My Electronic Reading File

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Met the famous; saints and sinners,
Poets and artists, kings and queens,
Old stars and hopeful beginners,
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Learned secrets from writers and cooks
All with one library ticket
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~ Unknown ~

Electronic Bibliography

By Kathryn Simpson

Hi! This web page was created for you to pull great reads and reading ideas for you and your children. The table includes Caldecott Winners, Newbery Winners, Multicultural, etc. Feel free to click on the picture directly below the category title to take you to the website for the medal winners.

Table of Contents
Caldecott Medal Winners
Newbery Award Winners
Award Winning Picture Books
ABC/Counting/Concept Books
Predictable Books
Traditional Literature Books
Modern Fantasy/Science Fiction Books
Realistic Fiction Books
Historical Fiction Books
Poetry Anthologies
Multicultural Books
Informational Books/Biographies/Autobiographies
Georgia Performance Standards

Caldecott Medal Winners

Picture of the Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator	Interest Level By Grade	Brief Description of Book	Idea for Classroom Use
	Joseph Had A Little Overcoat	Realistic Fiction 2000 winner	Simms Taback	P – 2	A candid tale of a man named Joseph who begins with an overcoat and manages to make something out of the fabric once it is old and worn.	Have various media available for students to use to make their own tie, button, or vest.
	Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!	Animal Fantasy 2004 Honor Book	Mo Willems	P - 2	An "almost" persuasive pigeon is trying his best to get the reader to allow him to drive the bus.	Bring boxes to school and have the children make sock puppet pigeons and actually allow them to drive the bus!
	Tuesday	Modern Fantasy 1992 winner	David Wiesner	P - 3	An (almost) wordless tale of adventurous frogs making their way around at night on flying Lily pads.	Allow students to draw a picture depicting their favorite scene using watercolor (since there are amphibians involved)
	Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China	Modern Fantasy 1990 winner	Ed Young	P - 2	A “Red Riding Hood Story” of three girls who received a visit from a wolf while their mother has gone to visit Grandma.	Have the students act out the book, taking turns so each can become the wolf. ELA1R4c
	Mirette on the High Wire	Realistic Fiction 1993 winner	Emily Arnold M^cCully	P - 2	A story of a little girl who wants to become like the great Bellini, who, at the time has become afraid of his trade. It is a tale about conquering fear.	Use masking tape to create a high wire. Play circus music and allow students to walk across the high wire.
	So You Want to Be President?	Informational 2001 winner	Judith St. George/ David Small	1 - 12	A book giving interesting details about the Presidents of the United States. Shows children that anyone can be president.	Locate the song that teaches the Presidents of United States in order; teach to children. ELAKLSV1d
	Black and White	Picture Book 1991 Winner	David Macaulay	2 - 5	Odd story (or stories) about a newspaper, strange train rides, and cows focused around the theme of black and white.	Break into four groups and have each group take a story and creatively write their own story. Help students edit for correct capitalization and punctuation. ELA1R1c
	The Polar Express	Realistic Fiction 1986 Winner	Chris Van Allsburg	P - 3	A curious and doubting little boy can’t sleep on Christmas Eve and so Santa’s helpers come by and show him just how real Santa is.	Give bells to the children and allow them to play them to different Christmas carols.

