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Summer reading 2009

Additions to the list

K:
Art
1 2 Buckle my Shoe (HCS needs to order)
Apples and Oranges

1st:
Bear's Picture
Black Book of Colors

Little ballet star?(HCS Needs to order)



2nd:
my weird school
Ish
Mattland
Disney Fairies Series
Westlandia
Gertrude is Gertrude

3rd:
Fairy World Crafts -

How to draw terrifying robots (HCS needs to order)
No Cook Cookery (HCS needs to order)
Make Scupltures!
Ivy and Bean series



4th:
Warriors
Masterpiece - 4th
Phineas L. Maguire gets slimed
Beetle the Bard (HCS needs)
Hugo Cabret
Getting to know the world's greatest artists

Updates For Caldecott winners
House in the night
Couple of Boys
River of Words
How l learned Geography
Try a Biography

Comments

mlbulat
Apr 3, 2009

Here are some titles I had hoped to bring to our last meeting.

Not a Stick and Not a Box by Antoinette Portis
The Red Chalk by Iris van der Heide
Tomasso and the Missing Line by Matteo Pericoli

Happy Weekend, Mary

mlbulat
May 6, 2009

Summer Reading List 2009
4th Grade Book Reviews

Masterpiece Elise Broach
Marvin, a beetle, befriends 11 year old James in their New York City apartment. After James gets a
pen-and-ink set, Marvin creates an elaborate miniature drawing for which James gets the credit. The
pair then get caught up in an art heist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Warriors Erin Hunter
(any title in the series)
For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws
laid down by their warrior ancestors. The ThunderClan cats now live in grave danger, and
the sinister ShadowClan is growing stronger every day.

Phineas L. MacGuire... Gets Slimed Frances O'Roark Dowell
Mac, as Phineas prefers to be called, aspires to be the best 4th grade scientist. Rival scientist,
Aretha, has asked him to help create the mold that produces penicillin.
This story is full of actual scientific facts and a lot of fun.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret Brian Selznick
Hugo Cabret is a French orphan in the 1930's who works as the timekeeper at the
Paris Train Station. Hugo meets a mean old man and an eccentric girl and together
they unravel a mystery that leads to information about Hugo's father. This is a spellbinding story
told in both words and pictures and winner of the 2008 Caldecott Award.

Tales of Beedle the Bard J.K. Rowling
And what else has J.K. Rowling written? These tales are presented as a recent discovery,
translated by Harry Potter character Hermione and accompanied with commentary by Albus
Dumbledore. They give new insight into the world of Harry Potter.

Getting To Know the World's Greatest Artists Mike Venezia
(any title in the series)
Mike Venezia introduces the Great Masters as real people helping children to look at art
in a fun way and as something to enjoy all their lives.

AParks
May 19, 2009

Grade 3 additions for 2009

Fairy World Crafts by Kathy Ross
Full-color, illustrated instructions for creating twenty-two fairy world crafts including a fairy wand, costume, and butterfly wings.

How to draw terrifying robots by Aaron Sautter
Contains illustrated, step-by-step instructions for drawing ten fantastic robots, as well as a scene of robot battle.

No Cook Cookery by Morris, Ting
Provides step-by-step instructions for making a variety of no-cook recipes, including muesli, cheese boats, coconut bars, frozen fruit pops, and other snacks and drinks, and includes food-related facts.

Art & activities for kids series by Kim Solga
(any title in the series)
6 books present step-by-step instructions for different art and craft activities: Printmaking, Drawing, Clothing, Gifts, Sculptures and Painting.

Ivy and Bean series by Annie Barrows
(any title in the series)
Features humorous stories about two mischievous and delightful girlfriends, Ivy and Bean.

DMartin
May 20, 2009

New titles for 2nd grade
Disney Fairies Various authors
(any title in the series)
Presents the thrilling adventures of the Disney Fairies as they explore the wonderful, magical world of Never land and Pixie Hollow.

My Weird School Dan Gutman
(any title in the series)
Dan Gutman makes a splash with his new series for the just-ready-for-chapter books readers. When Miss Daisy can't understand multiplication,

DMartin
May 20, 2009

her helpful class explains it. When she can't spell a word, her students teach her. Cartoon illustrations and a generous font make this inviting for the newest readers. And once they accept the invitation, they will read and share the silly situations with each other.

Ish Peter Reynolds
Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.

Mattland Hazel Hutchins and Gail Herbert
In this eloquent and beautifully illustrated book, Matt finds himself in yet aother new home. Surrounded by an uninspiring landscape and lacking friends, he begins to poke at the mud outside his house. He quickly notices in his marks the beginning of a landscape. Bit by bit, a miniature world unfolds before Matt and readers, assisted by the timid offerings of neighborhood children.

Gertrude is Gertrude is Gertrude Jonah Winter
"And Gertrude is Gertrude Stein, a most fabulous writer, who lived a most fabulous life". Gertrude Stein holds court when Picasso, Matisse, Hemingway, and lots of other artists and writers visit. Alice B. Toklas serves tea. Told in verse, with a wink to Stein's own style, this picture book view of these famous figures becomes something of a dreamy impression.

Weslandia Paul Fleischman
Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter, food and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.

This year's Caldecott winner are:
House in the night Susan Marie Swanson
A river of words: the story of William Carlos Williams Jennifer Bryant
A couple of boys have the best week ever Marla Frazee
How I learned Geography Uri Shulevitz

Nutmeg Book Suggestions Past Nominees
Shakespere Secret Elise Broach
Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit 6th grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.

Three Good Deeds Vivian Vande Velde
Caught stealing some goose eggs from a witch, Howard is cursed for his heartlessness and turned into a goose himself, and he can only become human again by performing three good deeds.

MVP Douglas Evans
Twelve year old Adam Story is challenged by the deposed ruler of Babababad and his mongoose companion to become the first youngster to travel around the world in forty without an adult.

The Homework Machine Dan Gutman
Four fifth-graders--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet and a slacker-- as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.

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