Grades 3-5 Summer Reading List

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1 Grades 3-5 Summer Reading List Purpose: to increase general knowledge to promote family togetherness as you choose books and read as a family to encourage reading as fun! Suggested guidelines: 5 books = good 6-10 books = great books = super 21+ books = fantastic! Accountability: parents keep a list of books, authors, and pages when they are completed students who turn in a completed list at the beginning of the school year will be rewarded Title Author # of pages Parent Initials

3 Third - Fifth Grade Summer Reading Book List Fiction Charlotte s Web White, E. B. Story of a pig and a spider who become friends. Stuart Little White, E. B. Story of the adventures of a fun-loving mouse. Little House Series Little House in the Big Wood On the Banks of Plum Creek By the Shores of Silver Lake The Long Winter These Happy Golden Years A series of stories of the Ingall s family. The Moffats A story about the four children and friends. Henry Huggins The adventures of Henry, his dog, and their friends. The Mouse and the Motorcycle Runaway Ralph Wilder, Laura Ingalls Estes, Eleanor Cleary, Beverly Cleary, Beverly Cricket in Times Square Seldon, George A cricket ends up in a New York subway station far from his Connecticut home. He meets three friends, a boy, a cat, and a mouse. Mr. Popper s Penguins Comic story of Mr. Popper and his pet penguin. Atwater, Richard and Florence Swiss Family Robinson Wyss, Johann D. Shipwreck and survival. Black Beauty Good, moving, classic horse story. Sewell, Anna

4 Heidi Spyri, Johanns H. A girl, her grandfather, and a boy named Peter. Pippi Longstocking Lindgren, Astrid Pippi Goes on Board Pippi in the South Seas Pippi lives alone except for her monkey, her horse, and her fortune in gold. Call It Courage A boy, Mafatu, must prove he is not a coward. Armstrong, Sperry North to Freedom Holm, Anne A boy from a concentration camp makes his way across Europe alone. The Narnia Chronicles Lewis, C. S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Prince Caspian Voyage of the Dawn Treader The Silver Chair The Horse and His Boy The Magician s Nephew The Last Battle Seven books in this series. Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie wins a trip to a chocolate factory. Dodge, Mary Dahl, Roald Caddie Woodlawn Brink, Carol R. A red-haired tomboy and her brother have an adventure with Indians on the frontier of Wisconsin. The Secret Garden Burnett, Frances Hodgson Three children find a secret garden and make it beautiful again. Freedom Train A slave escapes to freedom. The Hundred Dresses Sterling, Dorothy Byars, Betsy Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Taylor, Mildred D. A struggle of an African American family in Mississippi during the depression.

5 Rascal Eleven year old Sterling keeps a pet raccoon in the house. North, Sterling The Trumpeter of Krakow Kelly, Eric P. The Trumpet of the Swan White, E. B. Louis, a voiceless swan, has adventures, finds fame, and fortune. Miss Pickerell Goes to the Arctic MacGregor, Ellen Biography Childhood of Famous Americans Series Abraham Lincoln (the great emancipator) Ben Franklin (boy printer) Booker T. Washington (ambitious boy) Clara Barton (founder of Red Cross) Daniel Boone (young hunter and tracker) George Washington (boy leader) Molly Pitcher (girl patriot) Nancy Hanks (Kentucky girl) U. S. Grant (young horseman) Stevenson, Augusta Billy Sunday Home Run to Heaven Allen, Robert A. Trailblazer Books Series Abandoned on the Wild Frontier (Peter Cartwright) Attack in the Rye Grass (Marcus and Narcissa Whitman) The Queen s Smuggler (William Tyndale) Spy for the Night Riders (Martin Luther) Trail by Poison (Mary Slessor) The Bandit of Ashley Downs (George Muller) The Chimney Sweep s Ransom (John Wesley) This is a biographical fiction series. Creative Minds Set Fine Print (Johann Gutenberg) Mark T-W-A-I-N (Samuel Clemens) We ll Race You (Henry Ford) Jackson, Dave and Neta Carolrhoda

