Predicting:Bad Day at Riverbend by Chris van Allsburg Bea and Mr. Jones by Amy Schwartz Cat Heaven by Cynthia Rylant use pictures Cinnamon's Day Out by Susan L Roth subtitle: A Gerbil Adventure Coyote Cry by Byrd Baylor Day Gogo Went to Vote by Elinor Batezat Sisulu It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw very simple Just a Dream by Chris van Allsburg Mouse's Birthday by Jane Yolen Snow by Uri Shulevitz with text and illustrations Suddenly by Colin McNaughton Great for K or 1st to introduce predicting Tiger Called Thomas by Charlotte Zolotow use title Tuesday by David Wiesner last page introduces pigs..what will happen when the pigs flyWretched Stone by Chris van AllsburgAre You a Bee? Judy AllenChewy Louie-Howie SchneiderThe Cow Who Wouldn’t Come Down- Paul Brett JohnsonCrab Moon-Ruth HorowitzDinnertime!-Sue WilliamsFrom Egg to Butterfly-Rachel ElliotGentle Giant Octopus- Katen WallaceHooway for Wodney Wat- Helen LesterI Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!-Karen BeaumontListen Buddy- Helen LesterLook Closer Bugs-Sue MalyanThe Magic Hat- Mem FoxThe Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon-Bea Uusma SchyffertMisery Moo-Jeanne Willis and Tony rossMoo Who?- Margie PalatiniThe Postman Always Brings Mice- Jennifer Holm and J. HamelNever Fear, Snake My Dear- Rolf SiegenthalerThe Penderwicks- Jeanne BirdsallPiggie Pie!-Margie PalatiniRevenge of the Shadow King- Derek Benz and J.S. LewisShredderman: Secret Identity-Wendlelin Van DraanenStarfish- Edith Thacher HurdThe Teacher’s Funeral-Richard PeckThat’s Good, That’s Bad- Margery CuylerThe Widow’s Broom- Chris Van AllsburgWolf!- Becky BloomThe Pirates Next Door- Jonny DuddleBeatrice Doesn’t Want To- Laura Joffe NumeroffSpaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun: Having the Courage to Be Who You Are- Maria DismondyTell Me Again About the Night I Was Born- Jamie Lee CurtisDoes a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too?-Eric CarleWell-Developed Characters:

Blos, Joan. 1990. Old Henry. Mulberry Books. Chodos-Irvine, Margaret. 2003. Ella Sarah Gets Dressed. Harcourt. Curtis, Jamie Lee. 2000. Today I Feel Silly & Other Moods that Make My Day. Harper Collins Juvenile. Gay, Marie-Louise. 2002. Stella, Fairy of the Forest. Groundwood Books. Gay, Marie-Louise. 2000. Stella, Queen of the Snow. Groundwood Books. Gay, Marie-Louise. 1999. Stella, Star of the Sea. Groundwood Books. Henkes, Kevin. 1996. Chrysanthemum. Mulberry Books. Henkes, Kevin. 1995. Julius, the Baby of the World. Mulberry Books. Hoffman, Mary. 1991. Amazing Grace. Scott Foresman. Hoffman, Mary. 2000. Boundless Grace. Puffin. Kay, Verla. 2007. Rough, Tough Charley. Tricycle. Keller, Holly. 2002. Farfillina and Marcel. Greenwillow Books. Lowry, Lois. 2002. Gooney Bird Greene. Houghton Mifflin. Martchenko, Michael. 1989. Thomas’ Snowsuit. Firefly Books. Mason, Jane B. 2004. Stella and the Berry Thief. Marshall Cavendish. McMullan, Jim and Katie. 2002. I Stink! Joanna Cotler. Meddaugh, Susan. 1995. Martha Speaks. Houghton Mifflin. Meddaugh, Susan. 1998. Martha Blah, Blah, Blah. Houghton Mifflin. Meddaugh, Susan. 1998. Martha Walks the Dog. Houghton Mifflin. Mora, Pat. 2005. Doña Flor. Dragonfly. Myers, Christopher. 2000. Wings. Scholastic. Nolen, Jerdine. 2005. Hewitt Anderson’s Great Big Life. Simon & Schuster. Nolen, Jerdine. 2003. Thunder Rose. Silver Whistle. Pinkney, Andrea Davis. 2006. Peggony Po: A Whale of a Tale. Hyperion. Soto, Gary. 2006. My Little Car. Putnam Juvenile. Woodson, Jacqueline, and E. B. Lewis. 2004. Coming on Home Soon. Putnam.

