Kate Banks
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When its owners leave, a summer house comes alive with the sounds of a mouse nibbling crumbs in the fall, a cat taking shelter in the winter, and rain falling on the roof in the spring.
5) Fox
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A baby fox anticipates the time when he can go out alone, but first his parents must teach him the ways of the wilderness. Against the rhythmic background of turning seasons, a little fox learns that there is a time for everything. The rain, the clouds, the days all come and go as the little fox, guided by his wise and loving parents, learns to hunt on his own and bury his food, cover his trail and run like the wind. Now he is ready to go out on his...
6) Max's dragon
Author
Series
Max books (Kate Banks) volume 2
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Many unusual and unexpected things happen while Max plays with his invisible dragon.
9) Pup and bear
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
This deeply emotional read-aloud about a lost wolf pup who is raised by a loving polar bear is sure to resonate with families particularly non-traditional ones. You are not my mother, said the wolf pup.I am not your mother, said the polar bear, but I can cuddle you and keep you safe. Here is a picture book that celebrates differences and promotes kindness , sure to resonate with the many fans of the beloved classic, Mama Do You Love Me? During the...
10) Max's math
Author
Series
Max books (Kate Banks) volume 4
Publisher
Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Max and his brothers drive to Shapeville and Count Town searching for problems, and are able to use their skills in arithmetic and sleuthing to help get things ready for a rocket launch.
12) Max's words
Author
Series
Max books (Kate Banks) volume 1
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Max cuts out words from magazines and newspapers, collecting them the way his brothers collect stamps and coins, they all learn about words, sentences, and storytelling.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Where the Wild Things Are meets Chicka Chicka Boom Boom in this emotionally satisfying picture book tailor-made for reading aloud, which celebrates creativity and the power of imagination. In a spare, lyrical text, young listeners and readers will follow a little boy through his day, from early morning till bedtime, and watch as what fills his active imagination becomes real. Toys grow to life-size: a tin monkey plays a real drum and fiddle--rat-a-tat,...
15) Baboon
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young baboon's view of the world changes as his mother shows him various parts of his environment.
16) Max's castle
Author
Series
Max books (Kate Banks) volume 3
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Max finds a box of long-forgotten toys, he builds a kingdom filled with adventures for himself and his two brothers.
19) Lost and found
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The wood mouse and the rabbit find a rag doll in the woods. Nothing about it is familiar: it doesn't smell like the fresh air of spring or feel like the rough bark of a tree. As the group of animals grows and searches for a clue to where the doll came from, they encounter more mysteries--and discover the one thing their hearts know to be true"--
20) Please, Papa
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Alice learns the importance of saying "please" as well as that this magical word will not lead to everything she wants.