6 Scientific The Magic School Bus Series...Lost in the Solar System (note reference to billions of years) at the Waterworks (note reference to millions of years)...inside the Human Body...on the Ocean Floor Animal Habitats Series Ants on the Ground Butterfly in the Garden Deer in the Forest Honeybee in the Meadow Lizard in the Jungle Mouse in the Barn Polar Bear in the Ice Real Kids, Real Science Entomology (butterflies, ants, crickets) Invertebrate Zoology (animals without backbones) Marine Biology (oceans, shores) Ornithology (birds) Woods, Ponds, and Fields Scholastic Oxford Scientific Films Thames & Hudson Topics - choose a book from the library or from a personal book collection insects human body planets plants fish reptiles ocean birds mammals forests pond weather

7 Additional Books for Grades 3-5 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn A classic too good for any child to miss reading. Alice s Adventures in Wonderland Ageless classic - a must for every child and adult as well. Twain, Mark Carroll, Lewis All-of-a-Kind Family Taylor, Sydney Five girls have happy times in a family rich in kindness but poor in money. Dangerous Ground Story of survival in Yellowstone National Park. Skurzynski, Gloria Dear Mr. Henshaw Cleary, Beverly A young boy who aspires to be an author writes a series of letters to a writer. Double Life of Pocahontas Historical fiction dealing with the Boston Massacre of Fritz, Jean Five Children and It Nesbit, Edith A group of children discover a sand fairy who both enlivens and confuses their lives. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Konigsburg, E. L. Two children who run away and live for days in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Hiding Place Ten Boom, Corrie The true story of two sisters sent to a Nazi concentration camp for helping Jews. House of Dies Drear Hamilton, Virginia Arilla, part Native American and part African American, learns new things about her own identity. The Hundred Dresses A moving story of a poor, little ragged girl. Indian in the Cupboard A young boy and his magic cupboard. Estes, Eleanor Reid Banks, Lynne Island of the Blue Dolphins O Dell, Scott Based on a true story of a Native American girl stranded alone for eighteen years.

8 Johnny Tremain A novel about the American Revolution. Julie of the Wolves Story of an Inuit girl who is cared for by Arctic wolves. Lassie Come Home Classic dog story every child should know. Forbes, Esther George, Jean Craighood Knight, Eric A Lantern in her Hand Aldrich, Bess Streeter Timeless classic first published in the life story of Abbie MacKenzie Deal who leaves Iowa for the frontier of Nebraska. My Side of the Mountain A contemporary Robinson Crusoe - a favorite of many. Old Yeller A story about a boy who learns to love an ugly stray dog. Red Cap A young Yankee drummer boy is sent to a Confederate prison. Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen Young prince s quest to deliver six objects to a mystical king. George Jean Gipson, Fred Wisler, G. Clifton Alexander, Lloyd The Sign of the Beaver Speare, Elizabeth George A young boy in Maine is rescued by an Indian chief and his grandson. Silver Chief: Dog of the North Classic story of a wonderful dog - part dog and part wolf. O Brien, John Sounder Armstrong, William H. A young African American boy grows in courage and understanding with the help of his dog, Sounder. Starshine and Sunglow Levin, Betty Three children try to save their neighbor s cornfield from predators. Stitch In Time Historical fiction about a family in Salem, Massachusetts. The Summer of the Swans Fourteen-year-old girl searches for her younger brother. Rinaldi, Ann Byars, Betsy

9 Trouble River A story about escaping Native Americans on a raft. Tuck Everlasting Mysterious story of drinking from a magical spring. Byars, Betsy Babbitt, Natalie Tombs of Anak Peretti, Frank Two teenagers and their father brave many dangers on an archaeological dig. (Three other books in the series.) Up a Road Slowly Growing years of Julie - talented and motherless. Hunt, Irene When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit Kerr, Judith Jewish German refugee family who escapes to Switzerland to avoid Nazi persecution. Where the Red Fern Grows Rawls, Wilson A simply written, moving story about the love of a young boy and his two dogs. The Witch of Blackbird Pond Historical romance set in Puritan Connecticut. Speare, Elizabeth George Wrinkle in Time L Engle, Madeleine Meg Murray and her family receive a surprise visit from an unearthly stranger. The Yearling Written for adults, but appropriate for children. Wyeth, N.C. Marguerite Henry s books Considered by many to be the most successful writer of horse stories. James A. Kjelgaard s books Great writer of dog stories. Especially for girls: Christy Miller Series Jennis McGrady Mystery Series

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