Book Selection and Purchase Rationale

According to Bishop (2013) the selection of materials for the media center should be a
reflection of meeting the educational needs of the students and supportive of the mission of
the school. A review of the mission statement of the school and media center was conducted,
an evaluation of new policy implementation in school, and an analysis of the community the
media center serves was also performed to ensure that the books were purchased with regards
to considerations of students, faculty, and staff. One of the goals of the school is to become a
S.T.E.M certified school. I believe that content in the media center should help reflect that and
help students make real world connections. In additional this purchase included books geared
toward the reluctant reader with a focus on sport oriented themes and comics. As well as books
that focus on character education, as the school promotes character education as a theme of
the school and in the classrooms Items selected are as follows :

Offill, Jenny, Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9780375847622, Age Range: 04 - 08.
11 experiments that failed $ 19.99

Smith, Lane, Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9781596436084, Age Range: 05 - 09.
Abe Lincoln's dream $ 19.29

Sill, Cathryn P., Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781561455591, Age Range: 03 - 07.
About habitats : grasslands $ 19.27

Sill, Cathryn P., Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9781561456185, Age Range: 03 - 07.
About habitats : oceans $ 19.27

Lyon, George Ella, Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781416971306, Age Range: 04 -
08. All the water in the world $ 19.99

Sohn, Emily, Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781599534046, Age Range: 05 - 07.
Animal needs : who's new at the zoo? $ 6.50

Martin, Rafe, Pub. Yr: 2010, ISBN: 9780861716258, Age Range: 09 - 12.
Banyan Deer : a parable of courage & compassion $ 6.25
Adamson, Thomas K., Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9781429665698, Age Range: 10
- 14. Baseball : the math of the game $ 22.74

Woods, Brenda, Pub. Yr: 2014, ISBN: 9780399257148, Age Range: 08 - 12.
Blossoming universe of Violet Diamond $ 19.29

Kamkwamba, William, Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9780803735118, Age Range: 06
- 08. Boy who harnessed the wind $ 19.99

Rosenstock, Barbara, Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9780803737105, Age Range: 06
- 08. Camping trip that changed America : Theodore Roosevelt, $ 19.29

Montijo, Rhode, Pub. Yr: 2013, ISBN: 9781423157403, Age Range: 04 - 08.
Chews your destiny $ 17.89

Woodford, Chris, Pub. Yr: 2013, ISBN: 9781433974373, Age Range: 09 - 12.
Distance $ 14.75

Woodson, Jacqueline, Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9780399246524, Age Range: 05
- 08. Each kindness $ 19.29

Brasch, Nicolas, Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781599205663, Age Range: 09 - 12.
Everyday appliances $ 6.50

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs, Pub. Yr: 2013, ISBN: 9780983661535, Age
Range: 06 - 09. Farmer Will Allen and the growing table $ 19.97

Sutton, Laurie, Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9781434226204, Age Range: 08 - 12.
Fear the Shark $ 19.80

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro, Pub. Yr: 2007, ISBN: 9781596432727, Age Range:
02 - 06. First the egg $ 6.25

Frederick, Shane, Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9781429665674, Age Range: 10 -
14. Football : the math of the game $ 22.74

Mills, Claudia, Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9780374367169, Age Range: 07 - 10.
Fractions = trouble! $ 18.59

Cleary, Brian P., Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9780822578819, Age Range: 05 - 08.
Fraction's goal--parts of a whole $ 19.27

Adler, David A., Pub. Yr: 2010, ISBN: 9780823421992, Age Range: 06 - 10.
Fractions, decimals, and percents $ 19.97

Sylvester, Kevin, Pub. Yr: 2010, ISBN: 9781554512515, Age Range: 09 - 12.
Game day : meet the people who make it happen $ 6.50

Klingel, Cynthia Fitterer, Pub. Yr: 2010, ISBN: 9781433937385, Age Range:
05 - 08. A Hair = El cabello $ 6.25

Cleary, Brian P., Pub. Yr: 2007, ISBN: 9780822566946, Age Range: 05 - 08.
B How long or how wide? : a measuring guide $ 19.27

