Things That Go Bump In The Night... Lisa Kelley/Rochester

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Early Fiction~ Bunting, Eve, and Donald Carrick. Ghost's Hour, Spook's Hour. New York: Clarion, 1987. Regan, Dian Curtis., and Lieve Baeten. The Thirteen Hours of Halloween. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman, 1993. Reiner, Carl, and James Bennett. Tell Me a Scary Story: But Not Too Scary. London: Little, Brown Children, 2007. San, Souci Robert D., and David Catrow. Cinderella Skeleton. San Diego: Silver Whistle/Harcourt, 2000.

Fiction Short Stories~ Horowitz, Anthony, and Anthony Horowitz. The Complete Horowitz Horror. New York, NY: Puffin, 2008. Rich, Susan. Half-minute Horrors: A Collection of Instant Frights from the World's Most Astonishing Authors and Artists. New York: Harper, 2009. San, Souci Robert D., and David Ouimet. Dare to Be Scared: Thirteen Stories to Chill and Thrill. Chicago: Cricket, 2003. Schwartz, Alvin, and Stephen Gammell. The Scary Stories Treasury: Three Books to Chill Your Bones. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1991.

Fiction Chapter~ Carman, Patrick. Haunted Hike. New York: Orchard, 2008. Carman, Patrick. Skeleton Creek. London: Scholastic, 2010. Dahl, Michael, and Bradford Kendall. Killer App. Mankato, MN: Stone Arch, 2012. Hahn, Mary Downing. All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story. New York: Clarion, 2008. Hahn, Mary Downing. The Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story. New York: Clarion, 1989. Hahn, Mary Downing. The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall. Boston: Clarion, 2010.

Hahn, Mary Downing. The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story. New York: Clarion, 2004. Hahn, Mary Downing. Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story. New York: Clarion, 1994. Hahn, Mary Downing. Wait till Helen Comes: A Ghost Story. New York: Scholastic, 2008. Night, P. J. You're Invited to a Creepover Truth or Dare--. New York: Simon Spotlight, 2011. Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Unseen. New York: Delacorte, 2004.

Non-Fiction~ Beaumont, Steve. Drawing Werewolves and Other Gothic Ghouls. New York: PowerKids, 2011. Drawing Legendary Monsters. Hamilton, Sue L. Werewolves. Edina, MN: ABDO Pub., 2011. Xtreme Monsters. Krensky, Stephen. The Bogeyman. Minneapolis: Lerner, 2008. Monster Chronicles. Macdonald, Fiona. Murderous Mythical Creatures. New York: Gareth Stevens Pub., 2011. O'Hearn, Michael. Vampires vs. Werewolves: Battle of the Bloodthirsty Beasts. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2012. Monster Wars. O'Shei, Tim. Bone-chilling Myths. Mankato, MN: Capstone, 2011. Scary Stories. Szpirglas, Jeff, and Ramón Pérez. Fear This Book: Your Guide to Fright, Horror & Things That Go Bump in the Night. Toronto, Ont.: Maple Tree, 2006. Teitelbaum, Michael. Ghosts and Real-life Ghost Hunters: WARNING: Do Ghost Stories Give You the Creeps? Do Strange Noises Keep You up at Night? If So, Be Warned. The Stories in This Book Are True. Read at Your Own Risk! New York: Franklin Watts, 2008.

Graphic Novels~ Stine, R. L., R. L. Stine, R. L. Stine, and R. L. Stine. Creepy Creatures: 3 Ghoulish Tales. New York: Scholastic, 2007.

