Read to Win: Team Up With Books...1996

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

ALFIE GIVES A HAND Hughes, Shirley
A little boy goes to his birthday party.

AMAZING GRACE Hoffman, Mary
She's determined to be Peter Pan in her school play.

ANGELINA ICE SKATES Holabird, Katharine
A little mouse learns her figure eights.

BAILEY GOES CAMPING Henkes, Kevin
His parents find the perfect place to pitch his tent.

BEACH BALL Sis, Peter
Help Mary find colors, shapes, letters and more.

D. W. FLIPS Brown, Marc
A young anteater masters gymnastics.

HARRY BY THE SEA Zion, Gene
The spotted dog prowls the beach disguised as a seaweedy monster.

HOORAY FOR SNAIL Stadler, John
Will Snail's power drive be a home run?

JAMBERRY Degen, Bruce
A boy and a bear share a berry-picking adventure.

JUST LIKE DADDY Asch, Frank
Baby bear fishes just like daddy- and mommy.

MAX Isadora, Rachel
Max warms up for baseball at his sister's ballet class.

MOLLY GOES HIKING Radlauer, Ruth
A little girl heads for the wilds of her backyard.

MOUSE SOUP Lobel, Arnold
A resourceful rodent assembles a winning recipe.

MR. GUMPY'S OUTING Birmingham, John
How many animals can his boat hold?

MUSICAL MAX Kraus, Robert
A mouse juggles music and athletics.

THE PIG IN THE POND Waddell, Martin
Pigs don't swim - or do they?

SHAKE MY SILLIES OUT Raffi
Shake, clap and wriggle along.

SWIMMY Lionni, Leo
A resourceful little fish teaches his friends how to outwit the bigger fish.

THIS IS BASEBALL Blackstone, Margaret
Join the crowd at the ball game.

THREE DAYS ON A RIVER IN A RED CANOE Williams, Vera B.
A family enjoys a special outing.

ADA POTATO Caseley, Judith
Teasing from older kids does not stop Ada from playing the violin.

ALVIN AILEY Pinkney, Andrea Davis
His life as a modern dancer.

ANANSI GOES FISHING Kimmel, Eric
When Anansi tricks turtle, he is tricked in return.

ARTHUR'S PRIZE READER Hoban, Lillian
A chimp helps his sister win the first grade reading contest.

BICYCLE MAN Say, Allen
Two American soldiers perform tricks at a Japanese school.

THE CUT-UPS AT CAMP CUSTER Marshall, James
A mysterious prankster wreaks havoc at camp.

THE DALLAS TITANS GET READY FOR BED Kuskin, Karla
A football team undresses.

FOX ON WHEELS Marshall, Edward
Three funny adventures for Fox.

FRANK AND ERNEST PLAY BALL Day, Alexandra
An elephant and bear manage a baseball team.

GRANDMAS AT BAT McCully, Emily Arnold
Pip's grandmas create chaos coaching the baseball team.

THE GREAT BALL GAME Bruchac, Joseph
Bat leads the animals' team to victory over the birds.

HOT-AIR HENRY Calhoun, Mary
A sassy Siamese cat goes aloft.

LAST ONE IN IS A ROTTEN EGG Kessler, Leonard P.
Freddy learns to swim.

MISS NELSON HAS A FIELD DAY Allard, Harry
Viola Swamp shapes up the football team.

PLAY BALL, AMELIA BEDELIA Parish, Peggy
The popular maid goes to bat.

SOCCER SAM Marzollo, Jean
Sam's Mexican cousin scores a goal when he teaches the neighborhood kids how to play.

TEAMMATES Golenbock, Peter
Jackie Robinson, Peewee Reese and the Brooklyn Dodgers.

TORTOISE AND HARE Stevens, Janet
The classic race between boastful hare and steadfast tortoise.

WHEN JO LOUIS WON THE TITLE Rochelle, Belinda
A little girl learns why she's named for the boxing legend.

WHITE DYNAMITE & CURLY KID Martin, Bill, Jr.
Lucky Kidd's father inspires her to become a rodeo star.

AT THE CRACK OF THE BAT Morrison, Lillian
Nine innings of baseball poetry.

