Go Wild! Read...1997

Pre-K - Kindergarten
Grades 1-2
Grades 3-4
Grades 5-6

BABY BELUGA Raffi
Sing a whale of a song.

COUNTING WILDFLOWERS MacMillan, Bruce
Colorful photographs illustrate numbers from 1 to 20.

CROCODILE BEAT Jorgensen, Gail
His dinner plans are foiled lion.

DEAR ZOO Campbell, Rod
Lift the flap for the perfect pet.

GOOD NIGHT, OWL Hutchins, Pat
All the forest creatures won't let Owl sleep.

HARRY BY THE SEA Zion, Gene
Seaweed turns Harry into a dog-monster.

HATTIE AND THE FOX Fox, Mem
Who is hiding in the hedge?

HOT HIPPO Hadithi, Mweyne
Why the hippo lives in the water.

IN THE TALL, TALL GRASS Fleming, Denise
Crunch, munch, caterpillars lunch.

INCH BY INCH Lionni, Leo
A clever inchworm outwits the hungry birds.

IS YOUR MAMA A LLAMA? Guarino, Deborah
Or is she a possum or a koala bear?

MR. GUMPY'S OUTING Birmingham, John
Too many animals come on board.

PLANTING A RAINBOW Ehlert, Lois
A mother and child grow colors.

A TREE IS NICE Udry, Janice
Climb and swing, rest and hide.

THE VERY BUSY SPIDER Carle, Eric
She spins despite distraction from the farm animals.

WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT Rosen, Michael
And we're going to catch a big one!

WHAT DO YOU SEE? Martin, Bill, Jr.
Guess the colorful animals.

ANANSI AND THE MOSS-COVERED ROCK Kimmel, Eric
The African spider trickster gets his comeuppance.

ANT CITIES Dorros, Arthur
The complex life of ants.

BUSY BUZZING BUMBLEBEES Schwartz, Alvin
...and other tongue twisters.

HOW TO BE A NATURE DETECTIVE Selsam, Millicent
Tracking animals and other tips.

HUNGRY, HUNGRY SHARKS Cole, Joanna
How they live and eat.

JOHNNY APPLESEED Kellogg, Steven
The life and legend of John Chapman.

LEGEND OF THE INDIAN PAINTBRUSH De Paola, Tomie
A Native American boy dreams of recreating the sunset.

MIRANDY AND BROTHER WIND McKissack, Patricia C.
A young girl enjoys her first cakewalk dance.

MISS RUMPHIUS Cooney, Barbara
Great-aunt Alice plants lupines as a gift of beauty.

MY VISIT TO THE AQUARIUM Aliki
A boy discovers the world of starfish and sharks.

OVER IN THE MEADOW Langstaff, John M.
A traditional counting song.

RAIN FOREST Cowcher, Helen
Machines threaten the animals' world.

SAM WHO NEVER FORGETS Rice, Eve
The zoo keeper has a memory like an elephant - almost!

THE SINGING SNAKE Czernecki, Stefan
An aboriginal tale about the invention of the didgeridoo.

SNAKY RIDDLES Hall, Katy
What kind do you find on your car?

THE STORY OF JUMPING MOUSE Steptoe, John
A field mouse searches for the far-off land.

THREE DAYS ON A RIVER IN A RED CANOE Williams, Vera B.
A summer adventure for two boys and their mothers.

TOPS & BOTTOMS Stevens, Janet
A rollicking romp of lazy bear, industrious hare, and gardening fare.

WHY DO LEAVES CHANGE COLOR? Maestro, Betsy
An easy to read explanation.

WHY MOSQUITOES BUZZ IN PEOPLE'S EARS Aardema, Verna
A lie to iguana sets off a chain reaction in this West African tale.

ZOO Gibbons, Gail
A colorful introduction to all the animals.

BUNNICULA: A RABBIT TALE OF MYSTERY Howe, Deborah
Why are the tomatoes turning white?

