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Kessler, Leonard P. Here Comes
the Strikeout. [New
York]: HarperTrophy,
1992. (An I Can Read
Book. Level 2. Grade 1-3)
Lobel, Arnold. Mouse Soup. Uni-
ted States.: Houghton
Mifflin Company., 1993.
Mills, Claudia. Gus and Grandpa
and Show-and-Tell. [New
York]: Farrar, Straus and
Giroux, 2002.
Minarik, Else H. Little Bear. Uni-
ted States: Harper Collins
Publishers, 1985. (An I can
Read Book. Beginnig Reading
1)
Munsch, Robert. Love you Fore-
ver. Canada: Firefly Bo-
ok, 1986.
FIRST AND
SECOND GRADE
Suggested
Reading
ANGLOAMERICAN SCHOOL LIBRARY
Angloamerican School Library Seuss. The Cat in the Hat. New York:
Random House, 1985. (I Can Read it all my self. Begginner Books)
Skofield, James. Detective Dino-
suar. U.S.A: Scholastic Inc, 1986. (An I Can Read Book. Level 2. Grades 1-3)
Tyger, Rory. Newton and the Big
Mess. New York: Scholastic Inc,
2004.
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Albee, Sarah. The Dragon's Sca-
les. U.S.A: Random House,
1998. (Step into Reading.
Step 2. Grade 1-3)
Black, Sonia W. Hanging Out
with Mom. U.S.A: Scholastic
Inc, 2000. (Hello Reader! Level
2. kindergarden-grade 2)
Cole, Joanna. Monster Man-
ners. U.S.A: Scholastic Inc,
1985. (Hello Reader! Level 3.
Grades 1 & 2)
Gave, Marc. Monkey See, Mon-
key Do. U.S.A: Scholastic
Inc, 1993. ( Hello Reader! Level
1. Preschool-grade1)
1st Grade 2nd Grade
Glass, Julie. The Fly on the Ceiling:
a Math Myth. U.S.A: Random
House, 1998. (Step into Reading.
A Step 3 Book. Grades 2-3)
Hoff, Syd. Danny and the Dino-
saur. United States.: Scholas-
tic Inc., 1986. (An I can Read Bo-
ok series. Level 1 Preschool-1 grade)
Low, Alice. The Popcorn
shop. U.S.A: Scholastic Inc,
1993.(Hello Reader! Level 3. Grade
1 & 2)
Wiseman, B. Morris the Moo-
se. United States.: Harper
Trophy., 1989. (An Early I can
Read Book series)
Bourgeois, Paulette. Franklin's
Thanksgiving. New York:
Scholastic, 2001.
Bourgeois, Paulette. Franklin's
Class Trip. United States.:
Scholastic Inc., 1999.
Brown, Marc. Arthur's Baby. Uni-
ted States.: Scholastic Inc., 1987. (An Arthur Adventure series)
Brown, Marc. Arthur's Birth-
day. United States.: Scho-lastic, Inc., 1989. (An Arthur Adventure series)
Drachman, Erick. Leo the Lightning
bug. United States: Publis-
hers Group West, 2001.
Dunbar, Joyce G.D. Tell me What
it's Like to Be Big. United
States.: Scholastic Inc.,
2001
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Greenfield, Eloise. Talk About a
Family. U.S.A: Harper
Trophy, 1978.
Laurie, Linda. Inventing a Better
Tomorrow. Grade 4. Uni-
ted States.: Harcourt Inc. MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah,
Plain and Tall. Harper
Trophy, 1984.
Peterson, John. The Littles Take
a Trip. New York: Scho-
lastic, 1968. (Little Apple) Polacco, Patricia. I can Hear the
Sun. U.S.A: Puffin Bo-
oks, 1996.
Roy, Ron. The Haunted
Hotel. U.S.A: Random
Housr Inc, 1999. (Series
A to Z Mysteries)
Angloamerican School Library
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Reading
THIRD AND
FOURTH GRADE
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Barret, Judi. Cloudy with a
Chance of Meatballs. United
States.: Scholastic., 1978.
