3.+Literature+List

Literature List

Elizabeth Dunbar

__ Literature List __

1. // A Day with Police Officers // - Jan Kottke - This non-fiction book gives readers an inside look at the daily duties of a police officer. Told through the eyes of an actual police officer, students will follow police officers around and experience the responsibilities they endure on an everyday basis.

// 2. //// Policeman Lou and Policewoman Sue // - Lisa Desimini - This story follows Policeman Lou and Policewoman Sue while they are on duty as police officers in their town. Lou and Sue encounter many situations that require their attention as police officers such as writing parking tickets, finding a stray dog, and finding a purse snatcher. Students will increase their knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of a police officer.

// 3. //// Aero and Officer Mike: Police Partners // - Joan Plummer Russell and Kris Turner Sinnenberg - This non-fiction story introduces the reader to Officer Mike and his police partner, Aero. Students will learn that Aero, a German shepherd, is no ordinary dog. Aero plays an important role by working hand-in-hand with Officer Mike to keep the community safe by using his sense of smell and speed.

// 4. The Police Station // - David Armentrout and Patricia Armentrout - As part of the “Our Community” series, this informative book highlights police stations and the people working there. Students learn about why communities have police stations and the important roles police officers have in keeping every community safe and out of harm’s way.

Alexa Eshack

o Author: Joan Sweeney o Summary: This story is about a child who starts at her bedroom, and moves to the town, then to the state, then to her country, and finally her world. This is great to teach about the community, because it shows that children are apart of a much bigger world. It also helps with map skills.
 * 1. __Me on the Map__ **

o Author: Stephen Johnson o Summary: This is a picture book that goes through the alphabet with creative illustrations of each letter is a different aspect of the city. This could be great to discuss what makes up a city or community and relate it to the pictures shown in the book.
 * 2. __Alphabet City__ **

o Author: Bobbie Kalman o Summary: This is an alphabet book that goes through the many different workers of a community. This a great book for a student to get to know the people in a community work together, and that there are many important people who keep them safe.
 * 3. __Community Helpers A-Z__ **

o Author: Rebecca Treays o Summary: This story is about a boy named Ted who goes around a town. It introduces what a town is to children and describes different parts of a building. It also helps teach maps skills by pointing out different places.
 * 4. __My Town__ **

Cheryl Mahaffey

(These books, don't really have to do with my portion anymore, since it was changed from the bank to a conclusion)

1. Just Saving My Money a. Written by: Mercer Mayer i. This book teaches children how they can save money to buy something that they want. Throughout the book the boy does chores so he can save money to buy a skateboard. Once he saves up some money his dad takes him to get a savings account. After going to the bank and saving money he is able to go buy what he wanted.

2. One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent: All About Money a. Written by: Bonnie Worth b. Illustrated by: Aristides Ruiz and Joe Mathieu i. This book was all about the history of money. It began when shells and random things were used to trade and buy things back in ancient times. It then goes to gold bars, and then finally to metal coins. It tells the origin of all types of money and how you can use them. In the end it talks about banks and how you can have your own bank account and save money to collect interest.

3. The Berenstain Bears’ Dollar$ and $en$e a. Written by: Stan and Jan Berenstain i. This book is all about how the cubs wanted to have some money to buy things. They started to get a weekly allowance but they would blow through it quickly by buying so much candy. They didn’t know how to manage their money. So Mama and Papa taught them how to use a checkbook and balance it so they could write a check to get their cash.

4. Officer Buckle and Gloria a. Written by: Peggy Rathmann i. This book is about an officer that goes into schools to teach students safety tips. He is just really boring and all the children fall asleep. One day officer buckle brings the police dog Gloria with him and it is no longer boring! ii. I couldn’t find another book about the bank, so I found one that had to do with a different section of our thematic unit plan.

Ashley Lamson

__ The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist __ By Jan and Stan Berenstain

 Sister Bear has a loose tooth the same day that Brother Bear has a dentist appointment. Sister Bear is scared to go to the dentist though, because she doesn’t want it to hurt when Dr. Bearson “yanks” out her tooth. Bravely, both Brother and Sister Bear see the dentist. They are rewarded with a balloon for being good, which makes the experience memorable.

__ My Trip to the Hospital __ By Mercer Meyer

 Little Critter hurt his leg playing soccer. The ambulance came and took him to the hospital. He ended up having to get a cast on his leg since he broke it. Little Critter teaches the boys and girls reading the book that they can be brave while at the hospital. While recovering from the injury, Little Critter was showered with attention from his family and friends at school.

__ Berenstain Bears Sick Days __ By Jan and Mike Berenstain

 Sister Bear is sick with a fever of one hundred degrees. Papa Bear has to leave to go to work, so Mama Bear is left alone to take care of Sister Bear and Honey Bear. Mama Bear worked hard to take care of both of them, and once Sister Bear was feeling a little better she had to help clean. By the end of the day, both Sister Bear and Mama Bear were exhausted. They both went to bed early, and the next day Mama Bear just relaxed.

__ Froggy Goes to the Doctor __ By Jonathan London

 Froggy is scared to go to the doctor for his check up. He keeps wondering “what if she gives me a shot?” He ends up not needing a shot and is rewarded with a lollipop. During Froggy’s visit to the doctor, he reminds kids to wear their underwear and brush their teeth everyday.

__**Literature List**__

 * Title:** Fire! Fire!

**Author:** Gail Gibbons

**Brief Summary:** The book teaches kids about different kinds of fire fighters. The majority of people think that there is only one kind of firefighter and that they spend all day in the fire station, but actually there are smoke jumpers, water front firefighters and more.


 * Title:** Firefighters A to Z

**Author:** Chris L. Demarest

**Brief Summary:** This book is about the every day work that the firefighters have to to in order to rescue our community from horrible accidents. Since the minute that the fire alarm sounds, mean and women firefighters act very quick jumping into their uniforms and ready to save people from danger. No matter where the fire is because we are not alone, the firefighters will always rescue us.

**Title:** I want to be a firefighter
 * Author:** Dan Liebman

**Brief Summary:** This book explains what the firefighter job entails. Is really good for kindergarteners because introduces concepts that are related to the occupation of being a firefighter. This book is full of color where children can see men and women at work.

**Title:** Fireman Small – Fire Down Below!
 * Author:** Wong herbert Yee


 * Brief Summary:** This is a lovely book. It is about a small fireman that wanted to sleep but his house had a leak, so he decided to go to a Pink Hotel. He could not feel comfortable on this hotel because it was too loud, and suddenly he smells something burning, so there was a big fire in the hotel and he took all the safety tips possible to safe the people from this hotel.