Along the Santa Fe Trail
  written by Marion Russell
  illustrated by James Watling
 

  There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom 
  by Louis Sachar
   Click on this website for review of this book.  It is written by Javier U., age 10. 
  http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/review.php3?review_id=495

    Do you enjoy reading books by Louis Sachar?  Here's what he said to kids in a recent interview: "Read, find out what you like to read, and try to figure out what it is about it that makes you like it."  So, KEEP READING!! 
 

  Caddie Woodlawn 
  by Carol Ryrie Brink
   Have you just read Caddie Woodlawn ?  Take this short quiz to see how much you remember about the story.
  http://www.renlearn.com/ar/arquizzes/htm/woodlawn.html
 

  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
   by Roald Dahl

   Are you a fan of Roald Dahl?  Click on this site to see some pictures of him.
  http://www.roalddahlfans.com/pictures.php

   The Wild World of Wonka!  You can play games and do activities with Willie Wonka and his friends.
  http://www.wonka.com/Home/flash_home_hol.html
 
 

  Children of the Wild West
  by Russell Freedman

  From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwilder
  by E.L. Konigsburg

 Julie of the Wolves 
   byJean Craighead George
Jean Craighead George's official website
 
 

  How Many Days to America? 
   by Eve Bunting
   Did you know that Eve Bunting came from Ireland?  Check this site to learn more. 
  http://powayusd.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/pusdtes/Eve%20Bunting.htm

  James and the Giant Peach 
  written by Roald Dahl
   illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

  Molly's Pilgrim 
   by Barbara Cohen
 
 

  Mr. Popper's Penguins 
   by Richard Atwater
  Here's a book review written by a student. It also shows a picture of his book project.
  http://www.springfield.k12.il.us/schools/Jefferson/Illinois%20Authors/atwater.html

  Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
   by Robert C. O'Brien
  Want to see the original pictures for this book?  Check out this site.
  http://www.radiks.net/~camoon/rcob/zena/gallery.htm
 
 

  Night of the Twisters
  written by Ivy Ruckman
   illustrated by Julie Downing

  Click on this link to read news stories from Grand Island, Nebraska. There are links to true stories, pictures and maps. 
  http://www.theindependent.com/twisters/stories.html

  Night of the Twisters-this webpage is a very brief description of the book by elementary students
  http://www.gi.esu10.k12.ne.us/SDGI/Dodge.dragonweb/Dodge.pages/authors/twisters.html
 
 

 The Drinking Gourd 
   by F. N. Monjo

  The Midnight Fox
  written by Betsy Byars (Newbery Award)
   illustrated by Ed Martinez
 
 

  The Witches 
   by Roald Dahl

 Twits 
   by Roald Dahl
 
 

Short Stories
  "A Package for Mrs. Jewls"
  chapter from Wayside School is Falling Down
  written by Louis Sachar
   illustrated by Michele Noiset
 

  "Arctic Explorer:  The Story of Matthew Henson"
  by Jeri Ferris

  "Wolves"
  by Semour Simon

   See some of Mr. Simon's other books at this site
  http://www.users.nyc.pipeline.com/~simonsi/books.html

Poetry
  "The Glass Canoe"
  by John Ciardi

  "The Poor Boy was Wrong"
  by John Ciardi

  "Dauntless Dimble"
  by Jack Prelutsky

Listen to Jack Prelutsky recite his poem, "Louder Than a Clap of  Thunder" on this page
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/poetry/jack_my_poem.htm

  "Moon"
  by Myra Cohn Livingston

  "Again and Again" (Haiku)
  by Kazue Mizumura

  "Winter Moon"
  by Langston Hughes

  "Bison"
  by Tonye Garter

  "Lineage"
  by Margaret Walker

Legends

  "Old Man Coyote and the Rock"
  A Pawnee legend from Keepers of the Earth
  told by Joseph Bruchac

 Tall Tale
  "Pecos Bill"
  play by John Tichenor
   illustrated by Ethan Long

Extras

 Voyager Spacecrafts
   Sally Ride
       Tam O'Shaughnessy
  Want to learn more about Mars?  Click on this website.
  http://www.spacekids.com/spacenews/mystery_mars_991201.html
  See lots of pictures of Mars at this site
  http://www.spacekids.com/spacenews/weather_mars_000306.html 
 

Ranger Rick's Kids Zone

    Hidatsa Tribe
  The Corn Ceremony

  Buffalo-Bird Woman

  Oregon Trail
  A complete primer on the Oregon Trail, pictures and historic sites
  http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/Oregontrail.html

  The River 
  written by Gary Paulsen
  Read a short description of Gary's new book Guts at this site
  http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0385326505

  Hatchet 
  by Gary Paulsen

  I Am a Star 
   by Inge Auerbacher
 

  Catherine Called Birdy 
   by Karen Cushman

  On My Honor 
   by Marion Dane Bauer

  The Hundred Dresses
   by Eleanor Estes

Number the Stars 
   by Lois Lowry
 
 

  Follow My Leader 
   by James B. Garfield
 Read a student review of this book
 http://www.galwaycsd.org/English/PaganoWeb/bookbpd.htm

  Another review of this book
  http://www.buyindies.com/listings/9/9/AIMS-9994.html

  Journey to the Center of the Earth
   by Jules Verne 

A Wrinkle in Time 
  by Madeleine L'Engle

  The Westing Game 
   by Ellen Raskin

  Treasure Island 
   by Robert Louis Stevenson
 

   Amos Fortune, Freeman
  by Elizabeth Yates
 

   Julie of the Wolves 
   by Jean Craighead George
  Jean Craighead George's official website
 
 

Short Stories

  "The Cricket in the Road" (realistic fiction)
  by Michael Anthony

  "The Sand Castle" (science fiction)
  by Alma Luz Villanueva

  "The Fun They Had" (science fiction)
  by Isaac Asimov

Non-fiction

 "A Life in the Day of Gary Paulsen"
  by Gary Paulsen

  "Tutankhamen" from Lost Worlds 
  by Anne Terry White

  "The First Emperor" from The Tomb Robbers 
  by Daniel Cohen

Poetry

  "Ancestors"
  by Dudley Randall

  "I'm Nobody!  Who Are You?"
  by Emily Dickinson
  Read this poem online
  http://www.uuwestport.com/Nobody.html

  "It Seems I Test People"
  by James Berry

  "Growing Pains"
  by Jean Little

  "The Quarrel"
  by Eleanor Farjeon
 Did you like this poem?  Read other stories and poems by this author on this page.
http://www.seanet.com/~eldrbarry/rabb/farj/farj2.htm

  "Western Wagons"
  by Rosemary and Stephen Vincent Benet
  Read another poem by these authors at this site
  http://lee.boston.k12.ma.us/d4/curr/lit/poetry/ghistpoems2.asp#A1

  "Night Journey"
  by Theodore Roethke

Myths and Legends

 "Damon and Pythias" (drama)
  retold by Fan Kissen

 "Arachne" (myth)
  retold by Olivia E. Coolidge

 "Ceres and Proserpina" (myth)
  retold by Mary Pope Osborne
  A picture and a note from the author
   http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/html/bio.html

 "The Boy Who Flew" (myth)
  by Anne Rockwell