BASEBALL FEVER Hurwitz, Johanna
Ezra teaches his father to love the game.

BASEBALL SAVED US Mochizuki, Ken
A Japanese-American boy learns to play during World War II.

CASEY AT THE BAT Thayer, Ernest Lawrence
The classic narrative, colorfully illustrated.

DADDY & ME Moutoussamy-Ashe, Jeanne
A photo story of Arthur Ashe and his daughter.

GRANDADDY'S PLACE Griffith, Helen V.
Janetta learns "fish-talk" while visiting her granddaddy.

THE GREAT RACE OF THE BIRDS AND ANIMALS Goble, Paul
Man races Buffalo in this Great Plains legend.

HOPSCOTCH AROUND THE WORLD Lankford, Mary
Learn to play lots of variations.

JACKIE ROBINSON AND THE STORY OF ALL-BLACK BASEBALL O'Connor, Jim
A biography of the beloved Brooklyn Dodger.

JELLY BELLY Smith, Robert Kimmel
Ned is sent to summer camp to shape up.

JUSTIN AND THE BEST BISCUITS IN THE WORLD Walter, Mildred Pitts
Visiting his grandfather's ranch changes Justin's opinion of household chores.

LITTLE TRICKER THE SQUIRREL MEETS BIG DOUBLE THE BEAR Kesey, Ken
A little squirrel outwits a bully of a bear.

MARIAH KEEPS COOL Walter, Mildred Pitts
Mariah wants to concentrate on diving, not her family problems.

NASTY, STINKY SNEAKERS Bunting, Eve
Who will win the "stinkiest sneakers in the world" contest?

THE PIZZA PIE SLUGGER Marzollo, Jean
Third grader Billy faces a batting slump.

THE SHIMMERSHINE QUEENS Yarbrough, Camille
Angie gains pride in herself from a special teacher.

SOCCER CIRCUS Gilson, Jamie
Fans are caught in a mystery the night before a game.

STEALING HOME Stolz, Mary
Thomas and his grandfather enjoy baseball and fishing.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME Norworth, Jack
The Dodgers and Yanks at Ebbets Field in 1949.

YANG THE YOUNGEST AND HIS TERRIBLE EAR Namioka, Lensey
Yang would rather play baseball than practice his violin.

ALICE THE BRAVE Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
Can she overcome her fear of the pool?

ANNA BANANA Cole, Joanna
101 jump rope rhymes spelled out.

BASEBALL IN APRIL Soto, Gary
Stories of Hispanic children in California.

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

BUFFALO BRENDA Pinkwater, Jill
Two ninth grade girls wrangle a live buffalo for their football team mascot.

COUBERTIN'S OLYMPICS: HOW THE GAMES BEGAN Kristy, David
The rebirth of the modern Olympics in 1896.

AN EVEN BREAK Hite, Sid
Frisk has the best job in town - managing the pool hall.

GREEK MYTHS McCaughrean, Geraldine
Lively and modern retellings.

HATCHET Paulsen, Gary
Brian survives 54 days in the wilderness.

IN THE YEAR OF THE BOAR AND JACKIE ROBINSON Lord, Bette Bao
Shirley Temple Wong adjusts to life in Brooklyn in 1947.

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

JOE LOUIS: CHAMP FOR ALL AMERICA Lipsyte, Robert
The life of the boxing legend.

MOUSE RAP Myers, Walter Dean
Shooting hoops and hunting treasure during a Harlem summer.

THE MOVES MAKE THE MAN Brooks, Bruce
Two boys form an unusual friendship.

S.O.R. LOSERS Avi
The 7th grade soccer team is missing its winning spirit.

THE STORY OF NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL Braschler, William
The triumphs and hardships of segregated ball playing.

SUPER STRING GAMES Gryski, Camille
Step-by-step instructions for 26 string figures.

THERE'S A GIRL IN MY HAMMERLOCK Spinelli, Jerry
Maisie is the first girl on her school's wrestling team.

THE TRADING GAME Slote, Alfred
Andy learns about his father during a summer playing baseball.

YOUNG BASKETBALL PLAYER Mullin, Chris
Instructions and photographs on techniques.