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D. W. All Wet by Marc Brown
D. W. bosses her brother Arthur into carrying her on his shoulders at the beach because she maintains that she hates the water, until she gets a big wet surprise.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

D. W., Go to Your Room! by Marc Brown
When D. W. is sent to her room as punishment for making baby Kate cry, it is Kate who finally makes her feel better. 

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  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

D. W. the Picky Eater by Marc Brown
Because her eating habits cause some problems, Arthur the aardvark's younger sister has to stay home when her family eats out.
  • Lesson Plan about food and trying new foods. (Texas Department of Health)
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

D. W. Thinks Big by Marc Brown
Even though her brother Arthur says she is too little to help with the upcoming wedding, D. W. proves she is just the right size when disaster strikes during the ceremony. 

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D. W.'s Lost Blankie by Marc Brown
When D.W. cannot find her special blanket, Arthur and Dad try to help her, but with no success, until Mom saves the day. 

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D'Aularie's Book of Greek Myths by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Illustrated retellings of the myths about the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece.

  • Activities for writing myths. Scroll down the page. Chamber Readers

 

Dabble Duck by Anne Leo Ellis
A lonesome pet duck finally solves her own problem by befriending a bedraggled dog. 

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Daddy and Me by Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe
Text and photographs provide insight into the relationship of tennis great Arthur Ashe and his six-year-old daughter Camera, showing how young children and their families deal with AIDS.
  • Activities include learning about Arthur Ashe and photography as an art form. TeacherViews

 

Daddy, Could I Have an Elephant? by Jake Wolf
Despite his father's objections, Tony insists on wanting such impractical
pets as an elephant, a python, or a flamingo.

 

Daddy Doesn't Live Here Anymore by Betty Boegehold
When her parents decide to get a divorce, Casey is very unhappy, wonders if it is her fault, and tries a plan to get them back together. 
  • Activities deal with divorce and coping techniques. TeacherViews

 

Daddy Makes the Best Spaghetti by Anna Grossnickle Hines
Not only does Corey's father make the best spaghetti, but he also dresses up as Bathman and acts like a barking dog.
  • Activities from More Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s. 
  • Activities include things to think about and graphing ideas.

 

Dahling, If You Luv Me, Would You Please, Please Smile by Rukhsana Khan
Zainab is trying to come to terms with her controlling older sister as well as a culture that those around her don't understand, but an offer from a sympathetic teacher to direct the school play may give her the courage to stand up for herself.
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, comprehension questions, and  multiple intelligence group projects. Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

 

Daily Life on a Southern Plantation 1853 by Paul Erickson
Recreates a southern plantation of 1853 and describes the daily lives of its owners and of the slaves who worked there.

 

Daisy and the Monster by Jane Simmons
Daisy and her little brother Pip encounter many different animals as they look all over the farm for the Beastie from Grandpa's story.
  • Lesson Plan with Internet activities for before, during, and after reading. Ball State University

 

Daisy Comes Home by Jan Brett
Daisy, an unhappy hen in China, floats down the river in a basket and has an adventure.

 

Daisy Head Mayzie by Dr. Seuss
Young Mayzie McGrew becomes a worldwide sensation when a daisy grows out of the top of her head, and everyone attempts to get rid of it.

 

Daisy's Hide-And-Seek by Jane Simmons
Daisy and Pip play hide-and-seek.

 

Damage by A. M. Jenkins
Seventeen-year-old football hero Austin, trying to understand the inexplicable depression that has drained his interest in life, thinks that he has found relief in a girl who seems very special.
  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, related books, curriculum connections, related websites, and a booktalk. South Carolina Young Adult Book Awards

 

Dan Frontier Goes Hunting by William Hurley
Dan hunts a bear after it steals his rabbits.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dan the Flying Man Comes to Our Town by Joy Cowley
Dan flies on many things as he moves over the town.
  • Activities include writing, rhymes, and other ideas. Teachers.net

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  • Lesson Plan for writing a story and integrates keyboarding skills. A to Z Teacher Stuff

 

Dan's Pants: The Adventures of Dan, the Fabric Man by Merle Good with Dan and Fran Boltz
Everyone enjoys Dan's funny-looking pants, which his wife makes from the bright fabrics Dan sells. 
  • Lesson Plan focuses on the economic concept of supply and demand. KidEconBooks

 

A Dance for Three by Louise Plummer 
When fifteen-year-old Hannah becomes pregnant and her rich, popular boyfriend claims he is not responsible, she is forced to face some hard facts about her life.
  • Activities include summary, related readings, curriculum tie-ins, booktalk, and web links. South Carolina Association of School Librarians

 

Dance of the Stones by Andrea Spalding
Cousins, Owen, Holly, Adam and Chantel have received another message from the Wise Ones.
  • Teacher's Guide includes an author profile, a summary, research topics, activities, and discussion questions. Wordfest

 

Dance with Rosie by Patricia Reilly Giff
Rosie tries to make up with her former best friend and get into ballet class after the sign-up deadline.

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Dancing in Cadillac Light by Kimberly Willis Holt
In 1968, eleven-year-old Jaynell's life in the town of Moon, Texas, is enlivened when her eccentric Grandpap comes to live with her family.

·         Book Talk Booking Colorado

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  • Lesson Plan includes information about the author, book, related titles, activities, puzzles and worksheets, and web links for further study. Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
  • Online Book Quiz Discovery School
  • Teacher’s Guide includes questions for each chapter and activities. Scroll down the page. Kimberly Willis Holt
  • Writer’s Topic includes a topic and a writing checklist. Cathie Quarles

 

Dancing in My Nuddy Pants: Even Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson by Louise Rennison

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Dancing in the Wings by Debbie Allen
Sassy tries out for a summer dance festival in Washington, D.C., despite the other girls' taunts that she is much too tall.

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  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dancing with an Alien by Mary Logue
 A teenage boy from outer space travels to earth on a mission to help save his planet, and ultimately he falls in love, causing his mission to fail.
  • Activities include summary, related readings, curriculum tie-ins, booktalk, and web links. South Carolina Association of School Librarians

 

Dancing with the Indians by Angela Shelf Medearis
While attending a Seminole Indian celebration, a black family watches and joins in several exciting dances.

 

Dancing with the Manatees by Faith McNulty
Examines the physical characteristics, behavior, and evolution of this gentle creature.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dandelion by Don Freeman
Dandelion overdresses for a come-as-you-are party and is turned away because the hostess does not recognize him.
  • Activities for art. TeacherViews
  • Lesson Plan with cross-curricular activities. A to Z Teacher Stuff
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dandelions by Eve Bunting
Zoe and her family find strength in each other as they make a new home in the Nebraska territory.
  • Lesson Plan features a review, things to notice and talk about, and related activities. Carol Hurst
  • Teaching Ideas Ohio Literacy Resource Center

 

Dandelions: Stars in the Grass by Mia Posada
Rhyming text presents the dandelion, not as a weed, but as a flower of great beauty.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 
  • WebQuest to learn about dandelions. Bowling Green State University 

 

Danger at the Fair by Peg Kehret
Ellen receives a spirit message during a séance at the county fair, warning that her brother Corey is in danger and that she must rescue him.
  • Lesson Plan includes book talks and cross curricular ideas. Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest Library Association)

 

Danger, Dynamite! by Anne Capeci
Ten-year-old Billy, his best friend Finn, and a girl named Dannie, living in a 1920s camp of railroad workers in the Cascade Mountains, follow clues to try to uncover the relationship of a stolen crate of dynamite with gold taken during an 1893 train robbery.

 

Danger - Icebergs by Roma Gans
Explains how icebergs are formed from glaciers, move into the ocean, create hazards to ships, and sometimes melt away.

 

Danger on Midnight River by Gary Paulsen
When his camp van crashes into a raging river, Daniel has to decide whether to help the bullies who call him dork breath and retard and risk everything, or to save himself.

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Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block
A compilation of  the books Weetzie Bat -- Witch Baby -- Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys -- Missing Angel Juan -- Baby Be-Bop.
  • Reading Group Guide sparks discussion about the characters and issues in the book which is a compilation of the Weetzie Bat series. HarperCollins

 

A Dangerous Promise (The Orphan Train Adventures)  by Joan Lowery Nixon
In 1861, while living with his foster parents at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, twelve-year-old Mike Kelly and his best friend Todd Blakely join the Union army as drummer boys but their dreams of glory end when they experience the full horrors of war at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri.

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Dangerous Skies by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Hypocrisy and prejudice twist events in such a way as to implicate two children, one from a prominent white family and the other an Afro-American, in a murder.
  • Teaching Guide includes general discussion questions and suggestions for reaching across the curriculum. Harper

 

Daniel Boone by James Daugherty
This biography describes how Daniel Boone, one of America’s earliest heroes, settled Kentucky and Missouri.
  • Activity includes questions to answer online and print out

 

Daniel Boone by Laurie Lawlor
Traces the life of the colonial pioneer, hunter, and woodsman, from his youth in the Pennsylvania wilderness to his adventures exploring the frontier, especially the "dark and bloody" land called Kentucky.

 

Daniel 'Coon by Phoebe Erickson
Tacks and his grandfather find a baby raccoon that gets in lots of trouble.

·         Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award

 

Daniel's Duck by Clyde Robert Bulla
A novice wood carver is momentarily defeated when people laugh at the result of a winter of work.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Danitra Brown Leaves Town by Nikki Grimes
Recounts, in a series of poems and letters, Danitra's summer at her aunt's house in the country and her best friend Zuri's summer at home in town.
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. Page 26. North Carolina Children's Book Award
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, comprehension questions, and  multiple intelligence group projects. Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

 

Danny and the Dinosaur by Syd Hoff
A little boy is surprised and pleased when one of the dinosaurs from the museum agrees to play with him.

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·         Internet based Learning Activity features links to reading and language arts activities.

  • Lesson Plan for guided reading. Education World
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 
  • Literature Unit includes comprehension questions, journal writing, grammar, and vocabulary and spelling.  
  • Questions for before, during, and after reading with links to related activities. Family TLC 
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods

 

Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp by Syd Hoff
Danny and his friend the dinosaur go to summer camptogether.

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Danny, Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
A young English boy describes his relationship with his father and the special adventure they share together.

·         Interactive Worksheet for comprehension and vocabulary. Includes a reading passage Alan & Hui Meng

 

Danny Dunn and the Homework Machine by Jay Williams
Professor Bullfinch leaves Danny in charge of his new miniature computer

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Daphne's Book by Mary Downing Hahn
As author Jessica and artist Daphne collaborate on a picture book for a seventh-grade English class contest, Jessica becomes aware of conditions in Daphne's home life that seem to threaten her health and safety.

·         Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award

 

Dappled Apples by Jan Carr
Rhyming text and illustrations celebrate the pleasures of fall, from turning leaves and apple picking to pumpkins and Halloween.
  • WebQuest to learn about fall. Bowling Green State University 

 

Dar and the Spear Thrower by Marjorie Cowley
A young Cro-Magnon boy living 15,000 years ago in southeastern France is initiated into manhood by his clan and sets off on a journey to trade his valuable fire rocks for an ivory spear thrower.

