Summer 2015-2016
Recommended for summer reading as composed by teachers K-5, reading coach and librarian:
Kindergarten (rising 1st grade)
| READ TO: |
INDEPENDENT READING: |
| Gregory, The Terrible Eater |
M. Sharmat |
Most STEP into Reading #1 or #2 books |
| If You Give a Mouse a Cookie |
L. Numeroff |
Biscuit (dog) series/Panda Kisses: |
A. Capucilli |
| Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse |
K. Henkes |
And I Mean It, Stanley |
C. Bonsall |
| Miss Spider’s Tea Party |
D. Kirk |
Addition Annie |
D. Gisler |
| Spooky Old Tree |
Berenstain |
Aggie & Will |
L. D. Brimner |
| Very Hungry Caterpillar, The |
E. Carle |
Best Pet Ever, The |
V. Roberts |
| Where The Wild Things Are |
M. Sendak |
Fancy Nancy Series |
J. O’Connor |
| Henry and Mudge Puppy series |
C. Rylant |
Pete the Cat |
J. Dean |
| Froggy books |
J. London |
Splat the Cat |
R. Scotton |
| Harold and the Purple Crayon |
C. Johnson |
AUTHORS
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| Frog and Toad series |
A. Lobel |
Berenstein |
D. McKee |
| Arthur books |
M. Brown |
P.D. Eastman |
A.J. Hayes |
| M. Hillert |
S. Hoff |
| S. Lucas |
G. Maccarone |
| M. Mayer |
E. Minarik |
| H. Wilhelm |
First Grade (rising 2
nd grade)
| Clifford series |
N. Bridwell |
Mr. Putter & Tabby books |
C. Rylant |
| Henry and Mudge series |
C. Rylant |
Flat Stanley books |
J. Brown |
| Junie B. Jones series |
B. Park |
Box Car Children series |
G.C. Warner |
| Fancy Nancy series |
J. O’Connor |
Porcupine’s PJ Party |
T.W. Harshman |
| Scooby-Doo series |
G. Herman |
Amelia Bedelia series |
P. Parish |
| Black Lagoon series |
M. Thaler |
Arthur series |
L. Hoban |
| Captain Underpants |
D. Pilkey |
Magic Tree House Books
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M. P. Osborne
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Nate the Great series
|
M.W. Sharmat
|
Get Ready for 2nd grade Amber B. |
P. Danziger |
| Horrible Harry series |
S. Kline |
Second Grade (rising 3rd grade)
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Judy Moody Series
|
M. McDonald
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| Katie Kazoo series |
N. Krulik |
Perfectly Princess series |
A. Crowne |
| Bailey School Kid, Jr.series |
D. Dadey |
Calendar Club series |
N. Star |
| Jigsaw Jones series |
J. Preller |
Marvin Redpost/Wayside series |
L. Sachar |
| Ready, Freddy! |
A. Klein |
Fish Face |
P.R. Giff |
| Franklin series |
P. Bourgeois |
Geronimo Stilton series |
E. Piemme |
| Cam Jansen series |
D. Adler |
American Girl series (different authors) |
V. Tripp, Fletcher |
| Pinkalicious series |
V. Kann |
A to Z Mysteries series |
R. Roy |
Third Grade (rising 4
th grade)
| Ramona/ Henry and Ribsy series |
B. Cleary |
| Hank the Cow Dog series |
J. Erickson |
| Diary of a Wimpy Kid series |
J. Kinney |
| Nancy Drew series |
C. Keene |
| Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective |
D J. Sobol |
| Through Grandpa’s Eyes |
P. MacLachlan |
| New Kid on the Block |
J. Prelutsky |
| The Lemonade Wars (series) |
J. Davies |
| Stink series |
M. Mcdonald |
| Frannie K Stein series |
J. Benton |
| Madison Finn series |
L. Dower |
| Bunnicula |
J. Howe |
| The Boy Who Saved Baseball |
J. Ritter |
| Wonder |
R..J. Palacio |
| I survived (series) |
L. Tarshis |
Fourth grade (rising 5th)
| 39 Clues Maze of Clues #1 |
R. Riordan |
| (subsequent books written by different authors) |
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| Little House on the Prairie |
L.I.Wilder |
| Allie Finkle’s Rules |
M. Cabot |
| Maniac Magee |
J. Spinelli |
| Heat/Comeback Kids |
M. Lupica |
| My Father’s Dragon(trilogy) |
R.S. Gannett |
| A Week in the Woods |
A. Clements |
| Chronicles of Narnia |
C.S. Lewis |
| In the Year of the Boar and Jackie R. |
B.B. Lord |
| Harry Potter series |
J.R. Rowling |
| Rush Revere series |
R. Limbaugh |
| Theodore Boone series |
J. Grisham |
| Seven Wonders |
P. Lerangis |
| Chasing Redbird/Ruby Hollar |
S. Creech |
Books are rated with the following system by Renaissance Learning
· Interest Levels on books according to Accelerated Reader are as follows:
o LG Lower Grades content appropriate for K-5grades
o MG Middle Grades content appropriate for 4-6 grades
o MG+ Middle Grades Plus content appropriate for 6-8 grades
o UG Upper Grade content appropriate for 9-12 grades
· Bear Exploration Center Library does not house books or AR tests rated UG
OVERDRIVE
Overdrive is an app available free for download. It enables the reader to check out digital or audio books from the local library~free of charge. Montgomery Public Library participates in this program.
STEPS:
- Current library card – every child of school age should own a personal library card
- Pin number (create a four digit number for sign in—Must go to library to get this pin number validated)
- Log into overdrive using your library card number as user name
- Enter the four digit pin number
- Browse and download books
Advantages
- Books available from anywhere you hae an internet connection-even when the library is closed
- NO OVERDUE FINES
- Saves gas and time traveling to various libraries
- NO KEEPING TRACK OF BOOKS TO RETURN
- Easier access promotes more reading
- NO OVERDUE FINES
- Books leave your app at the end of the 14 day checkout time period
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