Fifth Grade Mentor Text List – Compiled by Katy ISD LibrariansReading Writing

Launching Readers’ WorkshopBunting, Eve - One Green AppleCasanova, Mary - The Day Dirk Yeller Came to TownDePaola, Tomie - Now One Foot, Now the OtherHenson, Heather - That Book WomanJoyce, William - The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris LessmoreMcPhail, David - Edward and the PiratesMiller, Donalyn - The Book WhispererPolacco, Patricia - My Rotten Red Headed Older BrotherPolacco, Patricia - The Bee TreePolacco, Patricia - The Junkyard WonderRiordan, Rick - The Lightning Thief

Launching Writers’ WorkshopBlume , Judy - The Pain and the Great OneBuntin, Eve - The Memory StringCalkins, Lucy - Launching the writing workshopCurtis, Jamie Lee - Is There Really a Human RaceHambleton, Vicki and Greenwood, Cathleen - So you want to be a writer? How to write, get published, and maybe even make it big!Hershenhorn, Esther - S is for Story: A Writers AlphabetLittle, Jean and Truesdell, Sue - Hey World, Here I AmMacLauchlan, Patricia - Word After Word After WordMoss, Marissa - Amelia’s NotebookNixon - If You Were a WriterPolacco, Patricia - Chicken SundayRylant, Cynthia - The Relatives CameSchotter, Ron - Nothing Ever Happens on 90th St.

Reading FictionAnderson, Laurie H. - Fever, 1793Bildner, Phil. The Hallelujah FlightBunting , Eve - Gleam and GlowBunting, Eve - Fly Away HomeColeman, Evelyn - White Socks OnlyCurtis, Christopher Paul - Watsons go to BirminghamDeedy, Carmen Arga - The Yellow Star: the Legend of King Christian X in DenmarkFletcher, Ralph- Hello, Harvest MoonLowry, Lois - Number the StarsNolen, Jerdine- PlantzillaPeck, Richard - Fair WeatherRamsey, Calvin - Ruth and the Green BookRaven, Margot Theis - Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot:a True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy That Dropped From the SkyScholastic - Dear America series

Narrative WritingFletcher, Ralph - Twilight Comes TwiceFrasier, Debra. Out of the OceanFunke, Cornelia - InkspellHeide, Parry - Some Things are ScaryKetteman, Helen - Three Little GatorsKimmel, Eric- Three Little TamalesLaminack, Lester - Saturdays and TeacakesNoble, Trinka H. - The Orange ShoesPolacco, Patricia - Thank You Mr. FalkerPolacco, Patricia. Pink and SaySchotter, Roni - Nothing Ever Happens on 90th StreetSoto, Gary - Stories from Baseball in AprilSteig, William - Sylvester and the Magic PebbleTeague, Mark - The ShortcutTeague, Mark- Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad WolfTyler, Barbara A. - Picture Yourself Writing Drama : Using Photos to Inspire Writing

Fifth Grade Librarian Mentor Text ListKaty ISD C&I dept. CL and JMSept 2013

Selznick, Brian - Houdini BoxTarshis, Lauren - I survived the battle of Gettysburg 1863Tingle, Tim - Crossing Bok ChittoVan Allsburg, Chris - The Mysteries of Harris BurdickVan Allsburg, Chris - The StrangerVisconti, Guido - Wolf on a LeashWeyn, Suzanne - Distant Waves: A Novel of the TitanicWiles, Deborah - Freedom SummerWoodson, Jacqueline - Coming on Home Soon

Van Allsburg, Chris - The Mysteries of Harris BurdickVan Allsburg, Chris - The Sweetest FigWoodson, Jacqueline - The Other Side

Reading PoetryCreech, Sharon - Love That DogFletcher ,Ralph - Moving DayFletcher, Ralph - Twilight Comes TwiceFrost, Robert - Poetry for Young PeopleGeorge, Kristine O’Connell - Toasting MarshmallowsGreenfield, Eloise - Honey, I LoveGwyne, Fred - The King Who RainedHeard, Georgia- Falling Down the PageHepworth, Cathi - Antics!Hopkins, Lee Bennett - Amazing Faces selectedJaneczko . Paul - A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic FormsLeedy, Loreen - There’s a Frog in My Throat! 440 Animal Sayings a Little Bird Told MeLewis, Patrick - Countdown to Summer: A Poem For Every Day Of The School YearO’Neill, Mary LeDuc - Hailstones and Halibut BonesPanzer, Nora- Celebrate America in Poetry and ArtParkl, Linda Sue - Tap Dancing on the RoofSidman, Joyce - Dark Emperor & Other Poems Of The NightSinger, Marilyn - Follow FollowSinger, Marion - Mirror, MirrorSpinelli, Eileen. Where I LiveVan Allsburg, Christopher-The Z was ZappedVan Laan, Nancy - In a circle long ago: a treasury of native lore from North AmericaWhipple, Laura - If the Shoe FitsWoodson, Jacqueline - Locomotion

