GRADES K-3
CLINTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
2007
SUMMER
READING LIST
The following is the Summer Reading List for students entering Kindergarten, Grades 1, 2, and 3 in the fall of 2007. We are encouraging students to read a minimum of five books this summer. Please remember as books are selected that each child’s reading ability varies. A selected book may be one that can be read by the child, with the child or to the child. Students are encouraged to select titles from a variety of genre. Books used for core instruction during the school year are not on this list. A list of periodicals is included as part of this summer reading packet. Students are encouraged to enjoy this form of reading as well.
Be sure to fill out the Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge Pamphlet after you read each book. If you need additional space, please write the titles on another sheet of paper and attach it to the pamphlet. Please return to your classroom teacher by Monday, September 10, 2007
Lot’s of fun and adventure awaits readers this summer as
The Henry Carter Hull Library presents:
Get A Clue…at the Library.
All summer long, students will read for pleasure as they try to solve a mystery at the library. There will be chances to appear on a television program, learn about police detective work, become a fossil hunter and read, read, read.
Activities will begin with a performance of:
Sherlock Holmes Takes the Case
Saturday, June 16, 2007 at 4:00pm.
Solve a mystery with the world's most famous detective!
During this live play something's amiss, and now "the game's
afoot!" for the brilliant scientist and criminologist, Mr.
Sherlock Holmes. Along with his trusted companion, Dr.
Watson (played by a child volunteer), Holmes will follow the
clues and solve the mystery with audience's help.
Questions? Call 669-2342 or check out the library’s website.
Governor's Summer Reading Challenge 2007 Pamphlet
Ajmera, Maya
Be My Neighbor
Arnosky, Jim
Grandfather Buffalo
Armstrong, Jennifer
Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat
King Crow
Banks, Kate
The Cat Who Walked Across France
Banyai, Istran
The Other Side
Barber, Tiki & Ronde
By My Brother’s Side
Base, Graeme
The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery
Brett, Jan
Hedgie Blasts Off
Castaldo, Nancy
Pizza for the Queen
Cooney, Barbara
Miss Rumphius
Cooper, Elisha
Beach
Cooper, Ilene
The Golden Rule
Corey, Shana
First Graders from Mars
Cox, Judy
Don’t Be Silly, Mrs. Millie
Cronin, Doreen
Dooby Dooby Moo
Edwards, Pamela Duncan
The Mixed Up Rooster
Fargeon, Eleanor
Elsie Piddock Skips in her Sleep
Farish, Terry
The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup
Foreman, Michael
Mia’s Story
Fox, Mem
A Particular Cow
Garland, Michael
Miss Smith’s Incredible Story Book
George, Jean Craighead
Luck
Goble, Paul
Star Boy
Graham, Bob
“Let’s Get a Pup!” Said Kate
Griffith, Helen V.
Emily and the Enchanted Frog
Jeyaveeran, Ruth
The Road to Mumbai
Joosse, Barbara
Nugget and Darling
Juster, Norton
The Hello, Goodbye Window
Kane, Tracy
Fairy Houses
Knudsen, Michelle
Library Lion
Lawson, Julie
Bear on the Train
Lehman, Barbara
Museum Trip
Lewin, Ted
Big Jimmy’s Kum Kau Chinese Take Out
Macauley, David
Black and White
Mayhew, James
Katie and the Sunflowers
McClintock
Adelé & Simon
McCully, Emily Arnold
Monk Camps Out
McGeorge, Constance
Chestnut
McGrory, Anik.
Kidogo
Piper, Wally
The Little Engine That Could
Priceman, Marjorie
Hot Air
Recorvits, Helen
My Name is Yoon
Reiser, Lynn
My Way/A mi manera
Schertle, Alice
Down the Road
Teague, Mark
Detective LaRue:
Letters from the
Investigation
Velasquez, Eric
Grandma’s Records
Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth
The Kindness Quilt
Weitzman, Jacqueline
You Can’t Take a Balloon into the
Metropolitan Museum
Wellington, Monica
Firefighter Frank
Wiesner, David
Flotsam
Wisniewski, David
Sundiata
Wong, Janet.
