Patricia Polacco
5) Thunder cake
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1990]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Welcome Comfort, a lonely foster child, is assured by his friend the school custodian that there is a Santa Claus, but he does not discover the truth until one wondrous and surprising Christmas Eve.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1988.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An injured goose rescued by Babushka, having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them, then leaves behind one final miracle in egg form before returning to her own kind.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Marilyn and her teacher, Miss Wichelman, both get cancer, they encourage each other and, aided by medical treatments and support from friends, they get better. Based on a true story.
11) Mommies say shhh
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Animals make many different noises, but when they make too much noise their mommies quiet them down.
12) Junkyard wonders
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a teacher who believes each of them is a genius, a class of special-needs students invents something that could convince the whole school they are justifiably proud to be "Junkyard Wonders."
15) Emma Kate
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Emma Kate and her best friend, a toy elephant, share many activities, such as homework and soccer practice, and even have their tonsils out at the same time!
18) The butterfly
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
During the Nazi occupation of France, Monique's mother hides a Jewish family in her basement and tries to help them escape to freedom.
20) Pink and Say
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
1994.
Language
English
Description
Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops.
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