Electronic Reading File by Holly Tawzer

Newbery Award Winners

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Historical Fiction / Newbery	Number the Stars	Lois Lowry / 1989	5-6	Hold a discussion for students about the Holocaust. Have students make connections between the book and the things that they have studied in other classes. (ELAKR6a)	This story tells the life of a young girl that helps protect her friends from possible death by the Nazis.
	Realistic Fiction / Newbery	Bud, Not Buddy	Christopher Paul Curtis / 1999	5-+	Ask the students which instrument they would choose to play if they were in Bud's shoe's. Have various instruments and let students take turns at playing each instrument.	A young boy by the name of Bud, not Buddy has a hard life after the death of his mother. The main point of the story is of him trying to find his father.
	Modern Fantasy / Newbery	Charlotte's Web	E.B. White / Garth Williams / 1952	3-4	Have students create words using white yarn and paste those words on black construction paper. Hang the "webs" in the hall for the school to see.	The fate of one pig, turned out to be in the web of a certain spider; Charlotte.
	Contemporary Realistic Fiction / Newbery	Dear Mr. Henshaw	Beverly Cleary / Paul O. Zelinsky / 1983	3-6	Have students write a letter to anyone that they could never meet. Tell students to write about one thing that is special to them, or that they would like to share.	A younger boy finds a way to vent by writing letters to his favorite Author; Mr. Henshaw.
	Contemporary Realistic Fiction	Becaue of Winn Dixie	Kate Dicamillo / 2000	5-+	Have students act out different parts of the book. Use the character of Winn Dixie as a reward for a student who has had good behavior that day.	A girl named Opal has a hard time making friends until she claims to be the owner of a dog in a Winn Dixie Store. She then finds numerous friends because of the dog.

Award Winning Picture Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Informational / Picture Book	Brown Bear Brown Bear, What Do You See?	Bill Martin Jr. / Eric Carle. /1970	K-2	Let students make a class book about different colored objects around the room.	This book goes through different colored animals and the different colored animals that they see.
	Informational / Picture Book	The Very Hungry Caterpillar	Eric Carle/ 1971	Pre School-2	Let students make a collage about all the different things that they would eat if they were a caterpillar. Have available many different types of media for them to choose from.	This book follows a hungry caterpillar as he eats a bunch of food, gets full and forms his cocoon. He then awakens and turns into a butterfly.
	Contemporary Realistic Fiction / Picture Book	No David !	David Shannon / 1998	K-2	Have students play mother/children roles and let them share what they get in trouble for. Similar to a show and tale but with the students acting.	Young David just cant seem to do anything right no matter what. He repeatedly gets told "NO DAVID" until the end when his mother gives him a hug.
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	My Little Sister Ate One Hare	Bill Grossman / Kevin Hawkes / 1996	K-2	Have a students rewrite the story about someone they know. Have them change the things that the character ate to what ever they want.	The story of a boys little sister who ate one hare, two snakes, and three ants, but she couldn't eat ten peas.
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	Olivia	Ian Falconer / 2000	Preschool-2	Have the class compose a class book about the things that they get excited about. Have ever student make their own page.	A story of a little feisty pig, that enjoys playing at the beach and even getting ready for bed a little to much.

ABC / Counting / Concept Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Informational / Picture Book	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom	Bill Martin Jr. / John Archamboult / Lousi Ehlert / 1989	K-2	Have a large tree in the room and let each student decorate a letter of the alphabet.	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom tells the story of how all the letters make it to the top of the coconut tree. And then something happens.
	Informational / Picture Book	Chicka Chicka Boom Boom 123	Bill Martin Jr. / Michael Sampson/ Lois Ehlert / 2004	K-2	Have a large tree made out of poster board up in the room. As you are reading the story, have the students bring up the same number and place it on the top of the tree.	All the numbers travel to the top of the tree, but as the tree starts to get crowded the number zero saves the day.
	Informational / Picture Book	Alphabet City	Stephen T. Johnson / 1995	Preschool - 2	Have students find letters in the room, that are made out of regular objects. For example an H can be found in the window pane of some classrooms.	Pictures of different letters of the alphabet were visible in the city setting.