Newbery Award Winners

Picture of the Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator	Interest Level By Grade	Brief Description of Book	Idea for Classroom Use
	Sarah, Plain and Tall	Realistic Fiction 1986 Newbery Medal Winner	Patricia MacLachlan	4 - 5	When a father of two advertises for a wife and mother, a scared girl from Maine answers the call.	Perfect for a talk show setting! Have an Oprah day at school where the children can become Oprah and interview Sarah. ELA1LSV1f
	The Great Gilly Hopkins	Realistic Fiction 1979 Newbery Honor	Katherine Paterson	4 – 5	An ornery little foster child (a girl) dreams of reuniting with her mother, when she learns the truth behind the illusions.	Have students take a closer look inside the mind of Gilly, by creating what she is thinking using various media. ELA2LSV1c
	The Bridge to Terabithia	Realistic Fiction 1978 Newbery Medal Winner	Katherine Paterson	4 – 5	A sweet story about a boy who wants to be the fastest runner in fifth grade only to find out his competition is a girl. They become fast friends and develop a world of their own.	Have students create a world of their own using varied media, where they would like to escape, if only for a day.
	Because of Winn Dixie	Realistic Fiction _________ 2001 Newbery Honor Book	Kate DiCamillo	3 - 5	A quick-on-the-draw little girl (Opal) finds a dog and names him Winn-Dixie. Who knew that her new four-legged friend would help bring her and her preacher father closer together, all the while learning about the mother she misses.	Create your very own bingo board and play bingo! Place the characters on randomly on the board and have your students act out the part.
	Old Yeller	Realistic Fiction ___________ 1957 Newbery Honor Book	Fred Gipson	3-5	When Travis' dad had to take the cattle to the market leaving Travis to take care of his mom and sister, a thieving stray turn rescuer enters the scene.	Pretend you are one of the characters (and don't forget about Old Yeller) and keep a journal about how you feel life is going. ELA1R3h

Award Winning Picture Books

Picture of the Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator	Interest Level By Grade	Brief Description of Book	Idea for Classroom Use
	Doctor DeSoto	Animal Fantasy GA Picture Book Award 1984-85	William Steig	K - 2	A husband dentist and wife team outfox a fox.	Have the students create their own business sign paying close attention to who they will and will not see.
	The Unicorn and the Lake	Modern Fantasy GA Picture Book Award 1985-86	Marianna Mayer/ Michael Hague	1 - 2	A story of a unicorn whose magical powers help restore a lake.	Have students create their own magical creature and allow them to present it orally in class. ELA4LSV2b
	My Teacher Sleeps in School	Animal Fantasy GA Picture Book Award 1986-87	Leatie Weiss/ Ellen Weiss	K - 2	Elephant students believe that their teacher sleeps at school until one day they take an unexpected field trip.	Give students a sample floor plan and have them cut out pictures out of magazines showing different places where the teacher may sleep, brush teeth, etc...
	The Sweet Touch	Modern Fantasy GA Picture Book 1977-78	Lorna Balian	P - 2	A little girl wins a plastic ring out of gum ball machine, and when she rubs it, a genie appears granting her one sweet wish out of control.	Pull out the jump rope and practice repetition with: “Candy, Candy in a dish, how many pieces do you wish?”
	Thunder Rose	Modern Fantasy 2004 Coretta Scott King Illustrator HonorAward	Jerdine Nolen/ Kadir Nelson	K - 3	A tall tale about a little girl named Rose, who, with song, strong will and determination, makes it rain.	After discussing tall tales, have students partner up and write a tall tale about the teacher and then create a picture of him/her. ELA4W1b

ABC/Counting/Concept Books

Picture of the Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator	Interest Level By Grade	Brief Description of Book	Idea for Classroom Use
	I’ll Wear The Dress to the Party	Concept Book	Shirley Neitzel/ Nancy Winslow Parker	P - K	A story that shows the parts of clothing a little girl will wear to a party.	Play dress-up in class, allowing the children to dress-up in clothing you have brought. May be cheaply purchased at a thrift store.
	G is for Goat	ABC Book	Patricia Polacco	P - K	An ABC book with each letter pertaining to a goat. (i.e., H is for Hay)	Locate a new Alphabet Song and sing it before and after reading book. ELAKR3b
	First Number Book	Counting Book	Patti Barber, Anne Montagne	P -K	A counting book for children giving various items to count.	Create a class book of items found in the classroom and have the students count and write the number on the page.

