Books!
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Love Stories
You can find all of these books in our Fall Creek Elementary Library.
Dog and Bear Two Friends Three Stories by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Three easy-to-read stories reveal the close friendship between dog and bear. Perfect read for newly independent readers.
Don’t Forget I Love You by Miriam Moss
Mama Bear remembers to say “I love you” to her son before she leaves him for work.
This story will reassure children and remind them their parents’ love is forever.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Dolores by Barbara Samuels
When Dolores’s curiosity gets the better of her, and she opens the Valentine gift box in her sister’s top drawer, one problem leads to another until she manages to charm her way out of trouble. Will she remember that in matters of the heart it’s important to give, as well as take? You can’t help but laugh when you read this one.
If You’ll Be My Valentine by Cynthia Rylant
Planning successfully before Valentine’s Day a boy writes and illustrates individual cards for his family and friends.
The Kiss That Missed by David Melling
One evening, when the king is in a hurry, his goodnight kiss to the Little Prince goes astray. It’s up to the King’s Knight to bring the kiss back to the castle.
Lizard’s Guest by George Shannon
When Lizard and Skunk get into a silly disagreement, Lizard proves he is a true friend and commits to making things between each other right, no matter what it takes.
Love, Ruby Valentine by Laurie Friedman
A heartwarming tale of a girl who learns that the best day to say “I love you” is every day!
Mole and the Baby Bird by Marjorie Newman
When Mole finds an abandoned baby bird he decides to take it home and look after it. But wild things aren’t meant to be kept inside forever, and soon Mole must decide what is best for the bird he loves.
Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis
Tiny Too-Little really needs a kiss. The one that he loves is right up there. Will Tiny ever reach her?
Olive, My Love by Vivian Walsh
Olive is determined to return the heart her best friend Dexter dropped on her doorstep. But once he reaches Dexter’s he learns his friend gave him the heart as a symbol of his love.
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli
An anonymous valentine changes the life of the lonely Mr. Hatch, turning him into laughing friend who helps and appreciates all his neighbors.
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Dog and Bear Two Friends Three Stories by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Three easy-to-read stories reveal the close friendship between dog and bear. Perfect read for newly independent readers.
Don’t Forget I Love You by Miriam Moss
Mama Bear remembers to say “I love you” to her son before she leaves him for work.
This story will reassure children and remind them their parents’ love is forever.
Happy Valentine’s Day, Dolores by Barbara Samuels
When Dolores’s curiosity gets the better of her, and she opens the Valentine gift box in her sister’s top drawer, one problem leads to another until she manages to charm her way out of trouble. Will she remember that in matters of the heart it’s important to give, as well as take? You can’t help but laugh when you read this one.
If You’ll Be My Valentine by Cynthia Rylant
Planning successfully before Valentine’s Day a boy writes and illustrates individual cards for his family and friends.
The Kiss That Missed by David Melling
One evening, when the king is in a hurry, his goodnight kiss to the Little Prince goes astray. It’s up to the King’s Knight to bring the kiss back to the castle.
Lizard’s Guest by George Shannon
When Lizard and Skunk get into a silly disagreement, Lizard proves he is a true friend and commits to making things between each other right, no matter what it takes.
Love, Ruby Valentine by Laurie Friedman
A heartwarming tale of a girl who learns that the best day to say “I love you” is every day!
Mole and the Baby Bird by Marjorie Newman
When Mole finds an abandoned baby bird he decides to take it home and look after it. But wild things aren’t meant to be kept inside forever, and soon Mole must decide what is best for the bird he loves.
Never Too Little to Love by Jeanne Willis
Tiny Too-Little really needs a kiss. The one that he loves is right up there. Will Tiny ever reach her?
Olive, My Love by Vivian Walsh
Olive is determined to return the heart her best friend Dexter dropped on her doorstep. But once he reaches Dexter’s he learns his friend gave him the heart as a symbol of his love.
Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli
An anonymous valentine changes the life of the lonely Mr. Hatch, turning him into laughing friend who helps and appreciates all his neighbors.
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Song and Dance
Alvin Ailey
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
ITBS ITBJM ITFC ITNE ITSH TBE
Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.
