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Sabriel by Garth Nix 
Sabriel, daughter of the necromancer Abhorsen, must journey into the mysterious and magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the Dead.
  • Book Discussion Guide includes summary, discussion questions, and related websites. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Teacher Briefing provides a synopsis and author details and highlight points for discussion. Allen & Unwin

 

Sacajawea: The story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Joseph Bruchac
Sacajawea, a Shoshoni Indian interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, and William Clark alternate in describing their experiences on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest.
  • Teaching Plan includes activities for writing an original folktale to illustrate a particular part of the book. Scholastic

 

Sacagawea by Judith St. George
Tells the story of the Shoshoni Indian girl who served as an interpreter and guide for Lewis and Clark.
  • Teacher's Guide with discussion and comprehension questions and activities. Penguin Putnam

 

Sachiko Means Happiness by Kimiko Sakai
Although at first five-year-old Sachiko is upset when her grandmother no longer recognizes her, she grows to understand that they can still be happy together.
  • Lesson Plan about similarities and differences. Montgomery (Maryland) County Public Schools

 

Sacred Animals by Kris Waldherr
A collection of stories, myths, and legends featuring sacred animals from different cultures around the world.

 

Sacred River by Ted Lewin
Describes the ritual of Hindu pilgrims journeys to Benares to renew themselves in its waters.

 

Sadako by Eleanor Coerr
Picture book illustrated by Ed Young.
Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy.
  • Lesson Plan with Internet activities for before, during, and after reading. Ball State University

 

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against the time to fold 1000 paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy. 

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

  • Crossword Puzzle ABC Teach
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education
  • Discussion Questions with extension activities.
  • Integrated Literature Unit with curricular connections. University of North Carolina 
  • Lesson Plan is a biographical skit.AskERIC
  • Lesson Plan using the Internet and the book to research  information about the development of the atomic bomb.
  • Lesson Plan for an introduction to World War II.
  • Lesson Plan for collecting information on Japanese culture as it relates to the novel.
  • Literature Study includes activities designed for understanding Japanese culture and developing awareness of the effects of war. ThinkQuest
  • Questions that can be downloaded and printed.
  • WebQuest using the book to introduce students to Sadako and her country of Japan.

 

Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan 
Sadie works hard to build the best snowman ever. When the warming sun and several small animals threaten to destroy her work she thinks of a way to save her snowman through the summer. 
  • Activities feature the water cycle and forms of matter. TeacherViews

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

  • Lesson Plan for creating writing about a snowman. Washington County, MD, Public Schools

 

Safe, Warm, and Snug by Stephen Swineburne
Describes how a variety of animals, including kangaroos cockroaches, and pythons, protect their unhatched eggs and young offspring from predators.
  • Activities include language experiences about caring for the young. Trumpet

 

Saffy's Angel by Hillary McKay
After learning that she was adopted, thirteen-year-old Saffron's relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes, until they help her go back to Italy where she was born to find a special momento of her past.

 

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat by Amy Tan
Ming Miao tells her kittens about the antics of one of their ancestors, Sagwa of China, that produced the unusual markings they have had for thousands of years.
  • Activities include ideas for home and classroom and a related book list. Scroll to page 12. Memphis, TN, Public Schools
    Activities include games, flip book, drawing pages, and more. PBS Kids

 

Sahara Special by Esme Raji Codell
Struggling with school and her feelings since her father left, Sahara gets a fresh start with a new and unique teacher who supports her writing talents and the individuality of each of her classmates.
  • Teacher's Guide includes a plot summary, review quotes, character descriptions, discussion questions, activities, an interview with the author, and  further reading suggestions. Hyperion

 

Sailing Home: A Story of a Childhood at Sea by Gloria Rand
Captain Madsen's four children fondly recall their exciting experiences sailing with their father and mother on the bark John Ena at the turn of the twentieth century.
  • Booktalk also includes an activity. Judy Freeman

 

Sailor Moo, Cow at Sea by Lisa Wheeler
Moo, a cow who longs to become a sailor, sets out to make all her dreams come true.
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, comprehension questions, and  multiple intelligence group projects. Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

 

Saint Ciaran: The Tale of a Saint of Ireland  by Gary Schmidt
A story in picture book format of Ireland's first saint, Ciaran of Saighir.

 

Saint Valentine by Robert Sabuda
Recounts an incident in the life of St. Valentine, a physician who lived some 200 years after Christ, in which he treated a small child for blindness.
  • Activities include cross-curricula ideas. TeacherViews

 

Salamandastron by Brian Jacques
Urthstripe the Strong, a wise old badger, leads the animals of the great fortress of Salamandastron and Redwall Abbey against the weasel Ferahgo the Assassin and his corps of vermin.

