Peaceful Meadows
Feb. 1, 2008
Books Read Aloud to the Boys 2007/2008

Posted in Language Arts

Alice in Wonder Land Lewis Carroll

Paul Bunyon by Steven Kellogg

The Cricket in Times Square by Geoffery Hayes

Rumplestiltskin by Paul O Selinsky

The Lame Prince by Dinah Mulock

The Adventures of a Brownie by Dinah Mulock

The Fir Tree (From The Complete Tales of Hans Christian Anderson)

The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks

Thumbelina (From The Complete Tales of Hans Christian Anderson)

The Bears on Hemlock Mountain by Alice Dalgliesh

Bambi by Felix Salten (Unabridged)

The Brave Tin Soldier (From The Complete Tales of Hans Christian Anderson)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickenson

The Family Read-Aloud Christmas Treasury by Alice Low

A Child’s Christmas Treasury by Mark Daniel

The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Clearly

Runaway Ralph by Beverly Clearly

Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Clearly

Stuart Little by E.B. White

The Sword in the Tree by Clyde Robert Bulla

Paul Bunyan by Maxine W. Kumin

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

The Bark of the Bog Owl by Jonathan Rogers

The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas

How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell

Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary

Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary

Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary

Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary

Aliens for Breakfast by Jonathan Etra

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Sea Star Orphan of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

Stormy Misty’s Foal by Marguerite Henry

King of the Wind The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry

James Harriot’s Treasury for Children by James Herriot

The Aesop for Children with Pictures by Milo Winter

The Ugly Duckling (From The Complete Tales of Hans Christian Anderson)

Little Ida’s Flowers (From The Complete Tales of Hans Christian Anderson)

The Storks (From The Complete Tales of Hans Christian Anderson)

The Money Box (From The Complete Tales of Hans Christian Anderson)

The Top and Ball (From The Complete Tales of Hans Christian Anderson)

The Wild Swans (From The Complete Tales of Hans Christian Anderson)

Heidi by Johanna Spyri

 

Poetry Books Read

The Complete Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

Poetry for Young People Walt Whitman edited by Jonathan Levin

Poetry for Young People Robert Frost edited by Gary D. Schmidt

Poetry for Young People Emily Dickinson edited by Frances Schoonmaker Bolin

A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Lewis Stevenson

 

History and Geography Books

 

William Penn Founder of the Pennsylania Colony

William Penn Quaker Hero by Geoffery Hayes

Pennsylvania by G.S. Prentzas

The Farm – Life in Colonial Pennsylvania by James E. Knight

Leif the Lucky by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Viking Explorer! By Andrew Langley

Viking Warriors by Tony D. Triggs

Columbus by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

Pocahontas by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

Jamestown New World Adventure by James Knight

Celebrate the First Thanksgiving with Elaine Landau by Elaine Landau

Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty

Stories of the Pilgrims by Margaret B. Pumphrey

People of the Breaking Day by Marcia Sewall

Thunder from the Clear Sky by Marcia Sewall

Plymouth: Pilgrim’s Story of Survival by Linda R. Wade

Mayflower 1620 a New Look at a Pilgrim Voyage – National Geographic

The Wampanoag Indians by Bill Lund

Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving by Eric Metaxas

Blue Feathers Vision – The Dawn of Colonial America by James E. Knight

Thanksgiving a Harvest Celebration by Julie Stiegemeyer

Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarter by Patricia C. McKissuck and Fredrick C. McKissuck

The Story of Christmas by Barbara Cooney

Holly, Reindeer and Colored Lights: The Story of Christmas Symbols by Edna Barlin

Benjamin Franklin by Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

Benjamin Franklin: A Man with Many Jobs  by Carol Greene

Benjamin Franklin, young printer by Augusta Stevenson

Ben and Me : a new and astonishing life of Benjamin Franklin as written by his good mouse Amos edited & illustrated by Robert Lawson