Predictable Books
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Picture of the Book

Title

Genre/
Awards

Author/
Illustrator

Interest
Level
By Grade

Brief
Description of Book

Idea for Classroom Use

Purple

Purple, Green, and Yellow

Predictable Book

Robert Munsch/
Helene Depuleaux

P - 3

A funny story about a little girl who wants colored markers and promises she will not write on herself or her walls. But that promise doesn’t last for long.

Allow students to color with markers on a coffee filter and then add water creating a slathering of color.

Molly

Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon

Predictable Book

Patty Lovell/
David Catrow

P-2

Molly's grandmother is so very smart!! She helps remind Molly that though she may be small in stature, she should always stand tall!

Design a class scrapbook and have each student contribute their very own page. Allow them to use mixed media to create a page that defines them.

Traditional Literature

Picture of the Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator	Interest Level By Grade	Brief Description of Book	Idea for Classroom Use
	The Nutcracker	Traditional Fantasy _________ Fairytale	Retold by: Rita Balducci/ Barbara Lanza	P-2	A little girl receives a nutcracker for Christmas which turns into a prince.	Have students create tableaux of different scenes in the book.
	Cinderella	Traditional Fantasy ________ Fairytale	Retold by: Hara Lewis & Barbara Lanza	P-2	Who knew that one could befriend mice and have such a sweet disposition after living with a mean stepmother and stepsisters? Cinderella can, and she will have the perfect ending!	Make Broadway jealous by having a classroom play. Designate parts and act out this favorite! Have student find synonyms for the words to create a play that is unique just to them! ELA2R3a
	The Three Little Pigs	Traditional Fantasy ________ Folktale	Retold by: Margot Zemach	P-2	The classic tale of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf. A wee-wee-weel fun read!	Rewrite the ending to this classic!! What if the last pig had not been as smart? ELA2R4d
	The Little Engine That Could	Traditional Fantasy ________ Fable	Watty Piper	P-2	I think I can, I think I can! Well you should read this wonderful book of an engine who, despite his size, has large determination.	Create a class train from pint size milk cartons! Have students save milk cartons from lunch the day of the craft and once emptied out, decorate using construction paper, pom-poms, pipe cleaners, etc.
	The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tales of Troy	Traditional Fantasy ________ Myth	Padraic Colum; Willy Pogany	5	Who says children can't enjoy Homer? This book is home to a collection of stories from Homer.	Divide the class into groups and have each group read a story from Homer. Have them create a double entry journal by comparing characters in the story to those they may know in real life.

Modern Fantasy/Science Fiction
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Picture of the Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator	Interest Level By Grade	Brief Description of Book	Idea for Classroom Use
	The Kissing Hand	Animal Fantasy	Audrey Penn/ Ruth E. Harper & Nancy M. Leak	P - 1	A little raccoon is afraid to go to school until his mother shows him how he can take her with him wherever he goes.	Have students trace their hand and cut it out. Then find some red lipstick and allow them to kiss the palm of their hand. Matte special verse on another piece of construction paper and and glue it to back of the hand. Give it to Mom for Mother’s Day.
	Indian In the Cupboard	Modern Fantasy	Lynne Reid Banks	2-6	How cool is it when a cupboard has the ability to turn an ordinary plastic indian into a REAL indian? Ask Omri, he knows!	Pose this question, "If you could put anything in the magic cupboard, what would you put in there?" Have the students used mixed media to create 2D or 3D their item.
	The Attack of the Two-Inch Teacher	Science Fiction	Bruce Coville	5-6	It's "Honey, who shrunk the teacher?" in this tale, when a third grade alien's molecule depressor misfires and -oops- there goes the teacher!	Create a class story by having each student contribute a sentence. It is a new take on ad lib books.
	Aliens Ate My Homework	Science Fiction	Bruce Coville	5-6	When a boy has been drafted to help aliens on an important mission, the best (and honest) excuse he could give is... "Aliens ate my homework!!"	Have students write a story on the most outlandish way their homework could be eaten/taken. Allow them to plead their case to the rest of the class, who is serving as teacher. Who will win?