Well-Developed Settings:

Barrett, Judi. 1982. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Aladdin Library. Barrett, Judi. 2000. Pickles to Pittsburgh: The Sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of

Meatballs. Aladdin Library. Barron, T. A. 2004. High as a Hawk. Philomel. Bootman, Colin. 2006. Fish for the Grand Lady. Holiday House. Bouchard, Dave. 1998. If You’re Not from the Prairie. Aladdin Library. Collier, Bryan. 2000. Uptown. Henry Holt & Company. Cunnane, Kelly. 2006. For You Are a Kenyan Child. Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books. Daly, Niki. 2003. Once upon a Time. Farrar Straus & Giroux. Duburke, Randy. 2002. The Moon Ring. Chronicle Books. Geisel, Theodore (Dr. Seuss). 1971. The Lorax. Random House. Kurtz, Jane, and Christopher Kurtz. 2002. Water Hole Waiting. Greenwillow. Lehman, Barbara. 2006. The Red Book. Scholastic. Myers, Christopher. 1999. Black Cat. Scholastic. Palacco, Patricia. 1997. Thunder Cake. Paper Star. Palatini, Margie. 2001. The Web Files. Hyperion. Paulsen, Gary. 2001. Canoe Day. Dragonfly. Rylant, Cynthia. 1993. The Relatives Came. Pearson Learning. Sanders, Scott Russell. 1998. Aurora Means Dawn. Aladdin Library. Saul, Carol P. 1997. Someplace Else. Aladdin Library. Stojic, Manya. 2002. Wet Pebbles Under Our Feet. Knopf. Stanton, Karen. 2007. Papi’s Gift. Boyds Mill. Turner, Ann Warren. 1999. Dakota Dugout. Aladdin Library. Verla, Kay. 2000. Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails. Putnam. Wood, Audrey. 2002. When the Root Children Wake Up. Scholastic.

Making Connections:

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith ViorstAll the Places to Love by Patrician MacLachlanAmazing Grace by Mary HoffmanAmos and Boris by William SteigGeraldine’s Little Brother by Holly KellerGoing Home by Eve BuntingHey World, Here I Am by Jean LittleThe Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco The Lotus Seed by Sherry GarlandMirette on the High Wire by Emily Arnold McCully My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria HoustonMy Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother by Patricia PolaccoNana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs by Tomi de PaolaNo Moon, No Milk! by Chris BaccockNoisy Nora by Rosemary WellsOne Afternoon by Yumi HeoPain and the Great One by Judy BlumeRosie and Michael by Judith ViorstSnippets by Charlotte Zolotow Sol a Sol by Lori Mari CarlsonThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsThe Tenth Good thing About Barney by Judith ViorstThree Brave Women by C. L. G. MartinUp North at the Cabin by Marsha ChallThe Wednesday’s Surprise by Even BuntingWilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem FoxWilliam’s Doll by Charlotte Zolotow