Berenstain, Stan. Berenstain:
Too much T.V. U.S.A: Ran-
dom House, 1984. (First
Time Books)
Bolognese, Don. Little Hawk's
New Name. U.S.A: Scholas-
tic Inc, 1995. (Hello
Reader! Level 4. Grades 2
&3)
Grambling, Louis G. Can I have
a Tyrannosaurus Rex, Dad?
Can I? Please. U.S.A: Troll,
1999.
Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Gra-
ce. U.S.A: Scholastic Inc,
1991.
Third Grade Fourth Grade
Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad are
Friends. U.S.A: Scholastic
Inc, 1970. (An I Can Read Bo-
ok)
Osborne, Mary P. Good Morning,
Gorillas. United States.:
Scholastic Inc., 2002. ( Tree
House Series)
Parish, Herman. Amelia Bedelia,
BookWorm. New York: Scho-
lastic Inc, 2003.
Paterson, Katherine. The Smallest
Cow in the World. United Sta-
tes: Haper Trophy, 1993. (An
I Can Read Book)
Rand, Gloria. Baby in a Bas-
ket. U.S.A: Puffin Books,
1997.
Armostrong, Jennifer. Foolish Gre-
tel : Galveston Texas
1855. New York: Random
House, 1997. (A Stepping
Stone Book. Grades 2-4)
Armostrong, Jennifer. Lili the Bra-
ve : From Norway to Minne-
sota 1870. New York: Ran-
dom House, 1997. (A Step-
ping Stone Book. Grades 2-
4)
Danziger, Paula. Amber
Brown:Goes Fourth. United
States.: Scholastic, Inc.,
1995.
DeGross, Monalisa. Donovan's Word
jar. United States.: Scholas-
tic Inc., 1994.
Giff, Patricia R. Purple Climbing
Days. New York: Bantam
Doubleday Dell Books for
Young Readers, 1985. (The
Kids of the Polk Street
School)
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Allende, Isabel. City of the
Beasts. United States.: Harper Tro-
phy., 2002.
A r m s t r o n g , W i l l i a m
H. Sounder. New York: HarperTro-
phy, 2002.
Bunting, Eve. SOS Titanic. United
States.: Scholastic Inc., 1996.
Byars, Betsy. The Summer of the
Swans. United States.: Puffin
Books., 1981.
DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Des-
pereaux : Being the Story of a
Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and
a Spool of Thread. Cambridge,
Mass.: Candlewick Press, 2006.
Farley, Walter. The Black Stal-
lion. United States.: Random
House., 1969.
Funke, Cornelia C. The Thief
Lord. New York: Scholastic, 2003.
Angloamerican School Library
Suggested
Reading
FIFTH AND SIXTH
GRADE
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George, Jean C. Julié s Wolf Pack. United
States.: HarperCollins publishers, 1997.
Hodgoson Burnett, Frances. The secret gar-
den. U.S.A: HaperCollins Publishers, 1998.
Horvath, Polly. The Trolls. [New York]:
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2001.
Konigsburg, E L. From the Mixed-Up Files of
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. New York: Alad-
din Paperbacks, 2002.
Lewis, C S. The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe. United States.: Harper Trophy.,
1950.
MacDonald, Betty. Mrs. Piggle-
Wiggle. U.S.A: Scholastic Inc., 1987.
Sixth grade
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Blume, Judy. Tales of a Fourth
Grade Nothing.
Chandler Warner, Gertrude. Box
car Children. United States.:
Scholastic, 1989.
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona`s
World. United States.: Harper-
Collins Publishers Inc., 1999.
Cleary, Beverly. Strider.
Downing Hahn, Mary. Time for
Andrew : A Ghost Story. New
York: AVON BOOKS.
Fleischman, Sid. The Whipping
Boy. United States.: Scholastic
Inc., 1986.
Gallego, Isabel. The Other Side
of the Story. United States.: Har-
court.
Fifth Grade
Howe, James. Bunnicula : A Rabbit
-tale of Mystery.
MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain
and Tall. Harper Trophy, 1984.
Martin, Ann M. Claudia and the
New Girl. U.S.A: Scholastic Inc.,
1989. (The Baby Sisters Club Se-
ries)
McCloskey, Susan. Yellowstone:
Geology at Work. Grade 5. United
States.: Harcourt.