THE CASE OF THE ELEVATOR DUCK Berends, Polly B.
Gilbert solves an apartment house mystery.

COME BACK, SALMON Cone, Molly
School children adopt a creek and restore its wildlife.

FROGS, TOADS, LIZARDS & SALAMANDERS Parker, Nancy
Sixteen species carefully explained and drawn.

GO FISH Stolz, Mary
Thomas enjoys his grandfather's stories.

GREAT WHALES: THE GENTLE GIANTS Lauber, Patricia
How they live and how they are threatened.

HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS Rockwell, Thomas
Fifteen revolting recipes are the result of two boys' dare.

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE APPLE Micucci, Charles
Fascinating facts and illustrations.

THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR Cole, Joanna
Miss Frizzle's class goes underwater.

MARTIN'S MICE King-Smith, Dick
Can a cat keep a mouse... as a pet?

MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS Atwater, Richard
Twelve penguins train for a career on stage.

PETS IN A JAR Simon, Seymour
Collecting and caring for small animals.

POPPY Avi
A courageous girl-mouse embarks on a dangerous journey.

RABBIT HILL Lawson, Robert
The animals excitedly await their new neighbor.

SNAKES Simon, Seymour
Colorful photos depict these reptiles.

STINKER FROM SPACE Service, Pamela
An alien takes the shape of the first animal it sees - a skunk.

THE TRUMPET OF THE SWAN White, E. B.
Louis, a mute swan, finds fame, fortune, and love.

URBAN ROOSTS Bash, Barbara
Where birds nest in the city.

WHAT TO DO WHEN A BUG CRAWLS IN YOUR MOUTH Walton, Rick
Poems to chew on.

THE AMAZING POTATO Meltzer, Milton
The complete history of the incredible tuber.

BEETLES, LIGHTLY TOASTED Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Andy's contest-winning idea is to use bugs in food.

THE BIG BUG BOOK Facklam, Margery
An oversized overview of creepy crawlers.

THE BLACK PEARL O'Dell, Scott
A boy is determined to dive for pearls.

BULLY FOR YOU, TEDDY ROOSEVELT Fritz, Jean
The life of the president, hunter, and conservationist.

CALL IT COURAGE Sperry, Armstrong
A Polynesian boy overcomes his fear of the sea.

THE CALL OF THE WILD London, Jack
The classic Alaskan adventure tale.

THE CRICKET IN TIMES SQUARE Selden, George
A Connecticut cricket gives concerts to save his friend's business.

THE INCREDIBLE JOURNEY Burnford, Sheila
Two dogs and a cat face a perilous trek across Canada.

JOYFUL NOISE Fleischman, Paul
Fourteen insect poems for two voices.

LIZARD MUSIC Pinkwater, Daniel Manus
While watching late-night TV alone, Victor encounters large lizards.

MIDNIGHT FOX Byars, Betsy
City-born Tommy resents spending the summer on his aunt's farm.

MORNING GIRL Dorris, Michael
A Taino brother and sister recount their life in 1492.

MY SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN George, Jean
Sam survives a year in the Catskill Mountains wilderness.

SEVEN SPIDERS SPINNING Maguire, Gregory
Seven Siberian Ice Age spiders thaw out in Vermont during Halloweeen.

SHOEBAG James, Mary
A happy cockroach is transformed into a boy.

STONE FOX Gardiner, John
An exciting dogsled race between a young boy and a famous Indian.

THE TARANTULA IN MY PURSE AND 172 OTHER WILD PETS George, Jean
A screech owl, six ducklings and one skunk are some additions to the author's family.

THERE'S A BAT IN BUNK FIVE Danziger, Paula
Marcy is excited to be a counselor-in-training at summer camp.

TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD: ADVENTURES WITH ARCTIC WOLVES Brandenburg , Jim
A naturalist-photographer spends a summer observing a wolf family.