Wade, Mary Dodson. AMAZING OLYMPIC ATHLETE WILMA RUDOLPH
New York : Enslow Elementary, 2010
IL K-3, RL 3.0
ISBN 0766059782
Did you watch the Olympics on tv? This is an amazing display of athletes from all around the world competing to be the best in the world. They all have stories to tell about how they spent years training for the competition. In 1956, a young girl from the United States won the first of her medals. What is amazing is that this girl had polio as a young girl and it could have caused her to lose her ability to walk. Her running is what kept her going.
Podcast:
https://spark.adobe.com/video/nHf5yu3Ccd2nm
Wade, Mary Dodson. AMAZING CIVIL WAR NURSE CLARA BARTON
New York : Enslow Elementary, 2010
IL K-3, RL 2.9
ISBN 0766059774
Clara Barton was a nurse
during the Civil War. She was known as the Angel of the
Battlefield. She risked her own life to help those who
were injured in the war. And she also created the American
Red Cross. Find out about this amazing woman and her life.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/DDGzfCdbi6RoN
Wade, Mary Dodson. AMAZING ARCTIC EXPLORER MATTHEW HENSON
New York : Enslow Elementary, 2010
IL K-3, RL 3.2
ISBN 076605974X
Matthew Henson was an explorer who wanted to be one of the first to reach the North Pole. And he was. But no one knew about him. As an African American, he was not mentioned in the reports about this trip until many years later. Find out about this amazing man.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/LariqmKMXdhnz
Stewart, Melissa. AMAZING EYES UP CLOSE
New York : Enslow, 2012
IL K-3, RL 2.2
ISBN 1464400806
Your eyes are pretty amazing, aren't they? Did you know that many animals can use their eyes differently than you? A honeybee has more than two eyes. A squid has eyes that are bigger than a dinner plate. Check out this book to find out how animals eyes are different from ours.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/IB6W3jkSJzMqK
Sperring, Mark. I'LL CATCH YOU IF YOU FALL
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2016
IL K-3, RL 2.0
ISBN 1481452061
Do you sometimes get nervous and wonder if
you are safe? The boy in this story is on a ship at night
and wonders who will keep him safe. He soon learns that
there are many people around to keep him safe and make sure he
gets home.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/SiJ2hFnZv9pgU
Sayres, Brianna Caplan. WHERE DO STEAM TRAINS SLEEP AT NIGHT?
New York : Random House, 2016
IL K-3, RL 3.2
ISBN 0553520989
For the train lover in all of us. Do you ever wonder where the trains go at night? Do they have mother trains that tuck them in just like children do? Do they get to listen to bedtime stories or have hot cocoa? Come along and find out. But be quiet so you don't wake up the trains.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/pRwuVWq7rrpCP
Penfold, Alexandra. EAT, SLEEP, POOP
New York : Knopf, 2016
IL PK
ISBN 0385755031
The first few months of a baby's life are pretty routine. There is so much they need to learn in this new life that having a routine is a good thing. Sometimes they don't follow the routine but most of the time they do. And can you guess what the routine is? Just take a look at the title of the book and you get it.
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/gZkP0Svbrkzwi
Young, Jessica. ALL PAWS ON
DECK
New York : Scholastic, 2015
IL K-3, RL 1.8
ISBN 0545818869
Haggis, a Scottish terrier,
is bored. He can't wait for lunch and it seems forever
away. But along comes his friend Tank, a Great Dane.
The two decide to play pirates. The two are off on a great
adventure as they pretend to sail the seas and hunt for
treasure. Come along and join the pirate fun!
Podcast: https://spark.adobe.com/video/tVApPUZD6gqvf
Wade, Mary Dodson. AMAZING OLYMPIC ATHLETE WILMA RUDOLPH