Montgomery, L M. Anne of Green
Gables. New York: Modern Publish-
ing, 2004.
Moskin, Marietta. Day of the Bliz-
zard. U.S.A: Scholastic Inc., 1978.
Naylor, Phyllis R. The Boys Start
the War. New York: Yearling, 2002.
Roald, Dahl. Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory. United States:
Batman Skylark, 1977.
Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac
Magee. U.S.A: Little Brown and
Company, 1990.
Stine, R.L. Goosebumps: Attack of
the Jack-O'- Lanterns. New York:
Scholatic, 1996.
Tripp, Valerie. Felicity's Surprise : A
Christmas Story 1774. U.S.A:
Pleasant Company, 1992. (The
American Girls Collection)
Twain, Mark. The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer. United States.:
LONGMAN, 1995.
White, E B. Charlotté s
Web. United States.: Harper Tro-
phy., 1980.
Wilder Ingalls, Laura. By the Shores
of Silver Lake. U.S.,A: Harper Tro-
phy, 1971.
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Anglo American School Library Character Education Bibliography 2012 By Priscilla Hidalgo M.ed
Character Education
1. Responsibility and Integrity (People who accept the results of their actions)
1. Schuette, Sarah L., 1976-. I am responsible. Mankato, Minn : Pebble
Books, c2003.
Simple text and photographs show various ways children can be
responsible.
2. Suen, Anastasia. Don't forget! : a responsibility story. Edina, Minn :
Magic Wagon, c2009.
Sam learns a lesson in being responsible when he neglects to feed the
class rabbit before school and has to give up his recess time to take care
of the job.
3. Meiners, Cheri J., 1957-. Respect and take care of things.
Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit, c2004.
A young girl discovers the values of respect, responsibility, and
stewardship as she learns to take care of herself and the things around
her, put things in their place, and respect other peoples' belongings.
4. Nelson, Robin, 1971-. Following rules. Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Pub.,
c2003.
An introduction to following rules at school, at home, and in the
community, with specific examples of how to follow the rules at home
and at school.
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5. Brown, Marc Tolon. Arthur's computer disaster. 1st pbk. ed. Boston :
Little, Brown, c1997.
Arthur disobeys his mother by playing his favorite game on her
computer, which leads to a lesson in taking responsibility for one's
actions.
6. Seder, Isaac. Responsibility. Chicago : Raintree, c2002.
Defines the meaning of responsibility and gives examples of how it may
be practiced in a variety of situations at home, in school, in the
community, and between friends.
7. Daura, Florencia. ¡Que lío! : aprender a ser ordenado. Argentina :
Editorial Albatros, 2006.
8. Berenstain, Stan, 1923-2005. The Berenstain Bears and the blame
game. New York : Random House, c1997.
Members of the Bear family try to solve their problems without playing
the blame game of arguing over who is responsible for every disaster.
9. Falconer, Ian, 1959-. Olivia-- and the missing toy. 1st ed. New York :
Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2003.
When her best toy mysteriously disappears, Olivia the feisty pig is
determined to find out who is responsible.
10.Pick de Weiss, Susan. Santiago aprende a ser responsable. Mexico :
Noriega Editores.
11.Suen, Anastasia. Trust me : a loyalty story. Edina, Minn : Magic
Wagon, c2009.
Jesse is not thrilled with her friend Rachel's choice of a song to sing for
the talent show, and she puts their friendship at risk when she violates
Rachel's trust by trying to get another girl to perform Rachel's song.
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2. Courtesy, Manners & Respect (People see all people as valuable and important)
1. Agassi, Martine, 1966-. Hands are not for hitting. Minneapolis, MN :
Free Spirit, c2000.
Demonstrates that "hands are not for hitting" by suggesting many
positive uses for them, such as saying hello, playing, creating, and helping.
2. Loewen, Nancy, 1964-. Treat me right! : kids talk about respect.
Minesota : Picture Window Books, 2007.
3. Schuette, Sarah L., 1976-. I am respectful. Mankato, Minn : Pebble
Books, c2003.
Simple text and photographs show various ways children can be
respectful.