 

Dare to Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement by Angela Shelf Medearis
The story of Coretta Scott King covering her childhood and her help in leading the civil rights movement.
  • Questions to ask before and after reading. Family TLC

 

Dark Dark Tale by Ruth Brown
The journey continues up dark stairways through hidden passages, around sharp corners and behind windblown curtains.

·         Activities include pre-reading ideas and writing.

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·         Lesson Plan for creating a new version of the story. Pepperdine University

  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods

 

The Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes
In seventeenth-century England, orphaned Philip Marsham, forced to flee London after a terrible accident, finds himself in an even more difficult situation when his ship is taken over by pirates and he is forced to become a member of their crew.
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. Grades 6-8. San Diego County Office of Education
  • Internet Connections to accompany the book. Annette Lamb

 

The Dark Horse by Marcus Sedgwick
Having risen to power as chief of his people, the Storn, sixteen-year-old Sigurd leads them as they try to resist the bloodthirsty invaders known as the Dark Horse and makes a shocking discovery about his foster sister Mouse.

 

The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper
On his eleventh birthday Will Stanton discovers that he is the last of the Old Ones, destined to seek the six magical Signs that will enable the Old Ones to triumph over the evil forces of the Dark.

·         Writing Prompt includes points to ponder. Grades 7-9. Scholastic

 

Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones
Derk, an unconventional wizard, and his magical family become involved in a plan to put a stop to the devastating tours of their world arranged by the tyrannical Mr. Chesney.

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The Dark Stairs by Betsy Byars
The intrepid Herculeah Jones helps her mother, a private investigator, solve a puzzling and frightening case.

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Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural by Patricia McKissack 
A collection of ghost stories with African American themes, designed to be told during the Dark Thirty--the half hour before sunset--when ghosts seem all too believable. 

 

Darkness Before Dawn by Sharon Draper
Recovering from the recent suicide of her ex-boyfriend, senior class president Keisha Montgomery finds herself attracted to a dangerous, older man.

  • Study Guide with activities and discussion questions. From the author

 

Dateline - Troy by Paul Fleischman
Retells Homer's Iliad using 20th century magazine and newspaper headlines to reveal striking parallels between the characters and events of the Greek myth and present day occurrences.

  • Integrated Literature Unit with curricular connections. Grades 7-12. University of North Carolina
  • Lesson Plan includes things to notice and think about, background information, and creating a timeline. Carol Hurst
  • Teaching Ideas Ohio Literacy Resource Center

 

Daughters of Eve by Lois Duncan
A high school teacher uses the guise of feminist philosophy to manipulate the lives of a group of girls with chilling results.

  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading, thematic, and interdisciplinary activities. Random House

 

Dave at Night by Gail Carson Levine
When orphaned Dave is sent to the Hebrew Home for Boys where he is treated cruelly, he sneaks out at night and is welcomed into the music- and culture-filled world of the Harlem Renaissance.

  • Activities include curricular connections for studying Harlem during the 1920's. Trumpet
  • Activities include specific curriculum connections. South Carolina Association of School Librarians
  • Book Discussion Guide includes summary, discussion questions. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)
  • Book Test

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  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 
  • Discussion Questions Connecticut State Library
  • Lesson Plan  includes information about the author, book, related titles, activities, puzzles and worksheets, and weblinks for further study. Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
  • Reading Group Guide to spark discussion about the characters and issues in the book. Harper
  • Quiz Quia

 

Dave's Down-to-Earth Rock Shop by Stuart Murphy
As they consider sorting their rock collection by color, size, type, and hardness, Josh and Amy learn that the same objects can be organized in many different ways.

 

David Goes to School by David Shannon 
David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, "No, David!"
  • Extension Activity includes creating a naughty character book. Grades PreK-3. Scholastic
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

David Livingstone: Missionary and Explorer by Sam Wellman
Discusses the explorer's formative years in Scotland, training as a missionary, expeditions to Africa, and many discoveries there.

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David's Drawings by Cathryn Falwell
A shy African American boy arriving at a new school makes friends with his classmates by drawing a picture of a tree.
  • Activity Card for parent and child. Microsoft Word document. Texas 2X2 Reading List

 

David's Search by Joan Lowery Nixon
After eleven-year-old orphan-train rider David Howard settles with a strict Texas farm family, his best friend, an ex-slave, is threatened by the growing presence of the Ku-Klux Klan. 

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Davy Crockett by Constance Rourke
A biography of the famous man from Tennessee who died at the Alamo.

 

Davy Crockett: Young Pioneer by Laurence Santrey
Profiles the childhood of Davy Crockett, pioneer and patriot.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dawdle Duckling by Toni Buzzeo
Mama Duck tries to keep Dawdle Duckling together with his siblings, but he wants to dawdle and dream, preen and play, splash and spin.

 

Dawn by Uri Shulevitz
Camped for the night by a lake, a boy and his grandfather experience dawn from their row boat.
  • Teacher's Guide includes before and after reading activities and cross-curricular ideas. Farrar, Straus and Giroux

 

Dawn and the Surfer Ghost (The Baby-Sitters Club: Mystery Series) Ann M. Martin
Dawn is back in California just in time to see the surfing competition, and solve a mystery concerning a missing surfer, a mangled surfboard, and a ghost that surfs at night! 

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Dawn Rochelle by Lurlene McDaniel
Four interconnected novels about Dawn Rochelle, who is diagnosed with cancer, in one volume.

 

A Day for Vincent Chin and Me by Jacqueline Turner Banksby 
Although Tommy, a Japanese-American sixth-grader, has serious doubts when his mother starts organizing a rally to fight racism, once he and his friends find a cause of their own he gains more understanding of her motives.
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. Page 49. North Carolina Children's Book Award

 

The Day I Had to Play with My Sister by Crosby Bonsall
A young boy becomes very frustrated when he tries to teach his little sister to play hide-and-seek.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

The Day I Saw My Father Cry (Little Bill Series) by Bill Cosby
Although Little Bill is sad when a friend of the family dies, he remembers the friend's lesson of saying "Merry Christmas" to get people to stop fighting.

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The Day I Was Rich (Little Bill Series) by Bill Cosby
While playing stick-can hockey with his friends, Little Bill discovers what he thinks is a diamond and they all start imagining what it will be like to be rich.

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A Day in Space by Suzanne Lord and Jolie Epstein
Presents one day in the life of a space shuttle crew as they walk in space, launch a satellite, and eat, sleep, and brush their teeth without gravity. 

 

The Day Jake Vacuumed by Simon James
When Jake's mother orders him to vacuum, he discovers that all kinds of things can fit into a vacuum cleaner.

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The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble
When Jimmy's unusual pet accompanies him on his class trip, an ordinary jaunt to a farm turns into a hilarious, slapstick romp.
  • Activities include a crossword puzzle and related web links.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

  • Activity for sequencing story events with strips to cut out. @key Training Agency
  • Crossword Puzzle for words containing the long o sound.
  • Guided Reading Lesson includes introduction to the text, discussion prompts and questions, post-reading activities and word study. Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School, NY
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 
  • Spelling Practice Sheet to complete online based on vocabulary in the book. Marilee Schuhrke
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods
  • Teacher's Guide Reading Rainbow
  • Teacher's Guide features math activities. Reading Rainbow
  • Technology Lesson Plan for creating a timeline using TimeLiner to sequence events of the story. Vermilion Parish Louisiana Public Schools

 

The Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Died by Veronica Enix
Recounts the memories of a third grade child who remembers the day.

 

The Day Martin Luther King, Jr. Was Killed: A Photo History of the Civil Rights Movement by James Haskins
Recounts the struggle for civil rights in the U. S.

·         Extension Activity includes research ideas. Scholastic

 

A Day No Pigs Would Die by Robert Newton Peck
To a thirteen-year-old Vermont farm boy whose father slaughters pigs for a living, maturity comes early as he learns "doing what's got to be done," especially regarding his pet pig who cannot produce a litter.
  • Activities for speaking and writing. Global Book Club
  • Anticipation Guide with questions to introduce the book.
  • Book Project features writing about a hero. A Read Across America Project featuring Vermont. University of Virginia Curry School of Education
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 
  • Curricular Connections include writing and related websites. Audio Book Shelf
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. Grades 6-8. San Diego County Office of Education
  • Games include matching, flash cards, concentration, and word search. Quia
  • Games include different matching, flash cards, concentration, and word search. Quia 
  • Guide includes analysis of each chapters, overall characters, themes and some study questions. PinkMonkey
  • Internet Hotlist of topics related to the background of the book. 
  • Lesson Plan includes historical information, questions by chapter, and activities. Holton, KS, School District
  • Lesson Unit with vocabulary, questions, and activities for each chapter.
  • Novel Project for individual and group reading and presentation. KidReach
  • Questions about the content of the book by chapter with a main discussion question. St. Bonaventure University
  • Questions for each chapter. St. James (Missouri) Public Schools
  • Study Guide includes summaries, chapter questions, and book analysis. SparkNotes
  • Technology Lesson for completing a graphic organizer and a pop quiz. Grand Island, NE, Public Schools

 

The Day of Ahmed's Secret by Florence Parry Heide
A young Egyptian boy describes the city of Cairo as he goes about his daily work and waits for the evening to share a special surprise with his family.

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·         Lesson Plan about names.

  • Study Guide includes a summary, characters, key ideas, and questions for after reading. National Geographic Book Club

 

The Day of the Bad Haircut by Eva Moore
Molly finally lets her mother cut her hair but is upset by the results.

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Day of the Dead by Tony Johnston
The members of a Mexican family journey out into the night, joining their neighbors and walking to the graveyard in celebration of the Day of the Dead.
  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, author and/or illustrator profiles, and activities for before and after reading. School-Library.org

 

The Day of the Dinosaur by Stan & Jan Berenstain
Rhyming text examines the prehistoric world of the dinosaurs and the early mammals and birds that followed them.
  • Lesson Plan with interdisciplinary ideas in art, science, math, and writing. 

 

The Day of the Dragon King (Magic Treehouse series) by Mary Pope Osborne
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back two thousand years to ancient China where they must find the original copy of an old legend before the Imperial Library is burned down by the evil Dragon King.

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The Day of the High Climber by Gary Hines
Spending the summer at Papa's logging camp in the 1930s, two brothers watch with awe as Puss Tompkins, the high climber, chops branches off a tree. 

 

Day of the Iguana (Hank Zipzer series) by Henry Winkler
Hank has never been fond of his sister's pet iguana, and their relationship worsens when she lays her eggs inside his science project.
  • Booktalk Scholastic
  • Literature Unit includes activities for comprehension, vocabulary and language development, creative writing, research and art. (A partial unit) Ron LeDuc-Teacher Time Savers

 

Day the Dog Said, "Cock-a-doodle doo!" by David McPhail
The farm animals are bored until a big wind strikes the barnyard.

