Hanover Township Public Schools
Summer Reading 2011
Read…then, read some more…then,
read some more!
Research shows that reading during the summer will help boys and girls avoid the “summer slide”, or gap in
academic skills before returning to school in the fall.
Check out this article: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4178
If you need some help getting started, try some of these great fiction-and-non-fiction book
pairs; you can enjoy the imaginative fiction while learning some fascinating facts.
Grade level
K-2
K-2
K-2
K-2
K-2
K-2
K-2
2-5
3-5
3-5
3-5
Suggested titles
Farm by Elisha Cooper
Serious Farm by Tim Egan or Click Clack Moo: Cows that Type by Doreen Cronin
Diary of a Worm by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Harry Bliss
Wonderful Worms by Linda Glaser
How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? by Jane Yolen
Dinosaurs by Gail Gibbons
Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
Bats by Gail Gibbons
Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathman
Police Officers on the Go by Alyse Sweeney
KBUG Radio Up Close and Personal: An Interview with Harry the Tarantula by L. Tyson
The Tarantula Scientist by Sy Montgomery
Posy by Linda Newbery
Calico's Cousins : cats from around the world by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes
Don’t forget the Magic Tree House pairs by Mary Pope Osborne!
Here are some examples:
Pirates: A Non-Fiction Companion to Pirates Past Noon
Knights and Castles: A Non-Fiction Companion to The Knight at Dawn
The World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney; Humphrey is a class pet whose presence makes a
positive difference in the lives of the people he meets. All in all, a winning book that will appeal
to children who like tales about animals, school life, and friendship.
The wild side of pet hamsters by Jo Waters
Pale Male : Citizen Hawk of New York City by Janet Schulman
Swordbird by Nancy Yi Fan (written when the author was 12 years old), with the sequel titled
Sword Quest
Field Guide to New York City by Peter Bennett
People & events in history (Social Studies)
Don Brown's Kid Blink Beats the World (2004), a story of the newsboys (and girls) who took on the
world's most powerful press barons--and won.
The American Newsboy by Michael Burgan
Meghan McCarthy's Aliens Are Coming! (2006) examining popular hoaxes
The Daily Comet: Boy Saves Earth from Giant Octopus! By Frank Asch
Lunchbox and the aliens (fiction) by Bryan W. Fields
Everybody’s Revolution: A New Look at the People Who Won America’s Freedom by Thomas Fleming
All
grades
Oh, Say I Can’t See by Jon Scieszka (Time Warp Trio #15)
Dealing with Bullying
Take a stand! : What You Can Do About Bullying by Carrie Golus (gr. 3-5)
Nobody knew what to do : a story about bullying by Becky McCain
Sorry! and Trouble Talk and Just Kidding and My Secret Bully by Trudy Ludwig
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Jungle Bullies by Steven Kroll (K-2)
Amelia Takes Command or Amelia’s Bully Survival Guide by M. Moss (3-5)
Good-Bye Bully Machine by Debbie Fox
Don’t forget to
read newspapers and magazines, too!
Include the title of the articles you read
on your reading list.
Riveting Fiction series and partner books
3-5
Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson & the Olympians series and the Heroes of Olympus series and Kane
Chronicles series
39 Clues series (various authors) published by Scholastic, Inc.
Mary Pope Osborne’s Tales from the Odyssey
Pair these with:
Classical kids : an activity guide to life in ancient Greece and Rome by L. Carlson
Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt (DK Eyewitness books)
You wouldn't want to be a pyramid builder! : a hazardous job you'd rather not have
You wouldn't want to be a slave in ancient Greece! : a life you'd rather not have
Oh My Gods! A Look-it-Up Guide to the Gods of Mythology by M. Bryant
Gods of Manhattan series by Scott Mebus, paired with
Field Guide to New York City by Peter Bennett
Nicky Fifth series by Lisa Funari Willever (2011 MTV visiting author) paired with:
New Jersey by Jill Wheeler
Weird N.J. Vol. 1 by Mark Sceurman, and Vol. 2 by Mark Moran
My first pocket guide, New Jersey by Carole Marsh
Weird U.S.: A Freaky Field Trip through the 50 States by Matt Lake
(“Try your hand” at having your work published by the Franklin Mason Press’ Young
Author & Illustrators contest challenge!) visit online:
http://www.franklinmasonpress.com/youngauthors.php
3-5
Exciting & Fascinating Non-Fiction Series
DK Eyewitness Books
You Wouldn’t Want to … series by Watts Publishing: A funny exploration of the cultural trials and
tribulations experienced in the past.
Digging Into History (series by Marshall Cavendish Benchmark): This series investigates some of the
most well-known past civilizations. It tells how sites have been found and describes what new
discoveries and cutting-edge technology can teach us.
Cool CSI series by Esther Beck, published by Abdo Publishing’s Checkerboard books
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