2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades K & 1 | Arlington Public Library

1) Stand up!: 10 mighty women who made a change

Author

Cooper, Brittney C

Description

"[With a conversational tone] tells the stories of ten historic female figures who changed the world by standing up for what's right, including legendary Civil Rights activists like Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks and spanning to contemporary role models like Bree Newsome, who removed the confederate flag from the South Carolina state house grounds, and Mari Copeny, a youth activist who fought for clean water in Flint, Michigan. [The author's] . . . text...

2) Many ways to be

Author

Peterson, Christy

Series

Sesame Street celebrating you and me

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

"We do things in the way that works best for us. Join friends from Sesame Street as they learn about mobility devices, hearing aides, and how to respect our bodies"--

3) Three billy goats gruff

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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Once there was a bridge and a terrible and VERY hungry troll lived underneath it. When the three Billy Goats Gruff decide to clip-clop across the bridge to get to the grassy ridge, the troll is already imagining all the way to prepare a delicious goat dinner. But the troll underestimates those seemingly sweet but oh-so-savvy goats!

4) Octopuses have zero bones

Author

Richardson, Anne

Description

"Do you wonder...how many times a black bear's heart beats each hour?... What happens when you keep placing zeros at the ends of numbers? The answers are all in this book--along with many more incredible facts that involve the numbers zero to nine and power of ten numbers ten to nine billion. Be prepared to cuont and get curious as you fall in love with numbres and with the world around us."--

5) When the sky glows

Author

Beckerman, Nell Cross

Description

"Sunrises and lightning storms, rainbows and volcanoes, meteors and fireflies-these beautiful, and sometimes frightening, events that light up the sky might seem like magic. But there is a scientific explanation for each natural phenomenon. Find out the science behind the magic in this beautiful and enlightening nonfiction picture book"--

6) Luminous: living things that light up the night

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Book, Kids Read-A-Long

Description

"Kids 4 to 8 will marvel at the brightly glowing creatures and other living organisms in this stunning, poetic, and science-based exploration of bioluminescence. When it's dark out, we need light to see. But what if your body could make its own light? From acclaimed author-illustrator Julia Kuo comes a remarkable picture book about bioluminescence, the light made from living things, and its many forms: fireflies and foxfire, fungi and glow-worms,...

7) We're not weird: structure and function in the animal kingdom

Author

Garland, Michael

Description

"Animals from around the world explain how their unique traits help them thrive and survive in their environments, including how they eat, hide, find mates, and other necessities of life"--

8) The animal toolkit: how animals use tools

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Featuring cut-paper illustrations, this picture book teaches young readers all about what makes a tool a tool--and the remarkable ways animals use them to interact with the world.

9) Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular

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The silly true story of how Darwin discovered that the earthworm is one of the most important species on the planet. Without their life-sustaining poop, there would be no plants or animals on Earth. A scholarly worm gives historical facts and context on every page.

10) Bug bonanza!

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Series

Questioneers volume 3

Formats:

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

"What are bugs? It's a mystery! A riddle! A quest! Time to find out what BUGS are about!"--

11) Finding family: the duckling raised by loons

Author

Salas, Laura Purdie

Description

"Discover the true story of an unlikely family -- an orphaned mallard duckling raised by a pair of loons. Lyrical verse and evocative illustrations combine in this heartwarming tale of animal cooperation"-- "On a lake in northern Wisconsin in 2019, loon researchers were surprised to discover a mother and father loon caring for a mallard duckling. Normally loons and mallards live very different lives and do not get along. Follow along as the duckling...

12) The penguin of Ilha Grande: from animal rescue to extraordinary friendship

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"When an oil-covered penguin washes up in Brazil, Seu João saves its life. The man and penguin become friends, and the penguin won't return to the wild."--

13) Pizza!: a slice of history

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Bursting with color and fun facts, this delightful history of pizza takes readers through time and around the globe to serve up the real story of the world's favorite food. From Geisel Award-winning author Greg Pizzoli comes a hilarious and mouth-watering history of pizza. Do YOU like PIZZA? Because right now, somewhere in the world, someone is eating it. Did you know that in the United States we eat 350 slices of pizza every second? Or that in Sweden...

14) The corgi and the Queen

Author

Perry, Caroline L

Description

Introduces young readers to Queen Elizabeth II and her four-legged canine companion Susan, a Pembroke Welsh corgi full of love and tail wags, showing how this pair forged an unbreakable bond from princess-hood to queendom.

15) Until someone listens: a story about borders, family, and one girl's mission

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"The true story of Estela Jaurez, a young American girl who writes letters to her local newspaper, to Congress, and even to the president, pleading for someone to listen and reunite her family after her mother's deportation"--

16) Just wild enough: Mireya Mayor, primatologist

Author

Magellan, Marta

Description

"For Mireya Mayor, even as a young child whose house was filed with cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, a chicken, and a snapping turtle, nothing was quite wild enough. Older, she traded her pom-poms as a cheerleader for the National Football League for the swamps of the South American jungle. The first woman wildlife TV reporter for National Geographic, she traveled the world, but things still weren't quite wild enough. It was only when Mireya went to Madagascar...

17) Listen: how Evelyn Glennie, a deaf girl, changed percussion

Author

Stocker, Shannon

Description

"A nonfiction picture book biography celebrating Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world"--

18) Hoggy went-a-courtin'

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Series

I like to read comics

Description

"Hoggy hogs the ball on the court with his friends until his sisters teaches him to share"--

Author

Emberley, Michael

Series

I like to read comics

Description

A girl tries and tries again to learn to ride a bicycle and all her friends provide words of encouragement.

20) Owl and Penguin

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Series

I like to read comics

Description

Despite their differences, two unlikely friends flock together like birds of a feather.