Alex and the Wednesday Chess Club
Yolen, Jane
The Wolf Girls: An Unsolved
Mystery from History
Adler, David
Young Cam Jansen & the
Lost Tooth*
Arnold, Tedd
Hi! Fly Guy
Baker, Keith
Lucky Days with Mr. & Mrs. Green
Beaumont, Karen
Move Over, Rover
Benchley, Nathaniel
George, The Drummer Boy
Sam, The Minuteman
Bloom, Suzanne
A Splendid Friend, Indeed
Brisson, Pat
Little Sister, Big Sister
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin
Biscuit Finds a Friend*
Cosby, Bill
The Best Way to Play*
Cox, Phil Roxbee
Ted in a Red Bed*
Cushman, Doug
Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery
Danziger, Paula
Get Ready for Second Grade,
Amber Brown *
Delacre, Lulu
Rafi and Rosi
DiCamillo, Kate
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride*
Himmelman, John
The Animal Rescue Clue
Hopkinson, Deborah
Billy and the Rebel
Horowitz, Ruth
Breakout at the Bug Lab
Howe, James
Pinky and Rex and the New
Neighbors*
Kvasnosky, Laura McGee
Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways*
Levy, Elizabeth
The Schoolyard Mystery*
McMullan, Kate
Pearl and Wagner: Two Good Friends
Mills, Claudia
Gus and Grandpa at Basketball*
Minarik, Else Homelund
Little Bear*
Morton, Lone (bilingual—Sp. & Eng.)
Hurry Up, Molly/Apurate, Molly
Parish, Peggy
Amelia Bedelia*
Porte, Barbara
Harry in Trouble*
Portis, Antoinette
Not a Box
Ross, Pat
Meet M & M*
Rylant, Cynthia
Henry and Mudge *
Henry and Mudge and the
Great Grandpas
High-Rise Private Eyes *
Mr. Putter and Tabby *
Poppleton *
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman
Nate the Great *
Silverman, Erica
Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa*
VanLeeuwen, Jean
Amanda Pit and the Really Hot Day
Windham, Ryder
Star Wars: Journey through Space
Yolen, Jane
Commander Toad and the Space Pirates
*Title is one in a series
Amato, William
Aircraft Carriers*
Budd, E. S.
Humvees *
Dahl, Michael
Three-Alarm Jokes: A Book of
Firefighter Jokes
Dussling, Jennifer
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!*
Freeman, Marcia S.
Maple Trees*
Hayden, Kate
Horse Show*
Hayward, Linda
A Day in the Life of a Builder*
A Day in the Life of a Police
Officer*
Kuklin, Susan
Hoops with Swoopes
Macken, Joanne
Goldfish
Mattern, Joanne
Pilots*
Murphy, Stuart J.
A Pair of Socks
Otten, Jack
Watch Me Make a Birdfeeder*
Palazzo-Craig, Jane
Sharks
Randolph, Joanne
Cranes*
Werther, Scott P.
Dragsters*
*Title is one in a series
Abbot, Tony
The Mysterious Island
Adler, David A.
Cam Jansen Series
Bechtold Lisze
Buster
Brisson, Pat
Bertie’s Picture Day
Bulla, Clyde Robert
Pirate’s Promise
Cameron, Ann
Stories Julian Tells
Clifford, Eth
Flatfoot Fox*
Coville, Bruce
Moongobble and Me: The Dragons of Doom*
Dahl, Roald
Esio Trot
Dale, Jenny
Big Ben*
Danziger, Paula
I, Amber Brown*
Delton, Judy
Cookies and Crutches*
Estes, Eleanor
The Hundred Dresses
Gannett, Ruth Stiles
My Father’s Dragon*
Gelsey, James
Scoopy-Doo and the Carnival
Creeper*
Giff, Patricia Reilly
In the Dinosaur’s Paw*
Greenburg, Dan
Maximum Boy*
Keene, Carolyn
The Nancy Drew Notebooks*
Kerrin, Jessica Scott
Martin Bridge Ready for Takeoff
Martin Bridge, On the Lookout
King-Smith, Dick
Babe
Kipling, Rudyard
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Kline, Suzy
Herbie Jones*
Kraft, Erik P.
Lenny & Mel*
Krensky, Stephen
Louise, Soccer Star*
McMullan, Kate
97 Ways to Train a Dragon*
Moss, Marissa
Amelia’s Notebook*
Park, Barbara
Junie B., First Grader (at last!)*
Purkiss, S.
