Children’s
Literature
R E A C H I N G
Across
the Curriculum
A
l p h a b e t
- Appaloosa to Zebra, by Jessie Haas
- Hyeroglyphics from A-Z, by Peter Der Manuelian
K is for Good Night Kiss, by Jill Sardegna- Many Nations, by Joseph Bruchac
- Q is for Duck, by Mary Elting and Michael Folsom
A
r t
The Chalk Box Kid, by Clyde Robert Bella- Colorful Dreamer, by Majorie Parker
- Henri Matisse
- It Jes’ Happened, by Don Tate
- Bill Taylor
African
American
- Just Behave, Pablo Picasso, by Jonah Winter
- Little Blue and Little Yellow, by Leo Lionni
F
o r e i g n L a n g u a g e
- Abuelo and the Three Bears, by Jerry Tello
- La Oruga Muy Hambrienta, by Eric Carle
- (The Hungry Caterpillar)
Taking a Walk, by Rebecca Emberling- Tortillita Para Mama, by Greigo, Bucks, Bilbert and Kimball
H
e a l t h E n h a n c e m e n t
Muscles and Bones, by Rebecca Treays- Silent Star, by Bill Wise
- Regarding the life of a baseball player who was deaf
- What Happens to a Hamburger, by Paul Shower
- The story of digestion
L
a n g u a g e A r t s- Eight Ate, by Marvin Terban
- Critical thinking puzzles, riddles and problems
- Fantastic! Wow! And Unreal!, by Ruth Heller
The King who Rained, by Fred Gwyne- What’s in a Word, by Webb Garrison
- Great resource to be used for roots of words and sayings
M
a t h e m a t i c s
Count to a Million, by Jerry Pallotta- Multiplication introduction
- Eating Fractions, by Bruce McMillan
- Photographs of two children with whole and then fractions
- Math Curse, by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
- More Sideways Arithmetic from Wayside School, by Louis Sachar
- NBA Math Skills
- Great for sports enthusiasts
Using
math skills to interpret baskeball players and stats
- Over on the Farm, by Christopher Crinson
- Early Elementary School
- A story book which subtly counts animals
- Sir Cumference and the First Round Table, by Neuschwander
- Utilization of math to solve problems of the kingdom
M
u s i c
Abiyoyo, by Pete Seeger- African American
- Demonstrates how songs tell stories
- Folk lore
- Power of music
- Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, by Chris Raschka
- African American
- Introduction to jazz
- Rhythm
Critical listening- Inference
- The Jazz Kid, by James Lincoln Collier
- Children’s novel involving jazz, lifestyle differences, truancy and lessons learned
- The Laura Ingalls Wilder Song Book, compiled by Garson
- Music to support history
S
c i e n c e
My Light, by Molly Bang- A circular story
- Demonstrating how sun’s energy is converted to electricity
- The Seaweed Book, by Rose Treat
- Support for ocean studies and beach field trips
- In word and photos, descriptions of seaweed varieties
- Seaweed drying and use in crafts
To
the Top of the World Adventures with Arctic Wolves,
by Jim Brandenburg- Well known wolf expert
- Beautiful photographs with excellent text
- Demonstrates acceptance and role of scientist(s)
- Describes hierarchy
- What Do You Do With a Tail Like This, by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page
- Describes uses of different animals’ body parts
- Inference through questioning
S
o c i a l S t u d i e s
Encyclopedia of Women in the US, by Sheila Keenan- His Name was Raoul Wallenberg, by Louise Borden
- Hero
- Holocaust
- Jackies Nine, by Shannon Robinson
- Jackie Robinson’s Rules
- People, by Peter Spier
- Drawings – picture book for all ages
- Story of Ruby Bridges, by Robert Coles
Civil Rights Movement- Desegration
- Talking Walls, by Margy Knight
- We Are All Alike… We Are All Different, by Cheltenham Elementary School Kindergarten class
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