Here is the list of the new (2004-05) Red Clover Books. We will be reading them this year and working on literacy activities for the books. This is a state wide program for young children.

Boxes for Katje  by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen. After a young Dutch girl writes to her new American friend in thanks for the care package sent after WWII, she begins to receive increasingly larger boxes.

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein. An account of French aerialist Philippe Petit's 1974 performance of high-wire tricks on a tightrope strung between the two towers of the World Trade Center.

Girl Wonder: A Baseball Story in Nine Innings  by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by Terry Widener. In the early 1900s, Alta Weiss, a young woman who knows from an early age that she loves baseball, finds a way that she can play, even though she's a girl.

What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. Explore the many amazing  things animals can do with their ears, eyes, mouths, noses, feet, and tails.

How I Became a Pirate  by Melinda Long, illustrated by David Shannon. When Jeremy Jacob sets off on a pirate adventure, he loves doing everything the pirates do.... but then he finds out what they don't do.

The Water Gift and the Pig of the Pig by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, illustrated by Linda S. Wingerter. An orphan girl discovers that she shares her grandfather's gift for finding things when their clever pig disappears.

My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits, illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska. Korean-born Yoon, or "Shining Wisdom," dislikes her name as written in English and refers to herself as "Cat," "bird," and "Cupcake," as a way to feel more comfortable in her new school and country.

Rhyolite: The True Story of a Ghost Town by Diane Siebert, illustrated by David Frampton. A poem describing the rise and fall of Rhyolite. a southwestern Nevada town which grew from one gold claim to a town of 10,000 people, then was deserted just a few years later.

Mary Smith  by Andrea U'Ren. Early in the morning Mary Smith walks through the town, waking people up by shooting at their windows with her peashooter.

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems. When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place - a pigeon!