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The Day the Sheep Showed Up by David McPhail
When a new animal comes to the barnyard, the animals try to determine which one of them it resembles--since it is white like the duck, has four legs like the pig, and eats clover like the cow.

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  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

The Day the Sky Fell by Milton Meltzer
Explains that terrorism is as old as humankind and that it has been the tool of innumerable ideologies, religions, and ethnic groups all over the world.

 

The Day the Women Got the Vote: A Photo History of the Women’s Rights Movement  by George Sullivan
A photo history of the women's rights movement.

·         Extension Activity includes research ideas. Scholastic

 

The Day We Walked on the Moon by George Sullivan
Traces the technological developments which have made it possible to explore outer space and walk on the moon. Also discusses the training of astronauts and the future of space exploration. 

  • Activity Book includes vocabulary, questions and activities by chapter.

 

A Day's Work by Eve Bunting
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.

  • Activity Master Houghton Mifflin
  • Lesson Plan includes pre- and post-reading questions and activities. Reading Is Fundamental
  • Lesson Plan includes activities for before, during, and after reading. Kansas City Public Schools
  • Teaching Ideas Ohio Literacy Resource Center

 

Days with Frog and Toad  by Arnold Lobel 
Frog and Toad are best friends in this book with five short stories.

 

Days of the Blackbird by Tomie DePaola
At the request of a kind duke's loving daughter, La Colomba, a pure white bird, braves the bitter winter of the northern Italian mountains to sing for the gravely ill man.

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Days of the Knights by Christopher Maynard
Presents a day in the life of a medieval lord as he runs the land over which he holds power.

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Dead Girls Don't Write Letters by Gail Giles
Fourteen-year-old Sunny is stunned when a total stranger shows up at her house posing as her older sister Jazz, who supposedly died in a fire months earlier.

 

Dead on Target by Frank Dixon
After Joe Hardy's girlfriend Iola is killed by a car bomb, the Hardy brothers tangle with an international terrorist killer and a secret government agency called the Network.

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Dead Reckoning by Julie Burtinshaw
When 14-year-old James boards the steamer Valencia in San Francisco for a voyage to British Columbia in 1906, his nightmares have left him apprehensive of the very real tragedy that lies ahead on the rocky coast of Vancouver Island.

  • Teacher's Guide include vocabulary words, questions by chapter, activities, and curriculum extensions. Raincoast Publishers
  • Teacher's Guide includes an author profile, a summary, research topics, activities, and discussion questions. Wordfest

 

The Dead Zone by Stephen King
An accident has left John Smith in a coma for four years. When he awakens he finds he is able to discern information about others simply by touching them.

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The Deadly Dungeon (A to Z Mysteries series) by Ron Roy
While visiting Wallis's castle, Dink and his friends investigate strange noises that lead them to a dangerous secret.
  • Teacher's Guide includes activities to be used with all books in the series. Random House

 

A Deadly Game of Magic by Joan Lowery Nixon
Lisa and her three friends find themselves unwilling players in a cat-and-mouse game with a murderous magician whose identity and motive baffle them.

 

Deadly Waters by Gloria Skurzynski
While visiting the Everglades National Park with their parents, the Landon children uncover the mystery of dying manatees and learn important lessons about the natural environment.

  • Literature Circle Lesson Appalachian State University
  • Web Links related to the book, the author, people, places, events, issues, and interesting things mentioned in the stories. Brevard, FL, School District

 

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede
Bored with traditional palace life, a princess goes off to live with a group of dragons and soon becomes involved with fighting against some disreputable wizards who want to steal away the dragons' kingdom.

·         Book Discussion Guide includes summary and discussion questions. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)

·         Booktalk Washburn University

·         Online Trivia Quiz  Fun Trivia

 

Dean Duffy by Randy Powell
Eighteen-year-old Dean, a former high school baseball star whose future has been ruined by a batting slump and a bad arm, is offered a college baseball scholarship and finds himself uncertain of whether to take it.

 

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam edited by Bernard Edelman 
The Vietnam War experience is told through letters written by soldiers to home against the backdrop of actual footage of the war.

·         Booktalk Washburn University

 

Dear Austin: Letters from the Underground Railroad by Elvira Woodruff
In 1853, in letters to his older brother, eleven-year-old Levi describes his adventures in the Pennsylvania countryside with his black friend Jupiter and his experiences with the Underground Railroad.

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Dear Brother by Frank Asch and Vladimir Vagin 
Joey and Marvin stay up all night reading a collection of family letters that they found in the attic.

·         Booktalk Washburn University

 

Dear Children of the Earth by Schim Schimmel
Mother Earth writes a letter telling people about herself and asking them to take care of her for themselves and for all living creatures.

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Dear Daddy by John Schindel
Johnny's father lives across the country from him and letters help bring them closer.

 

Dear Daddy... by Philippe Dupasquier
The top portion of each double page spread shows Sophie's father on a long sea voyage, while the bottom portion shows her activities at home as she is describing them in a series of letters.
  • Lesson Plan includes activities, spelling, and vocabulary.

 

Dear Ellen Bee by Mary E. Lyons & Muriel M. Branch
A scrapbook kept by a young black girl details her experiences and those of the older white woman, "Miss Bet," who had freed her and her family, sent her north from Richmond to get an education, and then worked to bring an end to slavery.

 

Dear Katie, The Volcano is a Girl by Jean Craighead George
A grandmother and her granddaughter argue over whether a volcano is a geophysical phenomenon or an angry Hawaiian goddess.
  • Activities include learning about volcanoes. Scroll down the page. Georgia Children's Literature Book Awards

 

Dear Levi by Elvira Woodruff
Twelve-year-old Austin Ives writes letters to his younger brother describing his three-thousand-mile journey from their home in Pennsylvania to Oregon in 1851.

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Dear Mr. Blueberry by Simon James
Emily discovers a whale living in her garden pond. So she writes to her teacher, Mr. Blueberry, for advice on how to care for her new pet. But Mr. Blueberry responds that she must be mistaken, as whales live in the ocean, not in ponds. In a delightful exchange of letters, Emily learns about whales.
  • Activities include letter writing and studying whales. TeacherViews
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education
  • Literature Guide featuring pre-reading, databank, writing patterns activities and more. (Text file) Nancy Polette
  • WebQuest for helping Emily learn about whales.

 

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.
  • Activities include letter writing, character maps, and map skills. TeacherViews
  • Activities include formulating questions to ask an author and character study.
  • Activity for finding mistakes in parts of a friendly letter using pop-ups. Quia
  • Activity features jumbled vocabulary words from pages 1-37. Quia
  • Activity features jumbled vocabulary words from pages 39-107. Quia
  • Activities related to the author, geography, and inventions. White Plains Public Schools
  • Book Quiz to take online. Renaissance Learning
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education
  • Game matching character and places in the book. Quia
  • Lesson Plan includes pre reading, guided reading and post reading activities. 
  • Lesson Plan using math to calculate distances traveled by Leigh's father. Learn NC
  • Literary Discussion Guide for writing. California State University
  • Literacy Skills Test to take online. Renaissance Learning
  • Literature Guide includes writing activities. Nancy Polette
  • Literature Unit includes a discussion guide and teaching plan. Grades 4-6. Scholastic
  • Mini Unit with a summary, vocabulary, and suggested discussion questions and activities. Easy Fun School
  • Questions to ask before and after reading. Family TLC
  • Questions about the book and its characters.
  • Simple Questions using yes/no and true/false answers for various chapters. Taking Grades Publishing Company
  • Quiz for selected pages in the book. Quia
  • Quiz to take online. Scholastic
  • Vocabulary Quiz Renaissance Learning
  • WebQuest emphasizes the author and the study of butterflies. Anne Arundel, MD, Public Schools

 

Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague
Gertrude LaRue receives typewritten and paw-written letters from her dog Ike, entreating her to let him leave the
  • Activities Scroll down to page 3. Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
  • Lesson Plan with related activities. Scholastic

·         Lesson Plan uses technology. Scroll down the page. Irving, TX, Independent School District

 

Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue with Today’s Youth by Rosa Parks with Gregory J. Reed
Presents correspondence between Rosa Parks and various children in which the "Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement" answers questions and encourages young people to reach their highest potential.
  • Teacher's Guide includes background, reading questions, and interdisciplinary activities. Lee & Low Books

 

Dear Peter Rabbit by Alma Flor Ada
Presents letters between such fairy tale characters as Goldilocks, Baby
Bear, Peter Rabbit, and the Three Pigs.
  • Teaching Guide includes discussion topics, activities, and research ideas. Simon & Schuster

 

Dear Rebecca, Winter Is Here by Jean Craighead George
A grandmother explains to her granddaughter how the arrival of winter brings changes in nature and the earth's creatures, and how the return of spring and summer will bring more changes.
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas for social studies, science, and language arts. TeacherViews
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Dear Tooth Fairy by Pamela Duncan Edwards
In a series of letters, six-year-old Claire and the Tooth Fairy discuss the important matter of her first loose tooth and when it is going to fall out.

 

Dear Whiskers by Ann Whitehead Nagda
Assigned to write to kids in a younger grade, Jenny tries to help her pen pal—a recent immigrant—adapt to the U.S.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 
  • Lesson Plan includes information about the author, activities, related books and weblinks. Scroll down the page. Texas Bluebonnet Award
  • Teaching Plan with activities for before reading, letter writing, and thank-you notes. Scholastic

 

Dear Willie Rudd by Libba Moore Gray 
An adult remembers her childhood relationship with a black woman and wishes she could thank her and apologize for any wrongs committed due to race.

 

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
Each animal arriving from the zoo as a possible pet fails to suit its prospective owner, until just the right one is found.
  • Activities include the letter Z and predicting. TeacherViews

 

Deathwatch by Robb White
Needing money for school, a college boy accepts a job as guide on a desert hunting trip and nearly loses his life.
  • Activity using the novel to explore characterization and theme. Alberta Regional Consortia
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 
  • Study Questions for advanced discussion and writing with page references. Literary Link
  • NovelQuest with various activities.

 

Deck the Hall by Sylvia Long 
This version of the classic Christmas carol celebrating "the season to be jolly" features rabbit characters in the illustrations.
  • Activities include making holiday decorations. Trumpet

 

The Declaration of Independence (Amazing days of Abby Hayes series) by Anne Mazer
Abby tries to prove to her parents how mature she is.

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The Declaration of Independence: The Words That Made America by Sam Fink (Illustrator)
Presents the text of the Declaration  phrase by phrase, with each word precisely inscribed in large beautiful hand lettering.
  • Activities for before and during reading. Scholastic

 

Dee and Bee by Robin Isabel Ahrens
Identical twins Dee and Bea enjoy fooling people by switching places with each other, at school, in the neighborhood, and at bedtime.
  • Teacher Guide includes discussion questions, vocabulary, activities, and web sites. Winslow Press

 

Deenie by Judy Blume
A thirteen-year-old girl seemingly destined for a modeling career finds she has a deformation of the spine called scoliosis.

