ST. ANDREW BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB WISH LIST

If you would like to donate a new, hardcover book to St. Andrew's Media Center in honor of your child's birthday or some other special event, please send it in and it will be labeled with a special bookplate with your child's name. Below is a list of suggested titles. Any questions, please e-mail us or visit the media center afterschool. Thanks for your support.

BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB SUGGESTIONS       

For Grades K thru 5

 FICTION:

Your Favorite Seuss- A Bakers Dozen by the One and Only Dr. Seuss

Once I Ate a Pie - Patricia MacLachlan

Seen Art? - Jon Scienska

When Some one is Afraid - Valeri Gorgachev

 The Cat Who Got Carried Away – Allan Ahlberg                           

Turtle’s Race with Beaver – Joseph & James Bruhac                    

Yikes!!! -  Robert Florczak

Arnie the Doughnut – Laurie Keller

Hairy,Scary, Ordinary: What is an Adjective? – Brian P. Cleary

Under, Over by the Clover : What is a Preposition? – Brian P. Cleary

Nancy’s Neighborhood Series by Nancy Carlson

Swing Around the Sun – Barbara Juster Esbensen

Not Enough Beds – Lisa Bullard

All Year Long – Kathleen W. Deady

Emergency! – Margaret Mayo

Grownups Get to Do All the Driving – William Steig

The War – Anais Vaugelade

When You Visit Grandma & Grandpa  - Anne Bowen

To Bathe a Boa – C. Imbior Kudrna

Crackers – Becky Bloom

Snake’s Tales – Marguerite W. Davol

Agent A to Agent Z – Andy Rash

Where Do I Live? – Neil Chesanow

I Am In Charge Of Me – Dana Meachen Rau

Little Joe’s Big Race – Andy Blackford

Flynn Flies High – Hilary Robinson

Shampoozel – Laurence Anholt

Rumply Crumply Stinky Pin – Laurence Anholt

Boom Chicka Rock – John Archambault

Crazy Hair Day – Barney Saltzberg

Moongobble and Me – Bruce Coville

Take a Walk on a Rainbow – Miriam Moss

Willy the Scrub – Jamie McEwan

Rainbow Soup – Brian P. Cleary

Mathematickles ! – Betsy Franco

Me Oh Maya! – John Sciezka

Friendly Foes – Elaine Landau

Butterflies in the Garden – Lerner, C.

Lily B. on the Brink of Cool – Kimmel, Elizabeth

 NON-FICTION:

Any Calvin and Hobbs books

 Blazer’s Sports Series

Blazer’s Military Series

BMX Free Style – Doeden, Matt

Dirt Bikes – Doeden, Matt

Monster Trucks – Doeden, Matt

The U.S. Airforce – Doeden, Matt

The U.S. Army – Doeden, Matt

The U.S. Navy – Doeden, Matt

The U.S. Marine Corps – Doeden, Matt

Caring for Pet Books:  Turtles, Dogs, Cats, Snakes, Guinea Pigs, Hamsters, Fish, Birdgs

Career Books: Architecture, Computers, Education, Sciences, Arts,Business

Earth Awareness Books: Acid Rain, Ozone Hole, Saving the Rain Forest

Cooking Books: Kids Recipes, Famous Chefs

How to Draw – Cartoons, Animals, People

Dance! – Cooper, E.

Dancing Wheels – McMahon, P.

I See the Rhythm – Igus, T.

Ballet School – Kalman, B. & Gentile, P.

It’s Disgusting & We Ate It !

   (Food from around the world) – Solheim, J.

Electrical Storms – Liza N. Burby

Running for Office – Sandy Donovan

Astronauts at Work – Shearer, D.

Experiments with Water – Tocci, S.

Mission Control – Shearer, D.

Space Experiments – Shearer, D.

Kids Book of Weather Forecasting – Breen, M.

Chickenpox – Gordon, S.

Best Book of Bugs – Llewellyn, C.

Science Surprise Series - by Merrill, A. and Hartzog, J.

Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest - Jenkins, S.

For UPPER GRADES: 

FICTION: 

City of Ember - DuPrau

Prophet of Yonwood

Escape fron Carnivale - Dave BARRY

Meet the Gecko - Shredderman 3 - Van Draanen

 Secret Identity - Shreddeerman 4 - Van Draanen

The Edge  - Ben Bo 

Picture Perfect -  Elaine Marie Alphin

The Moonlight Man – Betty Ren Wright

Ghost Girl – Delia Ray

Terrible Times – Philip Ardagh

The Fall of Fergal – Philip Ardagh

The Time Capsule – Lurlene McDaniel

Poetry for Young People : American Poetry – John Hollander

Bilbo’s last Song – J.R. R. Tolkien

Leap Day – Wendy Mass

The Greatest Stories Never Told :100 Tales from History

   To Astonish, Bewilder & Stupefy  - Rick Beyer

Lake of Secrets – Henry Holt

Nighttime is My Time: A Novel – Mary Higgins Clark

With Love from Spain, Melanie Martin – Carol Weston

Nothin’ but Net – Matt Christopher

A Hat Full of Sky – Terry Pratchett

Fairest– Levine, Gail Carson

Jake, Reinvented – Gordon Korman

A Heart Divided – Cherie Bennett

Welcome Home or Someplace Like It – Charlotte Agell

Gravediggers’ Cottage – Chris Lynch

Deep – Susanna Vance

NON-FICTION:

 World War II Battles and Leaders – Charles Wills

Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2004

Science Project Idea Books

America’s Top 10 Bridges

America’s Top 10 Curiosities

Virtual Reality – Cefrey, H.

Internet: Electronic Global Village – Jefferis, D.

Robotics – Beyer, M.

How to Build a Robot – Gifford, C.

How to Build a Rocket – Richardson, H.

Mistakes That Worked – Jones, C.F.

Kids to the Rescue : First Aid for Kids – Boelts, M.

It’s a Girl Thing – Jukes, M.

Animal Helpers for the Disabled

Athletes with Disabilities (Franklin Watts series)

Incredible Quest to Find the Titanic

   (Incredible Deep See Adventures Series)

Pearl Harbor: Deadly Surprise – DeAngelis, T.

Blackout! – DeAngelis, T.

Apollo 1 Tragedy – Brubaker, P.

Titanic- Cole, M.

A Dangerous Planet: Natural Disasters That Changed History – Barnard, B.

Ansel Adams: America’s Photographer – Gherman, B.

In Defense of Liberty – Freedman, R.

Inside the Alamo –Murphy, T.

FBI – January, B.

CIA – January, B.

Secret Service – Beyer, M.

Crime and Detection – Lane, B.

Green Berets at War – Green, M. & G.

U.S. Navy Seals at War – Green, M. & G.

NASA Aircraft – Holden, H.

Stealth Fighters – Berliner, D.

Hurricane Hunters – Gaffney, T.

Under the Ice – Conlan, K.

Media & Communications – Gifford, C.

Backstage at a Music Video – Cefrey, H.

Backstage at a Newscast - Somervill, B.

Backstage at a Movie Set – Wessling, K.

Extremophiles:Life in Extreme Environments (Chelsea House Series)

1000 Facts About the Human Body – Brewer, S.

Career Books

Building Structure Books : Skyscrapers, Stadiums, Tunnels, Canals

   ( Heinemann series )