Virginia L Kroll
21) Really rabbits
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two pet rabbits sneak out of their cage at night to tidy the house and do other chores so that their owners will have more time to play with them.
23) Butterfly boy
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Emilio wheels his grandfather outside to watch the butterflies because it makes him happy.
27) Masai and I
Author
Publisher
Maxwell Macmillan International
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Linda, a little girl who lives in the city, learns about East Africa and the Masai in school, and imagines what her life might be like if she were Masai.
28) Motherlove
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
30) Pink paper swans
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Janetta, intrigued by the paper animals her neighbor Mrs. Tsujimoto makes, learns the art of origami and becomes Mrs. Tsujimoto's hands when her arthritis makes it difficult for her to continue.
31) Faraway drums
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Jamila and her little sister are frightened by the loud city noises at their new apartment, but they find comfort in recalling the stories their great-grandma used to tell about life in Africa.
32) Hands!
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A concept book about the many ways we use our hands.
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On an unexpected snow day, Sarah learns that being a good citizen is not just about obeying laws--citizenship also involves being a good neighbor and helping others when they need it.
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After talking about heroes and martyrs at school, a young girl gets a first-hand look at heroism when her father and several others protect their neighbor from a group of racists.
37) Sweet Magnolia
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
c1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Denise visits her grandmother, a wildlife rehabilitator in the Louisiana bayou, and helps heal and free an injured grackle baby.
38) Cat!
Author
Publisher
Dawn Publications
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Presents the characteristics and behavior of cats and describes individual breeds, including larger wild cats.