 

Deep Blues: Bill Traylor, Self-Taught Artist by Mary E. Lyons
A portrait of self-taught African-American artist Bill Traylor, an artist whose career began after his eightieth birthday, explores the work of this former slave whose life spanned the Civil War, Reconstruction, and both world wars.

 

Deep Dream of the Rain Forest by Malcolm Bosse
While on an expedition with his uncle in the jungles of Borneo in 1920, fifteen-year-old Harry Windsor is captured by Bayang, a young Iban tribesman, who believes that Harry has some power to help him and an outcast Iban girl on their dream quest.
  • Study Unit includes science activities and related weblinks. Jason Project, Michigan
  • Topics to use with the novel and extensions to use for before, during, and after reading. Jason Project, Georgia

 

Deer at the Brook by Jim Arnosky
A poetic and pictorial portrayal of the lovely things that happen at a brook as a mother deer and two fawns come to drink, fish leap, and sunlight sparkles on the water.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Define "Normal" by Julie Anne Peters
When she agrees to meet with Jasmine as a peer counselor at their middle school, Antonia never dreams that this girl with the black lipstick and pierced eyebrow will end up helping her deal with the serious problems she faces at home and become a good friend.

·         Reading Discussion Guide with questions. Building a Community of Readers

 

Dem Bones by Bob Barner
A rendition of a traditional African American spiritual.
  • Activity for identifying bones using music. Scroll down the page for activity. Creative Classroom
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods

 

The Dentist and Me by Joy Schaleben-Lewis
Two children visit the dentist and learn how to care for their teeth.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Desert by Ron Hirschi
Text and illustrations explore the variety of animal life found in the desert.
  • Activities from the book 450 More Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s for the Primary Grades.

 

Desert Babies by Kathy Darling
Photographs and brief text describe a variety of baby animals, some of whom are endangered, who make their homes in the desert.
  • Lesson Plan using the reading strategy of List, Group, Label. Also includes the use of the other books in this series.

 

Desert Giant: The World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash
This is the story of the life cycle and ecosystem of the giant saguaro cactus and the animals it helps to support in the desert.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

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The Desert Is Theirs by Byrd Baylor 
Simple text and illustrations describe the characteristics of the desert and its plant, animal, and human life.
  • Activities include learning about deserts and habitats. TeacherViews
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education
  • Lesson Plan for creating a desert plant and animal guide book.
  • Lesson Plan with discussion questions and activities. Kidstrek

 

Desert Trip by Barbara A. Steiner
Relates the experiences of a young girl and her mother as they backpack in the desert where the child learns about the plants, animals, birds, and rock formations.
  • Lesson Plan for creating a graffiti board. Southwest Children's Literature-University of Arizona

 

Desert Voices by Byrd Baylor
Desert inhabitants describe the beauty of their home.
  • Lesson Plan includes activities for before and after reading. Southwest Children's Literature-University of Arizona

 

Destination Antarctica by Robert Swan 
Follows the British adventurer Robert Swan and two other explorers on an exciting and dangerous 900-mile trek to the South Pole, following in the footsteps of Swan's childhood hero, Robert Falcon Scott, who made the journey exactly seventy-four years earlier.
  • Activities include mapping and writing. TeacherViews
  • Activity Book includes vocabulary, questions and activities.

 

Destination Unexpected by Don Gallo
Presents ten short stories for teens about lessons learned and discoveries made on journeys near and far.
  • Reader’s Guide includes questions for discussion and topics for research. Candlewick Press

 

Detective Dinosaur: Lost and Found by James Skofield
After Detective Dinosaur and Officer Pterodactyl find a missing baby wearing pink diapers and a home for Cadet Kitty, they lose and rediscover each other.

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The Devil in Vienna by Doris Orgel
A Jewish girl and the daughter of a Nazi have been best friends since they started school, but in 1938 the thirteen-year-olds find their close relationship difficult to maintain.
  • Study Guide includes journal entry templates, key concepts and terms from the novel, comprehension questions, discussion questions, guidelines, and further activities. Earth Renewal

 

The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until time travel places her in the middle of a small Jewish village in Nazi-occupied Poland.
  • Activities include writing and role playing. TeacherViews
  • Activities include writing assignments. Sachem, NY, School District
  • Activity includes matching vocabulary to definitions with online scoring.

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  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 
  • Discussion Guide with project suggestions. Scroll down the page under the author's name and click on Curriculum
  • Lesson Plans related to the Holocaust.
  • Literature Unit includes characters, summary, lessons, games, and more. Promote Georgia
  • PowerPoint Presentation Florida State University
  • Unit includes activities, strategies, and worksheets. Novelinks-Brigham Young University
  • WebQuest using the book to study the holocaust.
  • WebQuest with the task of reporting on the holocaust. Florida State University
  • WebQuest with students assuming the roles of news journalists doing a news special about the Holocaust.

 

The Devil's Highway by Stan Applegate
In 1811, on the Natchez Road, fourteen-year-old Zeb finds ten-year-old Hannah, who has been kidnapped from her Choctaw people, and together they face natural and human threats with their combined skills and courage.
  • Teacher's Guide includes a book introduction, information for before, during, and after reading, and cross-curricular activities. Peachtree Publishers

 

Dew Drop Dead by James Howe
While setting up a homeless shelter at the church, Sebastian and his friends, Corrie and David, solve the mystery of a dead man found in an abandoned inn.
  • Story Map for analyzing the structure of the story.

 

Dia's Story Cloth by Dia Cha
The story cloth made for her by her aunt and uncle chronicles the life of the author and her family in their native Laos and their eventual emigration to the United States.

·         Teacher's Guide includes background, reading questions, and interdisciplinary activities. Lee & Low Books

 

Dial-a-Ghost by Eva Ibbotson
A family of nice ghosts protects a British orphan from the diabolical plans of his evil guardians.
  • Book Discussion Guide includes a summary, booktalk, discussion questions, and related websites. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)

 

Diary of a Monster’s Son by Ellen Conford
Bradley Fentriss keeps an account of life with his loving, if somewhat unusual father.
  • Curriculum Links include brief literary elements, a summary, curriculum connections, and related web sites. Sasquatch Reading Award

 

Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin
A young worm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good things about being a worm in this great big world.

 

The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Anne Frank's journal of her ordeal during the Holocaust.

·         Lesson Plan with enrichment activities and related Internet resources. TeacherVision

  • Novel Guide with theme openers, cross curricular activities, and research assignments. McDougal Littell
  • Reader's Companion from the publisher features historical information, timelines, and study questions.
  • Simple Questions using yes/no and true/false answers for various chapters. Taking Grades Publishing Company
  • Study Questions for discussion and writing with page references.
  • Unit includes activities, strategies, and worksheets. Novelinks-Brigham Young University
  • WebQuest focuses on time travel to the Holocaust.

 

The Diary of Chickabiddy Baby by Emma Kallok
Eleven-year-old Prudence keeps a diary of her summer vacation, which is filled with first crushes, squabbles with friends, and a secret admirer.
  • Activities include writing and learning about nicknames. TeacherViews

 

Diary of Hansel and Gretel by Kees Moerbeek
The true story of what really happened to Hansel and Gretel, in the words of Gretel herself.
  • Activities include writing and Internet links. TeacherViews

 

The Diary of Melanie Martin, or, How I Survived Matt the Brat, Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza by Carol Weston
Fourth-grader Melanie Martin writes in her diary, describing her family's trip to Italy and all that she learned.

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Dicey's Song by Cynthia Voigt
Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey must decide what she wants for her siblings and herself. Sequel to Homecoming.

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  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 
  • Lesson Plan includes questions for discussion and/or writing and creative activities. Random House
  • Lesson Plan includes an anticipation guide, predictogram, activity cards,  and semantic feature analysis chart.
  • Study Guide includes study questions and essay topics. Spark Notes

 

Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charlie? by Rebecca Caudill
Four-year-old Charley earns the honor of carrying the flag at his school in the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Activity emphasizes character education. Georgia Humanities Council
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Did You Hear Something? by Michael Teitelbaum
A group of kids become frightened on a camping trip when they hear the legend of the creature who lives in the woods.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Did You Hear Wind Sing Your Name? by Sandra De Couteau Orie
Pictures and words pay homage to the Oneida Indians' view of the cycle of spring. 
  • Questions to ask before and after reading. Family TLC

 

Die for Me by Carol Gorman
When a group of high school friends seem to be targeted to die, one by one, each member begins to analyze the actions of each of the others in the group.

 

Different Sort of Real by Kerry Greenwood
Charlotte McKenzie becomes Dr Barnes' helper in attending to the sick people in the community.

 

Digging Up Dinosaurs by Aliki
This book introduces readers to many types of dinosaurs whose skeletons and reconstructions are seen in museums, and explains how scientists uncover, preserve, and study fossils.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas for science, research, art, and writing. TeacherViews

·         Guided Reading Lesson includes introduction of text, discussion prompts and questions, post-reading activities, and word study. Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School, NY

  • Teacher's Guide Reading Rainbow
  • Teacher's Guide features science activities. Reading Rainbow
  • Teacher's Guide features math activities. Reading Rainbow
  • WebQuest where students assume the roles as dinosaur experts to investigate fossils. Highland Park (New Jersey) Public Schools

 

Digging Up Tyrannosaurus Rex by John R. Horner and Don  Lessem
Describes the discovery and excavation of the world's only complete Tyrannosaurus fossil in Montana, and what was learned from it. 

 

The Digging-est Dog by Al Perkins
Scorned by his new dog friends because he never learned to dig, Sam suddenly discovers his inherent dog talent and turns the countryside into a series of ruts and holes.
  • Activities include discussion topics. TeacherViews

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Dillon Dillon by Kate Banks
During the summer that he turns ten years old, Dillon Dillon learns the surprising story behind his name and develops a relationship with three loons, living on the lake near his family's New Hampshire cabin, that help him make sense of his life.

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  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, related books, curriculum connections, related websites, and a booktalk. South Carolina Children's Book Awards

 

Dim Sum for Everyone! by Grace Lin
A child describes the various little dishes of dim sum that she and her family enjoy on a visit to a restaurant in Chinatown.
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

A Dime a Dozen by Nikki Grimes
A collection of poems about an African-American girl growing up in New York.
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, comprehension questions, and  multiple intelligence group projects. Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

 

Dinah for President by Claudia Mills
Dinah Seabrooke, now in her first year of middle school, struggles to become a big fish in what seems like an ocean--and in the process discovers the value of recycling and of friendship with the elderly.
  • Lesson Plan includes a book summary, activities, and a bibliography. Maine Association of School Libraries

 

Dingoes at Dinnertime (The Magic Tree House series) by Mary Pope Osborne
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to Australia where they must save some animals from a wildfire

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Dinner at Aunt Connie's House by Faith Ringgold
Connie learns about famous African American women from Aunt Connie's paintings.