Blues Journey
By Walter Dean Myers
ITD ITNE ITSH TBM
In this picture book for older readers, Myers offers blues-inspired verse that touches on the black-and-blue moments of individual lives. A call and response poem accompanies each painting illustrated the author’s son.
Bubble-gum Radar
by Rosemary Wells
DRE DRP ITBSA ITSH SOP
When the Franks hurt, bother, tease, trip, trick, act up, bully, and joke their way through the school day, they push away all of their classmates. This is no laughing matter, especially when Mrs. Jenkins announces square-dance practice time.
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
by Christopher Raschka
SMI ITBS ITBJM ITEN LAE
Introduces the famous saxophonist and his style of jazz known as bebop.
Dance With Me
by Barbara Juster Esbensen
ITFC
A collection of poems depicting the dance of nature.
The Dancing Man
by Ruth Lercher Bornstein
DRE GRE ITFC ITNE
Wearing his pair of special silver shoes, young Joseph sets out to dance with the world.
Dizzy
by Jonah Winter
GRH ITBS ITBJM ITCA SOP SOE TBE
After arriving in New York, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was soon playing with the famous Cab Calloway Band, but his clowning around got him fired. Dizzy kept trying out his new music, which took over the world of jazz. He had invented "bebop!"
Drumbeat in Our Feet
by Patricia A. Keeler
ITBS
"Informative passages and lyrical verse explore the history and rhythmic qualities of traditional African dance as performed long ago and today. Note about Harlem-based African dance troupe Batoto Yetu, photographs, and map in backmatter"
Duke Ellington
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
CAE DRP GRE ITBS ITBJM ITCA ITCH ITD ITEN ITFC ITNE ITSH LAM NEE SOP
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
Ella Fitzgerald : The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
ITBS ITCH ITEN ITNE ITSH SOP TBE
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician in the voice of "Scat Cat Monroe."
Ellington Was Not a Street
by Ntozake Shange
In her poem “Mood Indigo,” Shange recalls her childhood when her family entertained many of the "-men/who changed the world," including Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois, Ray Barretto, Dizzy Gillespie, "Sonny Til" Tilghman, Kwame Nkrumah, and Duke Ellington.
Happy Feet : The Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hoppers and Me
by Richard Michelson
ITBJM ITCA
A young boy who loves to dance listens as his father retells the story of the night he was born, which coincided with the opening of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
Heaven’s All Star Jazz Band
by Don Carter
ITFC
A young boy imagines his grandfather playing with jazz music greats up in heaven.
Hip Cat
by Jonathan London
ITBJM ITCH ITFC ITNE TBE
Hip Cat journeys to the city by the bay to live his dream of being a jazz musician.
Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits
by Wynton Marsalis
This electric collaboration between Marsalis and Rogers is an insider's A to Z guide through the greats of jazz. This is a must for anyone who has ever been drawn to a scat by Ella or a riff from Miles or who has whirled around the dance floor courtesy of Count Basie.
The Jazz Man
by Mary Hays Weik
GRE SOE
Nine-year-old Zeke, who lives in Harlem, listens to the wonderful music coming from the jazz musician's piano across the court and escapes for a while from the harsh realities that worry him.
Jazz on a Saturday Night
by Leo & Diane Dillon
ITBJM ITCA ITEN
Learn about this popular music form and hear each instrument play on a specially produced CD.
Let’s Dance!
by George Ancona
ITCH
Simple text and photographs describe various dances from all over the world.
Lookin’ for Bird in the Big City
by Robert Burleigh
R.C. Buckley LAE
A fictionalized account of the time when trumpeter Miles Davis spent many hours trying to find Charlie Parker in New York City.
My Mama Had a Dancing Heart
by Libba Moore Gray
ITBS ITBSA ITBJM ITCA ITCH ITFC ITSH TBE
On a hot, humdrum day Ty meets a man who, using a washboard, comb, spoons, and pail, fills that night with music.