Drawing Inferences: A Bag Full of Pups by **** GackenbachA Fairy Went A-Marketing by Rose FylemanAbby by Jeannette Franklin CainesAlexander Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith ViorstAnna Banana and Me by Erick Lenore BlegvadBasket Moon by Mary Lyn RayBig Al by Andrew ClementsBoy Who Didn’t Believe in Spring by Lucille CliftonBull Run by Paul FleschmanCharlie Anderson by Barbara AbercrombieCorduroy by Don FreemanDandelion by Eve BuntingDateline: Troy by Paul FleischmanDear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark TequeDreamcatcher by Audrey OsofskyDuckat by Gaelyn GordonEncounter by Jane YolenFables by Arnold LobelGeorge and Martha (series) by James MarshallEncounter by Jane YolenFables Arnold LobelFairy Went-A-Marketing by Rose FylemanFrank and Ernest by Alexandra DayFrank and Ernest on the Road by Alexandra DayFrank and Ernest Play Ball by Alexandra DayGarden of Abdul Gasazi by Chris Van AllsburgGeorge and Martha by George MarshallGeorge and Martha Encore by George MarshallGeorge and Martha Rise and Shine by George MarshallHarry and the Terrible Whatzit by **** GackenbachHattie and the Fox by Mem FoxThe Hedgehog for Breakfast by Ann TunerHot Air Henry by Mary CalhounHow Many Days to America by Eve BuntingI Wish I Had a Pirate Suit by PamelaIn a Small, Small Pond by Denise FlemingIn the Tall, Tall Grass by Denise FlemingThe Incredible Painting of Felix Clousseau by Jon Agee

Drawing Inferences (cont.)

Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond BriggsJumanji by Chris Van AllsburgLoop the Loop by Barbara DuganLunch by Denise FlemingMay I Bring a Friend? by Beatrice Schenk deRegniersMiss Rumphius by Barbara CooneyThe Mystery of Harris Burdick by Chris Van AllsburgNo Moon, No Milk! by Chris BaccockNo Peas for Nellie by Chris L. DemarestThe Noisy Book by Margaret Wise BrownNoisy Nora by Rosemary WellsOnce Upon Macdonald’s Farm by Stephen GammellOther Side by Jacquiline WoodsonOwen by Kevin HenkesPolar Express by Chris Van AllsburgThe Rag Coat by Lauren MillsRainbow Fish by Marcus PfisterRiverbend by Chris Van AllsburgRose Blanche by Roberto InnocentiSee the Ocean by Estelle CondraSeven Blind Mice by Ed YoungThe Snowy Day by Ezra Jack KeatsSpinky Sulks by William SteigThe Story of Jumping Mouse by John SteptoStory of Ruby Bridges by Robert ColesThe Stranger by Chris Van AllsburgSweetest Fig by Chris Van AllsburgSwimmy by Leo LeonniThe Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd BaylorTeammates by Peter GolenbockThank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia PolaccoThe Third Story Cat by Leslie BakerThis is the Key to the Kingdom by Diane Worfolk AllisonTight Times by Barbara Shook HazenTime for Bed by Mem Fox

Visualizing:A Lucky Thing by Alice SchertlyAbuela by Arthur DorrosAll the Small Poems by Valerie Worth

Appalachia by Cynthia RylantAt the Edge of the Forest by Jonathan LondonBaby Whale's Journey by Jonathan LondonBarn Dance by Bill Martin and John ArchambaultBig Pets by Lane SmithCabin Key by Gloria RandCat Heaven by Cynthia RylantCondor's Egg by Jonathan LondonCould Be Worse! by James StevensonCountry Road by Daniel San SouciCoyote Cry by Byrd BaylorDancing the Breeze by George Shannon write as poemDawn by Uri SchulevitzDream Weaver by Jonathan LondonFestival in My Heart: Poems by Japanese Children Bruno Navasky, editorFireflies! by Julie BrinkloeThe Ghost-Eye Tree by Bill Martin and John ArchambaultGlasses Who Needs 'Em? by Lane SmithGood Dog Carl (series) by Alexandra DayHouse on Mango Street-"Hairs" by Sandra CisnerosHurricane by Jonathan LondonIf You Listen by Charlotte ZolotowInto This Night We Are Rising by Jonathan LondonI’m in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd BaylorLike Butter on Pancakes by Jonathan Londonuses Little Frog Songs uses five sensesLucky Thing by Alice SchertleMeteor! by Patricia PolaccoMouse's Birthday by Jane YolenNight in the Country by Cynthia RylantNocturne by Jane YolenOwl Moon by Jane YolenPainted Words/Spoken Memories: Marianthe’s Story by AlikiPuddles by Jonathan LondonSailboat Lost by Leanard Evertt FisherThe Sailor Dog by Margaret Wise BrownScarecrow by Cynthia Rylant

