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ELA Guide: Beginning Readers

Guide to resources for English language learners

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Just like me

The Coffee Lover by Linda Kita-Bradley
Call Number: ERB KITA-BR
ISBN: 1926583760
Publication Date: 2012
The E-Mail by Linda Kita-Bradley
Call Number: ERB KITA-BR
ISBN: 1926583922
Publication Date: 2012
Play Money by Tana Reiff
Call Number: ERB REIFF
ISBN: 1927499682
Publication Date: 2013
Saying No by Linda Kita-Bradley
Call Number: ERB KITA-BR
ISBN: 1894593774
Publication Date: 2008

Sports

Basketball Legends by Mark Woods; Clive Gifford
Call Number: ERB WOOD
ISBN: 0778737969
Publication Date: 2009
Famous players past and present
Breaking Barriers by Joanne Mattern; James Mattern
Call Number: ERB MATTERN
ISBN: 075690305X
Publication Date: 2002
Athletes who helped open their sports for women, different races, and disabilites
Muhammad Ali by Terry Barber
Call Number: ERB ALI
ISBN: 1894593588
Publication Date: 2007
Wayne Gretzky by Terry Barber
Call Number: ERB GRETZKY
ISBN: 1894593626
Publication Date: 2007
Skateboarding by Andy Horsley
Call Number: ERB HORSLEY
ISBN: 0778737934
Publication Date: 2008

Novels & Movies

20,000 Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne
Call Number: ERB VERNE
ISBN: 1405842768
Publication Date: 2008
Captain Nemo and his submarine save three men. They have many adventures, but can they escape? Famous novel and many movies
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Call Number: ERB CARROLL
ISBN: 1405855355
Publication Date: 2008-10-15
Famous classic book and many movies
Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
Call Number: ERB VERNE
ISBN: 1562548832
Publication Date: 2010
Book & CD. Famous adventure book and many movies
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
Call Number: ERB STEVENS
ISBN: 1562542605
Publication Date: 1999
Dr. Jekyll becomes the evil Mr. Hyde when he drinks a potion. Horror. Famous novel and many many movies
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Call Number: ERB SHELLEY
ISBN: 1562542648
Publication Date: 1999
Famous horror novel & many movies

Mystery

Death in the Freezer
Call Number: ERB VICARY
ISBN: 0194790568
Publication Date: 2008
Murder

True Stories & People

Bill Gates by Christopher L. Harbo
Call Number: ERB GATES
ISBN: 1476596417
Publication Date: 2014
Cesar Chavez by Terry Barber
Call Number: ERB CHAVEZ
ISBN: 1894593510
Publication Date: 2006
48 pages Beginner Reader
I Want to Be a Chef by Dan Liebman
Call Number: ERB LIEBMAN
ISBN: 1770850031
Publication Date: 2013
Also: I want to be a Vet. I want to be a Firefighter, I want to be a Police Officer.
Jennifer Lopez by Rod Smith
Call Number: ERB LOPEZ
ISBN: 9781405881500
Publication Date: 2008
Little Rock Nine by John Perritano
Call Number: ERB PERRITA
ISBN: 1680210556
Publication Date: 2018
Malala Yousafzai by Karen Leggett Abouraya; L. C. Wheatley (Illustrator)
Call Number: ERB YOUSAF
ISBN: 1630833169
Publication Date: 2014
True story of a young girl in Pakistan who stood up for education and was shot
Military Dogs by Emily Schlesinger
Call Number: ERB SCHLESI
ISBN: 1680210750
Publication Date: 2018
Tammy Duckworth by Stephanie Cham
Call Number: ERB CHAM
ISBN: 1515799557
Publication Date: 2018
Inspiring Asian American. Woman, wounded veteran, American Senator.

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