Predictable Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	If you Give a Mouse a Cookie	Laura Joffe Numeroff / Felicia Bond / 1985	Preschool - 2	Have each student make one object that the mouse might ask for. Let students use various art media to make sure the work is original. Take the pictures and put on board, or in the hall.	What a mouse might want nest if you gave him a cookie.
	Informational / Picture Book	There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly	Simms Taback / 1997	K-4	Have a poster of a Old Lady up in the classroom with a slit at the mouth, and have a bag to catch the different things she swallowed. Have each student an object that she swallowed and when you red the story let the students come up one by one and put their object into the lady's mouth.	An old Lady swallowed a fly then a spider to catch the fly, and the story continues about the thing she eats to get rid of the things she has already eaten. When she finally swallows a horse she dies.

Traditional Literature Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Traditional Fantasy / Picture Book	The First Strawberries	Retold by: Joseph Bruchac / Anna Vojtech / 1993	K-4	Have children draw a story of themselves. Make them include the things that they would walk right by, and the things that they would stop for.	An Indian woman and her husband argue and she walks away. The sun stops her by putting strawberries in her path and her husband catches up with her.
	Traditional Fantasy	Anansi Finds a Fool	Verna Aradema / Bryna Waldman / 1985	K-2	Have students make a collage of themselves and their friends working together. Make sure the students have various art media to work with	The Fool outsmarts Anansi. Anansi thought he could get someone to do all the work for him, but he ended up doing all the work in the end.
	Traditional Fantasy	Golem	David Wisniewski / 1996	3-6	Have students discuss what they would be if they could watch over people. They could be a super-hero, an alien, a giant, etc.	A giant was brought to life to watch over the Jews in Prague.
	Traditional Fanasty / Picture Book	Chicken Little	Steven Kellogg / 1985	K-2	Have students act out the different part of the story that included their favorite character. This will help with the conclusion of the story.	Chicken Little and his friends are worried that the sky is falling, and could easily be ate by the fox.
	Poetry / Picture Book	We're Going on a Bearh Hunt	Michael Rosen / Helen Oxenbury / 1997	K-2	Have the students sing the song "were going on a bear hunt" before reading the book, and then have students act out the different parts as you read the lesson.	Bear hunters travel through mud, grass, and other obstacles before finding the bear and running back.

Modern Fantasy / Science Fiction

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Interest Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	The Napping House	Audrey Wood / Don Wood / 1984	Pre K - 2	Have children paint a picture of themselves in their napping house and the different things that would pile on top of them.	A story of a sleeping grandma that is joined by her grandson, a dog, a cat, and so on. Everyone piles up to sleep until a flea stirs them up.
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	Go Away Big Green Monster	Ed Emberley / 1992	Pre School	Have students construct their own monster with construction paper, markers, string, and little eyes.	A story about a monster that comes part by part and goes away part by part.
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	The Rainbow Fish	Marcus Phister / 1992	K-2	Have students Make a fish with different types of media. Then let them share their parts with the other students in the classroom.	Story of a fish that shares his special stuff with the other fish, that way all the fish are beautiful.
	Modern Fantasy / Picture book	Corduroy	Don Freeman / 1990	K-2	Have students write about a time that they were in an unfamiliar place. Place in the studens journal. (ELAKW1b)	A story about a teddy bear who takes a trip outside of the toy store that he is from and looses a button. He goes home with a girl who gives him a button of his own.

Realistic Fiction Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Realistic fiction	The Best Christmas Pagent Ever	Barbara Robinson / 1972	2-5	Have the class read the book before Christmas and they can choose their characters and write a play like the one in the story.	Kids from the Herdman family do everything they weren't suppose to, and then become part of the pageant at the church.
	Contemporary Realistic Fiction	Pictures of Hollis Woods	Patricia Reilly Giff/ 2002	5- +	Have students draw pictures of themselves and tell what is going on in each picture	Young Hollis finds it hard to stay in the same family for a long period of time.
	Contemporary Realistic Fiction	Ira Sleeps Over	Bernard Waber / 1972	Preschool - 2	Gather the class on their cots, or on the carpet, and tell them that they are going to have a short "sleepover" while you read the book. Tell the students the day before to bring their favorite bedtime friend with them.	The little boy worries about a sleepover and what to do about his favorite teddy.
	Contemporary Realistic Fiction / Picture Book	Amazing Grace	Mary Hoffman / Caroline Binch / 1991	K-4	Have students make a poem about themselves.	A story of a girl who struggles to get the part she wants in the play.

