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District List: BCPS Supplemental Texts - Grade K

Description: Baltimore City Public Schools Supplemental Text List for students in Kindergarten. #bcps


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This is New York

by Miroslav Sasek

With the same wit and perception that distinguished his stylish books on Paris, London, and Rome, M. Sasek pictures fabulous, big-hearted New York City in This Is New York, first published in 1960 and now updated for the 21st century. The Dutchman who bought the island of Manhattan from the Native Americnas in 1626 for twenty-four dollars' worth of handy housewares little knew that his was the biggest bargain in American history. For everything about New York is big -- the buildings, the traffic jams, the cars, the stories, the Sunday papers. Here is the Staten Island Ferry, the Statute of Liberty, MacDougal Alley in Greenwich Village, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, Harlem, Chinatown, Central Park. The brass, the beauty, the magic, This Is New York!

Date Added: 05/15/2019


Introducing Australia

by Anita Ganeri

What is Uluru? What language is spoken in Australia? Where do koala bears live? This book answers these questions and more as it introduces young readers to the continent of Australia through age-appropriate maps, engaging photographs, and simple text. Topics covered within the book include where the continent is, climate, geography, animals and plants, countries, people and languages, natural resources, cities, and famous places.

Date Added: 05/15/2019


Follow The Dream

by Peter Sís

In a pictorial retelling first published in 1991, Christopher Columbus overcomes a number of obstacles to fulfill his dream of sailing west to find a new route to the Orient. An ALA Notable Children's Book.

Date Added: 05/15/2019


Farm

by Elisha Cooper

Society of Illustrators 2006 Gold Medal recipient, Elisha Cooper, captures the smell, taste, and feel of the changing seasons on a farm.

Society of Illustrators 2006 Gold Medal recipient, Elisha Cooper, captures the smell, taste, and feel of the changing seasons on a farm.

There is so much to look at and learn about on a farm - animals, tractors, crops, and barns. And children feeding animals for morning chores! With lyrical writing and beautiful illustrations that capture the rhythms of the changing seasons, Elisha Cooper brings the farm to life.

Date Added: 05/17/2019


Color Farm

by Lois Ehlert

The rooster, dog, sheep, cow, pig, and other animals on a farm are made up of colorful shapes such as square, circle, rectangle, and triangle.

Date Added: 06/12/2019


Introducing Antarctica

by Anita Ganeri

Where is Antarctica? Does anyone live there? Do any plants grow in Antarctica?

This book answers these questions and more as it introduces young readers to the continent of Antarctica through age-appropriate maps, engaging photographs, and simple text.

Topics covered within the book include where the continent is, climate, geography, animals and plants, natural resources, and famous places.

Date Added: 05/28/2019


Every Second Something Happens

by Bill Johnson and William Johnson and Christine San José and Melanie W. Hall

Poems that tickle all of a young reader's senses. Children create order in their world by relying on their five senses and their experiences. In this engaging anthology, young readers are inspired to use those senses and experiences to discover the myriad delights of poetry.

Educators Christine San José and Bill Johnson have selected more than sixty poems—some classic, some contemporary, some from kids themselves—to amuse young readers and spark their imaginations. These poems tell stories, create unusual sounds, and paint delightful pictures to appeal to children's sense of wonder. A note to parents on how to use the book is included.

Date Added: 05/28/2019


Little Fur Family

by Margaret Wise Brown and Garth Williams

The Little Fur Family tells the story of a little fur child's day in the woods. The day ends when his big fur parents tuck him in bed "all soft and warm," and sing him to sleep with a lovely bedtime song.

Cuddle up to a classic with this timeless story! Garth William's soft illustrations join Margaret Wise Brown's rhythmic text to create a gentle lullaby. Bound in imitation fur, Little Fur Family is sure to comfort and delight.