Writing PoetryClements, Andrew - DogkuCreech, Sharon - Hate that CatFleischman, Paul - Joyful NoiseFletcher, Ralph J. - Poetry MattersFletcher, Ralph. Twilight Come TwiceFlorian, Douglas - booksFrost, Helen- Step Gently OutHarrison, David L. - PiratesHopkins, Lee Bennett - Amazing FacesHopkins, Lee Bennett - Hand in HandHopkins, Lee Bennett - Wonderful Words: Poems About Reading, Writing, Speaking and ListeningJaneczko, Paul - A Kick in the HeadKatz, Alan - Poems I Wrote When No One Was LookingLeedy, Loreen - There’s a Frog In My ThroatMoses, Will - Raining Cats and DogsO’Neill, Mary - Hailstones and Halibut BonesPrelutsky, Jack - Pizza, Pigs, And Poetry : How To Write A PoemRaczka - GuykuRoot, Phyllis. The Rattletrap CarSalas, Laura Purdie - Picture Yourself Writing Poetry: Using Photos to Inspire WritingSidman, Joyce - This is Just To Say : Poems Of Apology And ForgivenessSinger, Marilyn - Mirror, MirrorSmith, Charles R., Jr. – RimshotsWheeler, Lisa - Spinster Goose

Fifth Grade Librarian Mentor Text ListKaty ISD C&I dept. CL and JMSept 2013

Authors:Prelutsky, JackSilverstein, Shel

Myths and DramaBuyea, Rob - Because of Mr. TerruptClements, Andrew - Big AlCraft, Charlotte - King Midas and the Golden TouchDeedy, Carmen. 14 Cows for America byDemi- King MidasDraper, Sharon - Out of My MindFeldman, Jody. The Gollywhopper GamesJaffe - The Golden FlowerLovell, Patti - Stand Tall, Molly Lou MelonLudwig, Trudy - My Secret BullyMartin, Rafe - The Rough-face GirlMcMullan, Kate - Keep a Lid on It, PandoraMeister, Cari - Pandora’s VasePhilip, Neil - The Illustrated book of myths: tales & legends of the worldRylant, Cynthia - Old Woman Who Named ThingsSan Souci, Robert - Cut From the Same Cloth : American Women of Myth, Legend, and Tall TaleScieszka, Jon - FablesScieszka, Jon -Squids Will Be Squid: Fresh MoralsSteig, Willaim - Amos and BorisSteptoe, John - Mufaro’s Beautiful DaughtersTingle, Tim -SaltypieReading Persuasive TextAnderson, Laurie - Thank You, Sarah: the Woman who saved ThanksgivingBaylor, Byrd - The Best Town in the WorldCherry - A River Ran WildCherry, Lynne - The Great Kapok TreeCronin, Doreen - Click Clack Moo, Cow that TypeFrazee, Marla - Boss BabyGeorge, Jean - The Buffalo Are BackHarwell, Anna - Fairwell Symphony, Celenza

Writing Persuasive TextAnderson, Laurie - Thank You, Sarah: the Woman Who Saved ThanksgivingBang, Molly - Nobody Particular: One Woman’s Fight To Save the BaysBaylor, Byrd. The Best Town in the WorldCleary, Brian - Words are categorical seriesClements, Andrew - FrindleDahl, Michael - Word fun seriesFleming, Candace - Imogene’s Last Stand

Fifth Grade Librarian Mentor Text ListKaty ISD C&I dept. CL and JMSept 2013

Kaufman, Karen - I wanna IguanaKrull, Kathleen and Brewer, Paul - Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the PresidentLasky, Kathryn - She’s Wearing a Dead Bird on Her HeadLayne, Steven L. My Brother Dan’s DeliciousMazer, Anne - Salamander RoomO’Connor, Barbara - How to Steal a DogOrloff, Karen - I Wanna IguanaRoss, Tony - Stone SoupRudolph, Marguerita - The Good Step MotherSalisbury, Graham - Calvin Coconut: dog heavenTeague, Mark - Dear Mrs. LarueTeague, Mark - LaRue for Mayor: Letters from the Campaign TrailViorst, Judith - Earrings!Winnick, Karen - Mr. Lincoln’s WhiskersZolotow, Charlotte The Seashore Book

Grandits, John - Ten rules you absolutely must not break if you want to survive the school busHoose, Phillip - Hey Little AntHorn, Geoffrey - Sojourner Truth: Speaking Up for FreedomKrull, Kathleen. Lincoln Tells a JokeLayne, Steven - My Brother Dan’s DeliciousOrloff, Karen - I Wanna IguannaOrloff, Karen - I Wanna New RoomRylant, Cynthia - Dog HeavenTeague, Mark - Dear Mrs. LaRueViorst, Judith - Earrings!Willems, Mo - Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late

Reading Expository TextAllen, Kathy - Giant Pandas in a Shrinking Forest: A Cause and Effect InvestigationButcher, Nancy - It Can’t Be Done, Nellie Bly : a Reporter’s Race Around the WorldDavies, Nicola - Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on EarthFarmer, Jacqueline - ApplesFarris, Christine King - March On!Horton, Joan - Math AttackKruil, Kathleen - BigwigMarkel, Sarah - Case of the Vanishing Golden FrogsMarkle, Sandra - Snakes: Biggest! Littlest!Michelson, Richard - As Good as Anybody : Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Towards FreedomOwens, L.L. - EarthPatent, Dorothy - When the Wolves ReturnedRylant, Cynthia - The Journey: Stories of MigrationStewart, David - You Wouldn’t Want to Sail on Titanic: One

