Arthur and the School Pet by Marc Brown (2003) Step Into Reading *Additional Books available in series
","During Christmas vacation week, D.W. volunteers to take the classroom pet gerbil, Speedy, home for the holidays. D.W. plans to teach him some new tricks to show her class, but soon learns that taking care of a gerbil isn’t as easy as she thinks, especially one as quick as Speedy. . ."],["
Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant (1997) *Additional Books available in series
","Poppleton the pig makes a friend, reads a library book about adventure, and helps a sick friend get better."],["Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff (1958)","Danny loves dinosaurs! When he sees one at the museum and says, \"It would be nice to play with a dinosaur,\" a voice answers, \"And I think it would be nice to play with you.\" So begins Danny and the Dinosaur's wonderful adventures together. For Danny and his prehistoric playmate, even the most everyday activities become extraordinary, like finding a big-enough place to hide a dinosaur in a game of hide-and-seek."],["
Clifford, The Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell (1963) *Additional Books available in series
","Meet Clifford and Emily Elizabeth in the original Clifford book! Clifford is big. Clifford is red. But most of all, Clifford knows how to BE A GOOD FRIEND."],["Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema (1981)","A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale rhythm. Although he feels shy and out of place on the playing field, Kenny agrees to try soccer."],["The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats (1962)","No book has captured the magic and sense of possibility of the first snowfall better than The Snowy Day. Universal in its appeal, the story has become a favorite of millions, as it reveals a child's wonder at a new world, and the hope of capturing and keeping that wonder forever. The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day."],["Volcanoes by Karen Alexander (2010)","Most of the time, volcanoes look like mountains. But what happens when a volcano erupts?"],["
Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery by David Adler (2000) *Additional Books available in series
","When Cam, her friend Eric, and her father stop for pizza while they are at the mall, Cam must rely on her photographic memory to locate her missing jacket."],["Make Way for Tooth Decay by Bobbi Katz (2002)","In rhyming verse, bacteria describe how they live in the mouth and cause plaque, cavities, and other problems"]]" id="hidData52371">