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Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye
When fourteen-year-old Liyanne Abboud, her younger brother, and her parents move from St. Louis to a new home between Jerusalem and the Palestinian village where her father was born, they face many changes and must deal with the tensions between Jews and Palestinians. 
  • Activities include a book talk, curriculum connections, and web links. Salisbury State University

·         Guide includes teaching ideas and book connections. Heinemann

·         Lesson Plan includes a summary, author and/or illustrator profiles, and activities for before and after reading. School-Library.org

 

Hail to Mail by Samuel Marshak
A certified letter follows Mr. John Peck all over the world as the postal service attempts to catch up to him. From New York to a variety of countries, a letter, carried by a number of mailmen, finally catches up with its intended recipient back in New York.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

·         Integrated Curriculum Guide Reading Rainbow

 

Hailstones and Halibut Bones by Mary O'Neill
Twelve poems reflect the author's feelings about various colors.

 

Hairy Scary Ordinary: What Is an Adjective? by Brian P. Cleary
Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats present numerous examples of adjectives, from "hairy, scary, cool, and ordinary" to "tan and tall," "funny, frisky, smooth, and small."

  • Activities for using adjectives in writing. Trumpet

 

Half and Half by Lensey Namioko
At Seattle's annual Folk Fest, twelve-year-old Fiona and her older brother are torn between trying to please their Chinese grandmother and making their Scottish grandparents happy.

 

Half-Chicken by Alma Flor Ada
A Mexican folk tale which explains why the weather vane has a little rooster on one end that spins around to let us know which way the wind is blowing.

 

Half Magic by Edward Eager
Faced with a dull summer in the city, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Marthasuddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after Jane discovers an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes.

 

Halfway to the Sky by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
After her brother dies and her parents get a divorce, twelve-year-old Katahdin sets out to hike the whole Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine on her own.

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

 

Hallelujah Handel by Douglas Cowling
In eighteenth-century London, a young orphan who sings like an angel but is unable to speak is befriended by the great composer, George Frederick Handel, and finds his way home.

  • Lesson Plan includes curricular connections, literary links, and teacher tips. Can Lit for Kids

 

Hallo-Weiner by Dav Pilkey
All the other dogs make fun of Oscar the dachshund until one Halloween when, dressed as a hot dog, Oscar bravely rescues the others.

 

The Halloween Class (Just Schoolin’ Around™ series) by Peter Maloney and Felicia Zekauskas
Mrs. Robinson has lots of fun trying to figure out who’s behind the masks in her classroom—until everyone hears a spooky voice coming from nowhere. It’s Peters! But where is he and how did he turn invisible for Halloween?

  • Activities include before and during reading. Scholastic

 

The Halloween Play by Felicia Bond
Roger plays a small but important part in the school Halloween play.

 

Halmoni and the Picnic by Sook Nyul Choi
A Korean American girl's third grade class helps her newly arrived grandmother feel more comfortable with her new life in the United States.
  • Lesson Plan includes questions for before and after reading, cross-curricular activities, and a quiz. Houghton Mifflin Education Place
  • Online Quiz Houghton Mifflin Education Place
  • Word Search Houghton Mifflin Education Place

 

Halmoni’s Day by Edna Coe Bercaw
Jennifer, a Korean American, is worried that her grandmother, visiting from Korea, will embarrass her on her school's Grandparents' Day, but the event brings her understanding and acceptance.
  • Activities include summary, related readings, curriculum tie-ins, booktalk, and weblinks. Click on 2002-2003 Activities (in Word format). South Carolina Association of School Librarians

 

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
His father is dead. Has his mother married the killer? A ghost cries out for vengeance, but has the Prince who hears the cry gone mad? A kingdom hangs in the balance, but who can be trusted? Family, politics, blood lust, betrayal, mystery, friendship and love--each plays a role in Shakespeare's great tragedy
  • Novel Guide with theme openers, cross curricular activities, and research assignments. McDougal Littell
  • 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

 

Handbook for Boys by Walter Dean Myers
Sixteen-year-old Jimmy, on probation for assault, talks about life with three old men in a Harlem barbershop and hears about the tools he can use to get what he wants.

 

Handel, Who Knew What He Liked by M. T. Anderson
A man who would later compose some of the world's most beautiful music is shown as a stubborn little boy with a mind of his own.
  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, related books, curriculum connections, related websites, and a booktalk. South Carolina Children's Book Awards

 

A Handful of Time by Kit Pearson
A young girl travels back into time to the summer when her own mother was twelve years old. 
  • Activities include interviewing skills. TeacherViews

 

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Set in the near future, America has become a puritanical theocracy and Offred tells her story as a Handmaid under the new social order.

 

The Handmade Alphabet by Laura Rankin
Presents the hand shape for each letter of the American manual alphabet accompanied by an object whose name begins with that letter.
  • Activities include using sign language. TeacherViews

 

Hands by Virginia Kroll
A concept book about the many ways we use our hands.

 

Hands, Hands, Hands by Marcia Vaughan
A furry, imaginary creature helps the children discover some of the many things that hands can so, including tickle, plant, feel, grab, and catch.
  • Activities include talking about and charting good things and bad things. TeacherViews

 

Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbon by Anne Rinaldi 
A fictionalized biography of  Phillis Wheatley who, as a child, was brought to New England to be a slave, and after publishing her first poem when a teenager, gained renown throughout the colonies as an important black American poet.
  • 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. Omaha Public Schools

 

Hangin' Out with Cici by Francine Pascal
Teenage Victoria who has a knack for getting into trouble and feels totally misunderstood by her mother, suddenly finds herself back in the forty's and involved with an equally trouble-prone girl who has some very familiar ways.

 

Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard
When his girlfriend decides to give their baby away, seventeen-year-old Sam is determined to keep him and raise him alone.

 

Hangman's Curse by Frank Peretti
When several students at Baker High School are stricken by an alleged curse of the school's ghost, Elijah and Elisha Springfield and their parents, undercover investigators, are sent to uncover the truth behind the events.

 

Hannah by Gloria Whelan
Hannah, a blind girl living in Michigan in the late nineteenth century, doesn't go to school until a new teacher tells her about the Braille method of reading for the blind.
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. TeacherViews
  • Unit includes vocabulary lessons and comprehension pages. Scroll down the page. Garden of  Praise

 

Hannah and the Angels by Linda Lowery 
Keep During a chaotic music class in school, Hannah finds herself mysteriously transported to Australia, sent there by the angels that watch over her to help her new friend, Ian, track down poachers that are preying on endangered animals.