 

Dinner at the Panda Palace by Stephanie Calmenson
Mr. Panda, owner of the Panda Palace restaurant, manages to find seating for all of his animal patrons on a very busy night.
  • Lesson Plan focuses on math concepts. Kansas State University

 

Dinorella by Pamela Duncan Edwards 
In this story, loosely based on that of Cinderella but featuring dinosaurs,
the Duke falls in love with Dinorella when she rescues him from the dreaded deinonychus at the Dinosaur Dance.

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Dinosailors by Deb Lund
After spending time sailing, some seasick dinosaurs decide they have had enough of the high seas.

 

Dinosaur by Peter Sis
While taking a bath, a young boy is joined by all sorts of dinosaurs.
  • WebQuest leading to a dinosaur pattern activity sheet. Bowling Green State University 

 

Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo by William Joyce
A family goes on a family vacation and finds a dinosaur they name Bob. They bring him back to America where he becomes the talk of the town when it is discovered that he plays baseball.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

 

Dinosaur Day by Liza Donnelly
Crazy about dinosaurs, a boy and his dog imagine they see one under every lump of snow until the day they get a big surprise.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dinosaur Days by Joyce Melton
Brief and simple descriptions of the various kinds of dinosaurs that roamed the earth millions of years ago.

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  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dinosaur Deals by Stuart Murphy
Children learn about equivalent values by reading about how Mike and Andy trade dinosaur trading cards.

 

Dinosaur Dinner with a Slice of Alligator Pie by Dennis Lee
An illustrated collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dinosaur Dinners by Lee Davis
Describes the hunting and eating habits of many types of dinosaurs.
  • Questions to ask before and after reading. Family TLC

 

Dinosaur Dream by Dennis Nolan
After reading about dinosaurs and then falling asleep, Wilbur sees a baby apatosaurus outside his bedroom and travels backwards through time to return it to its Jurassic time period.

 

Dinosaur Friends! by Paul Stickland
The band of dinosaur jokesters have fun.
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Dinosaur Ghosts by J. Lynett Gillette
Examines various scenarios explaining the deaths of hundreds of Coelophysis dinosaurs 225 million years ago and discusses how their skeletons were found in Ghost Ranch, New Mexico in 1947.

 

Dinosaur Hunter by Elaine Marie Alphin
In Wyoming in the 1880s, a young boy fulfills his dream of finding a dinosaur skeleton on his father's ranch, outwits a man who would cheat him, and sells his find to a team of fossil hunters.

 

Dinosaur Hunters by Sue McMullin
Describes the work scientists do to find out more about these huge prehistoric animals.

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A Dinosaur Named After Me by Bernard Most
A few simple facts about each dinosaur.

 

A Dinosaur Named Sue by Fay Robinson
Discusses the discovery of a nearly perfect skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex in South Dakota in 1990.

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Dinosaur Story by Joanna Cole
Starting with a dinosaur bone that has been buried for millions of years, the author describes the whole creature in simple terms. 

 

Dinosaur Time by Peggy Parish
An easy-to-read introduction to eleven different dinosaurs--their size, their diet, the pronunciation of their names, and their distinctive characteristics.

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Dinosaur Valentine by Liza Donnelly
A mysterious invitation to a Valentine's Day party starts a romantic adventure between a love-stuck dog and a tiny, dog-like comptosaurus.

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The Dinosaur Who Lived in My Backyard by B. G. Hennessey 
A young boy imagines what it was like long ago when a dinosaur lived in his backyard.
  • Activities include writing and compound words. TeacherViews
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dinosaurs by Gail Gibbons
Introduces in simple text and illustrations the characteristics and habits of a variety of dinosaurs.

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Dinosaurs: A Nonfiction Companion to Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House Research Guide series) by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie explain about all the different types of dinosaurs.

 

Dinosaurs at the Ends of the Earth by Brian Floca
Describes the expeditions led by Roy Chapman Andrews for New York's American Museum of Natural History to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia in an effort to uncover dinosaur fossils.
  • Activities include research about dinosaurs and creating advertisements and travel brochures. Trumpet

 

Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House series) by Mary Pope Osborne
Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic tree house, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.
  • Activities include the Internet, research, writing, vocabulary, and more. Marshall County, WV, Public Schools

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  • Lesson Plan includes vocabulary, questions, and activities for each chapter. Mountain City, TN, Elementary School
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 
  • Questions for comprehension.
  • Teacher Guide with chapter by chapter activities. Sundance

 

Dinosaurs Dinosaurs by Byron Barton
In prehistoric days there were many different kinds of dinosaurs, big and small, those with spikes and those with long, sharp teeth.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dinosaurs Everywhere by Carol Harrison
Discusses the probable structure and behavior of dinosaurs and describes such individual species as the Tyrannosaurus, Maiasaura, and Seismosaurus.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley
The true story of Victorian artist Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, who built life-sized models of dinosaurs in the hope of educating the world about what these awe-inspiring ancient animals were like.

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  • Lesson Plan includes information about the author, activities, related books and weblinks. Scroll down the page. Texas Bluebonnet Award

 

Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time by James Gurney
In 1862, after being shipwrecked in uncharted seas, Professor Arthur Denison and his twelve-year-old son Will find themselves washed up on a strange island where people and dinosaurs live together peacefully.
  • Lesson Plan includes vocabulary, questions, and activities for each part of the book and a vocabulary quiz. Mountain City, TN, Elementary School

 

Dirt Bike Runaway by Matt Christopher
A shy, unhappy sixteen-year-old with a talent for working with motorcycles runs away from his foster home and gets involved with a variety of people, both bad and good.
  • Activities include the Internet, research, writing, vocabulary, and more. Marshall County, WV, Public Schools

 

Dirt Bikes by Jesse Young
Describes different types of dirt bikes and provides tips on choosing the right equipment, basic driving skills, and safety.

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Dirt Eaters by Dennis Foon
After his parents and the others in Longlight are killed in a raid, fifteen-year-old Roan struggles to reconcile his feelings of rage and his old pledge to peace, soon finding that his life has a purpose he never could have guessed--and that the destruction of his homeland had one as well.
  • Teacher's Guide includes an author profile, a summary, research topics, activities, and discussion questions. Wordfest

 

A Dirty Deed by Ted Stenhouse
Arthur and Will investigate the murder of a young Native American by their town's richest man.

 

Dirty Dog Boogie by Loris Lesynski
Twenty-eight poems on a wide range of topics.
  • Activities for before, during, and after reading. Annick Press

 

Disappearing Act by Sid Fleischman
After their archaeologist mother fails to return from Mexico and they discover that someone is stalking their Albuquerque house, twelve-year-old Kevin and his opera-singing older sister flee to Venice, California, where they hope that new identities will keep them safe.
  • Activity for topic-talking. Scroll down the page. Nancy Polette
  • Teacher's Guide includes a summary, pre-reading activities, analytical and interdisciplinary activities, author interview and related titles. Harper

 

Disappearing Acts by Betsy Byars
Herculeah stumbles onto the trail of her friend Meat's long-lost father while she and Meat are investigating the disappearance of a dead body from the men's room of a comedy club.

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Disappearing Alphabet by Richard Wilbur
A collection of twenty-six short poems pondering what the world would be like if any letters of the alphabet should disappear.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

The Disappearing Island by Corinne Demas Bliss
To celebrate her eighth birthday, Carrie's grandmother takes her by boat to Billingsgate Island in Cape Cod, an island that is only visible during low tides.
  • Reading Guide with discussion questions and related activities. Massachusetts Center for the Book

 

Disconnected by Shelley Hrdlitschka
Tanner, plagued by a recurring dream of the sea, takes a trip to the coast where he discovers, to his surprise, that he has a twin brother with whom he shares a psychic connection
  • Activities include specific curriculum connections. South Carolina Association of School Librarians

 

Discovering Trees by Keith Brandt
Discusses the growth of trees from seeds, the parts of trees, and the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees.

 

Distant Enemy by Deb Vanasse
Fourteen-year-old Joseph, part Yupik Eskimo and part white, struggles to maintain his people's ancient culture as the western world encroaches on his Alaska village.
  • Lesson Plan includes activities for before, during, and after reading as well as interdisciplinary ideas. TeacherVision

 

Dive: A Book of Deep-Sea Creatures by Melvin Berger
Uses a submarine trip to the bottom of the sea to introduce various deep-sea creatures, including the angler fish, octopus, and sperm whale.

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Dive to the Coral Reefs by Elizabeth Tayntor, Paul Erickson, and
Les Kaufman 
Describes the formation of coral reefs and the many plants and animals that live in and around these underwater communities.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

 

The Divide by Michael Bedard
Unhappy when her family first moves out to the plains of Nebraska, the young Willa Cather comes to appreciate the beauty of her new home.

 

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood by Rebecca Wells.
Siddalee Walker, a successful theater director, is thrown into a void of uncertainty when she has a falling out with her mother, Vivi, over a New York Times article in which Vivi is characterized as an abusive parent, and the Ya-Yas, Vivi's gang of lifelong girlfriends, conspire to restore the mother-daughter relationship.

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Dmitri the Astronaut by Jon Agee
Dmitri the astronaut was forgotten by the people on Earth until he meet a Martian named Lulu.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Do Like a Duck Does! by Judy Hindley
By challenging a hairy stranger to imitate the behavior of herself and her ducklings, a mother duck proves that he is a fox and not a duck.
  • Activities Scroll down to page 3. Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award

 

Do Monkeys Tweet? by Melanie Walsh
Asks such questions as "Do little mice purr?" and "Do butterflies growl?" and then tells which animal makes each specific sound.
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Do Not Disturb by Margery Facklam
Explains the mysteries of animal hibernation and sleep.

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Do Not Open by Brinton Turkle
Following a storm Miss Moody and her cat find an intriguing bottle washed up on the beach. Should they ignore its "Do not open" warning?
  • Activities focus on thing worth treasuring. TeacherViews 

 

Do the Hokey Pokey by Alison McDonough
Anxious to fit in at his new school and make friends, fifth grader Brendan tries to avoid his embarrassing mother who loves to make a spectacle of herself.

·         Quiz Timberlane, VA, Elementary School

 

Do Whales Have Belly Buttons? Questions and Answers About Whales and Dolphins by Gilda and Melvin Berger
Find answers to more than 75 questions about whale and dolphins.

 

Do You Want to Be My Friend by Eric Carle
A mouse searches everywhere for a friend.

·         Guided Reading Lesson includes introduction of text, discussion prompts and questions, post-reading activities, and word study. Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School, NY

  • Lesson Plan for developing friendships. A to Z Teacher Stuff

 

Do You Wanna Bet? by Jean Cushman
Two boys find that the most ordinary events and activities such as card games, coin flips, sports scores and statistics, and even weather prediction are dependent on the subtle interplay of many factors of chance and probability.
  • Lesson Plan focuses on the math concept of probability. Kansas State University

 

Doctor De Soto by William Steig
A mouse dentist outwits a wily fox.