 

The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer
A young boy finds a salamander and thinks of the many things he can do to make a perfect home for it.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

·         Teacher's Guide Reading Rainbow

 

Saleng: A Philippine Folktale by Evelyn Cabanban
A Philippine folktale about the origin of the pine tree. 
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education

 

Sally Arnold by Cheryl Ryan
A lonely girl befriends an elderly woman who collects things.
  • Activities include creating a character cube. TeacherViews

 

Salmon Summer by Bruce McMillan
A photo essay describing a young native Alaskan boy fishing for salmon on Kodiak Island as his ancestors have done for generations.
  • Activities include matching, word search, concentration, and flash cards for vocabulary practice. Quia-Cindy Campbell
  • Web Diagram Houghton Mifflin

 

Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream by Deloris Jordan
Young Michael Jordan, who is smaller than the other players, learns that
determination and hard work are more important than size when playing
the game of basketball.
  • Activities include ideas for language arts, math, social studies, and computer skills. Page 51. North Carolina Children's Book Awards

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

  • Questions to ask before and after reading. Family TLC

 

Sam and the Firefly by P. D. Eastman
When Sam, the owl, teaches Gus, the firefly, to write words in the sky, cars crash, movies are free and the hot dogs are cold.

 

Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn
Sam must decide how to spend the lucky money he's received for Chinese New Year.

·         Activity for alphabetical order. Quia-Heather Kurtenbach

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

  • Internet Workshop about earning money. Scott Foresman
  • Lesson Plan includes pre- and post-reading questions and activities. Reading Is Fundamental
  • Lesson Plan focuses on the economic concept of scarcity. KidEconBooks
  • Lesson Plan focuses on the economic concept of opportunity cost. KidEconBooks
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods
  • Teacher's Guide includes background, and reading questions, and interdisciplinary activities. Lee & Low Books
  • Vocabulary Activities include matching, word search, concentration, and flash cards. Quia-Heather Kurtenbach

 

Sam and the Tigers by Julius Lester
Follows the adventures of a little boy named Sam when he matches wits with several tigers that want to eat him.

·         Activity includes comparing the book to a similar story.  Scroll down the page. Instructor Magazine

·         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

 

Sam, Bangs & Moonshine by Evaline Ness
A fantasy involving a fisherman's daughter, a dog, and a little boy.

 

Sam the Minuteman by Nathaniel Benchley 
An easy-to-read account of Sam and his father fighting as minutemen against the British in the Battle of Lexington.
  • Activities include sentence completions. TeacherViews
  • Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.
  • Extension Activity includes communication and making a map for the minutemen. Scholastic

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

·         Literature Circle Lesson Appalachian State University

 

Sam the Sea Cow by Francine Jacobs
This is a true story about Sam the manatee who was rescued and nursed back to health after he got stuck in a sewer drain.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

 

Sam Who Never Forgets by Eve Rice
Sam the zookeeper never forgets to feed the animals. 
  • Lesson Plan features literacy and cross-curricular activities. 

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

 

The Same Stuff As Stars by Katherine Paterson
When Angel's self-absorbed mother leaves her and her younger brother with their poor great-grandmother, the eleven-year-old girl worries not only about her mother and brother, her imprisoned father, the frail old woman, but also about a mysterious man who begins sharing with her the wonder of the stars.
  • Extension Ideas include discussion questions, related links, and a list of similar books. Vermont Public Radio

 

The Same Sun Was in the Sky by Denise Webb
A boy and his grandfather go hiking in the Arizona desert, where they observe the many rock carvings and imagine the lives of the Hohokam people who lived there in ancient times.
  • Lesson Plan includes activities for before and after reading. Southwest Children's Literature-University of Arizona

 

Sammy and the Dinosaur by Ian Wybrow
Sammy finds toy dinosaurs in the attic that come to life when he names each one.

 

Sammy Keyes Detective series by Wendelin Van Draanen
Thirteen-year-old Sammy uses her detective skills to solve mysteries.

 

Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Wendelin Van Draanen
Thirteen-year-old Sammy's penchant for speaking her mind gets her in trouble when she involves herself in the investigation of a robbery at the "seedy" hotel across the street from the seniors' building where she is living with her grandmother.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • 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
  • Web Links related to the book, the author, people, places, events, issues, and interesting things mentioned in the stories. 

