Global Books for the First Grade

Mirror & Window Books

Figueredo, D.H. 1999. When this World Was New. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Forman, Ruth. 2007. Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon. Illustrated by Cbabi Bayoc. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Hole, Stitan. 2008. Garmann's Summer. Illustrated by Don Bartlett. NY:  Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.
hooks, bell. 2004. Skin Again. Illustrated by Chris Raschka. New York: Hyperion Books for Children.

Katz, Karen. 1999. The Color of Us. New York: Henry Holt.

Lamperti, Noelle. 1999. Brown Like Me. Illustrated by author and the children of the Learning School. Norwich, VT: New Victoria Publishers.

Mora, Pat, 2010. Abuelos. Illustrated by Amelia Lau Caring Tornoto: Groundwood Books.

Prats, Joan de Déu. 2005. Sebastian’s Roller Skates. Illustrated by Francesc Rovira. La Jolla, CA: Kane/Miller.

Shin, Sun Yung. 2004. Cooper’s Lesson. Illustrated by Kim Cogan. San Francisco: Children’s Book Press. 

 
Text Sets

1. Wants, Wishes, and Needs

Boelts, Maribeth. 2009. Those Shoes. Illustrate by Noah Z. Jones. Cambridge. MA: Candlewick.

Bridges, Shirin Yim. 2002. Ruby's Wish. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Johnson, Angela. 1995. The Leaving Morning. Illustrated by David Soman. Orlando, FL: Harcourt.

Lipp, Frederick. 2001. The Caged Birds of Phnom Penh. Illustrated by Ronald Himler. NY: Holiday House.

Perez, Amada Irma. 2008. My Very Own Room/Mi propio cuartito. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Ringgold, Faith. 1996. Tar Beach. NY: Dragonfly Books.

Thong, Roseanne. 2008.Wish: Wishing Traditions Around the World. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

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Williams. Vera B. 1984. A Chair for My Mother. NY: Greenwillow.

2. Flying

Borden, Louise & Mary Kay Kroeger, 2004. Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman. Illustrated by Teresa Flavin. NY: Perfection Learning.

Breen, Steve. 2008. Violet the Pilot. NY: Dial.

Burleigh, Robert. 2011. Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic. Illustrated by Wendell Minor. NY: Simon & Schuster.

Crews, Donald. 1989. Flying. NY: Greenwillow.

Duble, Kathleen Benner. 2003. Pilot Mom. Illustrated by Alan Marks. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.

Johnson, Angela. 2007. Wind Flyers. Illustrated by Loren Long. New York: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.

Lindbergh, R. 1998. Nobody Owns the Sky: The Story of "Brave Bessie" Coleman. Illustrated by Pamela Paparone. Cambridge MA: Candlewick.

Sibert, Diana. 1995. Plane Song. NY: HarperTrophy.

Tanaka, Shelley. 2008. Amelia Earhart: The Legend of the Lost Aviator. Illustrated by David Craig. NY: Abrams.

Tarpley, Natasha. 2003. Joe-Joe’s First Flight. Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. New York: Knopf.

Yolen, Jane. 2003. My Brother's Flying Machine: Wilbur, Orville, and Me.  Illustrated by Jim Burke. NY: Little, Brown.

3. Weather

Cassino, Mark. 2009. The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

Hesse, Karen. 1999. Come On, Rain! Illustrated by Jon Muth. NY: Scholastic.

Kajikawa, Kimiko. 2009. Tsunami! Illustrated by Ed Young. NY: Philomel.

Krishnaswami, Uma. 2003. Monsoon. Illustrated by Jamel Akib. NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Lee, Milly. 2006. Earthquake. Illustrated by Yangsook Choi. NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Lehman, Barbara. 2007. Rainstorm. San Diego, CA: Houghton.

Ray, Mary Lyn. 2001. Mud. illustrated by Lauren Stringer. NY: Sandpiper.

Wallner, Alexandra. 2006. Sergio and the Hurricane. NY: Henry Holt.

Watson, Reness, 2010. A Place Where Hurricanes Happen. Illustrated by Shadra Strickland. NY: Random House. (Hurricane Katrina)

Wiesner, David. 1992. Hurricane. NY: Clarion.

4. Local Matters & Global Concerns

Brown, Monica. 2010. Side by Side/Lado a lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda.NY: HarperCollins/ Rayo.

DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne. 2000. Grandpa’s Corner Store. New York: Harper Collins.

Heide, Florence Parry and Judith Heide Gilliland. 1990. The Day of Ahmed’s Secret. Illustrated by Ted Lewin. NY: Scholastic.