Date Added: 06/26/2019


An Eye for Color: The Story of Joseph Albers

by Natasha Wing and Julia Breckenreid

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Date Added: 06/26/2019


The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Date Added: 06/26/2019


If You Lived in Colonial Times

by Ann McGovern and June Otani

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Date Added: 06/26/2019


Mr. Ferris and His Wheel

by Kathryn Davis and Gilbert Ford

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Date Added: 06/26/2019


Introducing Asia

by Anita Ganeri

"Where is Mandarin spoken? Where do tigers live? What is the longest river in Asia? This book answers these questions and more as it introduces young readers to the continent of Asia through age-appropriate maps, engaging photographs, and simple text. Topics covered within the book include where the continent is, climate, geography, animals and plants, countries, people and languages, natural resources, cities, and famous places"--

Date Added: 06/26/2019


Rain

by Manya Stojic

When rain comes to the parched African savanna, the animals use all their senses to track the storm. The porcupine smells rain in the air. The zebras see lightning. The baboons hear thunder. The rhino feels the first drops. And the lion tastes the cool water. For a time, the grasslands abound with new green leaves, juicy fruits, and fresh pools of water. But soon the hot sun dries out the land, and the animals must again wait for the next big rain.

Manya Stojic's picture book debut is as satisfying and refreshing as the rain she describes. With paintings that are exuberant and saturated with color and a simple text that rolls off the tongue with pleasure and ease, here is a book parents and teachers will enjoy sharing again and again.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? (25th Anniversary Edition)

by Bill Martin

A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck--all parade across the pages of this delightful book.

Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly colored collages.

Combined with Bill Martin's singsong text, they create unforgettable images of these endearing animals. Images and Image descriptions available.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


The Listening Walk

by Paul Aliki

A little girl and her father take a quiet walk and identify the sounds around them. Soon the girl discovers an extraordinary world of sounds in her everyday environment.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


Drum Dream Girl

by Margarita Engle and Rafael López

Girls cannot be drummers. Long ago on an island filled with music, no one questioned that rule--until the drum dream girl. In her city of drumbeats, she dreamed of pounding tall congas and tapping small bongós. She had to keep quiet. She had to practice in secret. But when at last her dream-bright music was heard, everyone sang and danced and decided that both girls and boys should be free to drum and dream. Inspired by the childhood of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, a Chinese-African-Cuban girl who broke Cuba's traditional taboo against female drummers, Drum Dream Girl tells an inspiring true story for dreamers everywhere.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


Hello Ocean

by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Spend a day at the beach, and take in the ocean through the senses of sight, hearing, feeling, taste, and smell in this romp through sand and waves.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


Owl Moon

by Jane Yolen and John Schoenherr

Late one winter night a child and father go owling. The trees stand still as statues and the world is silent as a dream. Wordlessly the two companions walk along, for when you go owling you don't need words. You don't need anything but hope. Sometimes there isn't an owl, but sometimes there is.

Distinguished author Jane Yolen has created a gentle, poetic story that lovingly depicts the special companionship of a child and father as well as humankind's close relationship to the natural world.

Images and image descriptions available.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


The Snowy Day

by Ezra Jack Keats

No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. Images and image descriptions available.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


An Eye for Color

by Natasha Wing and Julia Breckenreid

As a child, Josef Albers loved to watch his handyman father paint houses.When Josef grew up and became an artist, he reduced each image to its simplest shapes, breaking it down into blocks of color.

He made an incredible discovery: he could alter the entire mood of a painting just by changing the way he combined the colors! Josef spent his entire life studying color, and what he found revolutionized the way people look at art.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


Giggle, Giggle, Quack

by Doreen Cronin

Farmer Brown goes on vacation and the barnyard animals are responsible for looking after Duck the troublemaker.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


The Little Red Hen

by Paul Galdone

"Who will plant this wheat?" cried the little red hen. "Not I," said the cat. "Not I," said the dog. "Not I," said the mouse.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


The Three Little Pigs

by James Marshall

Marshall breathes new life into this familiar favorite with funny new dialogue and colorful, exuberant cartoon-like illustrations.

Date Added: 03/13/2019


The Barefoot Book of Animal Tales

by Amanda Hall and Naomi Adler

Find out how a monkey gets the better of a crocodile, how an unassuming spider helps her community when all of the stronger animals fail, and how a rabbit is rewarded for making a special sacrifice. Each of the stories in this collection features different animals and each comes from a different culture. Funny, exciting and thought-provoking, Naomi Adler's retellings reflect her mastery of storytelling. Amanda Hall's beautiful and playful illustrations and borders capture the traditional motifs of each culture. The anthology combined with our new Animal Tales Audio Book CD makes a distinctive gift for animal lovers of any age.

Date Added: 05/15/2019



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