 

Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? by Eric Carle
Presents the names of animal babies, parents, and groups, for example, a baby kangaroo is a joey, its mother is a flyer, its father is a boomer, and a group of kangaroos is a troop, mob, or herd.
  • Teaching Plan includes vocabulary and art activities. Scholastic

 

Dog and Cat by Ricardo Alcantara
A dog and a cat have just become family pets.

 

Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble with Hally Tosis by Dav Pilkey
Hally, the Tosis family dog, has such bad breath that Mr. and Mrs. Tosis plan to give her away, until she proves to be an invaluable watchdog.

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The Dog That Pitched a No-Hitter by Matt Christopher
Mike's telepathic dog Harry is able to send him secret signals about the opposing players on the baseball field, but Mike's weak pitching arm requires them to find another plan to save the game.
  • Activities include creative writing. TeacherViews
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

The Dog That Stole Football Plays by Matt Christopher
A boy and his psychic dog are able to steal plays from the opposing football team.

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The Dog That Stole Home by Matt Christopher
When his telepathic dog Harry is grounded for nipping another dog, Mike wonders how he'll ever make it through the baseball game without his advice and encouragement.

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Dog to the Rescue: Seventeen True Tales of Dog Heroism by Jeannette Sanderson
Seventeen true stories about heroic dogs.

 

Dogs Don't Wear Sneakers by Laura Numeroff
Wild and wacky things happen when animals act like people.
  • Activities include brainstorming a list of silly things and drawing. TeacherViews
  • Activity to introduce before reading. Ball State University
  • Activity Sheet for before, during, and after reading. First Book

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  • Extension Activity includes interviewing animal lovers. Scholastic
  • Lesson Plan includes writing prompts. A to Z Teacher Stuff
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones 
Sirius the dog star is reborn on earth as a puppy with a mission to search for the lost Zoi, the murder weapon of the stars.

 

Dogsong by Gary Paulsen
Russell, a 14-year-old Eskimo boy, longs for the old ways and traditions of his forefathers, and begins a journey of self-discovery across the tundra. 
  • Book Project features learning about the Iditarod. A Read Across America Project featuring Alaska. University of Virginia Curry School of Education
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 
  • Extension Activity includes writing activities for after reading. Scholastic
  • Internet Connections to accompany the book. Annette Lamb
  • Novel Guide with theme openers, cross curricular activities, and research assignments. McDougall Littell
  • Teaching Ideas Ohio Literacy Resource Center
  • Teaching Guide includes discussion topics, activities, and research ideas. Simon & Schuster

 

Dogzilla by Dav Pilkey
A monstrous mutt terrorizes the residents of Mousopolis.
  • Activities include a play on words with double meanings. TeacherViews

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Doing Time Online by Jan Siebold
After he is involved in a prank that led to an elderly woman's injury, twelve-year-old Mitchell must make amends by participating in a police program in which he chats online with a nursing home resident.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Lesson Plan includes an annotation, information about the author, realia, food, and curriculum connections. Scroll down to page 2. Sunshine State Young Reader's Award

 

The Doll in the Garden by Mary Downing Hahn
After Ashley and Kristi find an antique doll buried in old Miss Cooper's garden, they discover that they can enter a ghostly turn-of-the-century world by going through a hole in the hedge.

·         Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award

 

The Doll People by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin
A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor.
  • Activities Texas Bluebonnet Award
  • Book Discussion Guide includes summary, discussion questions, and related websites. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)
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  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 

 

A Dollar for Penny by Julie Glass
Penny sets up a lemonade stand to earn money for her mother's birthday card and learns about currency.
  • Lesson Plan focuses on the economic concept of price. KidEconBooks

 

The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
A dollhouse filled with a ghostly light in the middle of the night, and dolls that have moved from where she last left them, lead Amy and her mentally handicapped sister to unravel the mystery surrounding grisly murders that took place years ago.

·         Activities Help4Teachers

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·         Word Search ThinkQuest

 

Dolores by Bruce Brooks
A series of events captures the life of a free-spirited girl as she grows from a savvy seven-year-old to a self-assured sixteen-year-old.

 

Dolphins! by Sharon Bokoske and Margaret Davidson
Introduces dolphins and their physical characteristics, behavior, social structure, intelligence, and interaction with humans.

 

Dolphins at Daybreak (The Magic Tree House series) by Mary Pope Osborne
heir magic tree house takes Jack and Annie deep into the sea, where they meet up with dolphins, sharks, and octopi as they search for the answer to an ancient riddle.
  • Activities include the Internet, research, writing, vocabulary, and more. Marshall County, WV, Public Schools

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  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dolphins First Day by Kathleen Zoehfeld
Describes a baby dolphin's experiences during his first day in the ocean
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. TeacherViews

 

Dom Deluise's Hansel and Gretel by Dom Deluise
An updated, health-conscious version of the Grimm fairy tale in which a brother and sister must outwit a gluttonous old woman in order to find their way home.

 

Dominic by William Steig
Dominic the dog finds many exciting adventures and great danger fighting the Doomsday Gang after he decides to see the world.

·         Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award

 

Domino Addition by Lynette Long
Explains basic addition through the use of dominoes
  • Activities include a game based on the book. TeacherViews

 

Don't Bug Me! by Pam Zollman
When Megan must collect twenty-five insects for a school project, her little brother's interference and a classmate's teasing make the task difficult, and reveal that she does not know either of them as well as she thought.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Lesson Plan includes an annotation, information about the author, realia, food, and curriculum connections. Scroll down to page 3. Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
  • WebQuest for learning about insects. Bowling Green State University

 

Don't Call Me Beanhead by Susan Wojciechowski
Beany worries about everything whether she is at home or school. These five stories tells about some of the things that worry her.
  • Lesson Plan includes activities and discussion or writing topics for each chapter. Susan Wojcieckowski

 

Don't Call Me Names! by Jennifer Dussling
When the kids at school tease Skye about his name, he feels hurt and angry. But before long Skye realizes that his name is a gift that has been given to him, a gift that makes him feel special. 

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Don't Count on Dracula (ZACK Files series) by Dan Greenburg
Ten-year-old Zack gets a chance to meet the old horror film star Count Bugosi, who may or may not be a real vampire.

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Don't Cut My Hair by Hans Wilhelm
A little dog is afraid to get a haircut, but finds that he looks "cool" with short hair.
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Don't Dig So Deep, Nicholas by Troon Harrison
Nicholas begins digging a hole in the sand and unleashes a whole
gang of animals from New Zealand who go wild on the beach.
  • Activities include a mini-research project. TeacherViews

 

Don't Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins
A little boy goes grocery shopping for his mother and tries hard to remember her
instructions. 
  • Activity Card about confusion. University of Virginia Curry School of Education

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Don't Forget to Come Back by Robie H. Harris
When her parents go out for the evening, a little girl threatens to run off to Alaska but has a good time with the babysitter instead.
  • Activity Kit includes drawing sheets and a word search. Candlewick Press

 

Don't Know Much About Abraham Lincoln by Kenneth Davis
Tells the remarkable story of a poor, self-educated boy from Kentucky who became president of a country soon torn by war.

 

Don't Know Much About the Presidents by Kenneth Davis
Learn all about the presidents' important political achievements, their nicknames, hobbies, and more.

 

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems
A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break.

 

Don't Look Behind You by Lois Duncan
Seventeen-year-old April finds her comfortable life changed forever when death threats to her father, a witness in a federal case, force her family to go into hiding under assumed names and flee the pursuit of a hired killer.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading, thematic, and interdisciplinary activities. Random House

 

Don't Need Friends by Carolyn Crimi
After his best friend moves away, Rat rudely rebuffs the efforts of the other residents of the junkyard to be friendly, until he and a grouchy old dog decide that they need each other.
  • Activities include ideas for language arts, math, and science. Page 19. North Carolina Children's Book Awards
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. Carolyn Crimi
  • Lesson Plan includes activities for reading comprehension. SuccessLink

 

Don't Tell Anyone by Peg Kehret 
Twelve-year-old Megan does not realize that feeding a group of feral cats living in a field near her house will involve her as a witness to a traffic accident and in the dangerous plan of an unstable criminal.
  • Book Discussion Guide includes summary, discussion questions, and related websites. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)

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Don't Try This at Home!: Science Fun for Kids on the Go by Vicki Cobb 
Provides instructions for a variety of science activities outside, arranged by such categories as school, parks, and vehicles.

·         Booktalk Washburn University

 

Don't Wake Up Mama! by Eileen Christelow
The five little monkeys plan a surprise for Mama monkey's birthday.

 

Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In the journal she is keeping for English class, sixteen-year-old Tish chronicles the changes in her life when her abusive father abandons her and her brother, and her mother follows him.

 

Don't You Know There's a War On? by Avi
In wartime Brooklyn in 1943, eleven-year-old Howie Crispers mounts a campaign to save his favorite teacher from being fired.
  • Book Talk Opens in Microsoft Word. Scholastic

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Donovan's Word Jar by Monalisa DeGross
When the jar that Donavan keeps his word collection in fills up, he finds a special way to give his words away and get something wonderful in return.

 

Donuthead by Sue Stauffacher
Franklin Delano Donuthead, a fifth-grader obsessed with hygiene and safety, finds an unlikely friend and protector in Sarah Kervick, the tough new student who lives in a dirty trailer, bonds with his mother, and is as "irregular" as he is.

 

Doodle Soup by John Ciardi
Thirty-eight poems, mostly humorous, by the well-known poet.
  • Activities include working with rhyming words. TeacherViews

 

Doomed Queen Anne (The Young Royals series) by Carolyn Meyer
In 1520, thirteen-year-old Anne Boleyn, jealous of her older sister's beauty and position at court, declares that she will one day be queen of England, and that her sister will kneel at her feet.

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  • Teacher's Guide includes a synopsis, discussion questions and activities for before, during and after reading, and cross-curricular activities. Harcourt

 

The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
A crippled boy in fourteenth-century England proves his courage and earns recognition from the King.
  • Chapter Challenges includes a summary and discussion questions by chapter. Five in a Row
  • CyberGuide writing and reading activities resulting in a student product . San Diego County Office of Education
  • Internet Connections to accompany the book. Annette Lamb
  • Lesson Ideas include writing about opportunities. University of Richmond
  • Literature Guide featuring activities related to the historical period. Nancy Polette
  • Student Study Guide with chapter questions and enrichment activities. Brian Thornton
  • Teacher's Guide from the publisher. Random House
  • WebQuest  features the study of the middle ages as related to the novel. ASU West

 

The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins
Each time the doorbell rings, there are more people who have come to share Ma's wonderful cookies. 
  • Activities include pre-, post-, and after reading questions and the science concept of sorting a collection. Vermont Center for the Book
  • Activity for division or fractions. Grade 3. TeacherViews
  • Activity features comprehension questions to answer online. Quia
  • Activity Card for dividing into equal parts. University of Virginia Curry School of Education
  • Activity Sheet for before, during, and after reading. First Book

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·         Booktalk Washburn University

  • Lesson Plan includes activities for before, during, and after reading. Kansas City Public Schools
  • Lesson Plan to teach division and multiplication through reading. Lesson Plans Page
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 
  • Lesson Plan using technology integration. 
  • Lesson Plan features division activity based on National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards.
  • Lesson Plan focuses on the economic concept of scarcity. KidEconBooks
  • Word Search Spelling Lesson Marilee Schuhrke

 

Dork in Disguise by Carol Gorman
Starting middle school in a new town, brainy Jerry Flack changes his image from "dork" to "cool kid," only to discover that he'd rather be himself.
  • Activities include specific curriculum connections. South Carolina Association of School Librarians
  • Curriculum Connections Carol Gorman
  • Curriculum Links include brief literary elements, a summary, curriculum connections, and related web sites. Sasquatch Reading Award
  • Teacher's Guide includes thematic and cross-curricular connections and discussion questions. Harper

 

Dork on the Run by Carol Gorman
Having reluctantly agreed to run for sixth-grade president, Jerry, who has been trying to change his image as a dork, finds his opponent playing dirty tricks on him.

