![Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1452106169.jpg?itok=EtpwYz49)
Circles, squares, triangles, ovals and stars are all around! The rhyming text incorporates Spanish words which are defined in illustrations reminiscent of folk art. A glossary of Spanish words concludes this engaging glimpse into Mexican culture.
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes
![Stripes of All Types](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1561456950.jpg?itok=-rs5OIUN)
Stripes are found in nature in a variety of flora and fauna in many habitats. From exotic to domestic, revel in observing stripes in carefully crafted illustrations and lyrical text. Additional information and a playful call to match animal with stripe ends this handsome volume.
Stripes of All Types
![Max and Ruby's Treasure Hunt](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0670063177.jpg?itok=RQzSDvHh)
Rain spoils Max and Ruby (and friends) outdoor plans but their clever grandmother’s treasure hunt more than makes up for it. Clues in the form of traditional rhymes are numbered, hidden beneath small but sturdy flaps as well as in the spot art are sure to make this a modern classic.
Max and Ruby’s Treasure Hunt
![Let's Celebrate: Festival Poems from Around the World](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1847800874.jpg?itok=5IZMMr4Y)
Animated illustrations and a variety of poems from around the world celebrate well and lesser known occasions. From Arbor Day to Diwali, from Pancake Day to Purim — and lots in between — readers are introduced to a range of poets and poetic forms in this appealing book.
Let’s Celebrate: Festival Poems from Around the World
![How Far Do You Love Me?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1600608825.jpg?itok=WlH9sMUP)
A warm portrait of universal parental love begins on a beach when a boy asks his mother, “How far do you love me?” Lyrical responses combine with stunning double page illustrations in places around the globe until the boy is tucked into bed with his response: “I love you to the moon!” A world map and the query in each language conclude this tender book.
How Far Do You Love Me?
![Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805091076.jpg?itok=HIXwS3WP)
Homographs make sense in context. A word wall of words that are spelled alike but are pronounced differently (depending on the context in which they are used) may be developed inspired by this funny animal-filled “zoo.”
Zoola Palooza: A Book of Homographs
![Where Does the Garbage Go?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064451143.jpg?itok=nGId_CcX)
This ‘Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science’ follows garbage from the trash bin to various places (landfills, recycling centers, etc.). Common terms are explained and made accessible to children. This title would pair well with Kate & Jim McMullan’s I Stink! (HarperCollins), a book told from the truck’s perspective.
Where Does the Garbage Go?
![The Pot that Juan Built](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1600608485.jpg?itok=6EWMEliA)
A cumulative poem (in the cadence of “The House that Jack Built”) chronicles the work and life of Mexican potter, Juan Quezada. Words could center around the culture, the potting process, or art & artists.
The Pot that Juan Built
![The Loud Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547390084.jpg?itok=0JJIdOKX)
There are many kinds of sounds. Use this book as a jumping off point for loud sounds, onomatopoeic sounds, or use The Quiet Book (Houghton) for the opposite of loud. These books might also inspire a word wall for emotions (e.g., how does this kind of quiet/loud make you feel?).
The Loud Book
![Say What?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416986944.jpg?itok=8hlVVN5F)
Are animals and their familiar animal sounds really trying to say another word in English? (For example, “When a hoses says NEIGH,/does she really mean HAY?”) Word walls could be made of rhyming words (or word families) or of animal sounds in English as well as what animals say in other languages.
Say What?
![Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0312561172.jpg?itok=Uh9cBzPc)
Basic geometry is introduced in this story about children who accompany their parents on a trip to Egypt. A word wall of geometric shapes and terms would enhance a math study.
Mummy Math: An Adventure in Geometry
![How Much, How Many, How Far, How Heavy, How Long, How Tall Is 1000?](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1550748165.jpg?itok=Z8uKKHsa)
Terms and comparisons to describe numbers are presented in an engaging story from which word wall content could be developed and expanded.
How Much, How Many, How Far, How Heavy, How Long, How Tall Is 1000?
![A Seed Is Sleepy](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0811855201.jpg?itok=FWghpCtC)
How many kinds of seeds to you see? Where are they found? This handsomely illustrated book of seeds provides a poetic look at the myriad types of seeds and plants to complement a classroom study.
A Seed Is Sleepy
![Sylvester and the Magic Pebble](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416902066.jpg?itok=9blQ9tLz)
When a young donkey named Sylvester comes across a magic pebble, he saves himself from a confrontation with a lion by wishing himself into a rock. Frantic parents search for Sylvester until they stop for a picnic on a large rock. Rich language and humorous cartoon illustrations make this a memorable classic.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
![Big, Bigger, Biggest](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805080899.jpg?itok=G7Mn0I3R)
One animal’s claim is followed by others who are successively bigger, smaller, etc., each using rich (and richer) descriptors.
Big, Bigger, Biggest
![All About Rattlesnakes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0439376173.jpg?itok=K6cXSszj)
All About Rattlesnakes
![Flower Garden](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0152023720.jpg?itok=4-HN9nt1)
In this springtime tale, a young girl and her father plant a flower box together.
Flower Garden
![From Tadpole to Frog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0064451232.jpg?itok=y-GW56D_)
From Tadpole to Frog
![Sweet Corn](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688126472.jpg?itok=S2igIrYr)
Sweet Corn
![When I Was Young in the Mountains](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140548750.jpg?itok=sngvi0mq)
In this ode to country living, Rylant shares a glimpse into one family’s life.
When I Was Young in the Mountains
![All the World](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416985808.jpg?itok=3rB3rfkR)
Alliterative, onomatopoeic language (and gentle illustrations) reveal a child’s day shared with family from sun-up to moon-rise.
All the World
![Least Things: Poems about Small Natures](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590780981.jpg?itok=ykG1fTYk)
Short poems (haiku) were written in response to but also evoke creatures shown in crisp close-up photographs of small animals and insects in their natural surroundings. This collection and others by Yolen/Stemple introduce information about nature, and could be used as part of the science curriculum.
Least Things: Poems about Small Natures
![Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763644749.jpg?itok=lL8BXt6T)
Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales
![Herbert: The True Story of A Brave Sea Dog](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763647411.jpg?itok=opTNPx2i)