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2ND/3RD GRADE
Summer Reading
June 11 - August 9, 2013
What comes to mind when you think about summer? Swimming? Summer camp? Barbecues? Music in
the park? This year, why not make reading and sharing books part of your summer fun?
No matter what your reason for reading -- whether it's to learn new things, escape with a great story, or
simply to relax and unwind -- you reap great benefits. Teachers and literacy experts agree that reading
throughout the summer helps students retain skills learned during the school year. Most importantly, when
parents and children enjoy summer reading together, children develop a love of books and reading that
lasts a lifetime.
In the Garden
E Picture Books
Beames, Margaret ................................................................. Night Cat
Brenner, Barbara................................................................... Good Morning, Garden
DePaola, Tomie .................................................................... Strega Nona’s Harvest
Grigsby, Susan ...................................................................... In the Garden with Dr. Carver
Poole, Amy Lowry................................................................ The Pea Blossom
Wilde, Oscar ......................................................................... The Selfish Giant
.............................................................................................. (also Spanish Collection J468)
Wortche, Allison................................................................... Rosie Sprout’s Time to Share
Easy Readers
Arnold, Caroline ................................................................... Wiggle and Waggle
Holub, Joan........................................................................... The Garden That We Grew
Redbank, Tennant ................................................................. Please Don’t Feed the Tiger Lily!
Rylant, Cynthia ……………………………………………Annie and Snowball and the Pink Surprise
J Fiction
Driscoll, Laura ………………………………Rosetta’s Dress Mess and other Disney Fairies books
Meadows, Daisy ………………………………………….Fern, the Green Fairy (Rainbow Fairies)
Roy, Ron............................................................................... June Jam
Warner, Gertrude Chandler .................................................. The Garden Thief
.............................................................................................. The Mystery of the Traveling Tomatoes
J Nonfiction
J582.1066 Maestro, Betty ..................................................... How do Apples Grow?
J635 Owen, Ruth .................................................................. Vegetables: Life on a Produce Farm
J635 ...................................................................................... Ready Set Grow!
J635 ...................................................................................... Other books on Gardens and Gardening
J712.0975 Gourley, Robbin ………………….First Garden: the White House Garden and How it Grew
J811 Havill, Juanita …………………………I Heard It from Alice Zucchini: Poems about the Garden
DVDs
DVD CHILDREN ………………………...The Tale of Peter Rabbit and the Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher
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Buried Treasure
E Picture Books
DeFelice, Cynthia ................................................................. One Potato, Two Potato
Quattlebaum, Mary ............................................................... Pirate vs Pirate: The Terrific Tale of
a Big Blustery Maritime Match
J Fiction
Barry, Dave ……………………………………………Cave of the Dark Wind: a Never Land Book
Dixon, Franklin ..................................................................... Mystery Map
(Hardy Boys Secret Files)
Griffiths, Andy ...................................................................... La Fiebre del Tesoro
(Spanish Collection)
Gutman, Dan ......................................................................... Mr. Burke is Berserk!
James, Brian .......................................................................... The Curse of Snake Island and other
Pirate School books
Kidd, Ronald ………………………………………..Teddy Roosevelt and the Treasure of Ursa Major
McDonald, Megan …………………….Judy Moody & Stick: the Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt
Osborne, Mary Pope ............................................................. Pirates Past Noon
Roy, Ron ............................................................................... The Goose’s Gold
.............................................................................................. Mayflower Treasure Hunt
(A to Z Mysteries)
Stevenson, Steve ................................................................... El Tesoro de los Abismos
(Spanish Collection)
Stilton, Geronimo.................................................................. Ghost Pirate Treasure
.............................................................................................. The Search for Sunken Treasure
(and other Geronimo stories)
Warner, Gertrude .................................................................. The Haunted Cabin Mystery
.............................................................................................. The Mystery at Peacock Hall
.............................................................................................. The Mystery of the Pirate’s Map
J Nonfiction
J741.5 Limke, Jeff................................................................. The Haunted Cabin Mystery
(graphic novel)
J910.45 Osborne ................................................................... Pirates
J910.45.................................................................................. Other books on Pirates
Dirt Movers/Construction
J Nonfiction
J621.865- J629.225 ............................................................... Books on Earthmovers, Trucks, and
Construction
J631.37 Peterson, Cris .......................................................... Fantastic Farm Machines
J631.37 Peppas, Lynn ........................................................... Vehicles on the Farm
Forces of Nature
E Picture Books
Danticat, Edwidge ................................................................. Eight Days: A Story of Haiti
J Fiction
Blade, Adam ......................................................................... Epos: The Winged Flame
(Beast Quest paperback series)
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Greenburg, J. C. ................................................................... With the Bats
(Andrew Lost paperback series)