Once Upon a Time in Chicago : The Story of Benny Goodman
by Jonah Winter
ITBJM ITEN
A simple biography of the great jazz musician, Benny Goodman, and how his extraordinary musical ability was originally encouraged by his immigrant father.\
Ragtime Tumpie
by Alan Schroeder
ITBS ITBJM ITCA ITCH ITEN ITFC ITNE ITSH LAE SOP TBE
Personal subject
Tumpie, a young black girl who will later become famous as the dancer Josephine Baker, longs to find the opportunity to dance amid the poverty and vivacious street life of St. Louis in the early 1900s.
Ruby Sings the Blues
by Niki Daly
ITEN ITFC ITNE LAE
Ruby's loud voice annoys everyone around her, until she learns to control her volume with the help of her new jazz musician friends.
Satchmo’s Blues
by Alan Scroeder
ITBJM ITCA ITFC ITNE ITSH LAE
A fictional recreation of the youth of trumpeter Louis Armstrong in New Orleans.
Savion! : My Life in Tap
by Savion Glover
ITB ITD ITNE LAH
Examines the life and career of the young tap dancer who speaks with his feet and who choreographed the Tony Award-winning Broadway show "Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk."
Stompin' at the Savoy
by Bebe Moore Campbell
BJM
On the night of her jazz dance recital Mindy feels too nervous to go, until a magical drum whisks her away to the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem where she finds her "happy feet."
Stompin' at the Savoy : The Story of Norma Miller
by Norma Miller
ITEN
First-person account of the life of Norma Miller.
Ty’s One-Man Band
by Mildred Pitts Walter
ITBS ITBSA ITBJM ITCA ITCH ITFC ITSH TBE
On a hot, humdrum day Ty meets a man who, using a washboard, comb, spoons, and pail, fills that night with music.
When Uncle Took the Fiddle
by Libba Moore Gray
ITCA ITEN ITFC ITNE ITSH TBE
Uncle's inspired playing of the fiddle causes sleepy family members to pick up other instruments and join him, while the neighbors come to join the celebration.
Wynton Marsalis
by Stephen Feinstein
ITEN
A biography of one of America's greatest trumpet players, Wynton Marsalis.
¶ 6:37 AM 0 Comments
Alvin Ailey
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
ITBS ITBJM ITFC ITNE ITSH TBE
Describes the life, dancing, and choreography of Alvin Ailey, who created his own modern dance company to explore the black experience.
Blues Journey
By Walter Dean Myers
ITD ITNE ITSH TBM
In this picture book for older readers, Myers offers blues-inspired verse that touches on the black-and-blue moments of individual lives. A call and response poem accompanies each painting illustrated the author’s son.
Bubble-gum Radar
by Rosemary Wells
DRE DRP ITBSA ITSH SOP
When the Franks hurt, bother, tease, trip, trick, act up, bully, and joke their way through the school day, they push away all of their classmates. This is no laughing matter, especially when Mrs. Jenkins announces square-dance practice time.
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
by Christopher Raschka
SMI ITBS ITBJM ITEN LAE
Introduces the famous saxophonist and his style of jazz known as bebop.
Dance With Me
by Barbara Juster Esbensen
ITFC
A collection of poems depicting the dance of nature.
The Dancing Man
by Ruth Lercher Bornstein
DRE GRE ITFC ITNE
Wearing his pair of special silver shoes, young Joseph sets out to dance with the world.
Dizzy
by Jonah Winter
GRH ITBS ITBJM ITCA SOP SOE TBE
After arriving in New York, John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was soon playing with the famous Cab Calloway Band, but his clowning around got him fired. Dizzy kept trying out his new music, which took over the world of jazz. He had invented "bebop!"
Drumbeat in Our Feet
by Patricia A. Keeler
ITBS
"Informative passages and lyrical verse explore the history and rhythmic qualities of traditional African dance as performed long ago and today. Note about Harlem-based African dance troupe Batoto Yetu, photographs, and map in backmatter"
Duke Ellington
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
CAE DRP GRE ITBS ITBJM ITCA ITCH ITD ITEN ITFC ITNE ITSH LAM NEE SOP
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
Ella Fitzgerald : The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
ITBS ITCH ITEN ITNE ITSH SOP TBE
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician in the voice of "Scat Cat Monroe."
Ellington Was Not a Street
by Ntozake Shange
In her poem “Mood Indigo,” Shange recalls her childhood when her family entertained many of the "-men/who changed the world," including Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois, Ray Barretto, Dizzy Gillespie, "Sonny Til" Tilghman, Kwame Nkrumah, and Duke Ellington.
