Friday, October 06, 2006

Apples, falling leaves, and plump pumpkins - just a few signs of fall. A great way to incorporate fall into your classrooms is through books. We have compiled a list of books with fall themes.

Pre-K – Grade 2
Arnosky, J. 1977. I Was Born in a Tree and Raised by Bees. Penguin Group (USA).
Carle, E. 1991. The Tiny Seed. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
DePalma, M. 2005. A Grand Old Tree. New York: Scholastic, Inc.
Dorros, A. 1997. A Tree is Growing. New York: Scholastic, Inc.
Ehlert, L. 2005. Leaf Man. Harcourt Children's Books.
Ehlert, L. 1991. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Harcourt Children's Books
Evans, L. 1997. Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Gerber, C. 2006. Leaf Jumpers. Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Gamlin, L. 1997. Trees. DK Publishing, Inc.
Hall, Z. 2000. Fall Leaves Fall! Scholastic Press.
Iverson, D. 1999. My Favorite Tree: Terrific Trees of North America. Nevada City, California: Dawn Publications.
Johnson, R. 2000. A Walk in the Deciduous Forest. Lerner Publishing Group.
Jasperson, W. 1980. How the Forest Grew. New York: Scholastic, Inc.
Levenson, G. 2002. Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden. Ten Speed Press.
Locker, T. 2001. Sky Tree: Seeing Science Through Art. HarperCollins Publishers.
Maass, R. 1992. When Autumn Comes. Henry Holt & Company, Incorporated.
Maestro, B. 1993. How Do Apples Grow? HarperCollins Children's Books.
Maestro, B. 1994. Why Do Leaves Change Color? HarperCollins Children's Books.
Marzollo, J. 1999. I Am a Leaf. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Nidey, K. 2004. When Autumn Falls. Albert Whitman.
Oppenheim, J. 1967. Have You Seen Trees? William R. Scott Publishers.
Ryder, J. 1991. Hello Tree! Lodestar Publishers.
Saunders-Smith, G. 1997. Animals in the Fall. Capstone Press.
Schweninger, A. 1991. Autumn Days: Let's Look at the Seasons. Viking Children's Books.
Sherrow, V. 1994. Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane. Soundprints.
Silver, D.M. 1995. One Small Square: Woods. W. H. Freeman Company.
Silverstein, S. 1964. The Giving Tree. HarperCollins Publishers.
Sohi, M.E. 1995. Look What I Did with a Leaf! Walker & Company.
Sykes, J. 1996. Sara Squirrel and the Lost Acorns. Little Tiger Press.
Spinelli, E. 2004. I Know It's Autumn. HarperCollins Publishers.

Grades 3-5
Arnosky, J. 1992. Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing the Trees. Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing.
Burns, D. 1996. Berries, Nuts, and Seeds. Northwood Press.
Burns, D. 1998. Trees, Leaves and Bark. Northwoods Press.
Gibbons, G. 1988. Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree. Globe Pequot Press.
Holub, J. 2005. Who Was Johnny Appleseed? Penguin Young Readers Group.
Johnson, S. 1986. How Leaves Change. Learner Publications.
Kirkland, J. 2002. Take a Tree Walk. Stillwater Publishing.
Lerner, C. 1987. A Forest Year. New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc.
Lyon, G. 1996. ABCedar: An Alphabet of Trees. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Morrison, G. 2000. Oak Tree. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Robbins, K. 1998. Autumn Leaves. New York: Scholastic, Inc.
Simon, S. 1993. Autumn across America. Hyperion Books for Children.
Svedberg, U. 1988. Nicky the Nature Detective. R & S Books.
Vitosh, M. and A. Vitosh. 2000. The Forest Where Ashley Lives. Ames: Iowa State University Extension. (downloadable at www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1812.pdf, 515/294-5247)

Grades 6-8
Wiggers, R. 1991. Picture Guide to Tree Leaves. Scholastic Library Publishing.
Zim, H.S. and A.C. Martin. 1956. A Golden Guide to Trees. New York: Golden Press.