 

Hannah’s Journal by Marissa Moss
Ten-year-old Hannah and her cousin Esther are sent alone to America in 1901 to escape the dangers facing Jews in Lithuania.
  • Teaching Plan include activities for before reading and keeping a journal. Scholastic

 

Hansel and Gretel by The Brothers Grimm (Generic version)
Two children are left in the woods but find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. TeacherViews

 

Hanukkah! by Roni Schotter
Describes the meaning and traditions of Hanukkah as five children and their family celebrate the holiday.
  • Activity about Hanukkah words. TeacherViews
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Hanukkah Lights, Hanukkah Nights  by Leslie Himmelman
A young man reveals the holiday tradition of Hanukkah.

 

Happy Birthday, Addy!: A Springtime Story by Connie Porter
In the spring of 1865, Addy finds inspiration from a new friend and chooses a birthday for herself as she and her parents try to shape a new life of freedom in Philadelphia.

 

Happy Birthday, Anna, Sorpresa! by Patricia Reilly Giff
Sarah writes to her pen pal in South America about her attempts to plan a surprise birthday party and her dislike of a new girl at school.

 

Happy Birthday, Dr. King! by Kathryn Jones
When Jamal gets in trouble for fighting over the back seat of a bus, his father and grandfather engage him in a spirited discussion about the Montgomery Bus Boycott and Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Activities include matching, word search, concentration, and flash cards for vocabulary practice. Quia-Cindy Campbell
  • Crossword Puzzle Houghton Mifflin

 

Happy Birthday, Felicity! (The American Girls series) by Valerie Tripp
As her tenth birthday approaches, Felicity is excited by her grandfather's visit, but she is also concerned about the growing tensions between the colonists and the British governor in Williamsburg.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Happy Birthday, Jesse Bear by Nancy White Carlstrom
Rhyming text and illustrations describe all the activities associated with Jesse Bear's birthday party.

  • Activities include math and reading connections. TeacherViews

 

Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo
An introduction to a great civil rights leader.

  • Activity Cards include re-enacting events, writing, and language development. University of Virginia Curry School of Education
  • Project for creating a hall display and includes a poem that can be sung. Kinder Themes

 

Happy Birthday, Molly! (The American Girls series) by Valerie Tripp
When an English girl comes to stay at Molly's during World War II, she and Molly learn to bridge their differences and ultimately enjoy a wonderful, mutual birthday party.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Happy Birthday, Moon by Frank Asch
When a bear discovers that the Moon shares his birthday, he buys the Moon a beautiful hat as a present.

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

 

Happy Birthday, Ronald Morgan by Patricia Reilly Giff
Ronald, worried about losing his best friend, thinks his birthday is going to come too late for a class party, but he may be in for a surprise.

  • Activities include literature, math, and other curricular ideas. TeacherViews

 

Happy Birthday, Samantha! (The American Girls series) by Valerie Tripp
A ten-year-old girl discovers the modern delights of turn-of-the-century New York City when she travels there with her grandmother to visit relatives.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Happy Easter, Little Critter by Mercer Mayer
Little Critter celebrates Easter.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Happy Halloween, Biscuit! by Alyssa Capucilli 
Biscuit and the little girl are going trick-or-treating on his first Halloween.

  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

The Happy Lion by Louise Fatio
A lion in a Paris zoo tries to return his friends' visits by venturing into town to see them.

  • Activity emphasizes character education. Georgia Humanities Council
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods

 

Happy New Year, Everywhere by Arlene Erlbach
Describes New Year greetings and customs from twenty countries.

  • Questions to ask before and after reading. Family TLC

 

The Happy Owls by Celestino Piatti
Two owls discover the secret of peace and happiness and eventually share their secret with all their barnyard friends.

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

 

Hard Love by Ellen Wittlinger 
After starting to publish a zine in which he writes his secret feelings about his lonely life and his parents' divorce, sixteen-year-old John meets an unusual girl and begins to develop a healthier personality.

 

Hard Times on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Laura and her pioneer family struggle against hardships on the Kansas frontier, including a prairie fire, a grasshopper invasion, and a blizzard.

 

Harlem by Walter Dean Myers
A poem celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.

 

Harley, Like a Person by Cat Bauer
Fourteen-year-old Harley, an artistic teenager living with her alcoholic father and angry mother, suspects that she is adopted and begins a search for her biological parents.

  • Teacher Guide includes discussion questions, vocabulary, activities, and web sites. Winslow Press

 

Harmony by Rita Murphy
Found as a baby by an old farm couple in the Tennessee mountains, Harmony has always been different, but when she begins developing special powers, she wants nothing more than to be ordinary.

 

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Harold provides himself with many adventures with his purple crayon.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

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

  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods

 

Harold's Fairy Tale by Crockett Johnson
Harold draws himself a castle in an enchanted garden and fills it with a king, a giant, a fairy - and himself!

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

 

Harriet and the Garden by Nancy Carlson
Harriet feels terrible until she confesses to trampling on a neighbor's garden and ruining a prize dahlia.

  • Lesson Plan includes story elements and making a flower.

 

Harriet and the Promised Land by Jacob Lawrence
Narrative paintings and rhyming text tell the story of Harriet Tubman, a woman who escaped slavery then risked her freedom to lead others along the Underground Railroad.

  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas and related weblinks. TeacherViews

 

Harriet Goes to the Circus by Betsy and Giulio Maestro
Harriet the elephant wakes up early to go to the circus because she wants to be first in line in order to get the best seat.

  • Lesson Plan focuses on number sense and numeration.
  • Lesson Plan for identifying relative positions (such as over, under, behind, in front of, between, etc.). Richland County School District (South Carolina)

 

Harriet Spies Again by Helen Ericson
Harriet M. Welsch is up to her old spying tricks when her beloved nanny Ole Golly, who had married and moved to Montreal, returns without her husband, Harriet's friend Sport announces he has a crush on a schoolmate, and the people across the street appear to be holding a child hostage.

  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, questions for discussion, and vocabulary. Random House

 

Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Eleven-year-old Harriet keeps notes on her classmates and neighbors in a secret notebook, but when some of the students read the notebook, they seek revenge.

  • Activities for art/music, discussion, and writing. Global Book Club
  • Lesson Plan for drawing a character from the book. Community of Writers
  • Online Trivia Quiz Fun Trivia
  • Story Map also include questions. Simon Frasier Unversity
  • Teaching Plan includes activities for describing and writing in a diary. Scholastic
  • Questions to ask before and after reading. Family TLC

 

Harriet Tubman by Francene Sabin
A biography of the African-American woman who escaped from slavery and became a well-known figure in the underground railroad as she led scores of slaves north to freedom.

