Read Alouds for March, 2016


All Things Green



Frog Song by Brenda Z. Guiberson, illustrated by Gennady Spirin
A non-fiction picture book that shares information about frogs from around the world.  The illustrations are vibrant and have a beautiful photographic quality, and the onomatopoetic text makes it fun to read.
Grades K-4.  Henry Holt and Company



St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons
Gail Gibbons illustrations and simple text make this a great information book about the story of St. Patrick, and the many ways people celebrate St. Patrick's Day today.   Grades K-2.  Holiday House





Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
There are so many shades of green, and in this Caldecott Honor picture book, Laura Vaccaro Seeger helps us explore the many greens that surround us with beautiful illustrations and die-cut pages.  Grades K-1.  Roaring Brook Press.





The Earth is Painted Green, Edited by Barbara Brenner, Illustrated by S.D. Schindler
Poems about nature's many shades of green, and for every season.  Grades K-3.  Scholastic, Inc.




Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
Simple text and die-cut pages encourage the reader to laugh and have fun while keeping night-time fears away.  Grades K-2.  Little, Brown and Company.


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