Notable Non-Fiction Presenter: Rachel Markel * [email protected] Aston, Dianna Hutts. A rock is lively. San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2012. Bond, Rebecca, 1972-. In the belly of an ox : the unexpected photographic adventures of Richard and Cherry Kearton. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2009. Richard and Cherry reasoned they might hide from birds in the belly of an ox. Concealed in the hollow animal, the brothers were able to photograph birds in their natural habitats. Their results were published in 1895, marking a new era in natural history. Manners mash-up: a goofy guide to good behavior : story and pictures. New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2011. Chin, Jason, 1978-. Coral reefs. New York : Roaring Brook Press, c2011. "During an ordinary visit to the library, a girl pulls a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there." -- From publisher. Galbraith, Kathryn Osebold. Planting the wild garden. 1st ed. Atlanta, GA : Peachtree Publishers, c2011. An exploration of the different ways seeds are dispersed into the environment. Jenkins, Martin, 1959-. Can we save the tiger? 1st ed. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2011. Jenkins, Steve, 1952-. Time to eat. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011. Illustrates and examines what different animals eat and the methods they use to consume their food. Jenkins, Steve, 1952-. Time to sleep. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2011. Who dozes standing on one leg without falling over, snores while flying, or snuggles together in a big sleepy pile? This book shows you how animals sleep. Krull, Kathleen. Lives of the pirates : swashbucklers, scoundrels (neighbors beware!). Boston : Harcourt Children's Books, 2010. Offers brief profiles of legendary pirates, including William Dampier, Blackbeard, Grace O'Malley, Black Bart, and other notorious pirates who terrorized the seas. Laroche, Giles. If you lived here : houses of the world. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2011. Features detailed, bas-relief collage spreads of dwellings in other world regions and historical times to explain how different people live and have lived, from a village house in South Africa to a floating green house in the Netherlands. Lassieur, Allison. Life as a Viking : an interactive history adventure. Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2011. An interactive story that allows readers to experience what it was like to be a Viking by making decisions that determine how the adventure ends. Matteson, George, 1948-. The Christmas tugboat : how the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree came to New York City. New York : Clarion Books, 2012. A New York Harbor tugboat captain and his family take the tug up the Hudson River to pick up and tow the barge carrying the enormous Christmas tree that will be displayed at Rockefeller Center. Mortensen, Lori. A visit to the vet. Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2011. Simple text and graphic novel format are used to describe how veterinarians and veterinary hospitals care for pets.

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Dogs on duty : soldiers' best friends on the battlefield and beyond. New York : Walker & Co., c2012. Preus, Margi. Celebritrees : historic and famous trees of the world. 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, 2010. The 14 trees in this book have earned the title "Celebritrees" for their global fame and significance. Both in fact and in legend, these fascinating trees remind us not only how much pleasure trees bring, but what they can tell us about history. Raczka, Bob. The art of freedom : how artists see America. Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, c2008. Eighteen different artists present their definition of America including Samuel Anderson Robb's carved "Baseball Player" and Georgia O'Keeffe's "Brooklyn Bridge.". Sidman, Joyce. Swirl by swirl : spirals in nature. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011. Celebrates the shape of a spiral in nature, from rushing rivers to flower buds and even the shape of an ear. Stanbridge, Joanne, 1960-. The extraordinary music of Mr. Ives. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012. Sweet, Melissa, 1956-. Balloons over Broadway : the true story of the puppeteer of Macy's Parade. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011. Presents a tribute to the creator of the giant balloons that fill the sky during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, tracing the work of artist Tony Sarg, whose innovative "upside-down puppet" creations have become the parade's trademark. Vernick, Audrey. Brothers at bat : the true story of an amazing all-brother baseball team. New York : Clarion Books, c2012. Documents the story of the Baseball Hall of Fame honorees, tracing how the Acerra family of New Jersey formed their own semi-pro baseball team in the 1930s and became the longest-running all-brother team in history. Voake, Steve. Insect detective. 1st U.S. ed. Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010. Tells where to look for different insects, including wasps, ants, bees, beetles, and others, and provides illustrations and facts about each six-legged creature.

Other Non-Fiction Resources The Uncommon Core- http://nonfictionandthecommoncore.blogspot.com/ A new blog about the use of non-fiction in relation to the Common Core. This team was also responsible for presenting the first in the series of SLJ’s webinars focused on the Common Core. You can find an archive of the webinar at: http://www.slj.com/category/webcasts/ Scroll down to the webcast Common Core Part 1 and click the view archive link. NCTE Orbis Pictus Award- www.ncte.org/awards/orbispictus

Elementary Round-up November 2, 2012

Topic: Peace, War, and Social Justice PICTURE BOOKS [Brandenberg], Aliki. Marianthe’s Story: Painted Words; Marianthe’s Story: Spoken Memories. Greenwillow Books, 1998. Bregoli, Jane. The Goat Lady. Tilbury House, 2004. English, Katz. Hot Day On Abbott Avenue. Clarion Books, 2004. Gile, John. The First Forest. Worzalla, 1989. Karr, Kathleen. Mama Went to Jail for the Vote. Hyperion Books for Children, 2005. McCutcheon, John. Christmas in the Trenches. Peachtree Publishers, 2006. Nye, Naomi Shihab. Sitti’s Secrets. Aladdin, 1994. Rumford, James. Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad. Roaring Book Press, 2008. Savageau, Cheryl. Muskrat Will Be Swimming. Tilbury House, 1996. Say, Allen. Grandfather’s Journey. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1993. Say, Allen. Home of the Brave. Houghton Mifflin Co., 2002. Wood, Douglas. Old Turtle. Pfeifer-Hamilton Publications, 1992.