·         Guided Reading Lesson includes introduction of text, discussion prompts and questions, post-reading activities, and word study. Pages 7-11, 12-14, 15-19, 21-23, 24-30. Cobleskill-Richmondville Central School, NY

 

Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry
A biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the Underground Railroad.

  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education
  • Novel Guide includes background information, chapter summaries, and post-reading activities. Holt, Rinehart and Winston
  • Reader's Theater related to the events in the book. Curriculum Associates
  • 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. Omaha, NE, Public Schools

 

Harriet's Halloween Candy by Nancy Carlson
Harriet learns the hard way that sharing her Halloween candy makes her feel much better than eating it all herself.

  • Study Guide for a theatrical production with activities for use with the book. Stages Theatre Company 

 

Harriet's Recital by Nancy Carlson
Harriet overcomes her stage fright and dances successfully and proudly at her ballet recital.

  • Activities include discussing being nervous. TeacherViews

 

Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered by Gary Paulsen 
Sent to live with relatives on their farm because of his unhappy home life, an eleven-year-old city boy meets his distant cousin Harris and is given an introduction to a whole new world.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Harry and Hortense at Hormone High by Paul Zindel
Two teenagers think they may have found a hero in a schizophrenic boy who thinks he Icarus.

 

Harry and the Lady Next Door by Gene Zion
Harry the dog goes to fantastic lengths to make his neighbor stop singing.

  • Activities include questions and vocabulary. TeacherViews

 

Harry and the Terrible Whatzit by Dick Gackenbach
When his mother goes to the cellar and doesn't return right away, Harry goes down to search for her and confronts the terrible two-headed Whatzit.

 

Harry and Willy and Carrothead by Judith Caseley
Three boys overcome prejudicial ideas about appearances and become friends.

  • Activities include respect and related weblinks. TeacherViews

 

Harry by the Sea by Gene Zion
The adventures of a little dog when he gets lost at the beach.

  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Harry Cat's Pet Puppy by George Selden
Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse try to find a permanent home for a young stray puppy they have befriended.

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

 

Harry Gets Ready for School by Harriet Ziefert
In preparation for his first day of school, Harry visits the doctor, dentist, and barber, prepares pencils and a new outfit, and gets a good night's rest.

  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Harry on the Rocks by Susan Meddaugh
Harry and his boat become stranded on an island, where he discovers an egg which hatches into a strange lizard with wings.

 

Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
The adventures of Harry Potter and his friends at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

 

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling
When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.

·         Book Guide includes discussion questions and information about literary elements. KidsReads

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

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

 

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
Fourteen-year-old Harry Potter joins the Weasleys at the Quidditch World Cup, then enters his fourth year at Hogwarts Academy where he is mysteriously entered in an unusual contest that challenges his wizarding skills, friendships and character, amid signs that an old enemy is growing stronger.

·         Activities include background information and cross-curricular ideas. Maine Association of School Libraries

·         Book Guide includes discussion questions and information about literary elements. KidsReads

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

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

 

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling
When the government of the magic world and authorities at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry refuse to believe in the growing threat of a freshly revived Lord Voldemort, fifteen-year-old Harry Potter finds support from his loyal friends in facing the evil wizard and other new terrors.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths.

·         Book Guide includes discussion questions and information about literary elements. KidsReads

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

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

 

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.
  • Activities include creating a game. TeacherViews
  • Activities include a book talk, curriculum connections, and web links. Salisbury State University
  • Activities #2 include a book talk, curriculum connections, and web links. Salisbury State University
  • Book Discussion Guide includes summary, discussion questions, and related web sites. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)

·         Book Guide includes discussion questions and information about literary elements. KidsReads

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Discussion Guide from the publisher.
  • Game featuring comprehension questions. Quia
  • Ideas for using the book including writing and discussion.
  • Internet Hunt
  • 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
  • Lesson Plan for analyzing the book cover artwork. TeacherVision
  • Lesson Plan with Internet activities for before, during, and after reading. Ball State University
  • Literature Guide including word games, mind picture, and thinking questions. Nancy Polette
  • Quiz includes 10 online questions. Quia 
  • Quiz includes 10 online questions for Chapter 3. Quia
  • Quiz Fact Monster
  • Simple Questions using yes/no and true/false answers for various chapters. Taking Grades Publishing Company
  • Study Guide includes summary and questions and activities by chapter. Bernadette Sheedy
  • Unit 1 includes activities, strategies, and worksheets. Novelinks-Brigham Young University
  • Unit 2 includes activities, strategies, and worksheets. Novelinks-Brigham Young University
  • Vocabulary Quiz Renaissance Learning
  • WebQuest for locating a castle to film the book.
  • WebQuest for keeping Harry Potter books in the library.
  • WebQuest to write an original fantasy story. University of Richmond

 

Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
A little dog runs away because he hates baths and is so dirty when he returns that no one recognizes him.
  • Activities include comprehension questions, writing, and art. TeacherViews

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, activities for home and classroom, and a booklist. Scroll down to page 6. Vocabulary list on page 25. Memphis, TN, Public Schools
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods

 

Harry's Mad by Dick King-Smith
Harry's legacy from his great-uncle, a talking parrot, proves to be a much more exciting gift than he ever imagined.

 

Harvest by Kris Waldherr
A girl and her mother spend the day gathering vegetables, fruit, and herbs from their garden.

 

Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm  by Jerdine Nolen Harold
A child ventures out in the middle of the night to see how Harvey Potter grows his wonderful balloons.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull
A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.
  • Activities to do with the family. Yuyi Morales
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, vocabulary, thematic connections, and cross-curricular activities. Yuyi Morales

 

The Hat by Jan Brett
When Lisa hangs her woolen clothes in the sun to air them out for winter, the hedgehog, to the amusement of the other animals, ends up wearing a stocking on his head.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.
  • Activities include visualization, predicting, making connections, and tapping prior knowledge.

