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The Several Tricks of Edgar Dolphin
Nathaniel Benchley
Hardcover (Harpercollins, June 1, 1970)Edgar was a clever young dolphin but he didn't like to play his games in a small tank on the ship where he was captive.
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King Kong: Meet Kong and Ann
Jennifer Frantz, Peter Bollinger, Robert Papp
Paperback (HarperCollins, Nov. 8, 2005)When actress Ann Darrow is kidnapped by the giant gorilla Kong, Carl Denham and his crew must venture into the jungle to save her. But is there more to this mighty beast that Ann originally thought?
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Happy Birthday, Danny and the Dinosaur!
Syd Hoff
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, May 1, 1997)What would happen if a dinosaur came to a birthday party? Come to Danny's house and find out. His friend the dinosaur helps make this one party you'll never forget!
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A Friend for Sam
Mary Labatt, Marisol Sarrazin
Paperback (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 2003)Puppy Sam sets off to find the perfect pal. This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.
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Zack's Alligator
Shirley Mozelle, James Watts
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Jan. 19, 1995)When Bridget the alligator arrives in the mail, she's only the size of a key chain! But after Zack soaks her in water, she grows into a real live alligator. Bridget wrestles the garden hose and swings from the monkey bars. And what other alligator can do cartwheels?
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Spider-Man 3: Meet the Heroes and Villains
Harry Lime, Steven E. Gordon
Paperback (HarperCollins, April 1, 2007)Peter Parker is lucky to have good friends in his life. And they are lucky to be friends with a hero like Spider-Man. As long as there are villains out there, the world will always need its heroes.
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Postal Workers
Paulette Bourgeois, Kim LaFave
Paperback (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2005)Children will join letter carriers on their daily route, then follow Grandma's birthday card from mailbox to sorting machine, by truck and by plane on an international adventure in this Level 3 first reader.
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Helen Keller
Elizabeth MacLeod, Andrej Krystoforski
Paperback (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2007)Meet Helen Keller --- advocate for the blind and deaf. The story of Helen's struggles to learn how to communicate and the enormous difference she made for the blind and deaf around the world is told in level-appropriate language and detailed illustrations. A Level 3 first reader.
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The Drinking Gourd: A Story of the Underground Railroad
F. N. Monjo, Fred Brenner
Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Jan. 1, 1993)In a suspenseful novel of the underground railroad, Tommy and his father help a family of slaves find their way to Canada. By the author of Indian Summer.
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Minnie and Moo and the Case of the Missing Jelly Donut
Denys Cazet
Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 5, 2006)Minnie's jelly donut is gone! Moo is sure it has been stolen. Can the cunning cows stop the crime wave before the donut-napper strikes again?
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Clara and the Bookwagon
Nancy Smiler Levinson, Carolyn Croll
Hardcover (Harper & Row, April 15, 1988)Papa will not allow Clara to learn to read—he says that `Farm people like us do not have time to read." But when the traveling bookwagon, with persuasive Miss Mary at the reins, arrives at their farm, Papa realizes he must change his mind. Based on the true story of America's first `bookmobile.'
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Spider-Man: I Am Spider-Man
Acton Figueroa
Paperback (HarperCollins, March 1, 2002)I used to be Peter Parker ... Now, I am Spider-Man! Everything changed for Peter Parker after a genetically altered spider bit him. He used to be a scrawny high-school student who struggled to defend himself against the bigger, stronger guys in his school.He doesn't have to struggle anymore.With his new spider-like abilities, Peter can spin webs, climb buildings, and sense danger before it happens. Peter can do everything a spider can do, and more. Find out what it's like to be a superhero along with Peter as he adjusts to his new life as Spider-Man.
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