Ghost School
Roy, Ron
The School Skeleton*
The Panda Puzzle*
Rodda, Emily
Fairy Realm Series
Rylant, Cynthia
Good News*
Scieszka, Jon
Time Warp Trio Series
Selznick, Brian
The Houdini Box
Thompson, Kay
Eloise*
Warner, Gertrude Chandler
Amusement Park Mystery*
Bicycle Mystery*
Wilner-Pardo, Gina
Spider Storch
Rotten Runner
(various authors)
American Girls series
*Title is one in a series
Adler, David
Parachuting Hamsters & Andy Russell
Auch, Mary Jane
I Was a Third Grade Spy
Avi
Poppy*
Blume, Judy
Freckle Juice
Cleary, Beverly
Henry and Ribsy
Clements, Andrew
Bully Buster
Clifford, Eth
From the Mixed-Up Files of Basil
E. Frankweiler
DiCamillo, Kate
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
Gay, Marie-Louise
Travels with My Family
Haas, Jessie
Runaway Radish
Henry, Marguerite
Misty of Chincoteague*
Hurwitz, Johanna
Class Clown
Levy, Elizabeth
The Cool Ghoul Mystery
Lisle, Janet Taylor
Afternoon of the Elves
MacLachlan, Patricia
Sarah, Plain and Tall*
Mason, Andrienne
Lu and Clancy: The Carnival Caper
McCall-Smith, Alexander
Akimbo and the Lions*
Norton, Mary
The Borrowers
Preller, James
Jigsaw Jones Mystery Series
Steig, William
Abel’s Island
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
Little House on the Prairie
Yolen, Jane
King Long Shanks
The Mary Celeste: An Unsolved
Mystery from History
*Title is one in a series
Aardema, Verna
Koi and the Kola Nuts
Bruchac, Joseph
The First Strawberries
Cummings, Pat
Ananse and the Lizard
Davis, Donald
Jack and the Animals
Diakite, Bara Wague
The Magic Gourd
Duval, Deborah L.
How Rabbit Lost His Tale:
A Traditional Cherokee Legend
Ehlert, Lois
Moon Rope/Un Lazo a la Luna
Fritz, Jean
Brendan the Navigator: A History
Mystery About the Discovery of
America
Gershator, Phillis
Tukama Tootles the Flute
Gilman, Phoebe
Something from Nothing
Ginsburg, Mirra
Clay Boy
Hatkoff, Isabella
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
Hoy Tong, Lily
Two of Everything
Huck, Charlotte
Princess Furball
Lupton, Hugh
The Story Tree:
Tales to Read Aloud
McDermott, Gerald
Raven
Morales, Yuyi
Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale
and Counting Book
Mosel, Arlene
Tikki-Tikki-Tembo
Pinkney, Jerry.
The Little Red Hen
Aesop’s Fables
Sanderson, Ruth
Twelve Dancing Princesses
Seeger, Pete
Stone Soup
Shannon, George
Stories to Solve: Folktales from
Around the World*
Sierra, Judy
Tasty Baby Belly Buttons
Stevens, Janet
The Tortoise and the Hare
Wiesner, David
The Loathsome Dragon
(various authors)
…North & South, East & West
Yound, Ed
What About Me?
Aliki
Ah, Music!
William Shakespeare and the Globe
Arnold, Katya
Elephants Can Paint Too!
Bateman, Donna
Deep in the Swamp
Beldner
Greatest Game Ever Played
Castella, Krystina
Discovering Nature’s Alphabet
Center for Marine Conservation
The Ocean Book: Aquarium & Seaside Activities & Ideas for All Ages
Christian, Peggy
If You Find a Rock
Chimits, Xavier
Formula 1 Motor Racing Book
Curly, Lynn
Skyscraper
Donkin, Andrew
Danger on the Mountain
Dregni, Michael
Stock Car Racing
Earle, Sylvia A.
Coral Reefs
George, Jean Craighead
Everglades
Harper, Charise Mericle
Imaginative Inventions
Hatkoff, Isabella
Owen & Mzee
Owen & Mzee: The Language of
Friendship
Hayhurst, Chris
Mountain Biking! Get on the Trail*
Hennessy, B. G.
Olympics!
Hintz, Martin
Monster Truck Drag Racing
Hollyer, Beatrice
Let’s Eat: What Children Eat
Around the World
Hopkinson, Deborah
Sky Boys: How They Built the
Empire State Building
Igus, Toyomi
I See the Rhythm
Jones, Jen
Knitting for Fun
Kurlansky, Mark
The Story of Salt
Lasky, Kathryn
The Man Who Made Time Travel
Loy, Jessica
Follow the Trail: A Young Persons
Guide to the Great Outdoors
Mannis, Celeste D.