George Washington by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

George Washington’s Breakfast by Jean Fritz

If you Grew Up with George Washington by Ruth Belov Gross

Phoebe The Spy by Judith Berry Griffin

Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

Abe Lincoln The Young Years by Keith Brandt

Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

Meet Abraham Lincoln by Barbara Cary

If You Grew Up with Abraham Lincoln by Ann McGovern

If You Traveled on The Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine

Underground Railroad by Allen Jay

If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War by Kay Moore

Buffalo Bill by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire

If You Traveled West in A Covered Wagon by Ellen Levine

Pioneer Life from A to Z by Bobbie Kalman

Frontier Life by Bobbie Kalman

The Wild West – American Indians, Cowboys, and the Settling of the West by Gina Ingoglia

Buffalo Gals – Women of the Old West by Brandon Marie Miller

Famous Pioneers by Franklin Folsom

The Heart of the Old West Westward Ho!  By Diana Waring  (History Alive Through Music – The songs and the stories behind them)

 

Civics Books Read

 

Don’t Know Much About the Presidents by Kenneth C. Davis (History and Civics)

The Presidency of the United States by David Heath

Running for Office: A Look at Political Campaigns by Sandy Donovan

Elections in the United States by David Heath

Rights and Responsibliities – Using Your Freedom by Frances Shuker-Haines

The Importance of Being an Active Citizen by Anne Beier

We Live Here Too! – Kids Talk About Good Citizenship by Nancy Loewen

Civics by Liz Brown

 

 

Science Books  

Space Books

World Book Encyclopedia Presents Space Travel

Space, Stars, Planets and Space Craft by Sue Becklake

The Glow in the Dark Planetarium Book

Saturn by Gregory L. Vogt

The Magic School Buss Lost in the Solar System by Joanna Col and Bruce Degon

The Children’s Space Atlas

Mercury by Seymour Simon

Mercury by Gregry L. Vogt

The Far Planets by Robin Kerrod

Eclipse Darkness in Daytime by Franklyn Branley

The Sun our Nearest Star by Franklyn Branley

Mercury by Dennis B. Fradin

Uranus by Gregory L. Vogt

Neptune by Gregory L. Vogt

Pluto by Gregory L Vogt

Jupiter by Grogory L. Vogt

What’s Above the Sky? By Caroline A Glyman

I wonder why Stars Twinkle and other Questions about Space by Carole Stott

 

Botony Books

How Do Plants Get Food by Meish Goldish

From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer

Carnivorous Plants by Cynthia Overbeck

Plants (Today’s World) by Lionel Bender

Plant (Eyewitness Books) by David Burnie

 

Health and the Human Body

Looking into My Body by Nigel Nelson

The Human Body Book by Steve Parker

My Food Pyramid – Eat Right. Exercise. Have Fun. DK Book

Good Enough To Eat by Lizzy RockWell

Eat Up by Candace Savage

The Edible Pyramid – Good Eating Every Day by Loreen Leedy

Vitamins and Minerals by Dr. Alvin Silverstein

Down the Hatch – Find Out About Your Food by Mike Lambourne

Bushing Your Teeth Can be Fun by Munro Leaf

 

 

Mathematics Books Read/Used

Shark Swimathon by Stuart Murphy

Safari Park

Mission Addition

The Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure by Hans Magnus Enzensberger

If You Made a Million by David M. Schwartz

Math Appeal by Greg Tang

Pigs in the Pantry Fun with Math and Cooking by Amy Axelrod

Exploring Triangles by Jo Phillips

The Grapes of Math by Greg Tang

Pigs Will Be Pigs by Amy Axelrod

Games for Math by Peggy Kaye

 

Music Book/CDs Used

Puff the Magic Dragon by Peter Yarrow and Lenny Lipton  (Read book and listened to song)

Christmas Carols – A Treasury of Holiday Favorites with Words and Pictures by Noel Tennyson

The Heart of the Old West Westward Ho!  By Diana Waring  (History Alive Through Music – The songs and the stories behind them)

Wee Sing America

Wee Sing Around the World

Vivaldi – The Four Seasons

Beethoven – Symphony NO. 9 ‘Choral’

Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto NO. 1; Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

Los Bukis – Quiereme

The Gipsy Kings – Allegria

Phil Keaggy – Crimson & Blue

David Meece – Learning to Trust

 

 


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