4. Zolotow, Charlotte, 1915-. The hating book. New York : HarperTrophy,
c1969.
A little girl knew her friend hated her, but she didn't know why until she
finally got up courage to ask why they were being so rotten to each
other.
5. Weiss Pick, Arturo. Los niños se burlan de Toshi. México : Grupo
Noriega Editores, 2004.
6. Suen, Anastasia. Show some respect. Edina, Minn : Magic Wagon,
c2008.
Jack is upset because he has to clean the trash up around his desk and
put up his chair at the end of the day, until Isaish explains to him why
cleaning up shows respect for the janitor.
7. Donahue, Jill Lynn. Being considerate. Minesota : Picture Window
Books, 2007.
8. Nettleton, Pamela Hill. You first! : kids talk about consideration.
Minesota : Picture Window Books, 2007
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3.Bravery and Courage
( is about standing up for yourself and others )
1. Donahue, Jill Lynn. Being courageous. Minesota : Picture Window
Books, 2007.
2. Thoennes Keller, Kristin. Courage. Mankato, Minn : Capstone Press,
c2005.
Teaches young readers what courage is and shows how courage helps
people to make the right decisions.
3. Canfield, Jack. Chicken soup for the kid's soul : 101 stories of
courage, hope and laughter. USA : Scholastic Inc., 1999.
4. Loewen, Nancy, 1964-. I can do it! : kids talk about courage.
Minneapolis, Minn : Picture Window Books, c2003.
Uses an advice-column format to define courage as a character value
and demonstrate how it can be used in daily situations.
5. Waber, Bernard. Courage. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Provides examples of the many kinds of courage found in everyday
life and in unusual circumstances, from tasting the vegetable before
making a face to being a firefighter or police officer.
4.Self Discipline and control (Is taking charge of your and choosing how to act base on internal
rules)
1. Bourgeois, Paulette. Franklin in the dark. New York : Scholastic,
c1986.
A turtle afraid of small dark places, and therefore of crawling into his
shell, asks a variety of animals for advice, only to find out that each
has a fear of its own.
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2. Moses, Brian, 1950-. Tengo rabia. Spain : Albatros., 2004.
3. Pick, Susan. Erick aprende a no ser impaciente. México. : Grupo
Noriega Editores., 1994.
4. Frost, Helen, 1949-. Feeling angry. Mankato, Minn : Pebble Books,
c2001.
Simple text and illustrations describe what it like to feel angry, things
that might cause anger, and how to handle the emotion.
5. Frost, Helen, 1949-. Feeling happy. Mankato, Minn : Pebble Books,
c2001.
Simple text and illustrations describe what it like to feel happy, things
that might cause happiness, and how to share the emotion.
6. Frost, Helen, 1949-. Feeling sad. Mankato, Minn : Pebble Books,
c2001.
Simple text and illustrations describe what it like to feel sad, things
that might cause sadness, and how to handle the emotion.
7. Frost, Helen, 1949-. Feeling scared. Mankato, Minn : Pebble Books,
c2001.
Simple text and illustrations describe what it like to feel scared,
things that might cause fear, and how to handle the emotion.
8. Daura, Florencia. ¡No quiero! : aprender a ser obediente.
Argentina : Editorial Albatros, 2006.
9. Daura, Florencia. ¿Por qué yo? : aprender a usar la voluntad.
Argentina : Editorial.
10.Daura, Florencia. ¡Que lío! : aprender a ser ordenado. Argentina :
Editorial Albatros, 2006.
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11.Pick, Susan. Rodrigo siente celos. México. : Grupo Noriega
Editores., 1993.
12.Moses, Brian, 1950-. Tengo celos. Argentina : Editorial Albatros,
2004.
13.Moses, Brian, 1950-. Tengo rabia. Argentina : Editorial Albatros,
2006
14.Daura, Florencia. ¡Que lío! : aprender a ser ordenado. Argentina :
Editorial Albatros, 2006.
5.Fairness and Tolerance ( Is making sure that everyone gets a fair share)
1. Meiners, Cheri J., 1957-. Accept and value each person.
Minneapolis, MN : Free Spirit Pub., c2006.
