3rd+Quarter+Literature

3rd Quarter Literature

Follet -TW or PB), (oop- refers to out of printbook), (TB- refers to Tumblebook) || Some oops books may be listed in this document because some of the MISD libraries currently have them on their shelves and would provide a good resources. Other books that are similiar based on **content and skill** are listed as well and may be used as substitutes. || 398.2 PIN || In this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, an adventuresome mouse proves that even small creatures are capable of great deeds when he rescues the King of the Jungle.
 * (Ebk- refers to EBook with
 * The Lion and the Mouse

(This version is wordless, but many others include words.) Texas Treasures Anthology pg 14-16 http://youtu.be/rGCvtuPqXvQ http://www.longlongtimeago.com/llta_fables_lionmouse.html || E HOW || A wise spider helps a despondent cricket realize that he is special in his own way.
 * I Wish I Were a Butterfly

Texas Treasure Anthology pg 22

http://youtu.be/2CCt01AQbgA http://www.scholastic.com/browse/lessonplan.jsp?id=%20%20937 || E CHE || The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home. || FIC LOB || Twenty original fables about an array of animal characters from a crocodile to an ostrich.
 * The Great Kapok Tree
 * Fables

[|**http://www.umass.edu/aesop/fables.php**] [|**www.youtube.com**]** – search Aesop’s Fables ** [|**http://app.discoveryeducation.com/search**]** search for Aesop’s Fables ** || (ebk from TW) E LES || Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.
 * Tacky the Penguin

Interactive apps also available at: http://icafe.wikispaces.com/Penguins http://penguinpalooza.wikispaces.com || (ebk from TW) E LES || Tacky the Penguin competes in an iceberg-wide cheering contest.
 * Three Cheers for Tacky

Interactive apps also available at: http://icafe.wikispaces.com/Penguins http://penguinpalooza.wikispaces.com || (ebk from TW) E LES || Tacky the exuberant penguin accidentally goes sailboarding and winds up on a tropical island, where he meets an elephant who demands proof of Tacky's identity.
 * Tacky in Trouble

Interactive apps also available at: http://icafe.wikispaces.com/Penguins http://penguinpalooza.wikispaces.com || E KIM || When a boy finally gets exactly what he wants from Santa, he learns that owning a real penguin may not have been a good idea after all.
 * My Penguin Osbert

http://penguinpalooza.wikispaces.com || E KIM || When a boy finally gets exactly what he wants from Santa, he learns that owning a real penguin may not have been a good idea after all.
 * My Penguin Osbert in Love

http://penguinpalooza.wikispaces.com || 598.47 MAR || Rhyming text and colorful illustrations describe the efforts of aquatic biologist Pam to help Pierre, an African penguin living at the California Academy of Sciences, when he begins to go bald.
 * Pierre the Penguin

http://penguinpalooza.wikispaces.com || E GEO || When his older sister Julie brings home two small wolf pups, Amaroq takes care of the one called Nutik and grows to love it, even though Julie tells him it cannot stay. || 811 PRE || A collection of humorous poems such as "The Dancing Hippopotami," "You Can't Make Me Eat That," "My Father's Name is Sasquatch," and "Dear Wumbledeedumble." Hiccups
 * Nutik the Wolf Pup
 * It's Raining Pigs and Noodles

www.jackprelutsky.com http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/prelutsky/transcript/

http://books.google.com/books?id=Xo8QK7wFP1wC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=hiccups+by+jack+prelutsky&source=bl&ots=oP3oEUixqv&sig=FxvH_KJjNDfhNFeML9HXxYbqiGc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KdnlUJOdOcSi2QWawIDwDw&ved=0CEkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=hiccups%20by%20jack%20prelutsky&f=false || 811 PRE || Delightful, irreverent and funny poems for kids of all ages.
 * A Pizza the Size of the Sun

www.jackprelutsky.com http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/prelutsky/transcript/ || FIC SPE || When Mr. and Mrs. Peabody invite a guest to dinner, Maybelle the cockroach, who lives under their refrigerator, ignores the warnings of Henry the flea to be sensible and ends up "splashing" into a big adventure.
 * Maybelle in the Soup

http://maybellethecockroach.wikispaces.com/home

http://birdsonawire.wikispaces.com/ || FIC SPE || Maybelle the cockroach follows the advice of her new fly friend Maurice and tumbles into a terrifying but tasty adventure during Mrs. Peabody's Ladies' Spring Tea.
 * Maybelle Goes to Tea

http://maybellethecockroach.wikispaces.com/home

http://birdsonawire.wikispaces.com/ || FIC SPE || Maybelle the cockroach is tired of all the rules she must follow to safely get food from Mr. and Mrs. Peabody's kitchen, but when Bernice, an ant with a head cold, insists on helping out, the situation only gets worse.
 * Maybelle and the Haunted Cupcake

http://maybellethecockroach.wikispaces.com/home

http://birdsonawire.wikispaces.com/ || FIC CRI || After discovering a shed full of abandoned greyhounds, 13-year-old Josh becomes attached to a blue-eyed canine named Ratzo. Josh dreams of turning his rescued greyhound into a champion, but witnesses the cruelty of dog racing, and realizes that Ratzo's companionship is prize enough. || FIC THO || Daniel looks forward to helping his Uncle Peter set traps for the foxes that have been plaguing the family farm, until the discovery of a severed fox paw makes him question what they are doing. ||
 * Ratzo (oop)
 * Fox Trap