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
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)
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
DVD’s
CHILDREN Eyewitness Rock & Mineral
CHILDREN Eyewitness Volcanoes
CHILDREN ………………………………………………Roxy Hunter and the Secret of the Shaman
CHILDREN Fortune Quest. Journey to Terrason
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
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