FICTION Ellis, Deborah. Parvana’s Journey.. Groundwood Books, 2002. (Gr. 5) Grifalconi, Ann. The Village That Vanished. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2002. (Gr. 2-5) Hearne, Betsy. Seven Brave Women. Greenwillow Books, 1997. (Gr. 2-5) Landowne, Youme. Selavi, That Is Life: A Haitian Story of Hope. Cinco Puntos Press, 2004. (Gr. 2-5) Robinet, Harriette Gillem. Walking to the Bus-Rider Blues. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2000. (Gr. 4-5) Winthrop, Elizabeth. Counting on Grace. Wendy Lamb Books, 2006. (Gr. 5)

NON-FICTION Benjamin, Michelle and Maggie Mooney. Nobel’s Women of Peace. Second Story Press, 2008. (Gr. 4-5) Bruchac, Joseph. The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story. Dial Books for Young Readers, 1993. (Gr. K-3)

Cohn, Diana. Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L. A. Cinco Puntos Press, 2002. (Gr. 2-5) Dominic, Gloria. First Woman and the Strawberries: A Cherokee Legend. Rourke Corp., Inc., 1996. (G. 2-5) (Carole Kersten, Retired, Farmington Public Schools/Member of Citizens for Peace)

Topic: Peace, War, and Social Justice NON-FICTION (--continued) De Paola, Tomie. The Legend of the Bluebonnet. Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 1983. (Gr. 1-3) Doner, Kim. Buffalo Dreams. Westwinds Press, 1999. (Gr. 2-4) Drew, Naomi. The Kid’s Guide to Working Out Conflicts: How to Keep Cool, Stay Safe, and Get Along. Free Spirit Publishing, 2004. (Gr. 4-5) Gilley, Jeremy. Peace One Day: The Making of World Peace Day. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2005. (Gr. 3-5) Gonzalez, Lucia M. The Storyteller’s Candle – La velita de los cuentos. Children’s Book Press, 2008. (Gr. 2-4) Gottfried, Ted. The Fight for Peace: A History of Antiwar Movements in America. Twenty-First Century Books, 2006. (Gr. 5) Hopkins, Deborah. Shutting Out the Sky: Life in the Tenements of New York, 1880-1924. Orchard Books, 2003. (Gr. 5) Jakubiak, David J. A Smart Kid’s Guide to Online Bullying. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc., 2010. (Gr. 3-5) Jimenez, Francisco. Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1997. (Gr. 4-5) Katz, Karen. Can You Say Peace? Henry Holt & Co., 2006. (Gr. K-1) Kivel, Paul. I Can Make My World A Safer Place: A Kid’s Book About Stopping Violence. Publishers Group West, 2001. Gr. 2-5. Levine, Ellen. Darkness Over Denmark: The Danish Resistance and the Rescue of the Jews. Holiday House, 2000. (Gr. 5) Lind, Michael. Bluebonnet Girl. Henry Holt & Co., 2003. (K-4) Obrien, Anne Sibley and Perry Edmond O’Brien. After Gandhi: One Hundred Years of Nonviolent Resistance. Charlesbridge, 2009. (Gr. 4-5) Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Sit-in: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down. Little Brown and Co., 2010. Gr. 2-5

Rappaport, Dorreen. Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust. Candlewick Press, 2012. (Gr. 5) Rodger, Ellen and Jon Eben Field. Social Justice Activist. Crabtree Publishing Co., 2010. (Gr. 3-5) Scholes, Katherine. Peace Begins with You. Little, Brown, 1989. (Gr. 1-5) Senker, Cath. Why Are People Prejudiced? Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers, 2002. (Gr. 4-5) Smith, David J. If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World’s People. Kids Can Press, Ltd., 2002. (Gr. 3-5) Tingle, Tim. Crossing Bok Chitto. Cinco Puntos Press, 2006. (Gr. 3-5)

Topic: Peace, War, and Social Justice NON-FICTION (--continued) Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story From Iraq. Harcourt Children’s Books, 2005.