·         Activities Help4Teachers

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

·         Book Quiz Renaissance Learning 

  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. Stockton Unified School District
  • Integrated Literature Unit with curricular connections. Two separate units. University of North Carolina
  • Internet Connections to accompany the book. Annette Lamb
  • Internet Hunt
  • Internet Workshop Activity based on a chapter from the book. Scott Foresman
  • Journal Writing Prompts by chapter. 
  • Lesson Plan includes online and printable questions and activities for each chapter and a vocabulary quiz. Mountain City, TN, Elementary School
  • Lesson Plan with curriculum applications by chapter.
  • Lesson Plan includes a bioboard, research, and other activities with student worksheets.
  • Lesson Plan focuses on developing a survival kit. AskERIC
  • Lesson Plan includes discussion and review questions, along with several extension activities.
  • Literature Unit includes assigned readings, writing prompts, and discussion points. 
  • Literature Unit includes a summary, online quizzes and activities, and classroom ideas for each chapter. Katy, TX, Independent School District
  • PowerPoint Presentation Florida State University
  • Simple Questions using yes/no and true/false answers for various chapters. Taking Grades Publishing Company
  • 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
  • Study Guide includes a summary, characters, key ideas, and questions for after reading. National Geographic Book Club
  • Teaching Guide includes discussion topics, activities, and research ideas. Simon & Schuster

·         Things to Do Online connected to the story. Vermont Public Radio

 

Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein
Classmates Erica Yurgen and Alison Ashley vie with each other to become the undisputed star of their class.
  • Study Guide includes summary and questions and activities by chapter. Bernadette Sheedy

 

The Hating Book by Charlotte Zolotow
A little girl knew her friend hated her but she didn't know why until she finally got up courage to ask why they were being so rotten to each other.
  • Lesson Plan focuses on friendship. Also uses other books from children's literature.
  • Lesson Plan about friendship. Includes simple PowerPoint presentation.

 

The Hatmaker's Sign by Candice Fleming
To heal the hurt pride of Thomas Jefferson as Congress makes changes to his Declaration of Independence, Benjamin Franklin tells his friend the story of a hatmaker and his sign.
  • Activities include writing and research. TeacherViews

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

 

Hats, Hats, Hats by Ann Morris
Introduces a variety of hats, from soft and hard hats to snuggly and hooded hats.
  • Activities for before, during, and after reading. PBS-Between the Lions
  • Lesson Plan includes activities for before, during, and after reading. Kansas City Public Schools
  • Lesson Plan includes a sorting game and reading activities. Teachers.net

 

The Hatseller and the Monkeys by Baba Wague Diakite
An African version of the familiar story of a man who sets off to sell his hats, only to have them stolen by a treeful of mischievous monkeys.
  • Activities include a summary, curriculum connections, and related titles. Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award
  • Activities with curriculum content connections. Scroll down to page 20. North Carolina Children's Book Award
  • Activities with curriculum content connections. Scroll down to page 17. North Carolina Children's Book Award
  • Lesson Plan includes activities for before, during, and after reading. Kansas City Public Schools

 

Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox
Hattie, a big black hen, discovers a fox in the bushes, which creates varying reactions in the other barnyard animals.
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. TeacherViews
  • Activities include matching, concentration, word search, and flash cards. Quia
  • Activity about sequencing. Quia
  • Lesson Plan with cross curricular activities, comparison stories, and related websites. Hubbard's Cupboard
  • Lesson Plan with pre- and post-reading activities, curricular activities, and rhyming words. Captain G. Harold Hunt School-Central Falls, RI

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

  • Web Activity for learning about the protection of foxes. McGraw-Hill

 

The Haunted Hotel (A to Z Mysteries series) by Ron Roy
When the guests of the Shangri-La Hotel are scared away by a white-haired female ghost, Dink and his friends investigate the mystery.
  • Teacher's Guide includes activities to be used with all books in the series. Random House

 

Haunted Sister by Lael Littke
A sixteen-year-old girl suffers a near-death experience in which her twin sister, who died in an accident twelve years before, returns to forcibly share her body.

 

Haunted Summer by Betty Ren Wright 
Shy nine-year-old Abby surprises herself, her equally timid babysitter, and her older brother, when they are haunted by a ghost that is trying to reclaim a stolen music box.
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

The Haunting by Joan Lowery Nixon
When her mother inherits an old plantation house in the Louisiana countryside, fifteen-year-old Lia seeks to rid it of the evil spirit that haunts it.

·         Activities include summary, related readings, curriculum connections, and weblinks. Scroll down the page. South Carolina Association of School Librarians

 

Haunting at Home Plate by David Patneaude
After they hear stories about their baseball field being haunted by the ghost of a boy who died there many years ago, twelve-year-old Nelson and his teammates start finding mysterious messages written in the dirt.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Lesson Plan includes an annotation, information about the author, realia, food, and curriculum connections. Scroll down to page 5. Sunshine State Young Reader's Award

 

The Haunting at Stratton Falls by Brenda Seabrooke
At Christmastime in 1944, while staying with disagreeable cousins in New York State because her father is in Europe fighting in World War II, eleven-year-old Abby discovers that her relatives' old house is haunted by the ghost of a girl from the Civil War era.
  • Teaching Guide includes activities across the curriculum. Childrenslit.com

 

The Haunting of Drang Island (Northern Frights series) by Arthur Slade
While camping on an island near Vancouver, Michael, his father, and a friend discover that local myths about Icelandic spirits, strange sacrifices, and a sea serpent might be true.
  • Guide includes questions by chapter and study questions. Arthur Slade

 

The Haunting of Holroyd Hill by Brenda Seabrooke
When her family moves to the Virginia countryside, eleven-year-old Melinda, her older brother, and their new friend Dan work together to solve the mystery of a Civil War-era ghost who is haunting their house.
  • Teaching Guide includes activities across the curriculum. Childrenslit.com

 

Have a Happy by Mildred Pitts Walter
Upset because his birthday falls on Christmas and will therefore be eclipsed as usual, and worried that there is less money because his father is out of work, eleven-year-old Chris takes solace in the carvings he is preparing for Kwanzaa, the Afro-American celebration of their cultural heritage.
  • Quiz for scrambled words. Quia

 

Have Courage, Hazel Green by Odo Hirsch
When she overhears one of the tenants in her apartment building verbally abusing the hard-working caretaker, Mr. Egozian, Hazel Green determines to find a way a to teach the unpleasant tenant a lesson.

 

Have You Seen Hyacinth Macaw? by Patricia Reilly Giff
Abby and her friend Potsie work on several mysteries: a mysterious new neighbor, a missing person, a theft, and the unusual actions of Abby's brother.

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Have You Seen My Cat? by Eric Carle
A young boy encounters all sorts of cats while searching for the one he lost.
  • Activities include writing a class book. TeacherViews

 

Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri
A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling. 

·         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 includes identifying pond creatures and making a graph. Solution Site

 

Haveli by Suzanne Fisher Staples
Having relented to the ways of her people in Pakistan and married the rich older man to whom she was pledged against her will, Shabanu is now the victim of his family's blood feud and the malice of his other wives.

