Principled


 * = **Principled** = || **They have a sound grasp of the principles of moral reasoning. They have integrity, honesty and a sense of fairness and justice.** || **In the Library, students respect the rights of all community members in the sharing of facilities and resources. Students show integrity by using information ethically, and using social tools responsibly and safely. They understand academic honesty.** ||

=**__A Day’s work__** by Bunting, Eve= When Francisco, a young Mexican-American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.

= **__Chicken Sunday__** by Polacco, Patricia = To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.

=__**Farmer Duck**__ by Martin Waddell= This Award winning book has overtones of Animal Farm for littlies. The animals use their initiative and take over the running of the farm from a domineering, lazy and bossy farmer.

=**__Jamaica’s Find__** by Havill, Juanita= A little girl finds a stuffed dog in the park and decides to take it home. = = =**__Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse__** by Henkes, Kevin= Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later.

=**__Miss Rumphius__** by Cooney, Barbara= After making her girlhood dreams of world travel and living by the sea come true, a retired librarian follows her grandfather's old advice of doing something to make the wolrd more beautiful, and then passes that wisdom on to her grandniece.

=**__Rose Blanche__** by Ian McEwan= This is an extremely moving portrayal of the horrors of war seen though the eyes of a young German girl who, when she discovers children in a concentration camp in the woods, secretly takes food to them. Innocenti's illustrations portray much of the greed and desolation of war time and about the others who did not see what was happening. For older children 9 years up. = = =**__Rose Meets Mr Wintergarten__** by Bob Graham= Rose is a little frightened of fierce old Mr Wintergarten but she overcomes her fears and her delightful spontaneity and the fairy cakes baked by her mother have a surprising effect on the grumpy old man.

=**__The Paperboy__** by Pilkey, Dav= A paperboy and his dog enjoy the quiet of the early morning as they go about their rounds.

=**__This is Our House__** by Michael Rosen= George has decided that he is the only one who can play in the big cardboard house but the other children are determined that everyone shall play in it. A charming and humorous picture book about sharing and cooperation.

=**__When Jessie Came Across the Sea__** by Amy Hest= This beautifully illustrated picture book vividly describes a young girl's journey from eastern Europe when she migrates to a new life in America at the turn of the nineteenth century. Jessie has left behind her beloved grandmother and is determined to work out a way that they can be together again. (7 -13 years)