 

Dorothea Lange: Life Through The Camera by Milton Meltzer
A biography of Dorothea Lange, whose photographs of migrant workers and rural poverty helped bring about important social reforms.

 

Dory Story by Jerry Pallotta
While taking a bath with his new red toy dory, a boy imagines himself alone on the ocean getting a first-hand look at the ocean's food chain.

  • Activities with curriculum content connections. Scroll down to page 18. North Carolina Children's Book Award
  • Activities  Massachusetts Center for the Book
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC
  • WebQuest to learn about whales. Bowling Green State University 

 

The Dot by Peter Reynolds
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.

 

Dot the Fire Dog by Lisa Desimini
Dot the dalmatian that lives at a firehouse accompanies the firefighters when they rush to a burning house.

·         Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods

 

Double Dutch by Sharon Draper
Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the class bullies.

  • Study Guide with activities and discussion questions. Sharon Draper

 

Double Fudge by Judy Blume
His younger brother's obsession with money and the discovery of long-lost cousins Flora and Fauna provide many embarrassing moments for twelve-year-old Peter.

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Double Helix by Nancy Werlin
Eighteen-year-old Eli discovers a shocking secret about his life and his family while working for a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose specialty is genetic engineering.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Teacher's Guide includes a summary, characters, book discussion ideas, major themes, a booktalk, and Internet resources. Nancy Werlin

 

The Double Life of Pocahontas by Jean Fritz
A biography of the famous American Indian princess, emphasizing her life-long adulation of John Smith and the roles she played in two very different cultures.
  • Guided Reading Lesson includes introduction to the text, discussion prompts and questions, post-reading activities and word study. Chapter 1 Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School, NY
  • Guided Reading Lesson includes introduction to the text, discussion prompts and questions, post-reading activities and word study. Chapter 2 Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School, NY
  • Guided Reading Lesson includes introduction to the text, discussion prompts and questions, post-reading activities and word study. Chapter 3 Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School, NY
  • Guided Reading Lesson includes introduction to the text, discussion prompts and questions, post-reading activities and word study. Chapter 4 Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School, NY
  • Guided Reading Lesson includes introduction to the text, discussion prompts and questions, post-reading activities and word study. Chapter 5 Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School, NY
  • Lesson Plan connecting the book to the study of Jamestown. NTTI

 

Double or Nothing by Dennis Foon
Teenager Kip Breaker falls in love with a fascinating girl named Joey, but his happiness is shortlived after Joey's father introduces him to the world of high-stakes gambling.
  • Activities for before, during, and after reading. Annick Press
  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, related books, curriculum connections, related websites, and a booktalk. South Carolina Young Adult Book Awards

 

Double Trouble in Walla Walla by Andrew Clements
It's an ordinary morning in Walla Walla until Lulu, her teacher, the school nurse, and the principal are all infected by a word warp which makes them reduplicate everything they say.

 

Double Trouble Monsters (The Bailey City Monsters series) by Marcia Thornton Jones and Debbie Dadey
When two monsters show up, the kids kick in to high gear, play a little ape man, and go crazy with paint balloons!
  • Activities include research, writing, and art.. From the authors.

 

Dougy by James Moloney
Racial tensions erupt in a small Australian village outside Cunningham when Dougy's sister Gracey, a talented runner, wins a state championship and is awarded a scholarship to Hamilton College.

  • Study Guide includes summary and questions and activities by chapter. Bernadette Sheedy

 

The Dove's Letter by Keith Baker
As a dove tries to deliver an unaddressed letter she finds to its rightful owner, she brings great pleasure to each person who reads it.

  • Activities include writing, art, and poetry. TeacherViews

 

Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Twelve-year-old Dovey Coe is accused of murdering Parnell Caraway.

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·         Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award

·         Guide with a summary, discussion questions and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award

·         Jigsaw Puzzle of the cover to complete online. Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award

  • Lesson Plan includes information about the author, book, related titles, activities, puzzles and worksheets, and weblinks for further study. Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
  • Teaching Plan includes activities related to literary devices used by authors. Scholastic

 

Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan
Suspicious and uneasy about the atmosphere at her new boarding school, fourteen-year-old Kit slowly realizes why she and the other three students at the school were selected.

  • Activities based on different chapters in the book. Scroll down the page. Lois Duncan

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  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading, thematic, and interdisciplinary activities. Random House

 

Down Buttermilk Lane by Barbara Mitchell
An Amish family travels in their buggy to the local village where they visit and do errands.

  • Lesson Plan features economics concepts of resources and trade and geography themes of culture. Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools

 

Down Cut Shin Creek: The Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky by Kathi Appelt
Describes the job of the packhorse librarians, who were responsible for taking books to people in rural Kentucky in the 1930's on horseback.

  • Activities include summary, related readings, curriculum tie-ins, and weblinks. South Carolina Association of School Librarians
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane

 

Down in the Sea: The Jellyfish by L. Patricia Kite
A simple introduction to the jellyfish, describing its physical characteristics, life cycle, and eating habits.

 

Down the Rio Grande, 1829 (American Sisters series) by Laurie Lawlor
In the wake of Mexico's war with Spain, sixteen-year-old Rosita Trevino and her stepsister, Maria, flee the hardship they face in Guerrero onboard a steamboat traveling the Rio Bravo.

 

Down the Yukon by Will Hobbs
In the wake of Dawson City's Great Fire of 1899, sixteen-year-old Jason and his girlfriend Jamie canoe the Yukon River across Alaska in an epic race from Canada's Klondike to the new gold fields at Cape Nome.

  • Activities suggested by the author.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 
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  • Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award
  • WebQuest related to the Yukon Trail. Bowling Green State University

 

Downriver by Will Hobbs
Fifteen-year-old Jessie and the other rebellious teenage members of a wilderness survival school team abandon their adult leader, hijack his boats, and try to run the dangerous white water at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

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  • Comprehension Questions by chapter. 
  • Lesson Plan concentrates on elements of conflict. School Mediation Center
  • Reading Guide with questions by chapter and a character grid. Buffalo Grove High School - Illinois
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, thematic connections, cross-curricular connections, and suggestions for vocabulary. Random House

 

Downtown Fairy Godmother by Charlotte Pomerantz
When Olivia wishes for a fairy godmother, she encounters a Fairy Godmother Grade C, still in training and limited in powers, who takes her on her rounds in New York City.
  • Activities include writing and building a chart. TeacherViews

 

Dr. Dredd's Wagon of Wonders by Bill Brittain
In agreeing to make a deal with Dr. Dredd for the services of Bufu the Rainmaker, the drought-stricken town of Coven Tree enters into a devastating struggle with the forces of evil.

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Dr. Franklin's Island by Ann Halam
When their plane crashes over the Pacific Ocean, three science students are left stranded on a tropical island and then imprisoned by a doctor who is performing horrifying experiments on humans involving the transfer of animal genes.

 

Dr. Seuss's ABC by Dr. Seuss
A fun introduction to the alphabet.
  • Activity with printable sheets for upper and lower case writing practice. Scroll down website.
  • Activity Cards include the artist's illustrations, beginning sounds, and the alphabet. University of Virginia Curry School of Education
  • Activity Card for associating letters and objects. University of Virginia Curry School of Education

·         Lesson Plan with shared reading and writing activities, word activities, and independent activities. Collins

  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book by Dr. Seuss
Tells in verse what happens when all ninety-nine zillion nine trillion and three creatures in the world go to sleep.
  • Activities include graphing and drawing. TeacherViews

 

Dracula and Frankenstein Are Friends by Katherine Tegen
Dracula and Frankenstein are friends until they both decide to have a Halloween party and Dracula misplaces Frankenstein's invitations.

 

Dracula Doesn't Rock and Roll (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Could Mr. Drake, the Bailey School guidance counselor, really be the lead singer of a vampire rock band?

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A Dragon in My Backpack by Elvira Woodruff
Ben, a little frightened about starting kindergarten, claims that his stuffed dragon simply refuses to go, but he finds his courage after he has a dream about a brave knight and a fire-breathing dragon who are forced to attend school in place of the king's son.

 

Dragon in the Rocks by Marie Day
A fictionalized account of the life Mary Anning , who at age twelve, dug a huge ichthyosaur skeleton form the stony cliffs of Lyme Regis.
  • Activities include making fossils.  TeacherViews

 

The Dragon of Lonely Island by Rebecca Rupp
Three children spend the summer with their mother on a secluded island where they discover a three-headed dragon living in a cave and learn what it means to be a Dragon Friend.

 

Dragon's Bait by Vivian Vande Velde
Wrongly condemned of witchcraft, fifteen-year-old Alys is tempted to take revenge on her accusers when the dragon to which she has been sacrificed turns out to be an ally.

 

Dragon's Gate by Lawrence Yep
When he accidentally kills a Manchu, a fifteen-year-old Chinese boy is sent to America to join his father, an uncle, and other Chinese working to build a tunnel for the transcontinental railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains in 1867. 

 

The Dragon's Scales by Sarah Albee
When a dragon threatens to disrupt the life of the townspeople, a little girl challenges the scaly creature to a math contest involving knowledge of weight.

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Dragonfly by Alice McLerran
After the mysterious egg they find hatches into a dragon, Jason, Philip, and Rose join their family and friends in a conspiracy to keep the growing creature a secret from the outside world.

·         Quiz Timberlane, VA, Elementary School

 

Dragonfly Kites by Tomson Highway
Joe and Cody, two young Cree brothers, are back in their summer home making up stories and games from the natural world around them.
  • Teacher's Guide includes an author profile, a summary, research topics, activities, and discussion questions. Wordfest

 

Dragonfly's Tale by Kristina Rodanas
After a poor harvest two children regain the Corn Maidens' blessings for their people with the aid of a cornstalk toy, the dragonfly.

 

The Dragonling by Jackie French Koller
Finding a baby dragon accidentally left alive after his older brother’s dragon quest, Darek risks death and the anger of his people in trying to return it to the Valley of the Dragons. 