Visualizing (cont.)The Seashore Book by Charlotte ZolotowShadow Ball: The History of the Negro Leagues by Geoffrey Ward, Ken Burns, & JimO'Connor Toad by Ruth Brown

Train Song by Diane SiebertTwilight Comes Twice by Ralph FletcherTwo Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg uses five sensesWhale's Song by Dyan SheldonWhen I Was Young In the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant uses five sensesWise Woman and Her Secret by Eve Merriam

Summarizing Major Points/Nonfiction:

Airplanes and the Flying Machines by First Discovery Books

Flight by Robert BurleighMagic Schoolbus Books by Joanna ColeThe Milk Makers by Gail GibbonsSomewhere Today by Bert KitchenSpiders by Gail GibbonsWater Dance by T. LockerWater Voices by T. Speed

Background Knowledge:A Beach Day by Douglas FlorianA Chair for My Mother by Vera WilliamsA Country Far Away by Nigel GrayA River Dream by Allen SayAll the Secrets of the World by Jane YolenAnna Banana and Me by Erik Lenore Belgvad

Bear and Mrs. Duck by Elizabeth WinthropBefore I was Born by Harret ZiefertBest Town in the World by Byrd BaylorCountry Road by Daniel San SouciDawn by Uri SchulevitzDinner at Aunt Connie’s House by Faith RinggoldEmma Bean by Jean Van LeeuwenFireflies by Julie BrinkloeGalimoto by Karen Lynn WilliamsThe Good-bye Book by Judith ViorstThe House on the Hill by Christin CoutureHurricane by David WiesnerI Am Eyes by Leila WardI Know a Lady by Charlotte ZolotowI Like to Be Little by Charlotte ZolotowI Love You as Much by Laura Krauss MelmedIn the Middle of the Night by Kathy HedersonIra Sleeps Over by Bernard WaderIsland Boy by Barbara CooneyIt’s a Good Thing There are Insects by Rookie ReaderJafta’s Father by Hugh LewinLeo the Late Bloomer by Robert KrausMy Great Aunt Arizona by Gloria JoustonOur Granny by Margaret WildOwen by Kevin HenkesThe Pain and the Great One by Judy Blume

Summarize and Draw Conclusions:A Rainbow of My Own by Don FreemanAnnie and the Wild Animals by Jan BrettAraminta’s Paintbox by Karen AckermanBasket Moon by Mary Lyn RayThe Broody Hen by Olivier DunreaThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. SeussCharles T. McBiddle by Andrew GlassCharlie Needs a Cloak by Tomie DePaolaThe Dead Bird by Margaret Wise Brown

Don’t Tell the Whole World by Joanna ColeFor Every Child, a Better World by Louise GikowFreedom School, Yes! by Littlesugar & CooperFreedom Summer by D. WilesGoodbye House by Frank AschJim and the Beanstalk by Raymond BriggsLearning About Unicorns by Laura AldenLeo the Late Bloomer by Robert KrausLittle Blue and Little Yellow by Leo LionniThe Lotus Seed by Sherry GarlandMay the Magnificent by **** GackenbachThe Magic Fish by Freya LittledaleMagic Schoolbus Books by Joanna ColeThe Maybe Gardens by Kimberly Burke-WeinerThe Mitten by Jan BrettMy Mom Travels a Lot by Caroline Feller BauerNadia the Willful by Sue AlexanderNo Moon, No Milk! by Chris BabcockOther Side by J. WoodsonPeter’s Chair by Ezra Jack KeatsThe Quicksand Book by Tomie DePaolaThe Rainbow Fish by Marcus PfisterRegards to the Man in the Moon by Ezra Jack KeatsSleeping Ugly by Jane YolenThe Story of Jumping Mouse by John SteptoeStranger by Chris Van AllsburgThe Terrible Thing Thing That Happened at our House by Marge BlaineThe Trouble with Trolls by Jan BrettUnder the Quilt of Night by Hopkinson & RansomeThe Wednesday Surprise by Eve BuntingWhen the Sun Rose by Barbara BergerWild, Wild Sunflower Child Anna by Nancy White CarlstromWorld Famous Muriel and the Magic Mystery by Sue Alexander

