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Gr. 1 – 3 Reading Challenge Easy Readers and Early Chapter Books Easy readers use a "controlled vocabulary" which means a predetermined number of words for emerging readers. For young readers who have mastered this level, the short fiction books provide challenge and satisfaction. Here are some titles:
Adler, David Young Cam Jansen series Cam Jansen (regular series) Avi Finding Providence Baker, Barbara Digby and Kate and the Beautiful Day Berenstain, Stan and Jan Berenstain Bears Chapter Books Bethell, Jean Barney Beagle Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin series Brenner, Barbara Beef Stew Wagon Wheels Bridwell, Norman Clifford series Brown, Marc Arthur series Bulla, Clyde Robert Daniel’s Duck Chalk Box Kid Singing Sam Byars, Betsy My Brother Ant series Golly Sisters series Calmenson, Stephanie Marigold and Grandma on the Town Cazet, Denys Minnie and Moo series Christopher, Matt Dog that Called the Pitch Big Balloon Race Coerr, Eleanor Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express Josefina Story Quilt
Coxe, Molly Big Egg Delton, Judy Birthday Bike for Brimhall Two Good Friends Eastman, P.D. any title Etra, Jonathan Aliens series Geisel, Theodore Cat in the Hat series any other beginning to read title Hillert, Margaret any title Hoban, Lillian Arthur series Hoban, Russell A Bargain for Frances Hoff, Syd any title Kessler, Leonard P. Here Comes the Strikeout Stan the Hotdog Man Krensky, Stephen Lionel series LeSieg, Theo Ten Apples Up On Top Lobel, Arnold Frog and Toad series McKissack, Patricia Messy Bessie Maccarone, Grace Itchy, itchy Chickenpox Marshall, James Four on the Shore Three By the Sea Three Up a Tree Novak, Matt Newt Osborn, Mary Pope Magic Tree House Park, Barbara Junie B. Jones series Parrish, Peggy Amelia Bedelia series Quackenbush, Robert Miss Mallard Mysteries series Rylant, Cynthia Henry and Mudge series Cobblestone Street Cousins series Sharmat, Marjorie Nate the Great series VanLeeuwen, Jean Amanda Pig and Oliver Pig series Vincent, Gabrielle Ernest and Celestine series Wiseman, Bernard Morris series Yolen, Jane Commander Toad series
Other Great Series for ages 6 – 9: American Girls Delton, Judy PeeWee Scouts Warner, Gertrude C Box Car Children series Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House series Peterson, John Lawrence Littles series Picture Books Ackerman, Karen Araminta’s Paint Box Song and Dance Man Allard, James Miss Nelson titles Anderson, C.W. Billy and Blaze titles Arnold, Tedd Green Wilma Ayelsworth, Jim any title Bang, Molly Honk! Bartone, Elisa Peppe the Lamplighter Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeleine Bright, Robert Georgie series Burton, Virginia Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and other titles Calhoun, Mary any title Carle, Eric Any title Carling, Amelia Lou Mama and Papa Have a Store Devlin, Wende and Harry Cranburyport series Dodd, Lynley Hairy McClary series Duvoisin, Roger Petunia series Ernst, Lisa Campbell Duke, the Dairy Delight Dog Zinnia and Dot Fatio, Louise Happy Lion series Feiffer, Jules Bark, George Fleming, Denise Gabriella’s song Freeman, Don A Rainbow of Own Chalk Box Story Freeman, Don cont’d. Dandelion Mop Top Gauch, Patricia Lee Christina Katarina series George, Jean Craighead Dear Rebecca, Winter is Here Dear Katie, the Volcano is a Girl Gilman, Phoebe Jillian Jiggs titles Goble, Paul The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Gretz, Susanna Teddy Bear series Hader, Berta and Elmer The Big Snow Havill, Juanita Jamaica and Brianna Henkes Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse Owen Hesse, Karen Come on, Rain Hoberman, Mary Ann Seven Silly Eaters Hooks, William H. Happy to Be Happy Johnson, Crockett Harold and the Purple Crayon series Janice (pseud.) Little