AMERICA'S CHILDREN:
PROBLEMS AND PROMISES
Beginning School
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Click on the topics in table for bibliographies of children's books, links to Internet sites, and professional resources for working with children.
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Beginning School
Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! (Picture Books)
by Nancy L. Carlson
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 32 pages (June 1999)
Viking Childrens Books; ISBN: 0670883786
Born in the Gravy
by Denys Cazet
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 1 pages (September 1993)
Orchard Books; ISBN: 0531054888
Will I Have a Friend?
by Miriam Cohen, Lillian Hoban (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 32 pages Reprint edition (August 1989)
Aladdin Paperbacks; ISBN: 0689713339
My First Day of School
by Patrick K. Hallinan
Paperback - 24 pages (September 1991)
Ideals Childrens Books; ISBN: 0824985338
Big David, Little David
by S. E. Hinton, Alan Daniel (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 32 pages Reprint edition (March 1997)
Picture Yearling; ISBN: 0440413354
When You Go to Kindergarten
by James Howe, Betsy Imershein (Photographer)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 1 pages Rev&Updtd edition (August 1994)
William Morrow & Company; ISBN: 0688129129
When You Go to Kindergarten
by James Howe, Betsy Imershein (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Rev&Updtd edition (August 1995)
Mulberry Books; ISBN: 0688143873
Starting School (Class Clown)
by Johanna Hurwitz, Karen Dugan (Illustrator), Thomas J. Dygard
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover - 144 pages (August 1998)
Morrow Junior; ISBN: 0688156851
Harry and Tuck
by Holly Keller
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 1 pages (April 1993)
Greenwillow; ISBN: 0688114628
Louise the One and Only
by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff, R.W. Alley (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 64 pages (December 1995)
Troll Assoc; ISBN: 0816737576
Little Bear Goes to Kindergarten
by Jutta Langreuter, Vera Sobat (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback - 32 pages (March 1997)
Millbrook Pr Trade; ISBN: 076130231X
Listen for the Bus : David's Story
by Patricia McMahon, John Godt (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 48 pages (September 1995)
Boyds Mills Pr; ISBN: 1563973685
The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn, Ruth E. Harper (Illustrator), Nancy M. Leak (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover Bk&Stckrs edition (December 1993)
Child Welfare League of America; ISBN: 0878685855
Rachel Parker, Kindergarten Show-Off
by Nancy Poydar (Illustrator), Ann M. Martin
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 1 pages (September 1992)
Holiday House; ISBN: 082340935X
Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner
by Amy Schwartz
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback Reprint edition (August 1991)
Orchard Books; ISBN: 0531070271
Benjamin Bigfoot
by Mary Serfozo, Jos. A. Smith (Illustrator), Mary Sergozo, Joseph A. Smith (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
School & Library Binding - 1 pages (September 1993)
Margaret McElderry; ISBN: 0689505701
Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten
by Joseph Slate, Ashley Wolff (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover - 1 pages (September 1996)
Dutton Books; ISBN: 0525454462
Beginning School
by Irene Smalls, Toni Goffe (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Library Binding - 1 pages (August 1996)
Silver Burdett Press; ISBN: 0382393287
A Dragon in My Backpack
by Elvira Woodruff, Denise Brunkus (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback (August 1996)
Troll Assoc; ISBN: 0816740208
Professional Reading Relating to BEGINNING SCHOOL
Starting School : From Separation to Independence : A Guide for Early
Childhood Teachers (Early Childhood Education Series (Teachers College Press).)
by Nancy Balaban
Teachers College Pr; ISBN: 0807727938
Paperback (November 1985)
Helping Your Child Start School : A Practical Guide for Parents
by Bernard, Jr Ryan
Paperback (September 1996)
Citadel Pr; ISBN: 0806517980
Kindergarten-It Isn't What It Used to Be : Getting Your Child Ready for the Positive Experience of Education
by Susan K. Golant, Mitch Golant (Contributor)
Paperback - 168 pages Updated edition (March 1997)
Lowell House; ISBN: 1565656369
How to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten (Smart Kids, Better Grades)
by Florence Karnofsky, Trudy Weiss
Paperback (December 1993)
Fearon Teacher AIDS; ISBN: 0866539328
Kindergarten : Ready or Not? : A Parent's Guide
by Sean A. Walmsley, Bonnie Brown Walmsley (Contributor)
Paperback - 103 pages (September 1996)
Heinemann; ISBN: 0435088602
Internet Sites Relating
to Beginning School
http://www.parenting.sa.gov.au/cgi_bin/display.pl/48
Starting School Parent Easy Guide
The author of this site does not endorse any links listed above. These links represent a search of the Internet and are included to facilitate teachers and parents interested in stressors that affect children. If you find objectionable materials on any of these sites, please notify the author of this site. Thank you.
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12/30/07 10:07:33 AM