Monitoring Comprehension:Alexander Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday by Judith ViorstBrown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill MartinThe Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Parry KeideGalimoto by Karen Lynn WilliamsGrandfather Twilight by Barbara BergerThe Lotus Seed by Sherry GarlandMagic Schoolbus Books by Joanna ColePolar Bear, Polar Bear by Bill Martin

The Stranger by Chris Van AllsburgThe Trip by Ezra Jack Keats

Setting a Purpose for Reading:

The Old Woman Who Named Things- Cynthia RylantThe Honest to Goodness Truth- Patricia C. McKissack

Cause and Effect:Blackout by John RoccoFandango Stew by David DavisThe End by David LaRochelleRuby the Copycat by Peggy RathmannHeroes by Ken MochizukiTomorrow's AlphabetAlexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad DayChicken Little by Steven KellogRunaway BunnyVery Hungry Caterpillar

Rosie's WalkSnowy DayBringing the Rain To Kapiti PlainBig Bad BruceJumanjiMuggie MaggieChocolate FeverPamela Camel by Bill PeetJust For You by Mercer MeyerToday was a Terrible Day by Patricia Reilly GiffLegend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie de PaolaThe Terrible EEK!If You Give A Moose A MuffinIf You Give A Pig A PancakeSylvester and the Magic Pebble by William SteigThe Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes NobleFive Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed by Eileen ChristeowThe Grouchy Ladybug by Eric CarleIf you Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura NumeroffIf you give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura NumeroffThe Napping House by Audrey and Don WoodOne Fine Day by Nonny HogrogianThe Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise BrownWhy Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Aardema,Verna

Nonfiction:Alfred Nobel by WarginDirt on Their SkirtsHow Big is It? by Ben HillmanHow Strong is It? by Ben HillmanBoys of Steel by Marc Tyler NoblemanRebekkah's Journey by Ann E. Burg (rescued victims of Holocaust)By the Sword by Selene Castrovilla (American Revolution)Mattie the Marvelous (invention)The Man with Rocks in His Head (science)Animals Born Alive and Well by Ruth HellerChickens Aren't the Only Ones by Ruth Heller

An Egg is Quiet by Diana Hutts AstonThe Apple Pie Tree by Zoe HallInto the Sea by Brenda GuibersonJungle Animals by Angela Royston (many others by this author)From Tadpole to Frog by Wendy PfefferI See Myself by Vicki CobbMy Five Senses by AlikiA River Ran Wild: An Environmental History by Lynne CherryOur People by Angela Shelf MedearisYou Forgot Your Skirt, Angela Bloomer by Shana Corey

Character Development:Ish by Peter H. ReynoldsGrandpa Never Lies by Ralph FletcherPassage to Freedom by Ken MochizukiWhen Sophie Gets AngryBrave IreneIra Sleeps OverMiss RumphiusSylvester and the Pebble

The Paper Bag Princess by Robert MunschNaked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems

Voice and Figurative Language:The Listeners by Gloria WhelanSmoky Mountain Rose: An Applachian Cinderella by Alan SchroederThe Real Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka and Lane SmithBubba, the Cowboy Prince: a Fractured Texas Tale by Helen Ketteman

