![Kelsey Green, Reading Queen](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0374374856.jpg?itok=3GnqxNrV)
Meet Kelsey Green, extraordinary 3rd grade reader, maybe even the best. When her school begins a reading competition, Kelsey discovers what’s most important about reading and about readers. This is the first installment in a new series, “Franklin School Friends”.
Kelsey Green, Reading Queen
![Follow Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803737696.jpg?itok=iKLQwhb6)
The original form of poetry (introduced in Mirror Mirror (opens in a new window)) is again used to present different perspectives on the same topic. Characters large and small — from the Emperor in a birthday suit to tiny Thumbelina — a clever form and lush illustrations bring well known characters into focus.
Follow Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems
![Escape from Silver Street Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763661333.jpg?itok=4hYAg8yt)
Friends Meera, Karl, and Gemma with a little help from the farmer solve the mystery of missing sheep and turkeys returning them to the Silver Street farm. Animal tracks and tracking plus interesting characters create a quick paced, funny, easier to read mystery.
Escape from Silver Street Farm
![Bramble and Maggie Give and Take](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763650218.jpg?itok=U_AYwWdJ)
Bramble is a stubborn mare who becomes lonely when Maggie attends school. This makes Mr. Dingle’s garden even more appealing. The resolution of the dilemma is gently humorous as are the abundant, expressive illustrations throughout this early chapter book.
Bramble and Maggie Give and Take
![Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763634972.jpg?itok=2AVumBaa)
Friends Bink and Gollie are very different but they have fun together — even when one of them behaves peculiarly. In three vignettes, Gollie assumes a royal role, Bink tries to get taller, and together they start a memorable collection. Comic illustrations add to the fun of the short text.
Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever
![Monsters Love Colors](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/006212594X.jpg?itok=MfFCHxfD)
Benign-looking, cheerful creatures love playing with color as they lend red, blue, and yellow to make new colors for gray monsters. Energetic lines and lively language swirl and dance across the pages of this spirited homage to color and creativity.
Monsters Love Colors
![Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1935179225.jpg?itok=bygLnaLk)
Benjamin Bear is full of ideas, not all of them good. Each of Benjamin’s bright ideas are presented on one page as a short comic strip and present a problem to solve or a puzzle to explore, sure to encourage discussion as well as chortles.
Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas!
![Stallion by Starlight](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0307980448.jpg?itok=GqZtTT7l)
In this Magic Tree House book, siblings Jack and Annie time travel to ancient Greece to help Alexander the Great, successfully read by the book’s author.
Stallion by Starlight
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Anna Hibiscus and her life in contemporary Africa come to life occasionally using authentic-sounding accents to create a strong sense of place.
Hooray for Anna Hibiscus
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The four easy readers, modern classics, are effectively read by their author and sprinkled with music and sound effects.
Frog and Toad
![I Spy on the Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763664316.jpg?itok=cP7vk3Z3)
An old game is again fresh as each die-cut lets reader spy with their little eye a farm animal of a specific color that begins with a specific letter. A page turn reveals the entire animal and the sounds it makes.
I Spy on the Farm
![Clementine and the Spring Trip](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423123573.jpg?itok=ikoi9X0z)
Clementine is looking forward to the school field trip to Plimoth Plantation and other signs of spring her family’s Annual Spring Walk Through Boston Common. But things don’t always go the way the lively 3rd grader anticipates in the latest story about likeable, energetic Clementine.
Clementine and the Spring Trip
![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
![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
![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
![Fancy Nancy's Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061549231.jpg?itok=szbie6lz)
The stylish child whose love of words has become the basis of a series of books shares her love of words in this alphabetically arranged picture book glossary. Humorous illustrations are sure to generate additional words to describe Nancy’s fancy, chic, attractive world.
Fancy Nancy’s Favorite Fancy Words: From Accessories to Zany
![Sheep in a Jeep](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/039586786X.jpg?itok=qoebiucx)
Silly rhymes about silly activities make the words jump off the page, complemented by humorous illustrations.
Sheep in a Jeep
![Cha Cha Chimps](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689864566.jpg?itok=yFO_YnC4)
Chimps from one to ten counting sneak out to dance their rhyming way around and through this very funny counting book.
Cha Cha Chimps
![I See Myself](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688178367.jpg?itok=1yjA4B2o)
Brief text and clear illustration combine to present both information and experiments that will encourage “what if” and “what next” discussions that can comfortably and safely combine with activities appropriate for young children.
I See Myself
![I Face the Wind](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688178405.jpg?itok=68Yx_MOb)
Children are encouraged to observe as experiment as they learn about wind and air as well as practice science writing by describing their findings.
I Face the Wind
![Face to Face with Polar Bears](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426301405.jpg?itok=lE2LHYCK)
Norbert Rising finds himself in dangerous situations in the Arctic as he studies polar bears. This book connects children with the consequences of global warming, and gives practical advice on how to help save our white-furred friends.
Face to Face with Polar Bears
![The Princess and the Peas](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763665320.jpg?itok=grJw4jx9)
“Lily-Rose May was a sweet little girlie…” who discovered she really was a princess because of her reaction to peas. When she joins royalty, however, Lily-Rose figures out what’s really important. Told in spritely verse and humorous illustration, Lily’s adventure comes alive.
The Princess and the Peas
![Penny and her Marble](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0062082035.jpg?itok=60Yt7GBb)
When Penny picks up a marble near her neighbor’s home, she begins to imagine that it really belongs to Mrs. Goodwin. In short chapters with Henkes’ signature illustrations, the young mouse successfully works through her guilt to a very satisfying conclusion.
Penny and her Marble
![Your Body Battles a Cold](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580138365.jpg?itok=DUqaUaG5)
Anyone who’s ever had a cold is sure to appreciate this examination of why one gets it and how the body combats it. Photomicrographs combines with comic illustrations for a lucid and thorough look at the topic. A glossary and index conclude the presentation.