 

Sammy Spider's First Hanukkah by Sylvia Rouss 
After having watched the Shapiro family celebrate the different nights of Hanukkah, Sammy Spider finds that in the end he gets to share the holiday with them.
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff
Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with children but decides that there really is no place like home.

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

 

Samuel Eaton's Day by Kate Waters
Text and photographs follow a six-year-old Pilgrim boy through a busy day during the spring harvest in 1627: doing chores, getting to know his Wampanoag Indian neighbors, and spending time with his family. 

·         Literature Circle Lesson Appalachian State University

  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC
  • WebQuest using the book to learn about Pilgrims.
  • WebQuest using several children's books about Thanksgiving. University of Virginia Curry School of Education

 

Samuel's Choice by Richard Berleth
A 14-year-old slave is rewarded with the most precious gift he could receive.
  • Activities include discussion and synthesis. TeacherViews
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Lesson Plan includes activities about freedom and the Revolutionary War. TeacherLink

·         Literature Circle Lesson Appalachian State University

  • Unit includes comprehension pages. Scroll down the page. Garden of  Praise

 

The Samurai's Tale by Erik Haugaard
In turbulent sixteenth-century Japan, orphaned Taro is taken in by a general serving the great warlord Takeda Shingen and grows up to become a samurai fighting for the enemies of his dead family.
  • WebQuest related to the characters and the events in the book.

 

Sand Castle by Brenda Shannon Yee
Jen starts to build a sand castle at the beach, and others come along to help make the moat, path, wall, and road around it.
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

The Sandy Bottom Orchestra by Garrison Keillor and Jenny Lind Nilsson|
Fourteen-year-old Rachel comes to terms with her eccentric family while taking refuge in her violin playing.

 

Santa Claus Doesn't Mop Floors  (Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series) by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
The Bailey Elementary third graders are at it again, and the janitor has had it. His replacement, Mr. Jolly, keeps the school magically clean and as cold as the North Pole. Now the kids are beginning to suspect Mr. Jolly may be Santa Claus! 

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

 

Santa Claus, Inc. by Linda Ford
Nick Martin's parents want him to be a Santa Claus but this turns out to be much more difficult than they expect.
  • Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Santa's Book of Names by David McPhail
A young boy discovers the world of reading on Christmas when he finds that Santa Claus has accidentally left behind a book of names, and Santa and the boy embark on a magical Christmas journey. 
  • Lesson Plan focuses on alphabetical order. Teachers.net

 

Sarah and the Naked Truth by Elisa Carbone
While ten-year-old Sarah faces some challenges after losing most of her hair in a bubble gum accident, her closest friends Christina and Olivia deal with identity issues of their own, and in the end all learn to stand up to others in order to be true to themselves.
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, comprehension questions, and  multiple intelligence group projects. Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

 

Sarah Bishop by Scott O'Dell
Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother who take opposite sides in the War for Independence, and fleeing from the British who seek to arrest her, Sarah Bishop struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness.

·         Literature Circle Lesson Appalachian State University

  • Teaching Plan for comparing and contrasting digital photos described in the  book. Memorial Hall Museum

 

Sarah May and the New Red Dress by Andrea Spalding
With the help of her friend the West Wind, Sarah Mae's practical and cheap new dress becomes the dress of her dreams.

 

Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl by Kate Waters
Text and photographs of Plimouth Plantation follow a pilgrim girl through a typical day as she milks the goats, cooks and serves meals, learns her letters, and adjusts to her new stepfather.

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

  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. Metro-Nashville School System 
  • Discussion Guide includes comparing and contrasting colonial life to today. Scholastic
  • Lesson Plan features enrichment activities and related Internet resources. TeacherVision
  • Lesson Plan focuses on life at Plimouth Plantation. AskERIC

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

  • WebQuest using the book to learn about Pilgrims.
  • WebQuest using several children's books about Thanksgiving. University of Virginia Curry School of Education

 

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
  • Activity for writing a friendly letter to Sarah from the point of view of either Anna or Caleb. Education World
  • Activity Book includes five interdisciplinary activities.
  • Activities include vocabulary quizzes and discussion questions from each chapter. 
  • Activities include letter writing and map skills. TeacherViews
  • Activities
  • Activities for reading and responding in writing and through discussion. 
  • Book Quiz Charleston County, SC, School District
  • Book Project features writing about what you would take from your hometown. A Read Across America Project featuring Kansas. University of Virginia Curry School of Education

