Book Suggestions for the Lower School

Cave Boy wants a pet, but his parents object. Cave Boy brings home a variety of animals hoping to change his Mom and Dad's mind. A very funny read-aloud.
Grades N - 2
E SAU

When outlaw Dirk Yeller arrives in Cowtown looking for something to take away his cat-scratch fever, young Sam, whose pa says he is "a world-a-trouble and curious as a tomcat," knows just what this dangerous and jittery criminal needs to calm him down.
Grades K - 2
E CAS

Funny follow-up to Klassen's hit debut I Want My Hat Back.
Grades N-2
E KLA

From Horn Book Magazine: "Broad-shouldered, square-chinned Awesome Man has awesome powers and an awesome dog sidekick. But he still needs to relax and refuel after a hard day battling evil. Rich-hued 1950s-comic-style art includes subtle clues to the story's twist."
Grades N - 2
E CHA

Little Tug may not be very tall or very fast, but when the big ships in the harbor need help, they know they can count on him to be there with a push, a pull, and a ride to safety. But what happens when Little Tug gets tired?
Grades N-1
E SAV

When Cocoa the horse decides to explore the house, Cowgirl Kate has to convince him he must return to the barn. This is the newest installment of the fun, beginning reader chapter book series Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa.
Grades 1 - 2
E SIL/Beginning Reader

Matt the squirrel has a new home, but misses his old friends.
Grades PreK-1
E BOW/Beginning Reader

Penny comes home from school eager to share her very own song, but must wait until the time is right to teach it to her parents and the babies.
Grades 1 - 2
E HEN/Beginning Reader

On a snow day, all the trucks go out to play and clear the snow from the streets of Trucktown.
Grades N-K
E SCI/Beginning Reader

A collection of poems with false apologies from author Gail Carson Levine.
Grade 1 and up

Examines nature through lyrical text and close-up photography.
Everyone
811
FRO

Hoping to find his lost brother, Rownie escapes the home of the witch Graba and joins a troupe of goblins who perform in Zombay, a city where humans are forbidden to wear masks and act in plays.
Grades 4-6
FIC ALE

Seventh-grader Georges adjusts to moving from a house to an apartment, his father's efforts to start a new business, his mother's extra shifts as a nurse, being picked on at school, and Safer, a boy who wants his help spying on another resident of their building.
Grades 4 and up.
FIC STE

When a failed wheat crop nearly bankrupts the Betterly family, Pa pulls twelve-year-old May, who suffers from dyslexia, from school and hires her out to a couple new to the Kansas frontier.
Grades 4 and up.
FIC ROS

In a small fishing village in British Columbia, twelve-year-old Primrose tries to be a matchmaker for her Uncle Jack, befriends Ked, a new foster child, tries to decide if she is willing to go to jail for her convictions, and together with Ked, publishes a cook book to raise money for the Fisherman's Aid. Includes recipes.
Grades 4-6
FIC HOR

Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a café and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.
Grades 4 and up.
FIC TUR

n a small seaside town during the summer before sixth grade, Indie Lee Chickory tries to follow her older sister's popularity advice by working backstage on the upcoming community theater musical and by not revealing that she is looking for her beloved pet lobster and becoming friends with "loser" Owen Stone.
Grades 4 and up.
FIC MOU

Looks at facts and figures of seven different dinosaurs. Includes wonderful foldouts and graphics
Grade 2 and up
567.9 GRE

Grade 3 and up.
A look at the career of comic book writer Bill Finger, who helped create DC Comics' superhero Batman and, for many years, wrote the Batman comic books for little payment while Bob Kane received sole credit.

Text, tips, and photographs explain how to observe and gather data about backyard insects and animals.
Grades 3 and up.
580.72 BUR

A history of the Galapagos Island, describing how the island formed and animals came to inhabit it.
2nd grade and up.
508.866 CHI

Shows the machines that work around the cities, such as, garbage trucks, trains, cranes, and planes.
Grades N - 1
621.8 LOW

Simple text and colorful illustrations provide clues to prompt readers to guess what type of jungle animals are hiding under flaps.
Grades N-K
591.734 TAB

Starting a new school year, Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, Super Amoeba, is determined to get picked for kickball and hang out with the cool kids.
2nd grade and up.
741.5 HOL

At bedtime, two mouse siblings take turns telling stories and calming night fears.
Grades K-3
741.5 HAY

When eccentric photographer Stefani DePino comes to Thompson Brook to take school pictures in the midst of an acne epidemic, Lunch Lady, Betty, and the Breakfast Bunch learn that Stefani is using them to break into the world of high fashion.
Grades 1 and up
741.5 KRO