A young girl learns to recognize and appreciate the uniqueness
qualities of the world's different people.
2. Nettleton, Pamela Hill. Let's get along! : kids talk about
tolerance. Minesota : Picture Window Books, 2007.
3. Suen, Anastasia. Girls can, too! : a tolerance story. Edina, Minn :
Magic Wagon, c2009.
Jack learns how to follow rules and give more credit to girls when he
competes against Yasmin and others at the science fair.
4. Donahue, Jill Lynn. Being considerate. Minesota : Picture Window
Books, 2007.
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6.Friendship ( treating people with warmth and courtesy)
1. Aguirre Gil, Soledad. Amistad. México D.F. : Editoral Cordillera, 2000
2. Nettleton, Pamela Hill. Want to play? : kids talk about friendliness.
Minesota : Picture Window Books, 2007.
3. Thoennes Keller, Kristin. Friendliness. Mankato, Minn : Capstone Press,
c2005.
Teaches young readers what friendliness is and how it helps to make
people feel comfortable.
4. Bourgeois, Paulette. Franklin is bossy. USA : Scholastic Inc., 1993.
5. Bourgeois, Paulette, Brenda, Clark. El nuevo amigo de Franklin.
Colombia : Editorial Norma, 1998.
6. Jennings, Sharon. Franklin says sorry. New York : Scholastic, c1999.
Franklin apologizes to Bear for revealing his secret.
7. Loewen, Nancy, 1964-. How could you? : kids talk about trust.
Minesota : Picture Window Books, 2000.
8. Suen, Anastasia. Trust me : a loyalty story. Edina, Minn : Magic
Wagon, c2009.
Jesse is not thrilled with her friend Rachel's choice of a song to sing for
the talent show, and she puts their friendship at risk when she violates
Rachel's trust by trying to get another girl to perform Rachel's song.
9. Brown, Laurene Krasny. How to be a friend: a guide to making
friends and keeping them. Boston : Little, Brown and Company,
1988.
10.No seas egoísta. Fernández Editores, 1999.
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7. Self-acceptance
1. Raatma, Lucia. Self-respect. Mankato, Minn : Bridgestone Books,
c2002.
Self-respect -- Having self-respect -- Self-respect at home -- Self-
respect with your friends -- Setting a good example -- Self-respect at
school -- Self-respect in your community -- Jackie Robinson -- Building
self-respect. Explains the virtue of self-respect and gives tips on how to
have self-respect in your home, school, and community.
2. Burch, Regina. Cada persona es única y especial. : aprendiendo
sobre aceptación. Mexico. : Somos niños ediciones, 2005.
8. Cooperation & Sraring
1. Donahue, Jill Lynn. Being cooperative. Minesota : Picture Window
Books, 2007.
2. Raatma, Lucia. Cooperation. Mankato, Minn : Bridgestone Books,
c2000.
Explains the virtue of cooperation and how readers can practice it at
home, in the community, and with each other.
3. Parker, David. I can cooperate!. United States. : Scholastic Inc., 2004.
4. Suen, Anastasia. A good team : a cooperation story. Edina, Minn :
Magic Wagon, c2009.
Four classmates have different ideas about what to put on a fire safety
poster, but they are determined to work together, and soon find a good
way to compromise.
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5. Daura, Florencia. ¡Es mío! : aprender a ser generoso. Argentina :
Editorial Albatros, 2004.
6. Nettleton, Pamela Hill. Pitch in! : kids talk about cooperation.
Minesota : Picture Window Books, 2007.
9. Perseverance & Determination
1. The children’s book of virtudes. New York : Simon & Schuster, 1995.
2. Brown, Marc Tolon. D.W. flips! Boston [Mass.] : Little, Brown, c1987.
D.W., a young aardvark, discovers that lots of practice eventually helps
her master the new routine in her gymnastics class.
3. Kinerk, Robert. Clorinda. 1st Aladdin Paperbacks ed. New York :
Aladdin Paperbacks, 2007, c2003. Defying the odds, Clorinda the cow follows her dream of becoming a
ballet dancer.
4. Alcanzando el verdadero exito : como formar el carácter de una familia.
United States : Internacional Association of character cities, 2002-2006.