Pinczes, Elinor J., Pub. Yr: 2001, ISBN: 9780395828496, Age Range: 04 -
08. Inchworm and a half $ 17.90

Polacco, Patricia, Pub. Yr: 2010, ISBN: 9780399250781, Age Range: 06 -
Junkyard wonders $ 19.99


Dahl, Michael, Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781434226129, Age Range: 08 - 12.
Last super hero $ 19.80

(Title Entry), Pub. Yr: 2009, ISBN: 9780756651947, Age Range: 08 - 12.
Math dictionary $ 17.89

Mahaney, Ian F., Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9781448825547, Age Range: 07 - 12.
Math of baseball $ 23.22

Mahaney, Ian F., Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9781448825554, Age Range: 07 - 12.
Math of NASCAR $ 23.22

Mahaney, Ian F., Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9781448825578, Age Range: 07 - 12.
Math of soccer $ 26.97

Cleary, Brian P., Pub. Yr: 2008, ISBN: 9780822578512, Age Range: 05 - 08.
On the scale, a weighty tale $ 19.27

Adler, David A., Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9780823422906, Age Range: 07 - 10.
Perimeter, area, and volume : a monster book of $ 19.97

Acampora, Michael Vincent, Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9781434226235, Age
Range: 08 - 12. Red Lanterns' revenge $ 19.80

Winnick, Nick, Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781616901004, Age Range: 08 - 11.
Reduce waste $ 6.50

Jennings, Terry J., Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781595669193, Age Range: 05 -
08. Reptile park $ 6.50

Kennedy, Mike, Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781599534466, Age Range: 05 - 08.
Soccer in South America $ 6.50

Kennedy, Mike, Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781599534473, Age Range: 05 - 08.
Soccer in Western Europe $ 6.50

Goodman, Michael E., Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781583419557, Age Range: 09
- 12. Story of the New York Knicks $ 6.50

Gosman, Gillian, Pub. Yr: 2011, ISBN: 9781448832217, Age Range: 06 - 09.
A Thomas Jefferson $ 6.50

Markel, Michelle, Pub. Yr: 2009, ISBN: 9781582462820, Age Range: 06 - 09.
Tyrannosaurus math $ 18.59

Steele, Michael Anthony, Pub. Yr: 2012, ISBN: 9781434226211, Age Range:
08 - 12. Web of doom $ 19.80
Total Purchase Order= $675.06

