Love-A-Books Available

Cronin, Doreen and Betsy Lewin. Dooby Dooby Moo.
   While Farmer Brown sleeps, his animals prepare for a talent show at the county fair.

Gutman, Dan. Babe and Me.
   With their ability to travel through time using vintage their baseball cards, Joe and his father have the opportunity to find out whether Babe Ruth really did call his shot when he hit that home run in the third game of the 1932 World Series against the Chicago Cubs.

Henkes, Kevin. A Good Day.
   A bird, a fox, a dog, and a squirrel overcome minor setbacks to have a very good day.

Korman, Gordon. Swindle.
   After unscrupulous collector S. Wendell Palamino cons him out of a valuable baseball card, sixth-grader Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Palamino's heavily guarded store and steal the card back. He plans to use the money to finance his father's failing invention, the SmartPick fruit picker.

Sierra, Judy . Wild About Books .
   A librarian named Molly McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake.

Popular Mechanics. The Boy Mechanic: 200 Classic Things to Build.
   Projects and informative articles taken from Popular Mechanics books and magazines spanning the first two decades of the 20th century.

Prelutsky, Jack. My Dog May Be A Genius.
   Children's Poet Laureate Prelutsky teams up with illustrator Stevenson for this collection of more than 100 poems and pictures that's sure to make readers giggle with delight.

Wiesner, David. Flotsam.
   A bright, science-minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam--anything floating that has been washed ashore.

Love-A-Book Form

Rainbow Days Form
Print this form and use it to participate in celebration of a special day or accomplishment in your child's life while providing a legacy of learning for each student at Alpha Intermediate School. The form is also available in AI's Library Media Center.

Updated August 12, 2008