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

  • Booktalk Washburn University
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Classroom Connections features activities and web links about frontier and prairie life. Annette Lamb
  • CyberGuide includes writing and reading activities resulting in a student product. San Diego County Office of Education
  • Integrated Literature Unit with curricular connections. University of North Carolina 
  • Lesson Plan incorporates economics and geography. Montgomery (Maryland) County Public Schools
  • Lesson Plan with a geography theme.
  • Lesson Plan using quotes and writing activities.
  • Lesson Plan for discussing and summarizing events in the book Lesson Plans Page
  • Lesson Plan with Internet activities for before, during, and after reading. Ball State University
  • Lesson Plan includes questions, vocabulary, and activities for each chapter. Mountain City, TN, Elementary School
  • Lesson Plan features activities related to geography. Illinois Geographic Alliance
  • Literature Circle Lesson Appalachian State University
  • Literature Unit includes an extension activity and vocabulary builder. Scholastic

·         Literature Unit with writing connections, vocabulary puzzles, curricular connection activities, Internet links, and more  Saskatchewan Teacher's Federation

·         Literature Unit includes activities, teaching ideas, website resources, journal articles, and ideas for content integration. Georgia State University

  • Mini Unit with a summary, vocabulary, and suggested discussion questions and activities. Easy Fun School
  • Online Games include Matching, Flashcards, Concentration, and Word Search. Quia
  • Reader's Theater for chapter 1. Teachers.net
  • Simple Questions using yes/no and true/false answers for various chapters. Taking Grades Publishing Company
  • Student Study Guide with chapter questions and enrichment activities.
  • Teacher's Guide includes activities and thematic connections. Harper
  • Teaching Ideas Ohio Literacy Resource Center
  • Questions for comprehension. Scroll down the website.
  • Questions by chapter. Nashville, TN, Public Schools
  • Questions to ask before and after reading. Family TLC
  • Quiz includes 10 online questions. Quia
  • Vocabulary Quizzes include matching, concentration, flashcards, and word search. Quia-Kathy Farley
  • WebQuest for creating a journal. Bowling Green State University

 

Sarah's Page by Anna Murray
When wealthy Manhattanite Sarah suddenly has to move to her sister's Michigan farm, she communicates with her best friend via e-mail messages that reflect the gradual changes brought about by this new environment.

 

Saratoga Secret by Betsy Sherman
In 1777, as General Burgoyne and his British troops invade the Upper Hudson River Valley, sixteen-year-old Amity must carry a secret message to the Continental army to give warning of an impending attack.

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

 

Sasha, My Friend by Barbara Corcoran
A girl adjusts to an isolated life in Montana with the help of an orphan wolf pup.
  • Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award

 

Sasquatch by Roland Smith
Thirteen-year-old Dylan follows his father into the woods on the slopes of Mount St. Helens, which is on the brink of another eruption, in an attempt to protect the resident Sasquatch from ruthless hunters.
  • Book Discussion Guide includes summary, book talk, discussion questions, and related books and web sites. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)

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

·         Teacher's Guide with activities for writing, vocabulary, research, bookmark, and more.  Roland Smith

·         Student Worksheets with activities and questions. Julie Sprague

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

 

Satchel Paige by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Examines the life of the legendary baseball player, who was the first African-American to pitch in a Major League World Series.
  • Activities with curriculum content connections. Scroll down to page 48. North Carolina Children's Book Award

 

Satchmo's Blues by by Alan Schroeder
A fictional recreation of the youth of trumpeter Louis Armstrong in New Orleans.

 

Sato and the Elephants by Juanita Havill
While working on the ivory carving that he hopes will make his fortune, Sato comes to understand the plight of the endangered elephants.

 

Saturday at the New You by Barbara E. Barber
Shauna, a young African American girl, loves helping Momma with the customers at her beauty salon.
  • Teacher's Guide includes background, reading questions, and interdisciplinary activities. Lee & Low Books

 

Saturday Market by Patricia Grossman
Tells the story of a typical day at a Mexican market.
  • Lesson Plan focuses on the economic concept of markets. KidEconBooks

 

Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Carol Diggory Shields
When it's rock 'n' roll time during the prehistoric era, many different kinds of dinosaurs gather to twist, twirl, and tromp at a Saturday night party.
  • Activities include science and language ideas. TeacherViews

 

Saturday Sancocho by Leyla Torres
A family does not have the ingredients for their chicken stew, so Mama Anna uses what she has – 2 eggs – to barter for what she needs.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

 

The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf  by Gerald Morris
Lynet, a feisty young woman, journeys to King Arthur's court in order to find a champion to rescue her beautiful older sister, and she is joined in her quest by a clever dwarf and a bold kitchen knave, neither of whom are what they seem.

