Vocabulary Books by Theme

Below are fiction and non-fiction Vocabulary books listed by theme. Clink on a link to begin an Introduce lesson.

Scroll down the page to see all themes: Animals & Insects, Concepts, Family & Friends, Famous People & Events, Fantasy & Folklore, Multi-cultural, My World, Poetry & Rhyme, Science & Nature, School & Play.

**Animals & Insects**
Fiction	Non-Fiction
A House for Hermit Crab	An Earthworm's Life
Animal Tracks	Blackbear Cub
Clifford the Big Red Dog	Dinosaur Bones
Cows Can't Fly	Dolphin's First Day
Dandelion	From Tadpole to Frog
Giggle, Giggle, Quack	Have You Seen Bugs?
Gregory, the Terrible Eater	One Tiny Turtle
I See Animals Hiding	Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
Make Way for Ducklings	The Emperor's Egg
Over in the Meadow
Swimmy
The Grouchy Ladybug
The Perfect Nest
The Scaredy Cats
Two Bad Ants

**Family & Friends**
Fiction
A Pocket for Corduroy
Arthur's Baby
Arthur's New Puppy
Blueberries for Sal
Chrysanthemum
Clifford's Family
Fancy Nancy
Fancy Nancy and the Posh Puppy
Franklin's New Friend
I Love You the Purplest
Jonathan and His Mommy
Julius the Baby of the World
Night Shift Daddy
Peter's Chair
Pinkalicious
Ruby the Copycat
Some Birthday
Tell Me a Story, Mama

**Famous People & Events**
Non-Fiction
A Picture Book of Abe Lincoln
A Picture Book of Helen Keller
Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
Christopher Columbus
Frida
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King
Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot Air Balloon Ride
Rap a Tap Tap
Smoky Night
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers
The Story of Ruby Bridges

**Fantasy and Folklore**
Fiction
Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Alexander, Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Doctor DeSoto
Happy Birthday, Moon
Matthew's Dream
Moonbear's Bargain
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Red Riding Hood
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
The Five Chinese Brothers
The Legend of the Bluebonnet
The Lion and the Mouse
The Runaway Pumpkin
The Scarecrow's Hat
The Subway Mouse
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Three Little Pigs
Where the Wild Things Are
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

**Multi-cultural**
Fiction	Non-Fiction
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain	Grandfather's Journey
Everybody Cooks Rice	Ruby's Wish
For You are a Kenyan Child	The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving
Mama, Do You Love Me?
Tar Beach
The Keeping Quilt
Too Many Tamales
Yoko

**My World**
Fiction	Non-Fiction
Fly Away Home	Airport
Franklin Goes to the Hospital	Cross a Bridge
I Hate to be Sick	Firefighters
The Circus is Coming	How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
The Paperboy	I Am Planet Earth
	Letting Swift River Go

**Poetry & Rhyme**
Fiction	Non-Fiction
"I Can't," said the Ant	My Chinatown: One Year in Poems
Amigo
Clap Your Hands
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School?
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
I'm a Little Teapot
Madeline's Rescue
Miss Spider's Tea Party
One Hungry Monster
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
The Lorax
The Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School

**Science & Nature**
Fiction	Non-Fiction
In the Small, Small Pond	A Day at the Apple Orchard
It's Pumpkin Time	A Taste of Honey
The Great Kapok Tree	Are Trees Alive?
The Surprise Garden	Clouds
	Our Family Tree: An Evolution Story
	The Reasons for the Seasons
	Welcome to the Ice House

**School & Play**
Fiction	Non-Fiction
Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner	Mr. Lincoln's Way
Countdown to Kindergarten
Curious George Rides a Bike
Franklin Goes to School
Froggy Goes to School
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse
Miss Bindergarten Stays Home
My School's a Zoo