Carol Losi / Grades 1-2 / Written in the style of the cumulative poem "This is the House that Jack Built," this story is a delightful look at doubling, as ants steal food from a family picnic.   Standards ...

Harriet Ziefert / Grades 1-2 / Here is a priceless story of a mother's devotion to her daughter during the poverty and heartbreak following World War II. Anna needs a new winter coat, but her mother can not afford to buy her one, and all the local stores are empty after the war. Mother...

Caren Holtzman / Grades 1-2 / While trying to think of ways he can spend his quarter from the Tooth Fairy, a young boy learns about money, its value, and the different coin combinations that add up to 25 cents.   Standards ...

Connie Peter Roop / Grades 1-2 / In this beginning chapter book, a couple are in danger of losing their candy and toy store. They decide to make a stuffed bear and name it after President Theodore Roosevelt. When their new toy becomes very popular, they write a letter and send a bear to the...

Ann Warren Turner / Grades 1-2 /  What makes greatness possible? For Abraham Lincoln, it was intelligence, kindness, humor, and courage. He was a boy who'd give anything for a book. He was a flatboat worker, a wrestler, a postmaster, a lawyer who learned to lead people with words. And...

Judith and Ron Barrett /Grades 1-3 / Life in the wonderful town of ChewandSwallow is great: Some of its citizens even say it's downright delicious! Instead of snow, wind, or rain, they get a different kind of weather that falls from the sky three times a day: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. ...

Kathryn Cristald / Grades 1-2 / Steven, who wants his numbers even, is upset when Cousin Todd, who likes things odd, puts one row of plants in Steven's even garden.   Standards MST ...

Deborah Wiles / Grades 1-2 / Joe and John Henry are a lot alike. They both like shooting marbles, they both want to be firemen, and they both love to swim. But there's one important way they're different: Joe is white and John Henry is black and in the South in 1964, that means John Henry...

Gail Gibbons / 1-3 / Science / In this well-structured presentation, Gibbons explores the complex relationship between seeds and plants in a simple, concise format. This book gives young readers an interesting look into the basics of plant reproduction, pollen transference, seed dispersal and...

Jean Mazollo / Grades 1-2 / In commemoration of his peaceful fight for freedom and change, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday is celebrated across the nation. This sensitively written picture book provides an introduction to the life of Dr. King, beginning with his birth and childhood through...