Historical Fiction Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Historical Fiction	Where the Red Fern Grows	Wilson Rawls / 1961	4-6	Have students draw their champing hunting animals whatever they may be.	This book is about a boy who lives in the Ozarks. Billy has two Hound dogs that become champion hunting dogs.
	Historical Fiction / Picture Book	Follow the drinking Gourd	Jeanetter Winter / 1988	K - 4	Have the class learn the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd." Have them sing the song at different parts of the story, and at the end.	Slaves follow the directions in the song "Follow the Drinking Gourd" to find the way to freedom.
	Historical Fiction	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry	Mildred D. Taylor / Jerry Pinkney / 1976	5-6	Have students talk about things that could have been changed to make life easier on that family. Possible relate to a history lesson. (ELAKR6c)	A Mississippian family experiences trouble and humiliation during hard times.

Poetry Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Books	The Giving Tree	Shel Silverstein / 1964	K-4	Have students draw a picture of themselves beside the giving tree. Name three things you would ask the tree for if you could.	A very happy tree falls sad after a little boy took every thing she had except a stump. But in the end the tree and the boy are reunited so the boy can rest.
	Poetry	Where the Sidewalk Ends	Shel Silverstien / 1974	K-+	Have different students read a poem from the book each day. At the end of the book, pick a random thing and tell the students write a poem about that object. Collect the poems and compile them into a book.	A poetry anthology of random poems about a boy who turns into a TV and a girl who turns into a whale.

Multicultural Books

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Traditional Fantasy / Cadelcott	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale	Verna Aradema / Leo and Diane Dillon / 1975	K-2	Get each student to tell the class before the story why they think mosquitoes buzz in peoples ears, and when the class is through with the book discuss the different explanations.	The tale of why mosquitoes buzz in peoples ears. As told by a story teller in Africa.
	Historical Fiction / Picture Book	Gradfather's Journey	Allen Say / 1993	K-4	Have students share a story about one of their grandparents. Dictate and compile a class book to have when parents or grandparents come to visit.	Tells a story about a Japanese- American Man who shares his grandfathers journey to America and how he comes to understand his grandfathers dilemma between two countries.
	Traditional Fantasy / Picture Book	Lon Po Po	Ed Young / 1989	K-4	Have children write about what they would do to get away from the Wolf.	This red riding hood story from china is about three kids who accidentally let a wolf inside thinking it was their PO PO, but they found out it was a wolf and got away.
	Contemporary Realistic Fiction / Picture Book	Mama, Do You Love Me?	Barbara Joosse / Barbara Lavalle / 1991	Preschool	Have children draw a picture of them with one of their parents and write what they would ask them...	Story of a little girl that keeps asking her Mama if she would love her if.... and how much her mother loved her.
	multicultural	Papa, Do You Love Me?	Barbara Joosse / Barbara Lavalee / 2005	K-2	Before Fathers day, have students write to their Fathers about how much they love them.	A young boy questions the love of his Papa. But his Papa sill loves him no matter what.

Informational Books / Biographies

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copyright	Recommended Age/Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom Use	Brief Description of the Book
	Informational / Picture Book	Mouse Paint	Ellen Stoll Walsh / 1989	Preschool	Have students mix their own paint and then paste mice on the different colors.	Three mice discover paint and mix those colors to make new colors.
	Biography / Picture Book	Abraham Lincoln	Ingri Parin D'/ Edger Parin D' Aulaire/1940	3-4	Before Presidents Day, read the book and on the day before the holiday, let the whole class make a collage together, to show the different things that happened in the life of Abraham Lincoln. (SSKH1f)	Illustrated account of Abraham Lincoln's life from his boyhood to the end of the Civil War.
	Informational / Picture Book	Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf	Lois Ehlert / 1991	Preschool - 2	Have students participate in a discussion on fall and how the leaves change color in fall. Have the students look outside to see if they can see and leaves that are red and yellow. (SKLS5a)	A child describes the life of a maple tree in his yard. The cycle starts with a seedling and ends with the tree.
	Biography / Picture Book	A Picture Book of George Washington Carver	David A Adler / Dan Brown / 1999	K-2	Have students write about one thing that they are thankful that someone invented. Have them draw a picture of that object and relate the lesson to Thanksgiving.	A short biography of a scientist who over came hard times to make advances in the field of Agriculture.

Author Studies

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copywright	Recommended age / Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom use	Brief discription of the Book
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	Frog goes to Dinner	Mercer Mayer / 1974	K-2	Have students bring something to school and have a show and tell session. Have them tell about a time that they took their object to town with them.	A young boy takes his from to dinner inside of his pocket, but the frog causes problems.
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	There's a Nightmare in My Closet	Mercer Mayer / 1969	Preschool-2	Have students discuss times when they might have thought that their was something in their closet. Have themwrite about the thing, and reinforce the idea that they are safe and not to be scared. (ELAKW1 a)	A young boy gets rid of the Nightmare by confronting the monster in there.
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	There's an Alligator Under My Bed	Mercer Mayer / 1987	K-2	Ask students to paint a picture of what is under their bed. Construct a large bed out of poster board and have students place their picture under the bed.	A boy lures the alligator from under his bed to the garage and that is how he gets rid of him.

