL676.2.W3 T236 1989
Flora's Surprise. Gliori, Debi. New York : Orchard Books, 2003, c2002.
Summary: Flora, a young rabbit, tries to grow a house by planting a brick.
(j)SB453 .G499 2002
The Ugly Vegetables. Lin, Grace. Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge, c1999.
Summary: A girl learns to appreciate the Chinese vegetables that she and her mother grow.
(j)SB323.C44 L63 1999
Snug as a Bug. Ross, Michael Elsohn. San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2004.
Summary: Illustrations and short, rhyming verses portray bedtime rituals, from stories to goodnight kisses, of various bugs as they settle down on a branch, in an old cap, or under a rock and head to dreamland.
(j)QL467 .R733 2004
Dear Juno. Pak, Soyung. New York: Viking, 1999.
Summary: Juno, a Korean American boy, sends his grandmother in Seoul a leaf from a tree in his family's garden, after she sends him a flower from her persimmon garden.
(j)SB406 .P17 1999
Where Are You Going, Manyoni? Stock, Catherine. New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1993.
Summary: Manyoni, a Zimbabwean girl, encounters several wild animals in various plant habitats on her way to school.
(j)QK402.R5 St62 1993
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Ehlert, Lois. San Diego, [Calif.] : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1991.
Summary: A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.
(j)QK495.A17 Eh56 1991
Our Tree Named Steve. Zweibel, Alan. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2005.
Summary: In a letter to his children a father recounts memories of the role that Steve, the tree in their front yard, has played in their lives. Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.
(j)QK475 .Z92 2005
Oh Say Can You Seed? : All About Flowering Plants. Worth, Bonnie. New York : Random House, c2001.
Summary: Plants and their uses are described in a simple rhyming text in the style of Dr. Seuss.
(j)QK49 .W899 2001
Ruth Heller's How to Hide a Butterfly & Other Insects. Heller, Ruth, 1924. New York: Grosset & Dunlap, c1992.
Summary: Rhyming text and pictures demonstrate how various insects camouflage themselves to protect against predators.
(j)QH546 .H367b 1992
Are Trees Alive? Miller, Debbie S. Walker & Company, c2002.
Summary: An introduction to trees that compares parts of a tree to parts of the human body, with illustrations and brief descriptions of trees found around the world.
(j) QK475 .M613 2002
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