Snapshots: The Wonder of
Monteray Bay
Mayer, Marianna
Pegasus
Mitchell, David
Martial Arts
Mitton, Jacqueline
Zoo in the Sky
Murphy, Jim
Weird & Wacky Inventions
Prince, April Jones
Twenty-One Elephants and Still
Standing
Reynolds, Jan
Celebrate! Connections Among
Cultures
Sadler, Judy Ann
Making Fleece Crafts
Sill, Cathryn
About Mullusks
Silver, Donald M.
One Small Square*
(various authors )
National Geographic Science Chapters*
Willis, Nancy Carol
Red Knot
Winter, Jeanette
The Tale of Pale Male: A True
Story
*Title is one in a series
Livingston, Myra Cohn
If You Ever Meet a Whale
Morrison, Lillian
At The Crack of a Bat
A Pet for Me: Poems
Prelutsky, Jack
Scranimals
Silverstein, Shel
A Light in the Attic
Runny Babbit
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Stevenson, James
July
Sweet Corn
Thayer, Ernest Lawrence
Casey at the Bat
Updike, John
A Child’s Calendar
Attenborough, Liz
Poetry by Heart
Chernaik, Judith
Carnival of Animals
Florian, Douglas
Zoo’s Who
Hopkins, Lee Bennett
April, Bubbles, Chocolate: An
ABC of Poetry
Greenberg, David T.
Whatever Happened to Humpty Dumpty?
Hines, Anna Grossnicke
Winter Lights: A Season in Poems and Quilts
Hopkins, Lee Bennett
Good Rhymes, Good Times
James, Simon
Days Like This
Kennedy, Caroline
A Family of Poems
Lear, Edward
Nonsense!
Adler, David A.
A Picture Book Biography of …
Aldrin, Buzz
Reaching for the Moon
Anderson, M. T.
Handel: Who Knew What He
Liked
Bridges, Ruby
Through My Eyes: The Autobiography of Ruby Bridges
Brown, Don
A Voice from the Wilderness:
The Story of Anna Howard
Shaw
Odd Boy Out: Young Albert
Einstein
Bruchac, Joseph
Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path
Burleigh, Robert
Home Run
Into the Woods: John James Audubon Lives His Dream
Busby, Peter
First to Fly: How Wilbur and Orville Wright Invented the Airplane
Chin-Lee, Cynthia
Akira to Zoltan: Twenty-Six
Men Who Changed the World
Christensen, Bonnie
The Darling Nellie Bly
Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Satchel Paige
Major Taylor: Champion Cyclist
dePaola, Tomie
Here We All Are
Etue, Elizabeth
Hayley Wickenheiser: Born to Play
Farrell, Edward
Young Jackie Robinson
Feldman, Heather
Derek Jeter: Baseball’s Best
Marion Jones: World-Class
Runner
Gerstein, Mordecai
What Charlie Heard
Giovanni, Nikki
Rosa
Grimes, Nikki
Talkin’ About Bessie
Kerley, Barbara
The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse
Hawkins
Locker, Thomas
Rachel Carson: Preserving a
Sense of Wonder
Martin, Jacqueline Briggs
Snowflake Bentley
Mccully, Emily Arnold
Marvelous Mattie
Pinkney, Andrea
Ella Fitzgerald
Rodriguez, Rachel
Through Georgia’s Eyes
Rumford, James
Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man
Who Gave His People Writing
Schaefer, R. A.
Pedro Martinez
Schnur, Steven
Henry David’s House
Sutherland, Tui T.
Who Was Harry Houdini?
Wallner, Alexandra
Abigail Adam
Woodhull, Victoria
A Woman for President
Atagan, Patrick
The Yellow Jar
Faller, Regis Polo
The Runaway Book
Hardcastle, Michael
Archie’s Amazing Game
Kochacka, James
Monkey vs. Robot
Nickel, Scott
Night of the Homework Zombies
Runton, Andy
Owly: The Way Home & The
Bittersweet Summer
Be sure to fill out the Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge Pamphlet after you read each book. If you need additional space, please write the titles on another sheet of paper and attach it to the pamphlet. Please return to your classroom teacher by Monday, September 10, 2007
Have a great Summer! See you in the fall!