Bear series Johnston, Tony any title Joosse, Barbara M. Spiders in the Fruit Cellar Jonas, Ann Any title Kellogg, Steven any title Ketteman, Helen I Remember Papa Kraus, Robert Leo the Late Bloomer Milton the Early Riser Leaf, Munro Story of Ferdinand Levinson, Riki Watch the stars come out Levitin, Sonia Man Who Kept His Heart in a Bucket Nine for California Lobel, Anita Allison’s Zinnia McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal Make Way for Ducklings Burt Dow, Deep Water Man Lentil McCulley, Emily Mirette on the High Wire McKissack, Patricia A Million Fish More or Less Mirandy and Brother Wind Marshall, James George and Martha series Moss, Lloyd Zin! Zin! Zin!: a viiolin Munsch, Robert any title Numeroff, Laura Joffe any title O’Neal, Alexis Loud Emily Onyefulu, Ifeoma Grandfather’s Work Ormondroyd, Edward Theodore Peet, Bill any title Pfister, Marcus any title Pilkey, Dave Paperboy Polacco, Patricia Thunder Cake Pomeranc, Marion American Wei Potter, Beatrix any title Provensen, Alice The Glorious Flight Rathmann, Peggy Officer Buckle and Gloria Rylant, Cynthia When I Was Young in the Mountains Miss Maggie Say, Allen Grandfather’s Journey Steig, William Gorky Rises Solomon the Rusty Nail Brave Irene Tarbescu, Edith Annushka’s Voyage Thomas, Joyce Carol I have Heard of a Land Thurber, James Many Moons Trottier, Maxine Prairie Willow Tunnelll, Michael O. Mailing May Waber, Barnard Lyle, Lyle Crocodile and other titles Wood, Don and Audrey The Napping House The Bunyans Yolen, Jane Owl Moon Piggins titles FOLK TALES (398 and 398.2) Readers of all ages love folk and fairy tales. Many titles are beautifully illustrated, others more simply. Some stories are quite sophisticated and contain varying degrees of violence. Choose a folktale with your child in order to ensure that the book you take home is appropriate for both reading and comprehension. Aylesworth, Jim My Son John Completed Hickory Dickory Dock Brett, Jan Goldilocks and the Three Bears The Mitten Gingerbread Baby Brown, Marcia Once a Mouse Stone Soup DePaola, Tomie Legend of the Bluebonnet Legend of the Indian Paintbrush Mysterious Giant of Barletta Helga’s Dowry Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato Fraser, Betty First Things First Huck, Charlotte S. Princess Furball Johnson, Paul Brett A Perfect Pork Stew Kimmel, Eric A. Anansi and the Talking Melon Langstaff, John Over in the Meadow Lester, Julius Sam and the Tigers Littledale, Freya Snow Child Goldilocks and the Three Bears Hansel and Gretel Lobel, Arnold Fables McDermott, Gerald Coyote: a Trickster Tale from the American Southwest Morgan, Pierre The Turnip (one of many versions) Petersham, Maud The Rooster Crows Ransom, Arthur The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Yolen, Jane Sleeping Ugly Young, Ed Seven Blind Mice Lon Po Po Zelinsky, Paul Rapunzel Rumpelstiltskin POETRY Nursery Rhymes and Mother Goose Rhymes (any edition) Cole, Joanna Ready…Set…Read and Laugh! Dakos, Kalli If You’re Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand Esbensen, Barbara Juster Who Shrank My Grandmother’s House? Poems of Discovery Florian, Douglas Any of his poetry collections for children Merriam, Eve. You Be Good and I’ll Be Night: Jump on the Bed Poems Prelutsky, Jack Dog Days It’s Raining Pigs and Noodles Ride a Purple Pelican Something Big Has Been Here New Kid On The Block Non-Fiction, Gr. 1 - 3 Visit the non-fiction of your public library’s childrens’ room and choose titles which feed your children’s interests for reading together. For emerging readers, books by the following authors are especially good: Adler, David Picture book biographies of famous people in history Aliki Ballard, Robert D. Berger, Melvin Branley, Franklyn M. Bulla, Clyde Robert Gibbons, Gail Krensky, Stephen. This popular fiction author also writes non-ficton Luenn, Nancy McMillan, Brude Maestro, Betty Marzollo, Jean. She also writes the I Spy series. Murphy, Stuart J. Schlein, Miriam