Reference Material:Allusions - Cultural, Literary, Biblical, & HistoricalAlmanac of American PoliticsGale series of American Decades and American Eras.Asimov's Chronology of Science and DiscoveryGale: Authors and Artists for Young AdultsBartlett's Familiar QuotationsBeacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction (11 vol.)Career Information CenterCQ ResearcherColumbia Dictionary of QuotationsConcise Dictionary of (American/British) Literary Biography

Congress A-Z (Congressional Quarterly)Gale's: Contemporary MusiciansCurrent Biography from WilsonDictionary of Literary BiographyGrolier: DiseasesGrolier: ElementsMarshall Cavendish: Encyclopedia of Family HealthGale Encyclopedia of Science (purple)Encyclopedia of the North American IndiansGale Encyclopedia of World BiographyEncyclopedia of World Facts & DatesFacts on File Ency. of World Mythology and LegendForeign language/English dictionariesMagill/Salem Press series on Great Events from History (American, etc.)A Handbook to Literature by Holman & HarmonThe Kingfisher Illustrated Encyclopedia of AnimalsGrolier: Lands and PeoplesMacmillan encyclopedia of African American Culture and HistoryMacmillanEncyclopedia of the EnvironmentMacmillian Library Reference USANew Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science and TechnologyOxford Companion to ...Oxford Dictionary of PhilosophyPDR Family Guide to Prescription DrugsPresidency A-Z (CQ)Roget's SuperThesaurusScribner's Dictionary of American HistoryShakespeare A to ZStatistical Abstract of the United StatesSupreme Court A-ZTaber's Medical DictionaryTaking Sides by Grolier -- 20-volume set with "opposing viewpoint" articles on a large variety of topics; everything we have needed for students' social issues and government assignments.This Day in American HistoryVan Nostrand's Illustrated Science Encyclopedia (2 vol.)Whole World Book of QuotationsWorld AlmanacWorld BookWorldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations, States and World

Fact and Opinion:*I WILL NEVER NOT EVER EAT A TOMATO, Lauren Child*BRAVE IRENE, William Steig*EARINGS!, Judith Viorst*ALEXANDER, WHO USED TO BE RICH LAST SUNDAY, Judith Viorst*SOMEBODY AND THE THREE BLAIRS, Marilyn Tolhurst*SHREK!, William Steig*WHAT IS A WISE BIRD LIKE YOU DOING IN A SILLY TALE LIKE THIS?, Uri Shulevitz*THE STINKY CHEESEMAN, Jon Sceiska

Main Idea or Theme:Everybody Needs a Rock, Byrd BaylorThe Table Where Rich People Sit, Byrd BaylorGoing Home, Eve BuntingThe Story of Ruby Bridges, Robert ColesMiss Rumphius, Barbara CooneySenorita Runfio/Miss Rumphius, Barbara CooneyThe Yellow Star, Carmen Agra DeedyWhoever You Are, Mem FoxWilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Mem Fox

A Band of Angels, Deborah HopkinsonFrederick, Leo LionniThe Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, Katherine PatersonAunt chip and the Great Triple Creek Dam Affair, Patricia PolaccoMy Rotten Redheaded Older Brother, Patricia PolaccoPink and Say, Patricia PlaccoThank You, Mr. Falker, Patricia Placco

Problem/Solution: A Chair for My Mother-A Friend for Growl Bear- Margot AustinA Letter to Amy- KeatsBaseball Saved Us- Ken MochizukiBy My Brother’s Side-BarberChrysanthemum- Kevin HenkesCurious George- H.A. ReyFranklin’s Bad Day- Paulette BourgeoisHarry the Dirty Dog-Gene ZionIra Sleeps Over-Bernard Waber

Kitten’s First Full Moon- Kevin HenkesKnuffle Bunny- Mo WilliamsMarshmallow- Clare TurlayMufaro’s Beautiful Daughters- John SteptoePinocchio- Carlo colloidStrega Nona- Tomie de PaloThe Boxcar Children- Gertrude WarrenThe Little House- Virginia Lee Burton