Georgia Performance Standards

ELAKR6a     The student gains meaning from orally presented text. The student listens to and reads a variety of Literature (e.g., short stories, poems) and informational texts anf materials to gain knowledge and for pleasure.
ELAKR6b    The student gains meaning from orally presented text. The student makes predictions from pictures and titles.
ELAKR6c     The student gains meaning from orally presented text. The student asks and answers questions about essential narrative elements (e.g., beginning-middle-end, setting, characters, problems, events, resolutions) of a read-aloud text.
SSKH1f     The student will identify the purpose of national holidays and describe the people or events celebrated. Presidents Day.
ELAKR5a     The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively the student listens to a variety of texts and uses new vocabulary in oral language
ELAKR4b     The student demonstrates the ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, and expression. The student reads previously taught grade level text with appropriate expression.
ELAKW1c      The student begins to understand the principles of writing. The student accurately prints name, all uppercase and lowercase letters of alphabet and teacher selected words.
ELAKW1a      The student begins to understand the principles of writing. The student writes or dictates to describe familiar persons, places, objects or experience.
ELAKW1b     The student begins to understand the principles of writing. The student uses drawings, letters, and phonetically spelled words to create meaning.
SKLS5a     Students will communicate scientific idea and activities clearly. Describe and compare things in terms of number, shape, texture, size, weight, color, and motion.

Picture of Book	Genre	Title	Author/ Illustrator/ Copywright	Recommended age / Grade Level	Ideas for Classroom use	Brief discription of the Book
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	Where the Wild Things Are	Maurice Sendak/ 1963	K-2	Have Children paint their wildest dream on a blank piece of paper. Give various colors of paint for them to choose from.	A young Max's imagination runs wild with a fantasy of being the king of the wild things.
	Realistic Fiction / Picture Book	Joseph Had a Little Overcoat	Simms Taback/ 1977	K-2	Have student write their name and then "had a little overcoat". Have students draw themselves in their overcoat and compile to make a class book. (ELAKW1 c)	Joseph loved his overcoat and could not dare to be without it. So he make use out of every inch of it.
	Realistic Fiction /Picture Book	Song and Dance man	Karen Ackerman / Stephen Gammell / 1998	K-2	Let the Class share a song or dance that they like. Have a small stage area set up for them to do their skits	A story about a grandpa who use to be in shows and was called the Song and Dance Man. His grandkids talk him into doing a dance for them. They all go to the attic and try to dance just like him.
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Book	Make Way for Ducklings	Rober Mccloskey / 1941	K-2	Have children draw their family as ducks on duck cutouts. String the ducks together.	a Mother and Father duck start on an adventure with their bunch of little ducklings.
	Modern Fantasy / Traditional Fantasy / Picture Book	The Three Pigs	David Wiesner/ 2004	K-4	Have the whole class make a book about a trip that they would take to get away from the big bad wolf. Where would they go and who would they run into ?	Tells of a story of the three little pigs in a different way. The Three pigs encounter familiar characters while trying to escape the big bad wolf.
	Modern Fantasy / Picture Books	Kitten's First Full Moon	Kevin Henkes / 2004	K-1	Introdue the book and ask student to make perdictions on what they think the story might be about. Have students find objects in the room that look like something else, and have them paint those two items and make a class book out of their pictures. (ELAKR6b)	A young kitten learns that the big saucer in the sky isn't full of milk, its actually his first full moon.
	Informational / Picture book	Fish Eyes	Lois Ehlert / 1990	Preschool	Have children tape different colored fish to a wall in the classroom by groups. a group of two, three, four and so on. Have students reread the story during free time and for math lessons let student read the book to the entire class. (ELAKR4b)	A book about a tale of a fish with other fish watching him. This book is also a great counting method.
	Contemporary Realistic Fiction / Picture Book	A Chair for My Mother	Vera B. Williams / 1982	K-2	Have students write about one thing that they would save their money to buy for someone else. This could be related to Christmas. (ELAKW1a)	After a family looses things in a fire, the granddaughter and her mother and her grandmother save up money to buy a chair.