Paul Fleischman
1) Bull Run
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Northerners, Southerners, generals, couriers, dreaming boys, and worried sisters describe the glory, the horror, the thrill, and the disillusionment of the first battle of the Civil War.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"We're living in an aha moment. Take 250 years of human ingenuity. Add abundant fossil fuels. The result: a population and lifestyle never seen before. The downsides weren't visible for centuries, but now they are. Suddenly everything needs rethinking - suburbs, cars, fast food, cheap prices. It's a changed world. This book explains it. Using politics, psychology, and history for attitude, Eyes Wide Open shows how to see the principles driving events...
3) Seedfolks
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
5) Whirligig
Author
Publisher
Laurel Leaf Books
Pub. Date
1999, c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
While traveling to each corner of the country to build a whirligig in memory of the girl whose death he causes, sixteen-year-old Brian finds forgiveness and atonement.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Follow a girl's perusal of her great-grandfather's collection of matchboxes and small curios that document his poignant immigration journey from Italy to a new country.
Author
Series
The Dunderheads volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mean teacher Miss Breakbone goes too far when she confiscates a present intended for his mother from one of the kids in her class and they form a team to get it back.
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In this companion to Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis turn to the universal story of creation"--
The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together the story of creation, including elements from many cultures.
Author
Publisher
Trophy Press
Pub. Date
uuuu
Language
English
Description
At first light the finchesare flitting about the treesFlitteringflutteringflitpurple finchesflitFlutteringflitteringflypainted finchesfly. In this companion volume to Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, the winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal, Paul Fleischman celebrates the sound, the sense, the essence of birds. Written to be spoken aloud by two voices, sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous, these poems perfectly capture the beauty of birds...
12) Time train
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A class takes a field trip back through time to observe living dinosaurs in their natural habitat.
13) Sidewalk circus
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A young girl watches as the activities across the street from her bus stop become a circus.
14) Dateline: Troy
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the story of the Trojan War illustrated with collages featuring newspaper clippings of modern events from World War I through the Persian Gulf war.
15) The animal hedge
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being forced to sell the animals he loves, a farmer cuts his hedge to look like them and teaches his sons about following their hearts.
16) Weslandia
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman reflects on growing up with his award-winning father, Sid Fleischman, and details his own path to becoming a writer"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Godwin Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The story of a child confronting a man-eating giant or witch is told the world over. These heroes go by many names and might be average in size or no bigger than a thumb. Though they're often scorned for being the youngest and smallest, they're well-armed with cleverness and courage --
Author
Series
The Dunderheads volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Dunderheads--a gang of misfits with unique and unusual talents--come to the aid of one of their own when Spider is falsely arrested for stealing jewelry.