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Autumn Picks for the Primary Classroom
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It's Fall (Celebrate the Seasons)It's Fall (Celebrate the Seasons) by Linda Glaser
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $9.91
This is my favorite fall book. Both the illustrations and the text lend themselves to wonder and discussion.
When Autumn FallsWhen Autumn Falls by Kelli Nidey
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $4.46
Red Leaf, Yellow LeafRed Leaf, Yellow Leaf by Lois Ehlert
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $1.91
How Do You Know It's Fall? (Rookie Read-About Science)How Do You Know It's Fall? (Rookie Read-About Science) by Allan Fowler
Buy new: $4.95 / Used from: $1.84
Why Do Leaves Change Color? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)Why Do Leaves Change Color? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2) by Betsy Maestro
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $1.10
ApplesApples by Gail Gibbons
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $0.74
This book enlightened me and my kindergarten class on the growth of apples. Check out more Gail Gibbons books for great books on more themes that work well with fall.
How Do Apples Grow?How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $1.18
Picking Apples and PumpkinsPicking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy Hutchings
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01
The Pumpkin Patch (Picture Puffins)The Pumpkin Patch (Picture Puffins) by Elizabeth King
Buy used from: $7.25
Wonderful, sequenced photographs on the life of a pumpkin.
From Seed to Pumpkin (Welcome Books)From Seed to Pumpkin (Welcome Books) by Jan Kottke
Buy used from: $7.91
PumpkinsPumpkins
Buy used from: $4.93
Inexpensive coffee table photo book with delicious photos that even young students will enjoy.
Too Many PumpkinsToo Many Pumpkins by Linda White
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $1.84
What is woman who hates pumpkins to do when her yard is over run by an accidental crop?
Pumpkin FiestaPumpkin Fiesta by Caryn Yacowitz
Buy used from: $15.88
A pumpkin patch tale with the cultural setting of Mexico.
Corn-On and Off the Cob (Rookie Read-About Science)Corn-On and Off the Cob (Rookie Read-About Science) by Allan Fowler
Buy used from: $13.45
Corn Is Maize (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)Corn Is Maize (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) by Aliki
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.70
Scarecrows (Pebble Books)Scarecrows (Pebble Books) by Lola M. Schaefer
Buy used from: $9.62
ScarecrowScarecrow by Cynthia Rylant
Buy new: $7.00 / Used from: $2.88
Winter Days in the Big Woods (My First Little House Books)Winter Days in the Big Woods (My First Little House Books) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.74
Late fall harvest, great to talk about early days.
I Spy Spooky NightI Spy Spooky Night by Jean Marzollo
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $0.01
Great images, a lot of fun for visual discrimination and scanning skills.
Gift For Abuelita / Un regalo para Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead/En celebracion del Dia de los MuertosGift For Abuelita / Un regalo para Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead/En celebracion del Dia de los Muertos by Nancy Luenn
Buy new: $11.96 / Used from: $4.45
Beautiful, sensitive book on The Day of the Dead. It makes this day of remembering loved ones a meaningful experience, even for those who don't celebrate it.
In NovemberIn November by Cynthia Rylant
Buy new: $12.75 / Used from: $5.15
Twas The Night Before ThanksgivingTwas The Night Before Thanksgiving by Dav Pilkey
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $4.80
Funny, seasonal twist of the traditional Christmas poem.
Pilgrim's First ThanksgivingPilgrim's First Thanksgiving by Ann Mcgovern
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.49
The Very First Thanksgiving DayThe Very First Thanksgiving Day by Rhonda Gowler Greene
Buy used from: $0.01
Short text, nice bold pictures for the younger crowd.
Autumn: An Alphabet AcrosticAutumn: An Alphabet Acrostic by Steven Schnur
Buy new: $12.48 / Used from: $0.93