Christopher Columbus

Author	Lucille Recht Penner
ISBN	0679861661

1. Book summary, in your own words (3 pts)
The True Story of Pocahontas is an informational book about an Indian who became friends with John Smith and English settlers visiting her land. It talks about how she risks her life to save an Englishmen, how she was kidnapped, and how she left her home to go...

Author	Alice Dalgliesh
ISBN	0689715404

In this Newbery Honor book classic, young Sarah learns how to be brave even when the world is strange and new.

In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. “Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble,” her mother had said, but Sarah...

Author	Judy Donnelly
ISBN	0394886690

Titanic. Just the name evokes tales of the doomed ship that have captivated people of all ages for more than 100 years. 
Early readers will enjoy this exciting account of the world's most famous disaster-at-sea and the discovery of it's remains many years later. 
Step 4 books are perfect...

Author	Sharon Bokoske
ISBN	0679844376

A and I picked this out to read at bedtime since she likes dolphins. We learned a lot of different information that we never knew before, heck I didn't know half the information in the book. So this was a really good learning book for the both of us. As you read in this book you learn how they help fishermen and...

Author	Douglas W. Gorsline
ISBN	0394837029

Title: North American Indians

Author: Marie and Douglas Gorsline

Illustrator: Marie and Douglas Gorsline

Type of Book (format and literary genre): Picture book/ Non-Fiction

Awards the book has received (national): None

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Author	Maribeth Boelts
ISBN	0375833935

This was a really cute and sweet *Cinderella* retelling that features dogs.

Princess Bea, a cute redhead, wants a dog for her birthday, so the Queen and King--her parents--throw a ball for all the dogs. Princess Bea is supposed to choose one, but none of them seem like the type that would be her...

Author	Clyde Robert Bulla
ISBN	0590440551

I still remember when I picked this up as a beginning reader. It was the thrill of reading an "older kid's book about a real person" that made it exciting, and the more mature narrative flow that made me feel accomplished. Some books you don't forget.

I've recently read a few other titles by Clyde...

Author	Edith Kunhardt
ISBN	0394888669

Illus. in full color. "The drama of natural disasters provides prime material to entice young independent readers. In this volume, the account of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius describes village life 2,000 years ago, the eruption itself and its aftermath, and the excitement when the buried town is...