Jimi ....................................................................................... The Blue Stone: A Journey through Life
McMullan, Kate.................................................................... Class Trip to the Cave of Doom
(Dragon Slayers’ Academy paperback series)
Meadows, Daisy ................................................................... Shannon the Ocean Fairy
................................................................. Olivia the Orchid Fairy
(Rainbow Magic paperback series)
Montgomery, R. A. ............................................................... The Lost Jewels of Nabouti
(Choose Your Own Adventure paperback series)
Moss, Amelia ........................................................................ The All New Amelia
Rodda, Emily ........................................................................ Deltora Quest paperback series
Roy, Ron............................................................................... The Goose’s Gold
Stamper, Judy ....................................................................... Rocky Road Trip
other Magic School Bus Science paperback series
Sweet, J.H. ............................................................................ Periwinkle and the Cave of Courage
(Fairy Chronicles paperback series)
Tarshis, Lauren ……………………………………….I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906
(I Survived paperback series)
Viau, Nancy ……………………………………………….Samantha Hansen Has Rocks in Her Head
Warner, Gertrude .................................................................. The Mystery at Peacock Hall
Wojciechowski, Susan …………………………………Beany (Not Beanhead) and the Magic Crystal
J Nonfiction
J550 Berger, Melvin ............................................................. Rocks & Minerals
J550s ..................................................................................... Books on Geology
J551.2 Christian, Spencer …………Shake, Rattle, and Roll: The World’s Most Amazing Volcanoes,
Earthquakes and Other Forces
J551.21 Green, EmilyK. ....................................................... Volcanoes
J551.21 Simon, Seymour ...................................................... Danger! Volcanos
J551.21 ................................................................................. Other books on Volcanoes
J551.447 Green, Emily ......................................................... Caves
J551.447 Harrison, David L. ............................................... Caves: Mysteries Beneath Our Feet
J551.447 ............................................................................... Other books on Caves
J551.82 Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner ................................... How Mountains are Made
J552 Kitinger, Jo S. ………………………………………A Look at Rocks: From Coal to Kimberlite
J552 Walker, Sally M. .......................................................... Rocks
J552s ……………………………………………………..Other books on Rocks, Gems, and Minerals
J552.0075 Gans, Roma ......................................................... Let’s Go Rock Collecting
J552.0078 VanCleave, Janice Pratt ...................................... Janice VanCleave’s Rocks and Minerals
J553.8 Kallen, Stuart A. ...................................................... Gems
J577.584 Walker, Sally......................................................... Caves
J577.584 Rosenberg, Pam ……………………………….Ack! Icky, Sticky, Gross Stuff Underground
J591.753 Lynette, Rachel ..................................................... Who Lives in a Deep, Dark Cave?
J624.19 Macauley, David ..................................................... Underground
Construction Below Our Feet (Subways, Tunnels, and Sewers)
J Fiction
Labatt, Mary.......................................................................... The Mummy Lives
Osborne, Mary Pope ............................................................. Mummies in the Morning
Stilton, Geronimo.................................................................. The Phantom of the Subway
J Nonfiction
J388.428................................................................................ Books on Subways
J622.19 Steele, Phillip .......................................................... Eyewitness Treasure
J624.193 Hunter, Ryan Ann.................................................. Dig a Tunnel
J624.193................................................................................ Other books on Tunnels
J696.182 Raum, Elizabeth .................................................... The Story Behind Toilets
Worlds Below Our Feet
E Picture Books
Gaiman, Neil ......................................................................... The Dangerous Alphabet
J Fiction
Anderson, Hans Christian ..................................................... The Little Mermaid
Dadey, Debbie ...................................................................... Mermaids Don’t Run Track
(Bailey School Kids paperback series)
DiTerlizzi, Tony.................................................................... The Field Guide
other Spiderwick Chronicles books
Gilligan, Alison ..................................................................... Pirate Treasure of the Onyx Dragon
(Choose Your Own Adventure paperback series)
Rodda, Emily ........................................................................ The Third Wish
Shields, Gillian ..................................................................... Mermaid S.O.S. paperback series
Stilton, Geronimo.................................................................. The Search for Sunken Treasure
.............................................................................................. Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
.............................................................................................. Shipwreck on the Pirate Islands
J Nonfiction
J910.1028 Cerullo, Mary ………………………Shipwrecks: Exploring Sunken Cities beneath the Sea
J910.41 Reid, Struan ............................................................. The Children’s Atlas of Lost Treasures
J910.452................................................................................ Books on Shipwrecks
DVD’s
CHILDREN ......................................................................... Eyewitness Rock & Mineral
CHILDREN ......................................................................... Eyewitness Volcanoes
CHILDREN ………………………………………………Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman
CHILDREN .......................................................................... Fortune Quest. Journey to Terrason
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