(Gr. 2-4) Winter, Jeanette. Nasreen’s Secret School: A True Story From Afghanistan. Simon and Schuster, 2009.

(Gr. 2-4) POETRY Alarcon, Francisco X. Poems to Dream Together. Lee & Low Books, Inc., 2005. Feelings, Tom. Soul Looks Back in Wonder. Puffin Books, 1993. Myers, Walter Dean. Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam. HarperCollins Publishers, 2002. Williams, Vera B. Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart. Greenwillow Books, 2001.

BIOGRAPHY Borden, Louise. His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012. (Gr. 5) Bruchac, Joseph and Thomas Locker. Rachel Carson: Preserving a Sense of Wonder. Fulcrum Publishing, 2004. (Gr. 1-4) De Paola, Tomie. Francis the Poor Man of Assisi. Holiday House, 1982. (Gr. 2-4) Demi. Dalai Lama: A Biography of the Tibetan Spiritual and Political Leader. Henry Holt & Co., 1998. (Gr. 2-5) Demi. Mother Teresa. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2005. (Gr. 3-5) Haskins, James. Bayard Rustin: Behind the Scenes of the Civil Rights Movement. Hyperion Books for Children, 1997. (Gr. 5)

Harvey, Bonnie Carman. Jane Addams: Nobel Prize Winner and Founder of Hull House. Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1999. Kerley, Barbara. Walt Whitman: Words for America. Scholastic Press, 2004. (Gr. 4-5) Krull, Kathleen. Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez. Harcourt, Inc., 2003. (Gr. 2-4) Krull, Kathleen. Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman. Harcourt Books, 1996. (Gr. 2-4) Levine, Karen. Hana’s Suitcase. Scholastic, Inc., 2002. (Gr. 4-5) Locker, Thomas. John Muir: America’s Naturalist. Fulcrum Publishing, 2003. (Gr. 2-4) Locker, Thomas. Walking with Henry: Based on the Life and Works of Henry David Thoreau. Fulcrum Publishing, 2002. (Gr. 2-4) McCann, Michelle Roehm. Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen. Tricycle Press, 2003. (Gr. 4-5) McDonnell, Patrick. Me...Jane. Little, Brown & Co., 2011. (Gr. K-3) McDonough, Yona Zeldis. Louisa: The Life of Louisa May Alcott. Henry Holt & Co., 2009. (Gr. 3-5)

Topic: Peace, War, and Social Justice BIOGRAPHY (--continued) Milway, Katie Smith. The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough. Kids Can Press, Ltd., 2010. (Gr. 2-4) Milway, Katie Smith. One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference. Kids Can Press, Ltd., 2008. (Gr. 2-4) Nelson, S. D. Black Elk’s Vision: A Lakota Story. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2010. (Gr. 3-5) Rappaport, Doreen. Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hyperion Books for Children, 2001. (Gr. 1-4) Robinson, Sharon. Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Changed America. Scholastic Press, 2004. (Gr. 3-5) Rubin, Susan Goldman. The Anne Frank Case: Simon Wiesenthal’s Search for the Truth. Holiday House, 2009. (Gr. 4-5) Rubin, Susan Goldman. Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto. Holiday House, 2011. (Gr. 4-5) Rumford, James. Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing. Houghton Mifflin Co., 2004. (Gr. 1-3) Shaw, Maura D. Ten Amazing People and How They Changed the World. Skylight Paths Publishing, 2002. (Gr. 3-5) Van Wyk, Chris. Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. Roaring Brook Press, 2009. (Gr. 2-5)

Winter, Jeannette. The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps. Random House Children’s Books, 2011. (Gr. K-2) Winter, Jeannette. Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa. Harcourt Children’s Books, 2008. (Gr. K-3) Woronoff, Kristen. Jane Goodall. Blackbirch Press, 2002. (Gr. 3-4) Zalben, Jane Breskan. Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World. Dutton Children’s Books, 2006. (Gr. 4-5)

A complete list of the Peace Collection for Youth and Adults is available on www.citzensforpeacell.blogspot.com The Citizens for Peace Education Fund is a nonprofit nonpartisan community organization working to create a culture of peace. Peace collections have been donated to the Livonia Civic Center Library (www.livonia.lib.mi.us), as well as Westland Public Library, Redford, and Commerce Township Library. Books are available to loan through your library network or through MEL-CAT. You will find materials available to inform, educate, and inspire efforts to promote a culture of peace. • • • • • •

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