2nd+Quarter+Literature

2nd Quarter Literature- Themes: Courage, Diversity, Survival, Preserving Childhood Literature

812 BRU || Uses drama to tell seven different stories from Native American traditions including the Abenaki, Ojibway, Cherokee, Cheyenne, Snohomish, Tlingit, and Zuni. [] [] 2nd Grade Text, Book 2.2, page 442 || FIC STI || A selection of unsettling stories by such authors as Ray Bradbury, William Sleator, Edward Gorey, Roald Dahl, Jane Yolen, and Mr. Stine himself. || Your Teeth Into FIC BIT || New works by some of today's most popular authors in a collection of vampire, werewolf and other spine-tingling tales that includes contributions by such writers as Peter Lerangis, Neal Shusterman and Ellen Wittlinger. || 808.83 LOE || Gives tips and tools on how to start writing scary stories. Turn readers into writers. Using a single or small number of genre specific works, this new series explores the tools all beginning writers need. Each title includes a review list of key concepts, at least four exercises for getting started, and numerous writing tips. [] || FIC HAH || Molly and Michael dislike their bratty new stepsister Heather but realize that they must try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom. || FIC HAH || Drew is drawn 80 years into the past to trade places with a relative who is dying of diphtheria in Missouri. || FIC REN || Christina's summer in a spooky, isolated Victorian house with her grumpy uncle turns into a ghostly adventure. || FIC DeF || Allie tries hard to deal with her very active imagination, expecially when she hears the voice and finds the diary of a girl found dead in Fossil Glen. || FIC TAR || Series by Lauren Tarshis || FIC ANA || Because Rattlesnake has taken over the road and will not let any of the people or animals in the village use it, Desert Woman enlists the aid of the other animals to create a strange new creature with the necessary tools to overcome Rattlesnake. [] [] [] Also available on Texas Treasures, pg 574-591 || 398.24 FIE || A Fox and the Crane- Fable by Aesop Includes animal tales, folklore, and morals often used to educate children in origin stores and character values. [] [] Texas Treasures, pg 14 || 398.2 MAT || An illustrated collection of tales featuring notable trickster characters such as Raven and Hare, from the folk traditions of many countries. || 398.2 MCD || Monkey is hungry for the delicious mangoes on the island in the river, but he can't swim! How will he get there? Crocodile offers to carry Monkey across the water on his back, so Monkey hops aboard. Trouble is, Crocodile is hungry, too—for Monkey! Will clever Monkey come up with a way to get the mangoes //and// escape Crocodile's sharp teeth? Master storyteller and artist Gerald McDermott brings the vibrant colors of India to his telling of this classic trickster tale, which has plenty of cleverness and a sprinkling of mischief. [] [] [] || 398.2 MCD || Pig-Boy is hairy. Pig-Boy is dirty. Pig-Boy is hungry! And when trouble comes, he knows just what to do. (Of course, escaping trouble comes easily to a trickster, who can shape-shift his way out of sticky situations just in time!). With the tropical colors and cadences of the islands, master artist and storyteller Gerald McDermott brings irrepressible humor and energy to a Hawaiian trickster tale that's been beloved for generations. [] [] [] [] || 577.54 JOH || Describes the climate, soil, plants, and animals of North American deserts and the ways in which the plants and animals depend on each other and their environment to survive. [] [] || The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore E JOY || [] Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore [] [] Ipad app: [] [] || E JOY || A special miracle happens on a moonlit night in this dazzling account of fearless doodlebugs and their quest to save a fading garden. [] [] [] || E JOY || While spending the day in the Robinson household, Wilbur's best friend joins in the search for Grandfather Robinson's missing false teeth and meets one wacky relative after another. [] [] [] [] || E JOY || Taking care of a cat and a baby brother turns into a series of comic adventures when George wakes up to find himself shrunk to the size of a mouse. [] [] [] || E JOY || Magical picture book tells the tale of MiM, the Man in the Moon, who guards the hopes and dreams of Earth's children. [] [] [] [] || E JOY || Art Aimesworth receives a mysterious summons from Santa Claus and he shares a Christmas adventure with his sister that brings them closer together. [] [] [] || E JOY || Forget the bunny trail -- E. Aster Bunnymund is on a warpath to find the evil Pitch, the Nightmare King. [] [] || E JOY || Nicholas St. North, a daredevil swordsman seeking treasure in the fiercely guarded village of Santoff Claussen finds, instead, the great wizard Ombric Shalazar and a battle against the Nightmare King and his evil Fearlings, a battle Nicholas can win only if he finds five other Guardians in time. [] [] ||
 * (Ebk- refers to E-book with Follet), (oop- refers to out of print book) || Some oops books may be listed in this document because some of the MISD libraries currently have them on their shelves and would provide a good resources. Other books that are similiar based on **content and skill** are listed as well and may be used as substitutes. ||
 * Pushing up the Sky (Ebk)
 * Beware: R.L. Stine Picks His Favorite Scary Stories
 * Bites: Scary Stories to Sink
 * Share a Scare: WritinYour Own Scary Story
 * Wait Till Helen Comes
 * Time for Andrew
 * Christina's Ghost
 * Ghost of Fossil Glen
 * I Survived... (Series)
 * RoadRunner's Dance
 * Aesops Fables- A Fox and the Crane-
 * Trick of the Tale: A Collection of Trickster Tales
 * Monkey: A Trickster Tale from India
 * Pigboy: A Trickster Tale from Hawaii
 * A Walk in the Desert
 * **Books by William Joyce**
 * The Leaf Men
 * A Day With Wilbur Robinson
 * George Shrinks
 * The Man in the Moon
 * Santa Calls
 * E. Aster Bunnymund and the Warrior Eggs at the Earth's Core
 * Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King