Happy Feet : The Savoy Ballroom Lindy Hoppers and Me
by Richard Michelson
ITBJM ITCA
A young boy who loves to dance listens as his father retells the story of the night he was born, which coincided with the opening of the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.
Heaven’s All Star Jazz Band
by Don Carter
ITFC
A young boy imagines his grandfather playing with jazz music greats up in heaven.
Hip Cat
by Jonathan London
ITBJM ITCH ITFC ITNE TBE
Hip Cat journeys to the city by the bay to live his dream of being a jazz musician.
Jazz ABZ: An A to Z Collection of Jazz Portraits
by Wynton Marsalis
This electric collaboration between Marsalis and Rogers is an insider's A to Z guide through the greats of jazz. This is a must for anyone who has ever been drawn to a scat by Ella or a riff from Miles or who has whirled around the dance floor courtesy of Count Basie.
The Jazz Man
by Mary Hays Weik
GRE SOE
Nine-year-old Zeke, who lives in Harlem, listens to the wonderful music coming from the jazz musician's piano across the court and escapes for a while from the harsh realities that worry him.
Jazz on a Saturday Night
by Leo & Diane Dillon
ITBJM ITCA ITEN
Learn about this popular music form and hear each instrument play on a specially produced CD.
Let’s Dance!
by George Ancona
ITCH
Simple text and photographs describe various dances from all over the world.
Lookin’ for Bird in the Big City
by Robert Burleigh
R.C. Buckley LAE
A fictionalized account of the time when trumpeter Miles Davis spent many hours trying to find Charlie Parker in New York City.
My Mama Had a Dancing Heart
by Libba Moore Gray
ITBS ITBSA ITBJM ITCA ITCH ITFC ITSH TBE
On a hot, humdrum day Ty meets a man who, using a washboard, comb, spoons, and pail, fills that night with music.
Once Upon a Time in Chicago : The Story of Benny Goodman
by Jonah Winter
ITBJM ITEN
A simple biography of the great jazz musician, Benny Goodman, and how his extraordinary musical ability was originally encouraged by his immigrant father.\
Ragtime Tumpie
by Alan Schroeder
ITBS ITBJM ITCA ITCH ITEN ITFC ITNE ITSH LAE SOP TBE
Personal subject
Tumpie, a young black girl who will later become famous as the dancer Josephine Baker, longs to find the opportunity to dance amid the poverty and vivacious street life of St. Louis in the early 1900s.
Ruby Sings the Blues
by Niki Daly
ITEN ITFC ITNE LAE
Ruby's loud voice annoys everyone around her, until she learns to control her volume with the help of her new jazz musician friends.
Satchmo’s Blues
by Alan Scroeder
ITBJM ITCA ITFC ITNE ITSH LAE
A fictional recreation of the youth of trumpeter Louis Armstrong in New Orleans.
Savion! : My Life in Tap
by Savion Glover
ITB ITD ITNE LAH
Examines the life and career of the young tap dancer who speaks with his feet and who choreographed the Tony Award-winning Broadway show "Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk."
Stompin' at the Savoy
by Bebe Moore Campbell
BJM
On the night of her jazz dance recital Mindy feels too nervous to go, until a magical drum whisks her away to the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem where she finds her "happy feet."
Stompin' at the Savoy : The Story of Norma Miller
by Norma Miller
ITEN
First-person account of the life of Norma Miller.
Ty’s One-Man Band
by Mildred Pitts Walter
ITBS ITBSA ITBJM ITCA ITCH ITFC ITSH TBE
On a hot, humdrum day Ty meets a man who, using a washboard, comb, spoons, and pail, fills that night with music.
When Uncle Took the Fiddle
by Libba Moore Gray
ITCA ITEN ITFC ITNE ITSH TBE
Uncle's inspired playing of the fiddle causes sleepy family members to pick up other instruments and join him, while the neighbors come to join the celebration.
Wynton Marsalis
by Stephen Feinstein
ITEN
A biography of one of America's greatest trumpet players, Wynton Marsalis.
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