Johnson, Angela. 2007. Lily Brown’s Paintings. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. NY: Orchard Books.

Menchu, Rigoberta. 2006. The Honey Jar. Illustrated by Domi. Contributed by Dante Liano. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Mortenson, Greg. 2009. Listen to the Wind. Illustrated by Susan Roth. NY: Dial.

Napoli, Donna Jo. 2010. Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. NY: Simon & Schuster.

Velasquez, Eric. 2001. Grandma’s Records. NY: Walker.

Winter, Jeannette. 2008. Wangari’s Trees of Peace: A True Story from Africa. NY: Harcourt.\

When The Visual Image Matters...

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2005. Laughing Tomatoes: And Other Spring Poems/Jitomates Risuenos: Y Otros Poemas de Primavera. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco: Children's Book Press.

Browne, Anthony. 2003. The Shape Game. NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Galindo, Mary Sue. 2000. Icy Watermelon/Sandía fría. Illustrated by Pauline Rodriguez Howard. Houston, TX: Arte Público Press.

Garland, Michael. 1995. Dinner at Magritte’s. New York: Dutton Juvenile.

Gillard, Denise. 2010. Music from the Sky. Illustrated by Stephen Taylor. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Myers, Walter Dean. 2001. Blues of Flats Brown. Illustrated by Nina Laden. NY: Holiday House.

Niemann, Christopher. 2010. Subway. NY: Greenwillow.

Books That Make Me Want To Ask Questions

Brenner, Barbara. 1996. Thinking About Ants. Illustrated by Carol Schwartz. NY: Mondo Press.

Bunting, Eve. 1990. How Many Days To America? A Thanksgiving Story. Illustrated by Beth Park. New York: Clarion.

Forest, Heather. 2006. Wonder Tales from Around the World. Little Rock, AK: August House.

Lyons, George Ella. 1996. Who Came Down that Road? Illustrated by Peter Catalanotto. New York: Orchard Books.

Schuch, Steve. 2002. A Symphony of Whales. Illustrated by Peter Sylvada. Orlando, FL: Voyager Books.

Vaccaro, Laura Seeger. 2010. What If? New York: Roaring Brook Press,

Van Camp, Richard. 2003. What’s the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? Illustrated by George Littlechild. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Wiesner, David. 2010. Art & Max. NY: Clarion.

Drawing Inferences

Carling, Amelia Lau. 1998. Mama and Papa Have a Store. New York: Dial.

Elya, Susan Middleton. 2006. Home at Last. Illustrated by Felipe Davalos. NY: Lee & Low Books.

Gerstein, Mordicai. 2002. What Charlie Heard. New York: Farrar, Straus Giroux.

Sis, Peter. 2006. Play, Mozart, Play! New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.

Wong, Janet, S. 2000. Night Garden: Poems from the World of Dreams. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. New York: Margaret E. McElkderry Books.

Robles, Anthony D. 2003. Lakas and the Manilatown Fish/Si Lakas at ang Isdang Manilatown. Illustrated by Carl Angel. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Determining Importance

Bash, Barbara. 1990. Urban Roosts: Where Birds Nest in the City. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books.

Davies, Nicola. 2001. One Tiny Turtle. Illustrated by Jane Chapman. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.

Miller, Debbie S. 2003. Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights. Illustrated by Jon Van Zyle. NY: Walker Books.

Micucci, Charles. 1997. The Life and Times of the Honeybee. NY: Houghton Mifflin.

Pfeffer, Wendy. 1997. A Log’s Life. Illustrated by Robin Brickman. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Sayre, Alice Pulley. 2005. Stars Beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust. Illustrated by Ann Jonas. NY: Greenwillow.

Waboose, Jan Bordeau. 2000. Sky Sisters. Illustrated by Brian Deines. Niagara Falls, NY: Kids Can.

Synthesis

Bernier-Frand Carmer T. 2009. Diego: Bigger than Life. Illustrated by David Diaz. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish.

Igus, Toyomi. 2001. Two Mrs. Gibsons. Illustrated by Daryl Wells. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Shasha, Mark. 1992. Night of the Moonjellies. Cynthiana, KY: Purple House Press.

Wiesner, David. 2001. The Three Pigs. New York: Clarion.

Winter, Jonah. 2010. Here Comes the Garbage Barge. Illustrated by Red nose Studio. NY: Schwartz & Wade.

Woodson, Jacqueline. 2001. The Other Side. Illustrated by E.B.Lewis. NY: Putnam.