Eve Bunting
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young boy plants the seeds in a large circle. He waters them and waits patiently until they grow taller than himself, with huge nodding blossoms that form a perfect "sunflower house." He and two friends play in the "house" all summer, even sleeping in it one night, until the leaves turn brown and the stems fall down.
6) December
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A homeless family's luck changes after they help an old woman who has even less than they do at Christmas.
13) Dandelions
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Zoe and her family find strength in each other as they make a new home in the Nebraska territory.
15) One candle
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Every year a family celebrates Hanukkah by retelling the story of how Grandma and her sister managed to mark the day while in a German concentration camp.
16) Fly away home
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A homeless boy who lives in an airport with his father, moving from terminal to terminal and trying not to be noticed, is given hope when he sees a trapped bird find its freedom.
17) Whales passing
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A boy standing with his father on the shore watches five Orca whales and imagines them talking underwater in their star-dance light while the bubbles bubble up.
18) Night tree
Author
Pub. Date
[1991]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest animals at Christmastime.
19) Yard Sale
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Selling most of her personal possessions when her family is forced to move from their house into a small apartment, Callie struggles while watching other people buy her things before coming to realize what truly makes a home.
When a family has to leave their house and move to a small apartment, its hard to let go of things-but having one another is what counts.Almost everything Callies family owns is spread out in their front yard-their furniture,...