Mike Gordon
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Every inquisitive little girl wonders what it is really like to be a genuine princess. At the heart of Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? lives an energetic, spirited, and contemporary child who has lots of important questions for her mom. Do princesses ride tricycles, climb trees, do chores, or have to eat the crusts of their bread? The mother's voice is timelessly reassuring as she answers her daughter's questions and advises her that being like a...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Description
"Charles is excited about his first day of first grade at Robin Hill School. He wants his puppy, Cookie, to come to school too. Then Charles finds out he has to leave Cookie at home. Will school still be fun without his best friend?"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hannah looks forward to Robin Hill School's celebration of one hundred days of classes, but when a cold keeps her home the day of the party she decides to bring in the one hundred buttons she found anyway.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
420L
Language
English
Description
Katie and her family make shamrocks for each of her classmates to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, but when Mrs. Connor shows a shamrock that looks very different, Katie is sad until, together, they learn the distinction between a shamrock and a four-leaf clover.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
450L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The students in Mrs. Connor's class are ready to leave first grade, but an unexpected guest almost ruins their graduation! Luckily, they've learned plenty of skills throughout the year they can use to save the day!"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
The Robin Hill School kids go on a field trip to celeberate Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday and learn about this American hero, including his "I Have a Dream" speech. When they get back to the classroom, Mrs. Connor asks the kids to write about their dream of how they would make the world a better place.
9) Election day
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Formats
Description
On Becky's first day at a new school, she finds that she has a chance to run for class president.
10) Presidents' Day
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Description
In February, the first-graders in Mrs. Connor's class present facts about the presidents.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Katie always thought her dad was smart--he is one of the busiest attorneys in town. People are always asking him for advice. She has been a bit confused ever since asking him for help with her weekly spelling list. How can her very smart dad struggle with one of her spelling words? This definitely didn't make sense. The word Mississippi has changed everything... This frank and thoughtful approach to dyslexia is an important exploration of the various...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
390L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Katy finds what she thinks is the perfect pumpkin on a class field trip to a pumpkin patch, but after her classmates tease her about how small it is, it is up to Katy's father to show her how perfect her pumpkin can be.
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Join our favorite princess as she and her family camp, hike, fish, and bicycle in the great outdoors. Through rain and sunshine, fairy houses and fishing, this happy camper discovers that lots of fresh air and looking on the bright side is all a girl needs to make her a princess"--
15) Groundhog Day
Author
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
430L
Language
English
Description
On Groundhog Day, the students in Mrs. Connor's class try to find out whether the class hamster can predict the weather as well as a groundhog.
16) A tooth story
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
380L
Language
English
Description
Jaime longs to have at least one tooth missing in his first grade class picture, just like his friends, and when picture day arrives an unexpected event gives Jaime his wish.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Max Leonard is convinced that he will never succeed with memorizing his multiplication tables; and his brain "freezes" during timed tests. But to everyone's surprise, Max has been completing algebra problems sets in his spare time! Max, his parents and teachers are amazed by his math "potential."