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·         Teacher's Guide include pre-reading and cross-curricular activities, and questions for discussion and writing. Random House

 

Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years by Sarah L. Delany and A. Elizabeth Delany with Amy Hill Hearth
Chronicles the experiences of two African-American women growing up in North Carolina at the turn-of-the-century.
  • Novel Guide includes background information, chapter summaries, and post-reading activities. Holt, Rinehart and Winston

 

Hawk, I'm Your Brother by Byrd Baylor
Determined to learn to fly, Rudy adopts a hawk hoping that their kinship will bring him closer to his goal.

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  • Lesson Ideas include exposure to the Native American culture. University of Richmond
  • Lesson Plan features discussion questions and activities.

 

The Haymeadow by Gary Paulsen 
Fourteen-year-old John comes of age and gains self-reliance during the summer he spends up in the Wyoming mountains tending his father's herd of sheep.

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Head Above Water by S. L. Rottman
Skye, a high school junior, tries to find the time for both family obligations and personal interests, which include caring for her brother who has Down Syndrome, dating her first boyfriend, and swimming competitively.
  • Teacher's Guide includes a book introduction, information for before, during, and after reading, and cross-curricular activities. Peachtree Publishers

 

Head, Body, Leg: A Story from Liberia by Wan-Ldy Paye
In this tale from the Dan people of Liberia, Head, Arms, Body, and Legs learn that they do better when they work together.

 

Head or Tails: Stories from the Sixth Grade (Jack Henry series) by Jack Gantos
Jack's diary helps him deal with his problems which include dog-eating alligators, a terror for an older sister, a younger brother who keeps breaking parts of himself, and next-door neighbors who are really weird.
  • Reading Guide includes a pre-reading activity, discussing and responding ideas, cross-curricular activities, and a culmination activity. Jack Gantos
  • Teacher's Guide includes discussion ideas and cross-curricular activities. Farrar, Straus and Giroux

 

Headless Cupid by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Life is never quite the same again for eleven-year-old David after the arrival of his new stepsister, a student of the occult.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award

 

The Headless Horseman by Natalie Standiford
A superstitious schoolmaster, in love with a wealthy farmer's daughter, has a terrifying encounter with a headless horseman.
  • 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

 

The Healer's Keep by Victoria Hanley
Sara and Dorjan, both new students at the legendary Healer's Keep, a training school for people gifted in the healing arts, combine their talents in an effort to combat the dark forces of the Shadow King.

 

The Heart Calls Home by Joyce Hansen 
After the Civil War, former slave Obi Booker tries to make a new life on a South Carolina island while waiting to be joined by his beloved Easter, who is studying in the North.
  • Activities include summary, related readings, curriculum tie-ins, booktalk, and weblinks. South Carolina Association of School Librarians

 

A Heart Divided by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld
When sixteen-year-old Kate, an aspiring playright, moves from New Jersey to attend high school in the South, she becomes embroiled in a controversy to remove the school's Confederate flag symbol.

 

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Marlow, a seaman and wanderer, recounts his physical and psychological journey in search of the enigmatic Kurtz. Traveling to the heart of the African continent, he discovers how Kurtz has gained his position of power and influence over the local people. Marlow's struggle to fathom his experience involves him in a radical questioning of not only his own nature and values but the  nature and values of his society.
  • 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

 

Heartbeat by Sharon Creech
Twelve-year-old Annie ponders the many rhythms of life the year that her mother becomes pregnant, her grandfather begins faltering, and her best friend (and running partner) becomes distant.

 

Heartlight by T. A. Barron
Kate and her grandfather use one of his inventions to travel faster than the speed of light on a mission to save the sun from a premature death.
  • Activities include discussion questions with a list of related book themes. Carol Hurst

 

Hearts, Cupids, and Red Roses: The Story of the Valentine Symbols by Edna Barth
The history of Valentine's Day and the little-known stories behind its symbols.
  • Questions to ask before and after reading. Family TLC

 

Heat Wave by Helen Kelleman 
A terrible Heat Wave descends upon a farm, turning the corn to popcorn and almost cooking the cows, but the girl of the family saves the day.
  • Activities include matching, word search, concentration, and flash cards for vocabulary practice. Quia-Cindy Campbell
  • Booktalk Washburn University

 

Heaven by Angela Johnson
Fourteen-year-old Marley's seemingly perfect life in the small town of Heaven is disrupted when she discovers that her father and mother are not her real parents.

·         Activities include summary, related readings, curriculum connections, and weblinks. Scroll down the page. South Carolina Association of School Librarians

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

  • Teaching Guide includes discussion topics, activities, and research ideas. Simon & Schuster

 

Heaven Eyes by David Almond
Having escaped from their orphanage on a raft, Erin, January, and Mouse float down into another world of abandoned warehouses and factories, meeting a strange old man and an even stranger girl with webbed fingers and little memory of her past.

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  • Reading Guide includes questions discussion topics and author information  intended to guide readers and spark discussion. Random House

 

Heckedy Peg by Audrey Wood
A mother saves her seven children from Heckedy Peg, a witch who has changed them into different kinds of food.

 

Hedgie's Surprise by Jan Brett
Hedgie the hedgehog saves the hen's eggs from a naughty troll.

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Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
While playing a total immersion virtual reality game of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators have damaged the equipment to which she is connected, and she must win the game quickly or be damaged herself.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, related books, curriculum connections, related websites, and a booktalk. South Carolina Junior Book Awards

 

Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark by Johanna Hurwitz
A biography of the blind and deaf girl who overcame both handicaps with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan.
  • Activities include writing a report. TeacherViews

 

Helen Keller, Rebellious Spirit by Laurie Lawlor
An illustrated biography of Helen Keller, sharing aspects of her personality and sometimes radical beliefs, and discussing her relationship with her teacher Annie Sullivan and other important people in her life and work.

 

The Helen Keller Story by Catherine Owens Peare
A biography of the blind and deaf woman who rose above her physical disabilities to international renown and who helped other handicapped persons live fuller lives.
  • Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award

 

Hello, Amigos! by Tricia Brown
Follows a day, a birthday, in the life of a Mexican American child, who lives with his family in the Mission District of San Francisco.

 

Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs by Jamie Gilson
When his folks host a Vietnamese family that has come to settle in their town, Harvey enjoys Americanizing twelve-year-old Tuan.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Teaching Guide includes discussion topics, activities, and research ideas. Simon & Schuster

 

Hello School: A Classroom Full of Poems by Dee Lillegard
Presents more than thirty short poems about the many different material things that fill a day at school, including crayons, glue, swings, chairs, and the teacher's desk.
  • Booktalk also includes an activity. Judy Freeman

 

Hello Toes! Hello Feet! by Ann Whitford Paul
A girl takes delight in all the things she and her feet do throughout the day.
  • Lesson Plan focuses on the skills of rhyming and isolation. Liverpool, NY, School District

 

Help for Dear Dragon by Margaret Hillert
When "dear dragon" feels sick, he receives help from a friendly veterinarian.