 

The Dragons Are Singing Tonight by Jack Prelutsky
A compilation of poems about dragons.
  • Activities include drawing dragons. TeacherViews

·         Booktalk Washburn University

 

Dragons Don't Cook Pizza (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
The Bailey School Kids decide to investigate when they begin to suspect that the cook at the new pizza place is really a dragon.

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The Dragonslayer's Apprentice by David Calder
Jackie enjoys being the dragonslayer's apprentice because it is not boring.

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The Dragonslayers by Bruce Coville
Witch Grizelda creates a dragon so fierce that it frightens even the king's knights. Who will be able to kill this creature?

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·         Bookmarks from the author.

  • Lesson Plan includes questions and project activities. Chris Reardon
  • Lesson Plan includes online and printable questions and activities for each chapter. Mountain City, TN, Elementary School

 

Dragonwings by Lawrence Yep
In the early twentieth century a young Chinese boy joins his father in San Francisco and helps him realize his dream of making a flying machine.
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product.San Diego County Office of Education
  • Lesson Plan for book and author with activity links.KidReach
  • Lesson Plan with activities for each chapter. Includes a Jeopardy game.
  • Lesson Plan on figurative language. Community of Writers
  • Literature Guide with study questions, vocabulary, book check quizzes, and helpful weblinks.
  • Novel Guide with theme openers, cross curricular activities, and research assignments. McDougal Littell 
  • Related Websites to support the novel in cross-curricula study. Rialto, CA, Unified School District
  • Study Guide includes pre- and post-reading questions and activities, graphic organizers, assessment instruments, related media links and readings, and reproducible worksheets.  Glencoe Literature Library
  • Teacher's Guide includes a synopsis, websites and enrichment, vocabulary development, comprehension, timeline activity, map activity, understanding two points of view, and linking the novel to current events. Grade 7. Omaha Public Schools (Nebraska)
  • Teacher's Guide HarperCollins

 

Draugr (Northern Frights series) by Arthur Slade
While visiting their grandfather in Manitoba, Canada, three American children experience an event based on Icelandic mythology in which a man comes back from the dead to seek revenge.
  • Guide includes questions by chapter and study questions. Arthur Slade

 

Draw Me a Star by Eric Carle
An artist's drawing of a star begins the creation of an entire universe
around him as each successive pictured object requests that he draw more.
  • Activities include technology and art. TeacherViews

·         Technology Lesson teaches word processing and drawing. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin)

 

The Dreadful Future of Blossom Culp by Richard Peck
Blossom, not the most popular member of her freshman class in 1914, travels ahead seventy years, and returns in time to make Halloween a memorable night for her classmates and teachers.

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·         Booktalk Nancy Keane

 

The Dream Bearer by Walter Dean Myers
During a summer in Harlem, David relies on his mother and a close friend and on an old man he meets in the park to help him come to terms with his father's outbursts and unstable behavior.
  • Teacher's Guide includes reading skills and activities, and discussion questions. Harper

 

The Dream Eater by Christian Garrison
A Japanese boy living in a village plagued by bad dreams and the dream-eater who comes to him

 

The Dream Jar by Bonnie Pryor
After emigrating to America, each member of a Russian family works hard to contribute to the family's dream of someday owning and running a store.
  • Activities include creating a dream jar. TeacherViews

 

Dream Snow by Eric Carle
In this musical and sound effects book, a farmer celebrates Christmas after the first snowfall. 
  • Activities included related web links. Family Education
  • Lesson Plan for adding details and adjectives to writing. Lesson Plans Page
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 
  • Teaching Plan includes activities about prediction. Scholastic

 

The Dream Carvers by Joan Clark
Thrand, a Norse boy in the 11th century, is captured by the Beothuk, the red ochre people of the new-found land (Newfoundland).
  • Teacher's Guide includes an author profile, a summary, research topics, activities, and discussion questions. Wordfest

 

Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
After her older sister runs away, sixteen-year-old Caitlin decides that she needs to make a major change in her own life and begins an abusive relationship with a boy who is mysterious, brilliant, and dangerous.
  • Activities include summary, related readings, curriculum tie-ins, booktalk, and weblinks. South Carolina Association of School Librarians
  • Book Discussion Guide includes summary and discussion questions. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane 
  • Teacher's Guide includes questions for discussion. Scroll down the page. Penguin Putnam

 

Dreams by Ezra Jack Keats
One night while everyone is sleeping, a little boy watches his paper mouse save a cat from an angry dog.

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  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl New York City, 1903 (Dear America series) by Kathryn Lasky 
Twelve-year-old Zippy, a Jewish immigrant from Russia, keeps a diary account of the first eighteen months of her family's life on the Lower East Side of New York City in 1903-1904.

·         Booktalk Nancy Keane

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·         Book Test Arcadia Valley Elementary School, MO-Ruth Petsel

  • Discussion Guide features an introduction for the discussion leader, a summary of the book, questions designed to encourage conversation, a number of student activities related to the book and its period, and an interview with the book's author. Scholastic

 

The Dreams of Mairhe Mehan by Jennifer Amstrong
Mairhe, who lives in an Irish slum in Washington, D.C., in the 1860s, struggles to come to grips with the impact of the Civil War on her family.

 

The Drinking Gourd : A Story of the Underground Railroad (An I Can Read Book)  by F. N. Monjo
In a suspenseful novel of the underground railroad, Tommy and his father help a family of slaves find their way to Canada
  • Activities include comprehension questions and writing. TeacherViews
  • Activity emphasizes character education. Georgia Humanities Council

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  • Lesson Plan includes before you read activities, and sample activities from chapters 1 and 2. Progeny Press

·         Literature Circle Lesson Appalachian State University

 

Drive By by Lynne Ewing
Twelve-year-old Tito, while helping to care for his little sister, struggles to find his way during the aftermath of his brother's death in a gang-related shooting.

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·         Book Test Arcadia Valley Elementary School, MO-Ruth Petsel

 

Driver's Ed by Caroline B. Cooney
Three teenagers' lives are changed forever when they thoughtlessly steal a stop sign from a dangerous intersection and a young mother is killed in an automobile accident.

·         Booktalk Nancy Keane

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Driving Daddy by Hope Vestergaard
A baby has a grand time riding on his father's shoulders and pretending he is driving a car.
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, comprehension questions, and  multiple intelligence group projects. Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

 

A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder by Walter Wick
Describes the origins, characteristics, and uses of water.

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·         Booktalk Washburn University

 

The Drum, the Doll and the Zombie by John Bellairs
When thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon and his friend Professor Childermass try to uncover what is draining the life from the elderly Dr. Coote, they find themselves facing the forces of a menacing voodoo cult.

 

The Drummer Boy by Ann Turner
A thirteen-year-old soldier, coming of age during the American Civil War, beats his drum to raise tunes and spirits and muffle the sounds of the dying.

·         Activities include curriculum ideas and discussion topics. Scroll down the page. Ann Turner

 

Drummer Hoff by Barbara Emberley
A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off.
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods

 

Drylongso by Virginia Hamilton
As a great wall of dust moves across their drought-stricken farm, a family's distress is relieved by a young man called Drylonso, who literally blows into their lives with the storm.

·         Booktalk Washburn University

 

Duck by Angela Royston
Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of a mallard duck and her brood.

 

Duck for President by Doreen Cronin
When Duck gets tired of working for Farmer Brown, his political ambition eventually leads to his being elected President.
  • Activity Kit includes activity sheets, buttons, posters, and more. Simon & Schuster

 

Duck on a Bike by David Shannon
A duck decides to ride a bike and soon influences all the other animals on the farm to ride bikes too.
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. Page 27. North Carolina Children's Book Award
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Lesson Plan with reading tips and extension ideas. Scholastic
  • Lesson Plan with vocabulary, open-ended questions, and activities. KYReads 

 

Duckat by Gaelyn Gordon
Mabel makes friends with a very odd duck who thinks he's a cat

·         Booktalk Washburn University

 

Ducks! by Gail Gibbons
Text and illustrations provide information about ducks, examining their physical characteristics, and discussing how they swim, eat, dive, communicate, build nests, and raise their ducklings.

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Ducky by Eve Bunting
A yellow plastic duck makes a long perilous journey when he is washed overboard with a crate full of bathtub toys during a storm.
  • Activities include writing and art. TeacherViews

 

Duke Ellington by Andrea Davis Pinkney
A brief recounting of the career of this jazz musician and composer who, along with his orchestra, created music that was beyond category.
  • Activities include a book talk, curriculum connections, and web links. Salisbury State University 
  • Book Test

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  • Curriculum Applications for research, music and biographies.
  • Integrated Literature Unit with curricular connections. University of North Carolina
  • Lesson Plan includes three activities incorporating writing, music, and technology. TeacherVision
  • Lesson Plan about word choice and writing. Ames Community School District, IA
  • Lesson Plan covering 5 days to teach black history, music history, post WW I history, and English. 
  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, author and/or illustrator profiles, and activities for before and after reading. School-Library.org
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods
  • Teaching Ideas Ohio Literacy Resource Center
  • Technology Connections with web links for research. Annette Lamb

 

The Dumb Bunnies' Easter by Sue Denim
It's December 24th, and the Dumb Bunnies are celebrating the holidays in their own ridiculous way. 
  • Activities include art and food ideas. TeacherViews

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Duncan and Dolores by Barbara Samuels
Dolores learns to hold back some of her smothering tendencies in order to win the affection of her new pet cat.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

 

Dunc's Halloween by Gary Paulsen
Dunc and his best friend, Amos, are planning the best route to get the most candy on Halloween. But their plans change when Amos is slightly bitten by a werewolf. he begins scratching himself and chasing UPS trucks: He's become a werepuppy! 

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Dunk by David Lubar
Chad, hoping to work out his frustrations and his anger by taking a summer job as a dunk tank Bozo on the boardwalk at the New Jersey shore, comes to a better understanding of himself and the uses of humor as he undergoes training in the fine art of insults.
  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, related books, curriculum connections, related websites, and a booktalk. South Carolina Young Adult Book Awards

 

Dust by Arthur Slade
Eleven-year-old Robert is the only one who can help when a mysterious stranger arrives, performing tricks and promising to bring rain, at the same time children begin to disappear from a dust bowl farm town in Saskatchewan in the 1930s.
  • Booktalk Random House
  • Literature Unit includes activities by chapter, vocabulary, weblinks, thematic connections, and literary elements. Lorrie Anne Harkness
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, thematic connections with discussion questions, curriculum connections, and vocabulary. Random House
  • Teacher's Guide includes an author profile, a summary, research topics, activities, and discussion questions. Wordfest

 

The Dust Bowl by David Booth
A long, dry spell prompts Matthew's grandfather to recall the events of the 1930s when he and his wife hung on to the family farm through the terrible years of the great drought and a plague of grasshoppers.

 

Dust for Dinner by Ann Turner
Jake narrates the story of his family's life in the Oklahoma dust bowl and the journey from their ravaged farm to California during the Great Depression.
  • Activities include writing prompts. TeacherViews