books by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

books by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

books:

DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

The American Wei
Marion Hess Pomeranc

Albert Whitman & Company, 1998

When Wei Fong loses his first tooth while going to his family's naturalization ceremony many soon-to-be Americans join in the search.

City Green

HarperCollins, 1994

Great Story for a Community or Garden Unit
This is a wonderful story about a little girl who works with her neighbors to turn a vacant lot into a garden. Over the course of the story the grumpy old man changes because of the garden. It's a great story, high readability for middle to end third grade students ...

Uncle Wille and the Soup Kitchen (Reading Rainbow Book)

HarperTrophy, 1997

astonishingly poignant
Uncle willie and the soup kitchen is a beautiful,wonderful book to read with a child. It presents a young boy and his Uncle willie as he gathers food to prepare at a soup kitchen in which he works.The fact that Uncle Willie considers the denizens his guests, and not ...

Our Eight Nights of Hanukkah

Michael J. Rosen

Holiday House, 2000

A Hanukkah book that captures the heart of the holiday!
I have searched high and low for a wonderful Hanukkah story and have always felt something was missing from each one of them...they never seemed to quite hit on what I, as a Jew in Texas, feel at Hanukkah. I am sure many Jewish parents like myself have been waiting ...

The Half-Birthday Party

Charlotte Pomerantz

Houghton Mifflin (Juv), 1984

great teaching tool!
As a kindergarten teacher, I discovered this book to use in my math lesson for teaching the concept of "half". Every time I use this book, the children have a good understanding of what "half" is by the time the reading is finished. A great story with a cozy family ...

Grandpa's Corner Store

HarperCollins, 2000

Fun book - good teaching tool!
This colorful book has some important lessons about community.

A Dog Like Jack

Dyanne Disalvo Ryan

Holiday House, 1999

Touching story of love and loss
...Anyone who has lost a pet, especially one as dedicated as a dog like Jack, will be moved and comforted by this tender and sad story. For many young children, the loss of a pet is their first exposure to death and grieving, so stories about what they?re going ...

Nina, Nina Star Ballerina (All Aboard Reading Series)

Jane O'Connor, DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan

Grosset & Dunlap, 1997

It's my grand daughter's favorite
This book illustrates how one might get trapped in an untruthful situation. Nina's friends think she is the star of the show when she is only one of several dancers portraying stars. She allows them to think she's the star because she likes the attention. When ...

Now We Can Have a Wedding!
Judy Cox

Holiday House, 1998

Because the guests invited to Sallie's wedding believe that a proper celebration requires their specific ethnic food, they prepare delicacies from around the world.

If I Were President

Catherine Stier

Albert Whitman & Company, 2004

Finally an age appropriate book about Presidents!
I am a Kindergarten teacher and I really appreciate having books to use that give accurate information on topics I teach. This book does a super job describing the responsibilites of Presidents. We are even told that not everyone will agree with the decisions that ...

The Real Hole

Beverly Cleary

Demco Media, 1996

A wonderfully authentic and gently humorous story
In another of her magical stories about the twins, Jimmy and Janet, Beverly Cleary writes about the real need of many children to not just pretend but to do work which is valued by adults. Jimmy is frustrated when his parents and sister think he is digging a hole ...

The First Day of School (Golden Storytime Book)

Patricia Reif

Golden Pr, 1981

GREAT BOOK!!
This is a wonderful book. My favorite book as a kid. I held onto it for my children. Great illustrations and story. I definitely reccomend this book!

The Growing-Up Feet

Beverly Cleary

HarperTrophy, 1997

A great read-aloud!
My children loved reading this story about twin 4-year olds over and over again. Beverly Cleary is always great and the illustrations are cute.

Two Dog Biscuits

Beverly Cleary

HarperTrophy, 1996

One of our family's favorite books
Our three boys (ages 10, 6, and 4) have loved this book for years. The illustrations are lovely, and - what fun! - Jimmy and Janet prove their mother wrong in the end: cats do, in fact, like to eat dog biscuits. Yes, it is a simple story, but it is genuine and funny ...

Is it Hanukkah, Yet? (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2)
Nancy Krulik

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2000

"Is it Hanukkah yet?" "Not yet. We have to wait for the sun to set!" Families who celebrate Hanukkah will recognize this familiar refrain. And what better way to make the wait go faster than to read this sweet family story about how one very enthusiastic little girl awaits the holiday? Kids will find their favorite songs, games, and traditions ...