One of the main issues of any media center is wear, tear, and damage to library books.
Elementary students are learning responsibility for the first time and have hard times taking
care of books and keeping up with them. Another issue is withholding library check out due to
lost, stolen, and damaged books. One way to expand access to all students and reduce damages
is by purchasing eBooks. eBooks can be instantly accessed from any computer, tablet, or smart
phone device. There is no damage to worry about or late fines. Some eBooks and magazines
offer digitally enhanced experiences for online readers that is not offered by a hard copy.
Finally eBooks allow more students to access popular books that otherwise stay in out of
circulation because of the sheer number of hold requests to check it out. In addition to
choosing to include e-books, I focused on books that integrated common core standards as well
as Georgia Performance Standards. The following selections were chosen to order based on the
necessity of alternate access and enriching educational content.
eBooks & Digital
FLR# Title Author Yr Bnd ATOS IL Qty 1st Price Ext
C578XX6 [Set/Series] eBook Bundle: E (25 titles) EBK K-3 1 Y 379.43
5044ZY9 The ant and the grasshopp White, Mar 12 EBK 1.7 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5076MW7 The boy at the dike a Dut York, M. J 13 EBK 3.6 K-3 1 Y 18.95
5036XOX The boy from the dragon p MacDonald, 11 EBK 2.7 K-3 1 Y 9.99
5044ZZ7 The boy who cried wolf a Blair, Eri 12 EBK 1.7 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5044WF1 The brave little tailor Blair, Eri 11 EBK 2.6 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5044WGX The Bremen town musicians Blair, Eri 11 EBK 2.3 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5059CF3 The Bremen town musicians Wildsmith, 12 EBK K-3 1 Y 6.95
5178GF1 Cinderella Galdone, P 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 8.99
5045AA7 The country mouse and the Blair, Eri 12 EBK 1.8 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5047VB0 The donkey in the lion's Blair, Eri 12 EBK 1.6 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5000YKX Fandango stew Davis, Dav 11 EBK 4.4 K-3 1 Y 3.99
5045AB5 The fox and the grapes a White, Mar 12 EBK 1.9 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5178GJ4 Henny Penny Galdone, P 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 8.99
5076MV9 How many spots does a leo York, M. J 13 EBK 3.3 K-3 1 Y 18.95
5045AC3 The lion and the mouse a White, Mar 12 EBK 1.9 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5076MX5 The magic paintbrush a Ch York, M. J 13 EBK 4.2 K-3 1 Y 18.95
5076MY3 Momotaro (the Peach Boy) York, M. J 13 EBK 4.2 K-3 1 Y 18.95
5044WJ4 The Pied Piper Blair, Eri 11 EBK 2.1 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5044WB9 Puss in Boots Blair, Eri 11 EBK 2.5 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5044WC7 Rapunzel Jones, Chr 11 EBK 2.6 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5044WD5 Rumpelstiltskin Blair, Eri 11 EBK 2.7 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5076NH1 The three billy goats Gru York, M. J 13 EBK 3.4 K-3 1 Y 18.95
5076MZ1 The tiger, the brahman, a York, M. J 13 EBK 3.7 K-3 1 Y 18.95
5076NA4 The tongue-cut sparrow a York, M. J 13 EBK 4.0 K-3 1 Y 18.95
5045AD1 The wolf in sheep's cloth White, Mar 12 EBK 1.9 K-3 1 Y 15.99

C575XX7 [Set/Series] eBook Bundle: E (14 titles) EBK 3-6 1 Y 310.48
5116BH6 Adaptation and survival Spilsbury, 13 EBK 3-6 1 Y 26.60
5114SY6 Animal classification Royston, A 13 EBK 3-6 1 Y 26.60
5178GL0 Everything you need to kn Woodward, 13 EBK 3-6 1 Y 15.99
5069DR4 Exploring ecosystems Hawley, El 13 EBK 3-6 1 Y 22.60
5067RM2 Exploring food chains and Hawley, El 13 EBK 3-6 1 Y 22.60
5067RN0 Exploring heredity Hawley, El 13 EBK 3-6 1 Y 22.60
5067RL4 Exploring the classificat Hawley, El 13 EBK 3-6 1 Y 22.60
5114TA7 Food webs Gray, Leon 13 EBK 3-6 1 Y 26.60
5143MD0 How ecosystems work Lundgren, 13 EBK 4.9 3-6 1 Y 18.95
5114OQ1 Is there life on Mars? Portman, M 13 EBK 3-6 1 Y 25.25
5114TC3 Life cycles Royston, A 13 EBK 3-6 1 Y 26.60
5144AE8 Seymour Simon's extreme o Simon, Sey 13 EBK 6.9 3-6 1 Y 15.59
5143MH3 Studying our Earth, insid Hutmacher, 13 EBK 5.4 3-6 1 Y 18.95
5143MT1 The wonderful water cycle Hutmacher, 13 EBK 4.9 3-6 1 Y 18.95

