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Texas Reading Club Manual 351
If You Want to See a Caribou. Houghton Mifflin, 2004. (P-I)
A child and parent explore the forest around Lake Superior in this picture book in free verse.
Root, Phyllis.
Rattletrap Car. Candlewick, 2001. (P-I)
Poppa and all the kids take the rattletrap car to the lake to enjoy a cool swim.
Rosenbloom, Joseph.
The Zaniest Riddle Book in the World. Sterling, 1984. (I+)
A large collection of riddles offers more than 900 entries to keep readers laughing.
Ross, Kathy.
Crafts for Kids Who Are Wild About Oceans. Millbrook, 1998. (L)
This collection of easy-to-do crafts for preschoolers to elementary-aged children all deal with
the ocean and sea life and use inexpensive supplies often found around the house.
Rottman, S. L.
Slalom. Viking, 2004. (Y)
Sandro Birch was born to ski but his Olympic hopeful father left his mother before he was born.
In order to pay the bills, his mother is stuck in a ski resort working at low-paying jobs. When his
father unexpectedly returns, Sandro realizes he may have a shot at qualifying for the ski team.
Royston, Angela.
Get Some Exercise! Heinemann, 2003. (P-I)
This non-fiction title features short text and plenty of photographs of children exercising to
explain the mechanics of exercise.
Rumford, James.
Calabash Cat and His Amazing Journey. Houghton Mifflin, 2003. (P-I)
A cat contemplates the world and sets out on a journey.
Ryan, Pam Muñoz.
Arroz con frijoles...y unos amables ratones. Scholastic, 2001. (P-I)
Rosa Maria is working hard to prepare for her granddaughter’s birthday, but items keep
mysteriously disappearing. Suspecting there are mice, Rosa Maria sets a trap but then realizes
that the mice were actually helping. Spanish language version of Mice and Beans.
Ryan, Pam Muñoz.
Mice and Beans. Scholastic, 2001. (P-I)
Rosa Maria is working hard to prepare for her granddaughter’s birthday but items keep
mysteriously disappearing. Suspecting there are mice, Rosa Maria sets a trap but then realizes
that the mice were actually helping.
Salkeld, Audrey.
Climbing Everest: Tales of Triumph and Tragedy on the World’s Highest Mountain. National
Geographic, 2003. (I-Y)
A close-up look at six of the most famous attempts to conquer the world’s highest mountain
includes George Mallory’s mysterious death, Sir Edmund Hillary triumphant first step on the