Realistic Fiction

Picture of the Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator	Interest Level By Grade	Brief Description of Book	Idea for Classroom Use
	Ruby Holler	Realistic Fiction	Sharon Creech	4 – 5	Orphaned twins find a home with a couple who may be past their prime, but have a lot of love left to give.	Have students create a classroom quilt depicting important characters and events in the story.
	How I Became a Pirate	Realistic Fiction	Melinda Long/ David Shannon	P - 1	A boy receives a visit from pirates while on vacation at the beach and decides to become one.	Make hats out of newspaper and allow them to paint them black, added feathers for the extra pirate “flair.”
	I Love You, Stinky Face	Realistic Fiction	Lisa McCourt/ Cyd Moore	P - 2	A book which conveys that no matter what a child becomes, his mama will always love him.	Allow students to create a hand puppet that is like one of the critters the boy becomes. Allow them to act or read that page as that creature.
	Potch and Polly	Realistic Fiction	William Steig / John Agee	P-2	Though totally different, two people find that they really love each other anyway.	Tableaux time with the scene where they meet to help predict what might happen next.

Historical Fiction

Picture of the Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator	Interest Level By Grade	Brief Description of Book	Idea for Classroom Use
	Sunset of the Sabertooth	Historical Fiction	Mary Pope Osborne	3-5	How cool is a tree house when it is MAGIC?! Follow the adventure of Jack and Annie when they travel back in time to the time of the fierce sabertooth!	Turn down the AC in your classroom, teachers, and prepare to be transported! Group students and allow them to make their own sabertooth using mixed media, listing special characteristics on the board for guidance.
	The Well	Historical Fiction	Mildred D. Taylor	3-5	When a drought forces families to share water, for some, race becomes an issue.	This is an excellent story to allow students to create a talk show atmosphere and have them discuss problems that exist in the book. ELA3R3a
	Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry	Historical Fiction	Mildred D. Taylor	3-5	Who could better understand the importance of owning land than Cassie Logan who endures racism by the KKK?	Blow up the cover of the book and have the students create a dialogue for the characters on the front.

Poetry Anthologies
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Picture of the Book

Title

Genre/
Awards

Author/
Illustrator

Interest
Level
By Grade

Brief
Description of Book

Idea for Classroom Use

Pigs

It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles

Poetry

Jack prelutsky/
James Stevenson

P - 5

Hilarious book of poems with various themes.

(Older children) Break students into groups and assign each a poem. Have student act out poem.

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Sidewalk

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Poetry

Shel Silverstein

P - 5

Flying shoes and dentist-visiting crocodiles make this a fun read.

Play funky music to allow creative juices to flow and encourage students to write their own crazy poem.

Multicultural Books

Picture of the Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator	Interest Level By Grade	Brief Description of Book	Idea for Classroom Use
	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears	Multicultural __________ Caldecott Honor _________ African	Verna Aardema/ Leo & Diane Dillon	P-3	A West African Folktale of how the mosquitoe started buzzzzzzzzzzzing in people's ears.	Create a play from the text and have the students act out the different animal parts.
	Gluskabe and the Four Wishes	Multicultural _____________ Native American	Joseph Bruchac/ Christine Nyburg Shrader	P- 3	An old indian man who grants wishes sails far away to an island. Four men journey to the island hoping for their wishes to be granted. Three of them find themselves in a mess of trouble. One man survives the trip with abundant treasures.	Have the students to let their create juices flow by posing this question: "If you could have one wish, what would it be?" When finished, allow the students to come up and share their writing, presentation style. ELA1W1
	A Day's Work	Multicultural __________ Latino/Hispanic	Eve Bunting/ Ronald Himler	P-3	Honesty becomes the lesson of the day when a fast talking Hispanic American boy tries to find his grandfather some work.	Find different multicultural books and divide students into literature circles. Assign each group to complete Word Wizard to make lesson interesting. ELA1R5l
	Henry's First Moon Birthday	Multicultural __________ Chinese	Lenore Look/ Yumi Heo	p-2	Why should a little boy get to have a first- moon birthday (one month birthday in Chinese) if all he does is sleep? Don't ask Jenny because she does not know why her brother deserves this very special celebration.	Have Chinese music available for students to listen to draw them closer to the culture.
	Night lights: A Sukkot Story	Multicultural __________ Jewish	Barbara Diamond Goldin; Laurie Sucher	P-2	Using the stars as their night light, Daniel and his sister, Naomi, sleep outside learning from he stars and coming to understand how they represent their ancestors.	Teach background information on Sukkot and allow the students to create art that reflects this Jewish holiday.

