This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
I want my students to love reading, so they need access to books that they will love.
My students are eager readers.
They love reading books at school. Many students choose to read in the class library during recess. I have seen them hide their favorite books so that they can read them each day, or walk around the room hugging them to their chest. I want them to be able to borrow great books to read at home as well.
My Project
My students need quality reading material to take home. I have requested over 50 different books so I can create a lending library so that they can choose a book to take home every night. I have chosen some of the most beloved authors like Dr. Seuss and Cynthia Rylant and some of their favorite topics like cooking and Washington DC.
My students deserve to read the best children's books.
They need to have access to books that they want to read. Children can learn to read from worksheets and photocopied phonics readers but reading those is a chore. I want my students to love reading so I want to provide them with books I know they will love
Lizards, Frogs, And Polliwogs Douglas Florian, Douglas Florian (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.98
1
$5.98
Poppleton Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague
• Barnes and Noble
$3.41
1
$3.41
bow wow meow meow: it's rhyming cats and dogs Douglas Florian
• Barnes and Noble
$13.80
2
$27.60
Mammalabilia Douglas Florian, Douglas Florian (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.98
1
$5.98
Bing Bang Boing Douglas Florian, Douglas Florian (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.84
1
$6.84
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.98
1
$12.98
Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook Shel Silverstein, Shel Silverstein (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.98
1
$12.98
Piggybook Anthony Browne, Anthony Brown
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
But No Elephants Jerry Smath
• Barnes and Noble
$5.13
1
$5.13
The Best Nest P. D. Eastman, P. D. Eastman (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.68
1
$7.68
I'll Teach My Dog a Lot of Words Michael Frith, P.D. Eastman (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
My Nest Is Best P. D. Eastman
• Barnes and Noble
$7.68
1
$7.68
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? Jane Yolen, Mark Teague, Mark Teague (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
Encounter Jane Yolen, David Shannon (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.98
1
$5.98
How Do Dinosaurs Love Their Dogs? Jane Yolen, Mark Teague
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
The Scarecrow's Dance Jane Yolen, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
Good Night Washington, DC Adam Gamble, Joe Veno (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.56
1
$7.56
N is for our Nation's Capital: A Washington DC Alphabet Roland Smith, Marie Smith, Barbara Gibson (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.57
1
$14.57
ABC in Washington, DC Robin Segal
• Barnes and Noble
$9.84
1
$9.84
Bad Case of Stripes David Shannon, David Shannon (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
How I Became a Pirate Melinda Long, David Shannon (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$10.94
1
$10.94
Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy Jane Yolen, Bruce Degen (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Commander Toad and the Voyage Home Jane Yolen, Bruce Degen (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Commander Toad and the Planet of the Grapes Jane Yolen, Bruce Degen (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.12
1
$5.12
Commander Toad And The Voyage Home (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Jane Yolen, Bruce Degen (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.68
1
$13.68
Fox in Socks Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$7.68
1
$7.68
Frog and Toad Are Friends (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) Arnold Lobel, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$3.41
1
$3.41
Frog and Toad Together: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) Arnold Lobel, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$3.41
1
$3.41
In November Cynthia Rylant, Jill Kastner (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$2.54
1
$2.54
Night in the Country Cynthia Rylant, Mary Szilagyi (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days (Henry and Mudge Series #5) Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson, Sucie Stevenson (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$3.41
1
$3.41
Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble (Henry and Mudge Series #2) Cynthia Rylant, Sucie Stevenson (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$3.41
1
$3.41
Poppleton and Friends, Vol. 2 Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague
• Barnes and Noble
$3.41
1
$3.41
Poppleton Forever Cynthia Rylant, Mark Teague
• Barnes and Noble
$3.41
1
$3.41
Space Case Edward Marshall, James Marshall (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.97
1
$5.97
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Bill Martin Jr., Lois Ehlert (Illustrator), John Archambault
• Barnes and Noble
$6.83
1
$6.83
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 Bill Martin Jr., Michael Sampson, Lois Ehlert (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$11.61
1
$11.61
The Ghost-Eye Tree Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, Ted Rand (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$6.79
1
$6.79
Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron, Ann Strugnell (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
More Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron, Ann Strugnell (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
The Stories Huey Tells Ann Cameron, Roberta Smith, Roberta Smith (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
More Stories Huey Tells Ann Cameron, Lis Toft (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$4.26
1
$4.26
Cat in the Hat: Cooking with the Cat (Step into Reading Books Series: A Step 1 Book) Bonnie Worth, Christopher Moroney (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$3.41
2
$6.82
Everybody Cooks Rice Norah Dooley, Peter Thornton (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
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