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Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library by Eth Clifford
Two girls spend an adventurous night trapped inside the public library during a terrible blizzard.
  • Activities include first aid ideas. TeacherViews
  • Activities include exploring literary elements and cross curricular connections. Eduplace

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Help! I'm Trapped in a Professional Wrestler's Body by Todd Strasser
Jake and his friends have landed ringside seats for WrestleInsanity. Andy foolishly switches bodies with Brainiac Bloom just before the match begins, and it's up to Jake to save him from Neutron Newman, the Human Bomb. 

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Help! I'm Trapped in a Vampire's Body by Todd Strasser
At first it seems that there will be no bad effects when the intelligence transfer equipment malfunctions near Vlad, the night-shift custodian, until the night of Jake's Halloween party, when Jake turns into a vampire. 

 

Help! I'm Trapped in an Alien's Body by Todd Strasser
When Jake Sherman must report to school on Saturday, Mr. Dirksen commissions Jake to help out with the Dirksen Intelligence Transfer System, but a terrible mistake causes Jake to switch bodies with an alien from the future.
  • Questions for each chapter. Microsoft Word Document. Batavia City, New York,  School District

 

Help! I'm Trapped in My Teacher's Body by Todd Strasser
An everyday kid has an extraordinary problem--he has turned into his teacher.

 

Help! I'm Trapped in the First Day of Summer Camp by Todd Strasser
Jake Sherman's continues to re-live his first day of summer camp.

  • Activities include journal writing. TeacherViews

 

Help! I'm Trapped in the Principal's Body by Todd Strasser
A bully is beating up students in Jake Sherman's eighth grade class and it looks as if no one can stop him, until Jake causes his buddy Josh to switch bodies with the principal.

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Henny-Penny by Jane Wattenberg
While on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling, Henny Penny and her friends meet the very hungry Foxy-Loxy.

  • Activities include ideas for language arts, math, science, and art. Page 22. North Carolina Children's Book Awards

 

Henry and Beezus by Beverly Cleary
Henry Huggins, his dog Ribsy, and his friend Beezus, busy themselves with trying to earn enough money for Henry to buy a bicycle.

 

Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge.

  • Activities include a story map, story characteristics, and a simple final test. Four Blocks Literacy Center
  • Activities include comprehension questions. TeacherViews
  • Book Test CyberSpaces
  • Lesson Plan includes activities, spelling, and vocabulary.

 

Henry and Mudge and Annie's Perfect Pet by Cynthia Rylant
Although Henry's cousin Annie likes his dog Mudge, when she gets her own pet she decides that a bunny will be perfect for her.

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Henry and Mudge and the Bedtime Thumps by Cynthia Rylant
Henry worries about what will happen to his big dog Mudge during their
visit to his grandmother's house in the country.

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

 

Henry and Mudge and Careful Cousin by Cynthia Rylant
At first Henry's very neat cousin doesn't like the cookies from under his bed or Mudge's slobbery kisses, but when they all play frisbee, she begins to enjoy her visit.

 

Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea by Cynthia Rylant
Follows the seaside adventures of Henry, Henry's father, and Henry's big dog Mudge

  • Activities include comprehension questions by chapter. TeacherViews

 

Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat by Cynthia Rylant
Henry's family takes in a stray cat, the ugliest cat they have ever seen, and an amazing relationship blossoms between it and their big dog Mudge.

  • Activities include comprehension questions by chapter. TeacherViews

 

Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan by Cynthia Rylant
Henry, his dog Mudge, and his father enter a snowman building contest at the local park and win third place.

  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Henry and Mudge and the Starry Night by Cynthia Rylant
Henry, his dog Mudge, and his parents go on a quiet camping trip to Big Bear Lake, enjoying the clean smell of trees and wonderful green dreams.

 

Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind by Cynthia Rylant
Henry and his big dog Mudge try to keep busy inside the house during a thunderstorm.

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  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers by Cynthia Rylant
When Mudge gets sick unexpectedly, Henry does all he can to make him feel better.

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Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble by Cynthia Rylant
For Henry and his big dog Mudge, spring means admiring the first snow glory, playing in puddles in the rain and watching the five new kittens next door.

  • Activities include comprehension questions by chapter. TeacherViews
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Henry and Mudge in the Family Trees by Cynthia Rylant
Henry and his big dog Mudge attend a family reunion.

  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, activities for home and classroom, and a booklist. Scroll down to page 20. Vocabulary list on page 25. Memphis, TN, Public Schools

 

Henry and Mudge in the Green Time by Cynthia Rylant
For Henry and his big dog Mudge, summer means going on a picnic in the park, taking a bath under the garden hose, and going to the top of the big green hill.

  • Activities include a story map, story characteristics, and a simple final test. Four Blocks Literacy Center

 

Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days by Cynthia Rylant
In the winter Henry and his big dog Mudge play in the snow, share a family Christmas dinner, and gather around a crackling winter fireplace.

  • Activities include a story map, story characteristics, and a simple final test. Four Blocks Literacy Center

 

Henry and Ribsy by Beverly Cleary
Henry strikes an almost no-win deal with his father--keep Ribsy out of trouble for one month in order to go salmon fishing. What can one boy do with a dog who steals the policeman's lunch and an ice cream cone from Beezus's little sister, Ramona?

 

Henry Builds a Cabin by D. B. Johnson
Young Henry Thoreau appears frugal to his friends as he sets about building a cabin.

  • Activities include building a cabin. TeacherViews
  • Activities include a treasure hunt through the book and a game. Cyberbee
  • Activity for building a cabin. TeacherViews
  • Game to play online. Requires Flash. Official Website
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods

 

Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D. B. Johnson
While his friend works hard to earn the train fare to Fitchburg, young Henry Thoreau walks the thirty miles through woods and fields, enjoying nature and the time to think great thoughts.
  • Activities include mapping and money skills. TeacherViews
  • Activities for choosing the path to Fitchburg using web links. Includes a scavenger hunt. Cyberbee
  • Activity about sequence of events. Scroll down the page for activity. Creative Classroom

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Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
When Henry adopts Ribsy, a dog of no particular breed, humorous adventures follow

  • Activities include listening to a tape of the book and learning about the author. TeacherViews

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Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson
Henry Reed keeps a journal of his summer activities which include setting up a research firm and embarking on a series of usually profitable projects with the aid of his ally and neighbor Midge.

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

 

Henry Reed's Babysitting Service by Keith Robertson
Back in Grover's Corners, N.J., for the summer, Henry and his partner Midge establish a baby sitting service and find a disappearing child and a peacock among their charges.

