Reading and Understanding: An Introduction to the Psychology of Reading -- by Geoffrey Underwood, Vivienne Batt (Authors) (Book - Parent)
The volume includes a description of text and of the cognitive processes and changes necessary for transforming visible characters into meanings, and introduces the notion of the "computational...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Hundred Penny Box -- by Sharon Mathis (Author) (Book - Child)
"Michael's love for his great-great-aunt who lives with them leads him to intercede with his mother, who wants to toss out all her old things." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Little House on the Prairie -- by Laura Wilder (Author) (Book - Child)
"The adventures continue for Laura Ingalls and her family as they leave their little house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin and set out for Kansas. They travel for many days in their covered wagon until...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Spook Birds -- by Eve Bunting (Author) (Book - Child)
"Larry witnesses some mysterious goings-on at his rich grandmother's house when the stuffed birds in her glass case suddenly come alive." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Don't Tell a Whopper on Fridays!: The Children's Truth-Control Book -- by David Melton, Adolph Moser (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Indicates the problems associated with telling lies, the importance of telling the truth, and ways that can help an individual choose to be truthful." [Card Catalog description from amazon.com]
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Beware! These Animals Are Poison! -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book - Child)
"Discusses various facts about poisonous animals with emphasis on how they deliver their venom to other animals as a means of survival." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
How I Learned To Think Things Through -- by Lawrence Shapiro (Author) (Book - Child)
"This storybook is aboiut Emily and her best friend Andrew. They are impulsive children, and think that no one will really mind if they take candy from the drug store, cheat on their homework, or mess...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Bridge to Terabithia -- by Katherine Paterson (Author) (Book - Child)
"The story starts out simply enough: Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade--he wants it so bad he can taste it. He's been practicing all summer, running in the fields around his...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil Frankweiler -- by E.L. Konigsburg (Author) (Book - Child)
"After reading this book, I guarantee that you will never visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art (or any wonderful, old cavern of a museum) without sneaking into the bathrooms to look for Claudia and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Conrad's War -- by Andrew Davies (Author) (Book - Child)
"Currently fascinated with wars, army, killing, and guns, Conrad becomes convinced that through dreams or time warp he is experiencing action in a past war." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