·         Activities include summary, related readings, and curriculum tie-ins. Click on 2002-2003 Activities (in Word format) South Carolina Association of School Librarians

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

 

Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
Francesca has just started second term at St Sebastian's, a boys' school that has just started accepting girls in years eleven and twelve.
  • Study Guide includes summary and questions and activities by chapter. Bernadette Sheedy
  • Teacher's Notes concentrate on themes explored in the book Penguin

 

Saving Jessica by Lurlene McDaniel
When Jessica is diagnosed as having kidney failure her only hope is a kidney transplant but her boyfriend Jeremy must find the strength to defy his parents in order to be the donor and save Jessica's life.

 

Saving Lilly by Peg Kehret
Sixth-grader Erin Wrenn is determined to save an elephant named Lilly from being sold by a circus to a hunting park.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Lesson Plan includes an annotation, information about the author, realia, food, and curriculum connections. Scroll down to page 10. Sunshine State Young Reader's Award

 

Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Sixth-grader Marty and his family try to help their rough neighbor, Judd Travers, change his mean ways, even though their West Virginia community continues to expect the worst of him.

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

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

 

Saving Sweetness by Diane Stanley
The sheriff of a dusty western town rescues Sweetness, an unusually resourceful orphan, from nasty old Mrs. Sump and her terrible orphanage.
  • Lesson Plan focuses on idioms. Dakota State University

 

Saxophone Sam and His Snazzy Jazz Band by Christine Schneider
The sound of toe-tapping dance band music from the radio leads Drew and his sister throughout their house.

 

Say Cheese by Patricia Reilly Giff
Emily and the other children go to the class picnic at the park. Emily is lonely because she does not have a best friend. She wanders off and becomes lost.

 

Say It Again by Brian Cassie
Rhyming text describes 12 animals with double names, like aye-aye, chico chico, killy-killy, and mola mola.
  • Activities include phonemic awareness. TeacherViews

 

Saying Goodbye by Marie G. Lee
Ellen Sung explores her interest in creative writing and in her Korean heritage during her freshman year at Harvard.
  • Lesson Plan includes a summary and activities for before, during, and after reading. Justus-Liebig University

 

The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight (Goosebumps series) by R. L. Stine
Jodie loves visiting her grandparents' farm, but this year is different. The single scarecrow has been replaced by twelve evil-looking ones that seem to twitch on their stakes.

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

 

Scared Silly by Marc Brown 
An illustrated collection of spooky stories, poems, and riddles including a humorous array of ghosts, monsters, ghouls, and witches.
  • Extension Activity includes reading strategies for introducing the book and enrichment activities. Scholastic

 

Scared Stiff by Katie Davis
A little girl devises a clever way to face her fears and discovers that she really doesn't have anything to be afraid of.
  • Activities include a letter tile game and a vocabulary game. Katie Davis

 

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A novel of 17th century New England and its Puritan values.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • 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

 

Scary, Scary Halloween by Eve Bunting
A band of trick-or-treaters and a mother cat and her kittens spend a very scary Halloween.
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Scat Cats! by Joan Holub
Cats cause so much trouble in a house that they are shooed away--and then missed!

·         Activities include ideas about pets. Joan Holub

 

Schindler's List by Thomas Kineally
The true story of a man who took incredible risks and spent his considerable fortune to build a factory camp to protect Jews during World War II.
  •  Novel Guide includes background information, chapter summaries, and post-reading activities. Holt, Rinehart and Winston

 

Scholastic Atlas of the United States by David Rubel
Expands knowledge of geography about the United States through clear maps, vivid photos, and fact-filled text.
  • Lesson Plan includes pre-reading activities, discussion questions, and related activities. Scholastic

 

Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in the United States by Sheila Keenan
Brief illustrated articles profile significant women in American history, including Abigail Adams, Molly Pitcher, and Nellie Bly.
  • Teaching Plan includes activities for reflecting on what has been learned after reading and formulating ideas, opinions, and personal responses to text. Scholastic

 

The School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler
A young boy's imagination runs away with him when he thinks about the wild rumors he has heard about the new school bus driver.

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

 

School Days by Laura Ingalls Wilder - adapted by Melissa Peterson
Laura and her sisters share some good and bad times when they attend different schools near their various prairie homes.