Informational Books/Biographies/Autobiographies

Picture of the Book	Title	Genre/ Awards	Author/ Illustrator	Interest Level By Grade	Brief Description of Book	Idea for Classroom Use
	We Need Fire Fighters	Informational	Lola M. Shaefer	P-1	A simple, easy to read book about firefighters which answers many questions concerning their line of work.	Have a tribute to community helpers by allowing the children to dress up and act like firefighters.
	It Could Still Be A Cat	Informational	Alan Fowler	P-1	A Rookie Read About Science book with will teach children all about their furry feline. Glossary terms included.	By using paper plates and different colors of yearn, allow students to create a cat mask.
	My Turtle	Informational	Cate Foley	P-1	An informative story about a little girl looking for just the perfect turtle. Glossary and Internet sites included.	So how does a turtle walk? Allow students to move like a turtle and encourage different ways rather than "slow."
	Soil	Informational	Christin Ditchfield	P-2	This True Book explains just how important soil is to so many...it goes way beyond dirt!	Create sand art using colored sand and glue.

	Georgia Performance Standards
	Standard	Discription
1	ELAKR3b	The student demonstrates the relationship between letters and letter combinations of written words and the sounds of spoken words. The student recognizes and names all uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet.
2	ELAKLSV1d	The student uses oral and visual skills to communicate. The student recites short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated patterns
3	ELA1R1c	The student demonstrates knowledge of concepts of print. The student demonstrates an understanding that punctuation and capitalization are used in all written sentences.
4	ELA1R4c	The student demonstrates the ability to read orally with speed, accuracy, and expression. The student reads grade-level text with appropriate expression
5	ELA1R5l	The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively. The student reads and listens to a variety of texts and uses new words in oral and written language.
6	ELA1W1	The student begins to demonstrate competency in the writing process.
7	ELA1R3h	The student demonstrates the relationship between letters and letter combinations of written words and the sounds of spoken words. The student applies learned phonics skills when reading and writing words, sentences, and stories.
8	ELA1LSV1f	The student uses oral and visual strategies to communicate. The student uses complete sentences when speaking.
9	ELA2R4d	The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text. The student Recalls explicit facts and infers implicit facts.
10	ELA2R3a	The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively The student reads a variety of texts and uses new words in oral and written language.
11	ELA2LSV1c	The student uses oral and visual strategies to communicate. The student uses increasingly complex language patterns and sentence structure when communicating.
12	ELA3R3a	The student uses a variety of strategies to gain meaning from grade-level text. The student reads a variety of texts for information and pleasure.
13	ELA3W1g	The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student begins to develop characters through action and dialogue.
14	ELA4LSV2b	The student listens to and views various forms of text and media in order to gather and share information, persuade others, and express and understand ideas. When responding to visual and oral texts and media (e.g., television, radio, film productions, and electronic media), the student: a. demonstrates an awareness of the presence of the media in the daily lives of most people.
15	ELA4W1b	The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals a satisfying closure. The student writes texts of a length appropriate to address the topic or tell the story.

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