Non-Fiction Series: Magic School Bus Mathstart Nature’s Children Eyewitness, Jr. Longer Fiction Any titles by the following authors are excellent choices for children third grade and under. Atwater, Richard Mr. Popper’s Penguins Averill, Esther Jenny and the Cat Club Avi Poppy series Blume, Judy Freckle Juice Bond, Michael Paddington Bear series Bulla, Clyde Robert any titles Cameron, Ann Stories Julian Tells and other Julian titles Christopher, Matt writes for all ages. Select shorter books. Cohen, Barbara Second Grade Friends Carp in the Bathtub Cleary, Beverly Ramona series Henry Huggins series Mitch and Amy Socks Dadey, Bailey Street School Series Erickson, John R. Hank the Cowdog series Estes, Eleanor Ginger Pye Hundred Dresses Giff, Patricia Reilly any titles in the Polk Street School series Henkes, Kevin Sun and Spoon Hopkinson, Deborah Birdie’s Lighthouse Howe, James Pinky and Rex series Hurwitz, Joanna Rip Roaring Russell Russell and Elisa Russell Sprouts Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie Canada Geese Quilt Kline, Suzy Horrible Harry series Lexau, Joan Striped ice cream Manes, Stephen Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days Pearson, Susan Eagle-Eye Ernie series Sachar, Louis Marvin Redpost titles Wayside school titles White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web (for reading with parents) Trumpet of the Swan (for reading with parents) Stuart Little (for reading with parents)
4th – 5th GRADE SUMMER READING LIST New York State Authors Babbitt, Natalie Knee Knock Rise Search for Delicious Brooks, Walter Freddy the Pig series Conrad, Pam My Daniel Don’t Go Near that Rabbit, Frank Coville, Bruce The Ghost in the Big Brass Bed De Felice Weasel Edmonds, Walter D. Matchlock Gun George, Elizabeth Jean Who Really Killed Cock Robin My Side of the Mountain (and sequels) Julie of the Wolves (and sequels) Howe, James Bunnicula Celery Stalks at Midnight Irving, Washington Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle Murphy, Elizabeth Songs in the Silence Fiction Adler, David Goodbye, Pink Pig Aiken, Joan Wolves of Willoughby Chase Avi The Fighting Ground Baum, L. Frank Wizard of Oz Bawden, Nina Humbug Peppermint Pig Beatty, Patricia any titles Boston, Lucy Montgomery Green Noah series Burch, Robert Queenie Peavy Byars, Betsy Pinballs Blossom family series Midnight Fox Cleary, Beverly Dear Mr. Hinshaw Clements, Andrew Frindle Curtis, Christopher Paul Bud, Not Buddy Watsons go to Birmingham Delton, Judy Kitty in the Middle Enright, Elizabeth The Saturdays Estes, Eleanor Ginger Pye Moffits Fleischman, Sid Mr. Mysterious and Company Jim Ugly McBroom series Bandit’s Moon Whipping Boy Gantos, Jack Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key Giff, Patricia Reilly Lily’s Crossing Nory Ryan’s Song Jacques, Brian Redwall series Juster, Norton Phantom Tollbooth Kipling, Rudyard Just-So Stories Jungle Book Langton, Jane Fragile Flag Fledgling Levine, Gail Carson Ella Enchanted Lewis, C.S. Chronicles of Narnia series Lisle, Janet Afternoon of the Elves Mowat, Farley Owls in the family Namioka, Lensey Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear Naylor, Phyllis The Boys Start the War and the Girls Get Even O’Brien, Robert Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Paulsen, Gary Francis Tucket books Pryor, Bonnie Poison Ivy and Eyebrow Wigs Toenails, Tonsils and Tornadoes Rylant, Cynthia Missing May Sachar, Louis Holes Sandburg, Carl Rootabaga Stories Seredy, Kate The Good Master Spinelli, Jerry Wringer Steele, William O. The Perilous Road Stolz, Mary Bully of Barkham Street Taylor, Sidney All-of-a-Kind Family Wallace, Bill Blackwater Swamp Danger on Panther Peak Ferret in the Bedroom, Lizards in the Fridge Willard, Nancy The Highest Hit Beauty and the Beast Woodruff, Elvira Dear Levi, Letters from the Overland Trail