 

School Isn't Fair by Patricia Baehr
Four-year-old Sean describes all the unfair things that happen to him during a school day.
  • Lesson Plan includes interactive story reading with questions and extension activities. Saginaw Valley State University

 

School Mouse by Dick King-Smith
Flora, the world's most educated mouse, saves her family during a crisis.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

The School Skeleton (A to Z Mysteries series) by Ron Roy
At Green Lawn Elementary, the entire school becomes involved in a mystery when Mr. Bones, the skeleton in the nurse's office, disappears.
  • Teacher's Guide includes activities to be used with all books in the series. Random House

 

The School Story by Andrew Clements
After 12-year-old Natalie writes a wonderful novel her friend Zoe helps her devise a scheme to get it accepted at the publishing house where Natalie's mother works as an editor.
  • Book Discussion Guide includes a summary, booktalk, discussion questions, and related websites. Multnomah County Public Library (Oregon)

·         Book Quiz Click cancel for network password. Wichita Public Schools

·         Book Test Laura Candler

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

  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Curriculum Guide includes synopsis, author information, discussion questions, and activities. William Allen White Children's Book Award
  • Online Trivia Quiz Fun Trivia
  • Lesson Plan includes information about the author, activities, related books and weblinks. Scroll down the page. Texas Bluebonnet Award
  • Project includes cross-curricular activities. Golden Sower Award
  • Teaching Plan includes activities to introduce the writing, editing, and publishing process. Scholastic

 

School's Out by Johanna Hurwitz
Lucas thinks his summer vacation is ruined when Mom hires a French au pair to watch over Lucas and his two-year-old twin brothers.
  • Discussion Guide features reading strategies for introducing the book. Scholastic

 

Score One for the Sloths by Helen Lester
Sparky, a new energetic student at a sloth school, saves her lazy classmates when a wild boar from a government agency tries to shut the school down.
  • Activities with curriculum content connections. Scroll down to page 26. North Carolina Children's Book Award
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Booktalk also includes an activity. Judy Freeman
  • Lesson Plan teaching the process of information gathering. ReadWriteThink

 

Scorpio's Child by Keza Matthews
When a strangely-behaving uncle she has never heard of comes to live in her family's house in a small Georgia town, fourteen-year-old Afton, grieving over her brother's death in World War II, tries to unravel the secrets her mother refuses to share with her.
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, comprehension questions, and  multiple intelligence group projects. Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

 

Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers
After reluctantly taking on the leadership of the Harlem gang, the Scorpions, Jamal finds that his enemies treat him with respect when he acquires a gun--until a tragedy occurs.
  • Activities include character descriptions and topics for discussion during or after the reading . Scroll down the page.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Study Guide with an overview, activities, questions by chapter, and more. Oakland, CA, Unified School District
  • Teaching Guide from the publisher includes general discussion questions and suggestions for reaching across the curriculum. Harper

 

The Scrambled States of America by Laurie Keller 
The states become bored with their positions on the map and decide to change places for a while.
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. TeacherViews
  • Activity to introduce the book.
  • Booktalk Washburn University
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Lesson Plan about opinions and interpreting. Kansas City Public Schools
  • Quiz of jumbled state names. Quia
  • Study Guide includes pre-reading, during reading, and post reading activities. Weston Woods
  • Teaching Ideas Ohio Literacy Resource Center

 

Scranimals: Poems by Jack Prelutsky
An illustrated collection of poems about the mysterious creatures--jumbles of birds, beasts, vegetables, and flowers--that populate Scranimal Island.
  • Activities include cross-curricular ideas. Page 57. North Carolina Children's Book Award

 

The Scream Museum by Paul Zindel
Young P. C. Hawke and his buddy Mackenzie search for the real killer of the Museum of Natural History's chief biologist after their friend, a custodian named Tom, is falsely accused.
  • Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.

 

Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson
Despite her family's long feud with the Crutchfields, seventeen-year-old Kaitlin falls in love with Bram Crutchfield--the son of the man her father murdered--and weaves a tangled web of deception to conceal her identity from him.
  • Book Test Join the acceleratedreading Yahoo Group to access the test under Files/Charlotte's Archive.
  • Booktalk Nancy Keane
  • Lesson Plan includes a summary, related books, curriculum connections, related websites, and a booktalk. South Carolina Young Adult Book Awards
  • Teacher's Guide includes pre-reading activities, comprehension questions, and  multiple intelligence group projects. Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

 

The Sea Chest by Toni Buzzeo
A young girl listens as her great-aunt, a lighthouse keeper's daughter, tells of her childhood living on a Maine island, and of the infant that washed ashore after a storm.

