Virginia L Kroll
Author
Publisher
Pelican Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
Each member of a family writes an anonymous "I'm thankful for" note and places it in the Thanksgiving bowl, but after the family guesses who wrote each note, the bowl is accidentally left outside, where it rolls off on a year-long series of adventures.
11) Busy, busy mouse
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A mouse rests during the day while the family he lives with is very busy, but when they go to sleep he is the one who has much to do.
Author
Publisher
Maxwell Macmillan International
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
At lunchtime Daddy and Jesse play their favorite game: a question and answer game about people who live in Africa and the ways in which they are connected to Jesse.
13) Really rabbits
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two pet rabbits sneak out of their cage at night to tidy the house and do other chores so that their owners will have more time to play with them.
16) Butterfly boy
Author
Publisher
Boyds Mills Press
Pub. Date
c1997
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Emilio wheels his grandfather outside to watch the butterflies because it makes him happy.
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Brianna is excited about playing the lead in her school's Thanksgiving play, but when a terrible coughing fit sends her to the emergency room the Friday before the show, she learns that she has asthma and how to control it.
20) Pink paper swans
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Janetta, intrigued by the paper animals her neighbor Mrs. Tsujimoto makes, learns the art of origami and becomes Mrs. Tsujimoto's hands when her arthritis makes it difficult for her to continue.