Writing Expository TextEnright, Dominque - The Boy’s Book: how to be the best at everything by The Coles, Robert - Story of Ruby BridgesJenkins, Steve - Bones: Skeletons and How They WorkKalman, Maria - I Can Write a Book About… (series includes Butterflies, Countries, Culture, History, Landforms)Krull, Kathy - Lincoln Tells a JokelSolheim, James - It’s Disgusting and We Ate It: True Food Facts from Around the WorldTagliaferro, Linda - How does an earthquake become a tsunami?Wulffson, Don. The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle: and Other Surprising Stories about Inventions

Fifth Grade Librarian Mentor Text ListKaty ISD C&I dept. CL and JMSept 2013

voyage you’d rather not make

Swanson, Jennifer - The Shocking Truth About ElectricityVaccara, Laura - First the EggWick, Walter - A Drop of WaterZuckerman, Amy - 2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow’s KidsLiterary NonfictionBrown, Don - A Wizard from the StartWade, Mary Dodson - Amazing Civil War nurse Clara BartonFleming, Candice - Amelia LostCoury, Tina. Hanging off Jefferson’s NoseLappi, Megan - Decomposers(the entire series has goon NF features)Fradin, Dennis - Duel! : Burr and Hamilton's deadly war of words byAsim, Jaban - Fifty Cents and a DreamChandra, Deborah - George Washington’s TeethGoldbock, Peter - Hank Aaron: Brave in Every WayButcher, nancy - It Can’t Be Done, Nellie Bly : a Reporter’s Race Around the WorldSmith, Lane - John, Paul, George, & BenKalman, Maria - Looking at LincolnAdler, David - Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest ManCreech, Sharon - Love That DogBarretta, Gene - Now and Ben: Modern Inventions of Benjamin FranklinSchulman, Janet - Pale MaleFleischman, John - Phineas GageHarrison, David - PiratesVan Allsburg, Chris - Queen of the FallsBrown - Soar, Elinor!Skeadm Rob - Something to Prove: The Great Satchel Paige vs. Rookie Joe DimagioHopkinson, Deborah - Sweet Land of LibertyKrull, Kathy - The Boy Who Invented TV

Memoir WritingCleary, Beverly - Dear Mr. HenshawCurtis, Jamie Lee - When I Was Little: A Four-Year-Old’s Memoir of Her YouthDahl, Roald - The Roald Dahl TreasuryDavis, William, C. - Brothers in ArmsFletcher, Ralph - How to Write Your Life StoryFlowers, Pam - Alone Across the ArcticGrandits, John - Ten rules you absolutely must not break if you want to survive the school busHest, Amy - When Jessie Came Across the SeaHouston, Gloria - My Great Aunt ArizonaKrull, Kathy - The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to become Dr. SeussLong, Melinda - How I Became a PiratePaulsen, Gary - My Life in Dog YearsPaulsen, Gary - WoodsongPolacco, Patricia - Chicken SundayPolacco, Patricia - My Rotten Red Headed Older BrotherSay, Allen - Grandfather’s JourneySpinelli, Jerry - Knots in my Yo Yo String

Fifth Grade Librarian Mentor Text ListKaty ISD C&I dept. CL and JMSept 2013

Self-Selected ResearchFerrari, Michael - Born to FlyHamilton, John -Primary and Secondary SourcesJames, Elizabeth - How to Write a Great School ReportJenkins, Steve - What do You do With a Tail Like This?Loewen, Nancy - Just the Facts: Writing Your Own Research ReportRaven, Margot - Mercedes and the Chocolate PilotSilver, Harvey - A Smart Kid’s Guide to Doing Internet ResearchSt. George, Judith - So You Want To Be an Inventor?Truesdell, Ann - Find the Right SiteWinnick, Karen - Mr. Lincoln’ WhiskerYolen, Jane - The Mary Celeste: A Mystery From History

Author StudyCleary, BeverlyDahl, RoaldFletcher, RalphLowry, LoisLupica, MikeRylant, CynthiaSachar, LouisSimon, Seymor

Literary EssayBalliett, Blue - Chasing VermeerDiCamillo, Kate - Because of Winn DixieDraper, Sharon - Out of My MindFletcher,Ralph - Fig PuddingFrazee, Marla - Roller CoasterHart, George - Ancient EgyptLaminack, Lester - Saturdays and TeacakesLichtenheld, Tom - What are You so Grumpy About?Martin, Jacqueline - Snowflake BentleyPolacco, Patricia - Pink & SayRylant, Cynthia - An Angel for Solomon SingerRylant, Cynthia - When I was Young in the MountainsWoodruff, Elvira - George Washington’s Socks

Fifth Grade Librarian Mentor Text ListKaty ISD C&I dept. CL and JMSept 2013