 

Sea Lion: A Story of the Sea Cliff People by Ken Kesey
Although taunted for his small size and bad leg, Eemook proves his worth by saving his tribe from an evil and powerful spirit that comes visiting one stormy night.
  • Lesson Plan includes a book summary, activities, and a bibliography. Maine Association of School Libraries

 

Sea of Ice: The Wreck of the Endurance by Monica Kulling
Describes the events of the 1914 Shackleton Antarctic expedition when, after being trapped in a frozen sea, their ship, Endurance, was finally crushed, forcing Shackleton and his men to make a very perilous journey across ice and stormy seas to reach inhabited land.
  • Activities include opinion writing. TeacherViews

Sea, Sand, Me! by Patricia Hubbell
A mother and daughter share a day at the beach.

 

The Sea Serpent's Daughter by Margaret H. Lippert
Relates the traditional Brazilian legend of how the Sea Serpent's gift of darkness to his daughter brings night to the people of the rain forest.
  • Activities focus on the Amazon and the rain forest. TeacherViews

 

Sea Shapes by Suse MacDonald
Collage illustrations present different shapes such as the crescent, star, spiral, oval, and others found in the sea.

 

Sea Swan by Kathryn Lasky
At the age of seventy-five, Elzibah Swan decides to take up swimming, a pastime which enriches her life and one which she shares through letters with her young grandchildren. 

·         Lesson Guide includes theme, vocabulary, strategies and skills, and activities, Scroll down to page 60. Dakota Valley, ND, Public Schools

 

Seahorse Reef by Sally M. Walker
Describes a sea horse living in the coral reefs of the central Philippines, its habitat, life cycle, food, and how it protects itself from predators.
  • Teaching Plan includes activities for simple research from the book on the  characteristics of seahorses. Scholastic

 

Seal Island School by Susan Bartlett
On Seal Island off the coast of Maine, a place aswarm with pets of all kinds, nine-year-old Pru plans to keep her teacher from leaving by finding her a dog.

 

Seals! (Know-It-Alls! series) by Ellen Catala
Provides different types of seals, their behaviors, and their habitats.
  • Teaching Plan includes using a nonfiction text to learn about seals. Scholastic

 

Seals on the Bus by Lenny Hort
When two children and their parents board a bus driven by a tiger, it gradually fills with groups of seals, geese, rabbits, monkeys, vipers, sheep and skunks.

 

Seaman: The Dog Who Explored the West with Lewis & Clark by  Gail Karowski
Seaman, a Newfoundland, proves his value as a hunter, navigator, and protector while serving with the Corps of Discovery when it explores the West under the leadership of Lewis and Clark.
  • Activities include tracing the route the explorers took. Scroll down the page. Georgia Children's Literature Book Awards
  • Teacher's Guide includes activities for writing about history. Peachtree Publishers

 

Seaman's Journal: On the Trail with Lewis and Clark by by Patricia Reeder Eubank
Seaman, the Newfoundland dog belonging to Meriwether Lewis, keeps an account of their adventures during the journey to the Pacific.

 

The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt
The Prime Minister is compiling a dictionary and when no one at court can agree on the meaning of delicious, the King sends his twelve-year-old messenger to poll the country.

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

 

The Search for Snout by Bruce Coville
Rod and his alien friends face danger and mystery as they travel the galaxy looking for their missing friend Snout, the Master of Mental Arts.

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

 

The Search for the Magic Lake by Genevieve Barlow
An Incan folktale.

 

Search for the Shadowman by Joan Lowery Nixon
While working on a genealogy project for his seventh grade history class, Andy Bonner becomes determined to solve the mystery surrounding a distant relative who was accused of stealing the family fortune.

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

 

Searching for David's Heart by Cherie Bennett
When Darcy's older brother David is killed in a terrible accident, Darcy's parents decide to donate his heart for transplant, and Darcy becomes obsessed with finding the person who received his heart, believing that if she can find his heart, she will find her brother.

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

 

Seashore Babies by Kathy Darling
Photographs and text describe some of the young animals that are found at the seashore, including the sea lion, green turtle, and pelican.
  • Lesson Plan using the reading strategy of List, Group, Label. Also includes the use of the other books in this series. Corvallis, OR, Public Schools

 

The Seashore Book by Charlotte Zolotow
A mother's words help a little boy imagine the sights and sounds of the seashore, even though he's never seen the ocean.

 

Seashore Surprises by Rose Wyler
Explains how waves, sand, and pebbles form at the seashore and describes animals, plants, and shells, which can be seen when the tide goes out.