C572XX8 [Set/Series] eBook Bundle: E (16 titles) EBK K-3 1 Y 320.92
5128WQ0 Animal hibernation Mebane, Je 13 EBK 3.3 K-3 1 Y 18.49
5128WS7 Animal migration Mebane, Je 13 EBK 3.5 K-3 1 Y 18.49
5128WU3 Animals that live in grou Tjernagel, 13 EBK 3.3 K-3 1 Y 18.49
5074ON5 Exploring rocks and miner Roza, Greg 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 22.60
5075JJ2 From bird poop to wind ho Lawrence, 13 EBK 4.1 K-3 1 Y 17.95
5108VY8 How do eggs hatch? Hobbes, El 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 22.60
5108WA9 How do seeds sprout? Rhodes, Ev 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 22.60
5127NQ9 If you have a magnet-- an Hoena, B. 13 EBK 3.7 K-3 1 Y 19.99
5074AR6 Lightning Rajczak, K 13 EBK 4.5 K-3 1 Y 22.60
5118UD4 The long, long journey th Markle, Sa 13 EBK 3.8 K-3 1 Y 19.95
5128HN7 Looking at rocks Moore, Eli 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 16.49
5070IE2 Shadows and reflections Nunn, Dani 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 16.49
5074AU0 Shooting stars Rajczak, K 13 EBK 4.8 K-3 1 Y 22.60
5128KF3 Show me dinosaurs Riehecky, 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 19.99
5127GK9 What eats what in a deser Slade, Suz 13 EBK 2.4 K-3 1 Y 18.99
5108WI4 Why do seasons change? Stark, Rya 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 22.60

C571XX1 [Set/Series] eBook Bundle: E (22 titles) EBK K-3 1 Y 331.62
5158AP9 Ball Sullivan, 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 12.99
5118GO2 The book boat's in Cotten, Cy 13 EBK 2.9 K-3 1 Y 16.95
5118GQ9 Dirty Gert Arnold, Te 13 EBK 1.9 K-3 1 Y 16.95
5118GT3 Fish for Jimmy inspired b Yamasaki, 13 EBK 4.6 K-3 1 Y 16.95
5118GS5 The Frazzle family finds Bonwill, A 13 EBK 3.2 K-3 1 Y 16.95
5157ZU5 A funny little bird Yerkes, Je 13 EBK 1.8 K-3 1 Y 15.99
5071LR7 Good news, bad news Mack, Jeff 12 EBK K-3 1 Y 15.59
5158VB7 Happy birdday, Tacky! Lester, He 13 EBK 3.3 K-3 1 Y 12.99
5148ME0 Have you seen my new blue Bunting, E 13 EBK 1.4 K-3 1 Y 16.99
5097EUX Infinity and me Hosford, K 12 EBK 3.4 K-3 1 Y 12.95
5040VT3 Isabella girl on the go Fosberry, 12 EBK 2.7 K-3 1 Y 16.99
5118GP0 Kite day a Bear and Mole Hillenbran 12 EBK 1.1 K-3 1 Y 16.95
5021SF2 A leaf can be-- Salas, Lau 12 EBK K-3 1 Y 13.95
5119DR1 Lola reads to Leo McQuinn, A 12 EBK 1.7 K-3 1 Y 6.99
5120GB0 The market bowl Averbeck, 13 EBK 3.1 K-3 1 Y 9.99
5163BJ0 Mary Wrightly, so politel Bridges, S 13 EBK 3.2 K-3 1 Y 16.99
5086LK7 Mice on ice Emberley, 12 EBK K-3 1 Y 14.95
5064TJ3 More Springman, 12 EBK K-3 1 Y 16.99
5118HG4 Rabbit and the Not-So-Big Escoffier, 13 EBK K-3 1 Y 16.95
5110CB6 Sleep like a tiger Logue, Mar 12 EBK 2.9 K-3 1 Y 16.99
5154WY7 Steam train, dream train Rinker, Sh 13 EBK 2.8 K-3 1 Y 15.59
5108MR5 Those darn squirrels fly Rubin, Ada 12 EBK 3.7 K-3 1 Y 12.99