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

 

Henry the Fourth by Stuart Murphy
A simple story about four dogs at a dog show introduces the ordinal numbers: first, second, third, and fourth.

 

Henry's Moon by Geoffrey Moss
Henry lives in a big city, and he hardly ever gets to see the moon; the smog, big people and crowds prevent it almost every night.

 

Henry's Wrong Turn by Harriet Ziefert
In this story based on a true incident, a humpback whale tries to find its way home after mistakenly swimming into New York Harbor.

  • Lesson Plan includes activities, spelling, and vocabulary.
  • Technology Lesson for creating a graphic organizer. Kent (Washington) School District

 

Her Father's Daughter by Mollie Poupeney
During the Depression era of the 1930s Maggie grows up in logging camps and small towns of Oregon while living in the midst of a troubled family with an abusive father.

 

Her Seven Brothers by Paul Goble 
Retells the Cheyenne legend in which a girl and her seven chosen brothers become the Big Dipper.

 

Her Stories by Virginia Hamilton
A rich and imaginative collection of stories in the black oral tradition about women as temptresses, ghosts and mermaids, or in everyday roles

·         Teaching Ideas Ohio Literacy Resource Center

 

Herbert Binns and the Flying Tricycle by Caroline Castle & Peter Weever
Herbert Binns is such a clever mouse that some of the other animals are
jealous of his talents and plot to sabotage his new invention, a flying tricycle.

  • Lesson Plan includes working with the principles of flight.
  • Lesson Plan includes cross curricular activities.

 

Herbert the Timid Dragon by Mercer Mayer
A timid dragon rescues a princess in order to become a brave knight in armor, but his efforts are misunderstood.

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Herbie Jones by Suzy Kline
Herbie's experiences in the third grade include finding bones in the boy's bathroom, wandering away from his class on their field trip, and being promoted to a higher reading group.

  • Activities from the author that involve the reader in book related experiences.

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Herbie Jones and Hamburger Head by Suzy Kline
After Herbie and Ray foil a robbery attempt at the local bank, they try to find a good home for the robber's dog.

  • Activities from the author that involve the reader in book related experiences.

 

Herbie Jones and the Class Gift by Suzy Kline
Disaster strikes when Annabelle trusts Herbie Jones and Raymond with the job of picking up the class's gift to their teacher.

  • Activities from the author that involve the reader in book related experiences.
  • Reader's Theater "Herbie and Raymond in Church" from the author.

 

Herbie Jones and the Dark Attic by Suzy Kline
Herbie's friend Ray and some classmates in his fourth-grade reading group help him adjust when he moves into a new bedroom in the attic.

  • Activities from the author that involve the reader in book related experiences.

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Herbie Jones and the Monster Ball by Suzy Kline
Strike-out king, Herbie Jones, feels that the summer is ruined when his uncle arrives to coach a baseball team and asks Herbie to join up.

  • Activities from the author that involve the reader in book related experiences.

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·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Hercules Doesn't Pull Teeth (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Dr. Herb, the new dentist in town, has extra large muscles and wears a shirt that says "Champion of the World". Could he really be Hercules, the strongest man ever?

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Here a Plant, There a Plant, Everywhere a Plant, Plant by Robert Quackenbush 
Highlights the life of Luther Burbank who developed many new trees, fruit, flowers, vegetables, grains, and grasses and improved many plants and trees already known.

  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education

 

Here Are My Hands by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault
Owners of human bodies celebrate them by pointing out various parts and mentioning their functions, from "hands for catching and throwing" to the "skin that bundles me in."

  • Activities include introducing graphs. TeacherViews

 

Here at the Scenic-Vu Motel by Thelma Hatch Wyss 
In his senior year at Idaho's Pineville High School, Jake finds himself in charge of six other teenagers who must board at the tacky Scenic-Vu Motel, since they live too far from town to commute from their homes to school every day

 

Here Comes Kate! by Judy Carlson
A girl in a wheelchair learns when to go fast and when to slow down

  • Activities include writing and art. TeacherViews

 

Here Comes the Cat! by Frank Asch
A peaceful settlement of mice is threatened by the ominous shadow of a big cat.

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

 

Here Comes the Snow! (Hello Reader series) by Angela Shelf Medearis 
After waiting anxiously for the arrival of snow, children enjoy it by making snow angels, throwing snowballs, and riding their sleds.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

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

  • Literature Unit features a discussion guide and extension activity. Scholastic

 

Here Comes the Strikeout by Leonard Kessler
Bobby changes from an "easy out" to a game-winning hitter with the help of a friend and a lot of hard work.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

·         Lesson Plan for identifying the phoneme /b/. Auburn University

·         Lesson Plan for promoting fluency in reading. Auburn University

 

Herman and Marguerite: An Earth Story by Jay O'Callahan
An earthworm and a caterpillar become friends and work together to bring a neglected orchard back to life.

 

The Hermit Thrush Sings by Susan Butler
After a natural disaster has all but destroyed the earth, the orphaned and "defective" Leora, while searching for her sister, defies the oppressive laws of the land and joins a band of rebels trying to overthrow the government.

  • Activities include specific curriculum connections. South Carolina Association of School Librarians

 

Hero by Susan. Rottman
After years of abuse from his mother and neglect from his father, ninth-grader Sean Parker is headed for trouble when he is sent to do community service at a farm owned by an old man who teaches Sean that he can take control of his own life.

  • Teacher's Guide includes a book introduction, information for before, during, and after reading, and cross-curricular activities. Peachtree Publishers

 

The Hero by Ron Woods
Despite his father's rules and his own fear of the water, fourteen-year-old Jamie joins his older cousin in taking the raft they made out onto the river, where a tragic accident leads Jamie to make the most difficult decision of his life.

 

The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
Aerin, with the guidance of the wizard Luthe and the help of the blue sword, wins the birthright due her as the daughter of the Damarian king and a witchwoman of the mysterious, demon-haunted North.

  • Activities include a book talk, curriculum connections, and web links. Salisbury State University
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane

 

A Hero Ain't Nothing But a Sandwich by Alice Childress
An arrogant black teenager's fragmented domestic life and addiction to heroin leads him into delinquency.

 

The Hero of Ticonderoga by Gail Gauthier
When Therese is chosen to do the coveted oral report on Ethan Allen, she learns a great deal about the Vermont hero and also discovers what pleasure she gets from writing and presenting the report.
  • Activities for before and after reading. Scholastic

 

Heroes by Robert Cormier
After serving in the United States Army during World War II and having his face blown off by a grenade, Francis, a young soldier, returns home hoping to find--and kill--the former childhood hero he feels betrayed him.