·         Activities for the family. Reading Rainbow

·         Integrated Curriculum Guide Reading Rainbow

 

Season of Promise: Elizabeth’s Jamestown Colony Diary, Jamestown, Virginia, 1611, Book Three (My America series) by Patricia Hermes
In 1610, ten-year-old Elizabeth continues a journal of her experiences living in Jamestown, as her brother Caleb rejoins the family, a new strict governor comes to the colony, and her father considers remarriage.
  • 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 Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons
As the seasons pass, Arnold enjoys a variety of activities as a result of his apple tree.
  • Activities include seasons and studying trees. TeacherViews

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

  • Lesson Plan features teaching the seasons. A to Z Teacher Stuff
  • Coloring Page Enchanted Learning
  • Lesson Plan for studying the seasons with an introduction, instructional strategies, closure, and links. AskEric
  • Literature Unit features a writing prompt and extension activity. Scholastic
  • Questions to ask before, during, and after reading. Family TLC

 

Seaweed Soup by Stuart Murphy
As he asks more and more friends to join him for lunch, Turtle must make up sets of dishes to accommodate them.

 

Second Banana by Ted Staunton
Ryan Sweeney doesn't have any really close friends, until he becomes interested in the upcoming auditions for Oliver! at the Fall fair and starts to practice.
  • Teacher's Guide includes an author profile, a summary, research topics, activities, and discussion questions. Wordfest

 

The Second Bend in the River by Ann Rinaldi
In 1798 Rebecca, a young settler in the Ohio territory, meets the Shawnee called Tecumseh and later develops a deep friendship with him.
  • Discussion Guide focuses on historical fiction with pre-reading activities and thematic connections. Scholastic
  • 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

 

The Second Christmas by Louis Untermeyer
A fictional account of Mary and Joseph’s life as refugees living in a foreign country with a young baby..
  • Activities focus on writing and discussion. TeacherViews

 

Second Cousins by Virginia Hamilton
The friendship of twelve-year-old cousins Cammy and Elodie is threatened when the family reunion includes two other cousins near their age and Elodie is tempted to drop Cammy for a new companion.
  • Discussion Guide features the story elements of the novel and questions. Scholastic

 

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire
moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked
garden.
  • Activities focus on descriptive words. TeacherViews

·         Extension Ideas include discussion questions, related links, and a list of similar books. Vermont Public Radio

  • Lesson Ideas include working with plants. University of Richmond
  • Lesson Plan features activities and guided discussion. TeacherLink
  • Lesson Plan includes author information and discussion questions. TeacherVision
  • Literature Unit with a study guide and information resources. Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Online Trivia Quiz Fun Trivia
  • Online Trivia Quiz 2 Fun Trivia
  • Questions about the content of the book by chapter with a main discussion question. St. Bonaventure University
  • Simple Questions using yes/no and true/false answers for various chapters. Taking Grades Publishing Company
  • Worksheets for grammar and synonyms based on the book. Primary Resources

 

Secret Heart by David Almond
Shy, often inarticulate Joe Maloney finally begins to understand his strange dreams about a beautiful tiger after he befriends a young trapeze artist who comes to his village with a traveling circus.

 

Secret in St. Something by Barbara Brooks Wallace
Fleeing from a cruel step-father, eleven-year-old Robin takes his baby brother and finds shelter with street boys living in a church in a tenement area of New York City.

·         Book Quiz Click cancel for network password. Wichita Public Schools

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

 

The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups by David Wesniewski
A humorous revelation of the real reasons why adults tell children to do things, such as "Eat your vegetables," "Comb your hair," and "Don't blow bubbles in your milk."
  • Lesson Plan includes multiple writing activities. Scroll down the page. Pam Petty

 

Secret Letters from 0 to 10 by Susie Morganstern
Ten-year-old Ernest lives a boring existence in Paris with his grandmother until a lively girl named Victory enters his class at school.

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

 

The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods by Ann Cameron
Living in a rural community in Wisconsin during the 1950s, eleven-year-old Amanda gradually and painfully learns a lot about herself, her parents, and her older sister.

 

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Fourteen-year-old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African-American woman who has cared from Lily since her mother's death ten years earlier, flee their home after Rosaleen is victimized by racist police officers, and find a safe haven in Tiburon, South Carolina at the home of three beekeeping sisters, May, June, and August.

 

The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel by Susan Rowan Masters 
Eleven-year-old Hubie Hartzel tries to cope with his many problems
including a sick cat, a crush on his art teacher, the loss of his best friend to a girl, and the threat of the class bully who is out to get him.

 

The Secret of Old Zeb by Carmen Agra Deedy
Disappointed when his parents go off to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and leave him behind with his Great Aunt Hortense, young Walter encounters mystery and intrigue when he meets Old Zeb, a shipbuilder with a secret dream.
  • Teacher's Guide includes a book introduction, information for before, during, and after reading, and cross-curricular activities. Peachtree Publishers