4 titles (qty 77) Total Guaranteed eBooks & Digital Price $1,342.45







The school has a rich diversity of culture and engages in a multicultural day
celebration each year in which students explore their cultures and those of their classmates. As
stated by Bishop (2013) the one of the goals of the library is to be all inclusive and be the center
of community for the school. It should always be the one place that all students feel safe and
welcomed. What better way of doing this than by making available to students books that share
knowledge about the diverse group of students that are found within in its walls and within the
larger community of Cobb County. The next selection of books was selected because:
Books
FLR# Title Author Yr Bnd ATOS IL Qty 1st Price
Ext
0962NM4 All different now : Junet Johnson, A 14 HRD 3.1 K-3 1 Y 15.34
15.34
0249JU2 Anna Hibiscus Atinuke 10 PAP 4.1 K-3 1 Y 6.52
6.52
0057KX8 Auntie Yang's great soybe Lo, Ginnie 12 HRD 4.6 3-6 1 Y 18.95
18.95
0852AH9 Caribou song Highway, T 13 HRD 3.3 K-3 1 Y 17.01
17.01
0837MM8 Cleopatra in space. Book Maihack, M 14 PAP 3-6 1 Y 11.09
11.09
0760UL5 A dance like starlight : Dempsey, K 14 HRD 4.4 K-3 1 Y 14.49
14.49
0956AJ5 Dog days English, K 13 HRD 4.5 K-3 1 Y 12.79
12.79
0690EH8 Each kindness Woodson, J 12 FBS 3.4 K-3 1 Y 18.41
18.41
0592CG3 The favorite daughter Say, Allen 13 HRD 2.3 K-3 1 Y 15.34
15.34
0808KA5 A game for swallows : to Abirached, 12 HRD 3.4 YA 1 Y 22.00
22.00
0583EF0 The garden of my Imaan Zia, F. (F 13 HRD 3.6 3-6 1 Y 13.61
13.61
0690PH8 Hand in hand : ten Black Pinkney, A 12 FBG 7.5 5-8 1 Y 20.51
20.51
0565PK3 Here I am Kim, Patti 14 PAP K-3 1 Y 7.95
7.95
0589AL9 Hidden : a child's story Dauvillier 14 HRD 2.8 3-6 1 Y 14.49
14.49
0592MJ0 How I became a ghost : a Tingle, Ti 13 HRD 3.6 3-6 1 Y 18.95
18.95
0690JH4 I, too, am America Hughes, La 12 FBS K-3 1 Y 18.41
18.41
0593LG5 If I ever get out of here Gansworth, 13 HRD 5.6 YA 1 Y 15.34
15.34
0913UN2 Jake at gymnastics Isadora, R 14 HRD K-3 1 Y 12.79
12.79
0378CX0 Jimmy the greatest! Buitrago, 12 HRD 3.2 K-3 1 Y 16.16
16.16
0872WJ6 Knock knock : my dad's dr Beaty, Dan 13 HRD 2.9 K-3 1 Y 15.35
15.35
0774QH4 March. Book one Lewis, Joh 13 PAP 4.6 YA 1 Y 12.76
12.76
0601JH1 Maria had a little llama Dominguez, 13 HRD 2.2 K-3 1 Y 14.49
14.49
00784N7 Moribito : Guardian of th Uehashi, N 09 FBG 5.9 5-8 1 Y 14.10
14.10
0601PH5 Nino wrestles the world Morales, Y 13 HRD K-3 1 Y 14.49
14.49
0825SH2 P.S. be eleven Williams-G 13 HRD 4.6 5-8 1 Y 17.89
17.89
0502UF7 The problem with being sl Krishnaswa 13 HRD 4.3 3-6 1 Y 14.49
14.49
0581FF5 Round is a tortilla : a b Thong, Ros 13 HRD 2.1 K-3 1 Y 14.49
14.49
0702GJ7 Santiago stays Dominguez, 13 HRD 0.6 K-3 1 Y 11.06
11.06
0270KS2 Sora and the cloud = Sora Hoshino, F 11 HRD 3.7 K-3 1 Y 13.61
13.61
0522CP9 Take me out to the Yakyu Meshon, Aa 13 FBS 1.8 K-3 1 Y 18.41
18.41
0579WQ4 The turtle of Oman --a no Nye, Naomi 14 HRD 3-6 1 Y 14.49
14.49
0600FH6 When the beat was born : Hill, Laba 13 HRD 4.2 3-6 1 Y 15.34
15.34
0831AC0 The wild berries = Pikaci Flett, Jul 13 HRD 2.2 K-3 1 Y 14.46
14.46

34 titles (qty 34) Total Guaranteed Title Price $509.19


The total purchase for all items included on the 3 purchase sections is $2526.70