 

Heroes by by Ken Mochizuki
A Japanese American boy learns about heroism from his father and uncle, who served in the U.S. Army.

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

·         Teaching Ideas Ohio Literacy Resource Center

 

Heroes and Monsters of Greek Myth by Bernard Evslin
Retelling of the ancient Greek myths, arranged in two sections: Demigods and Fables.

 

The Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar Fractions Book by Jerry Pallotta
A colorfully illustrated book introduces young readers to fractions by using the pieces of a Hershey's chocolate bar to demonstrate the different parts that make up a whole item. 

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

 

Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks
A city janitor and his treasured canine companion are transported by a large colorful bird to an island in the sky, where their comfortable paradise existence threatens to turn them into birds as well. 

  • Activities include a book talk, curriculum connections, and web links. Salisbury State University

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

 

Hey Little Ant by Phillip and Hannah Hoose
A song in which an ant pleads with the kid who is tempted to squish it.

 

Hey New Kid by Betsy Duffey
Third-grader Jeremy dreads going to a new school when his family moves, so he decides to reinvent himself, hoping his new classmates will be impressed.

  • Activities include comprehension questions by chapter. TeacherViews

 

Hey, Pancakes! by Tamson Weston
The day gets off to a rough start, but soon the smell of pancakes fills the air and a family gathers for a breakfast feast.

 

Hi, Pizza Man! by Virginia Walter
While a young girl waits for the delivery of a hot pizza, she provides the appropriate animal sounds for a variety of pretend animal pizza deliverers.

  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. TeacherViews
  • Technology Lesson uses typing and templates. Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin)

 

Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Illustrated by Susan Jeffers
Hiawatha's boyhood is brought to life in this excerpt from Longfellow's classic poem.

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

 

Hiccup by Taylor Jordan
With the help of his sister, Hippo tries all sorts of silly stunts to try to cure his hiccups.

  • Activities include pre-reading ideas. TeacherViews

 

Hiccups for Elephant (Hello Reader series) by James Preller
Elephant has the hiccups and all of his animal friends have zany cures.

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

  • Literature Unit features a discussion guide and extension activity. Scholastic

 

Hickory, Dickory, Dock by Robin Muller
At a special party hosted by an elegant cat, the guests go in search of a beautiful hidden clock.

  • Activities include making paper clocks. TeacherViews

 

Hidden Buffalo by Rudy Wiebe
Sky Running and his Cree people roam the prairie all summer, searching for the great buffalo herds that will provide food for the coming winter.

  • Lesson Plan includes curricular connections, literary links, and teacher tips. Can Lit for Kids
  • Teacher's Guide includes an author profile, a summary, research topics, activities, and discussion questions. Wordfest

 

Hidden Talents by David Lubar
Thirteen-year-old Martin, a new student at an alternative school for misfits and problem students, falls in with a group of boys with psychic powers and discovers something surprising about himself.

  • 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 web links for further study. Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award

 

The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom
The true story of two sisters sent to a Nazi concentration camp for helping Jews and how they survived.

  • Activities include literary techniques used in the book. TeacherViews

 

Higgins Bend Song and Dance by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
A grumpy fisherman vows to eat his socks if he can't catch Oscar, the craftiest bait-stealing catfish in the river.

 

High Elk's Treasure by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Trying to locate a valuable filly lost during a storm, thirteen-year-old Joe High Elk discovers an object of historical importance.

  • 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

 

The High King (The Chronicles of Prydain series) by Lloyd Alexander
In this final part of the chronicle of Prydain the forces of good and evil meet in an ultimate confrontation, which determines the fate of Taran, the Assistant Pig-Keeper who wanted to be a hero.

  • Activity includes questions to answer online and print out.

 

Hill of Fire by Thomas P. Lewis
Based on a true story of the eruption of Paricutin Volcano in Mexico, a volcano is born in a poor farmer’s corn field.

  • Activities include studying volcanoes. TeacherViews

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

·         CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education
Teacher's Guide Reading Rainbow

·         Teacher's Guide features science activities. Reading Rainbow

  • Teaching Plan features curricular connections to oral language, civics, and science. Scholastic

 

Hip Cat by Jonathan London
A cat creates a sound all his own and then experiences how the rhyme and rhythm enchant his audience.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

 

Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons by Jane Yolen
Thirteen-year-old Hippolyta, a princess of the Amazons, fights to save her people from destruction when her mother the Queen refuses to sacrifice her second-born male child.

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

 

Hiroshima by John Hersey
Stories of six people who survived the August 6, 1945 nuclear bombing of the Japanese city.

  • Lesson Plan includes enrichment activities, related Internet resources, and a bibliography. TeacherVision

 

Hit and Run (Misfits, Inc series) by  Mark Dellaney
Mattie rallies his young detective friends, the Misfits, to investigate when his mother, whom he has not seen in years, is falsely accused of a hit-and-run.
  • Teacher's Guide includes a book introduction, information for before, during, and after reading, and cross-curricular activities. Peachtree Publishers

 

The Hitchhiker by R. L. Stine
He wants a ride. She wants a thrill. So in spite of her friend Terri's arguments, Christina stops to pick up the handsome hitchhiker.

·         Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Seconds before Earth is demolished to make room for a galactic freeway, an earthman is saved by his friend. Together they journey through the galaxy.

  • Lesson Plan includes activities for before, during, and after reading. UCLA
  • Lesson Plan with activities for before, during, and after reading.
  • Novel Guide includes background information, chapter summaries, and post-reading activities. Holt, Rinehart and Winston
  • WebQuest Florida State University

 

Hitler's Daughter by Jackie French
After hearing a fictional tale about Hitler's daughter, Mark, an Australian boy, wonders what it would be like if someone he loved and trusted turned out to be evil.

  • Activities include making up a character and a story. Ipswich District, Australia, Teacher-Librarian Network
  • Activities for before, during, and after reading and related links. Catholic Schools Office, Newcastle, AU
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Teacher Notes includes introductory information and activities. HarperCollins

A Hive for the Honeybee by Soinbhe Lally 
When Thora, a young worker bee, befriends some drones, she wonders if they really are lords of the hive or if their pompous posturing merely conceals an appalling fate.

  • Discussion Guide includes questions and activities based on story elements. Scholastic

 

Ho, Ho, Benjamin, Feliz Navidad by Patricia Reilly Giff
Benjamin's Christmas is not turning out well--until he catches some of the season's spirit from Señora Sanchez, his new neighbor from Ecuador.

 

The Hobbit (Lord of the Rings series) by J. R. R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to take part in an adventure from which he may never return.