Good Series for Older Readers Dear America Journey to America Encyclopedia Brown Choose Your Own Adventure Picture Books for Older Readers Locker, Thomas Mare on the Hill Where the River Begins Land of Gray Wolf MacAuley Baaa Black and White Rome Antics McGill, Alice Molly Bannakey McLerran, Alice Roxaboxen Ryan, Pam Amelia and Eleanor Go For a Ride Rylant, Cynthia An Angel for Solomon Singer Turner, Ann Nettie’s Trip South Drummer Boy Katie’s Trunk Dakota Dugout Grasshopper Summer VanAllsburg any titles Yolen, Jane Letting Swift River Go All Those Secrets of the World
NON-FICTION Choose from any of the categories in the Dewey Decimal System: 000 – 099 GENERALITIES 100 –199 FEELINGS & IDEAS (Psychology and Philosophy) 200 – 299 Religions and Myths 300 – 399 Communities and their helpers Immigrants Cultures 400 – 499 Language 500 – 599 Science 600 – 699 Technology, Agriculture, Inventions, Pets, Health 700 - 799 Arts, Recreation 800 – 899 Literature, Humor 900 – 999 History, Geography, Biography Here are a few suggestions. Can you guess what categories of non-fiction you will find them? Check the OPAC and see if you were right! Anno, Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar Cole, Michael D. Apollo 13 Filipovic, Zlata Zlata’s Diary Fleischman, Sid Abracadabra Kid Freedman, Florence B. Two Tickets to Freedom: True Story of Ellen & Wm. Craft, Fugitive Slaves Freedman, Russell Eleanor Roosevelt George, Jean Craighead One Day on the Prairie The Everglades The Tarantula in My Purse Greenburg, Jean Chuck Close, Up Close Kehret, Peg Small Steps, The Year I Got Polio Laskey, Katherine The Librarian Who Measured the Earth Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody Ice Story: Shackleton’s Lost Expedition Martin, Jacqueline Briggs Snowflake Bentley Peet, Bill Autobiography Van Cleve, Janice Janice Van Cleve’s Rocks and Minerals Rosen, Michael Can You Find a Planet? Sans Souci, Robert Legend of Scarface Simms, Laura Bone Man: a Native American Modoc Tale Simon, Seymour Jupiter Steiner, Joan Look Alikes Talbott, Hudson Sword in the Stone Willard, Nancy A Visit to William Blake’s Inn
Dear Parents, Here are the suggested reading lists for students who wish to participate in the Summer Reading Challenge, or who just want to read independently. Please keep in mind that no reading list can meet the needs of every child, however these lists include authors who are popular, timely, and whose works tie in loosely with the instructional program for the grade your child is entering. I have also included recent award winning fiction and non-fiction titles. Note the different categories—your child may choose from any category and get credit for the Summer Reading Challenge. Please make sure you read the rules and guidelines for this summer enrichment program so that there is no confusion. Students who complete the Challenge will be recognized at the PARP assembly in September. Reading over the summer is a good way for your child to practice those skills taught during the school year. Reading daily also helps students retain those skills, thus it is very important to include some daily reading along with all of the other summer activities that keep you busy as a family. Reading together provides quality family time and allows the opportunity to interact and communicate with your child about anything that comes to mind as your child’s imagination is sparked through the books and magazines you share together. Sharing books, magazines and ideas is a great way to learn what interests your children or concerns them. Here are some Internet sites which provide reading lists:
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