Summer Reading Program
The purpose of the Summer Reading Program is to
encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their
independent reading skills. Student participation in the program is
voluntary. Students who choose to participate in the program are required
to complete a minimum number of readings over the summer. Students
who participate in the Summer Quest program at the Prince William Public
Library automatically satisfy these requirements.
Kindergarten
Grade One Grade Two
Grade Three Grade
Four Grade Five
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication Date |
|
Berenstain, Stan and Jan |
Berenstain Bears Go To School |
Random House |
1978 |
|
Bridwell, Norman |
Clifford Books |
Scholastic |
various |
|
Carle, Eric |
The Very Busy Spider |
Philomel Books |
1984 |
|
Cohen, Miriam |
Will I Have A Friend? |
Aladdin |
1989 |
|
Christelow, Eileen |
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed |
Clarion |
1989 |
|
Crews, Donald |
Carousel |
Breenwillow Books |
1982 |
|
Delacre, Lulu |
Arroz Con Leche |
Scholastic |
1989 |
|
Duvoisin, Roger |
Petunia |
Knopf |
1950 |
|
Hoban, Tana |
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes |
Mulberry Books |
1996 |
|
Isadora, Rachel |
City From A to Z |
William Morrow |
1987 |
|
Keats, Ezra Jack |
Peter's Chair |
Puffin |
1998 |
|
Keats, Ezra Jack |
Pet Show |
Aladdin |
1987 |
|
Keats, Ezra Jack |
Whistle for Willie |
Live Oak Media |
1964 |
|
Keats, Ezra Jack |
Kitten for a Day |
Aladdin |
1993 |
|
Keats, Ezra Jack |
Jennie's Hat |
Trophy |
1985 |
|
LeSeig, Theo |
Ten Apples up on Top |
Random House |
1961 |
|
Lionni, Leo |
It's Mine |
Dragonfly |
1996 |
|
Lionni, Leo |
Swimmy |
Knopf |
1983 |
|
Pfister, Marcus |
The Rainbow Fish |
North-South Books |
1996 |
|
Piper, Watty |
The Little Engine That Could |
Stern Sloan Publication |
1990 |
|
Rey, H.A. |
Curious George books |
Houghton Mifflin |
various |
|
Tafuri, Nancy |
Do Not Disturb |
William Morrow |
1987 |
|
Tafuri, Nancy |
Have You Seen My Duckling? |
Beech Tree Books |
1996 |
|
various |
fairy tales |
various |
various |
|
various |
nursery rhymes |
various |
various |
|
Waber, Bernard |
Ira Sleeps Over |
Houghton Mifflin Co. |
1979 |
Note Keeping Strategies
|
1 |
Draw about your favorite part of the story. |
|
2 |
Draw or write a different ending to the story. |
|
3 |
Draw a picture frame showing the beginning, middle, and end of the story. |
Explanation of Extra Credit
|
1 |
Student will receive an extra S+ for each book completed for a total of five. Extra credit will count 10% of a student's grade in the first marking period and will be recorded by the end of the second week of school. |
|
2 |
Documentation needed is a list of the books read, including title and author, and a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the readings. The Summer Quest folder from the local public libraries can also be accepted as documentation. |
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication Date |
|
Asch, Frank |
Bear Shadow |
Silver Burdett |
1996 |
|
Asch, Frank |
Good-bye House |
Aladdin |
1989 |
|
Asch, Frank |
Water |
Aladdin |
1995 |
|
Asch, Frank |
Moonbear’s Skyfire |
Aladdin |
2000 |
|
Brett, Jan |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Ehlert, Lois |
Color Zoo |
Lippincott |
1989 |
|
Ehlert, Lois |
Eating the Alphabet |
Harcourt Brace |
1989 |
|
Ehlert, Lois |
Growing Vegetable Soup |
Harcourt Brace |
1987 |
|
Hillert, Margaret |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Hutchins, Pat |
Rosie's Walk |
MacMillan |
1978 |
|
Keats, Ezra |
Dreams |
Aladdan |
1992 |
|
Keats, Ezra |
Goggles |
Aladdan |
1998 |
|
Keats, Ezra |
Jennie's Hat |
Trohy |
1985 |
|
Keats, Ezra |
Pet show |
Aladdan |
1987 |
|
Keats, Ezra |
The Snowy Day |
Scholastic |
1993 |
|
Keats, Ezra |
Whistle for Willy |
Live Oak Media |
1964 |
|
Lobel, Arnold |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Martin, Bill Jr. |
The Happy Hippopotami |
Harcort Brace & Co |
1992 |
|
Martin, Bill Jr. |
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? |
Holt & Co. |
1997 |
|
Martin, Bill Jr. |
Up and down the Merry-Go-Round |
Henry Holt |
1991 |
|
Mayer, Mercer |
any Little Critter title |
various |
various |
|
Rookie Reader series |
various |
various |
various |
|
Seuss, Dr. |
Hunches in Bunches |
Random House |
1982 |
|
Seuss, Dr. |
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back |
Random House |
1958 |
|
Seuss, Dr. |
Green Eggs and Ham |
Random House |
1960 |
|
Seuss, Dr. |
Fox in Socks |
Random House |
1965 |
Note Keeping Strategies
|
1 |
Draw/write about the funniest part of the story |
|
2 |
Draw/write about your favorite scene from the story |
|
3 |
Write the most interesting sentence from the book and illustrate |
|
4 |
Make your own bookmark. |
Explanation of Extra Credit
|
1 |
Student will receive an extra S+ for each book completed for a total of five. Extra credit will count 10% of a student's grade in the first marking period and will be recorded by the end of the second week of school. |
|
2 |
Documentation needed is a list of the books read, including title and author, and a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the readings. The Summer Quest folder from the local public libraries can also be accepted as documentation. |
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication Date |
|
Aliki |
My Five Senses |
Harper Trophy |
1990 |
|
Black, Karen |
The Blind Men and the Elephant |
Scholastic |
1992 |
|
Brett, Jan |
The Mitten |
Scholastic |
1990 |
|
Brown, Marc |
any Arthur title |
various |
various |
|
Clements, Andrew |
Big Al |
Aladdin |
1997 |
|
De Paola, Tomie |
The Cloud Book |
|
1984 |
|
Dorros, Arthur |
Ant Cities |
Harper Trophy |
1988 |
|
Freeman, Don |
Corduroy |
Viking Press |
1968 |
|
Greene, Rhonda |
The Very First Thanksgiving Day |
Aladdin |
2006 |
|
|
Ox-Cart Man |
Puffin Books |
1983 |
|
Hopkins, Lee Bennett |
any poetry title |
various |
various |
|
Kraus, Ruth |
The Carrot Seed |
Harper Trophy |
1989 |
|
Lobel, Arnold |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Marshall, James |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Milton, Joyce |
Bats: Creatures of the Night |
Price Stern Sloan Publications |
1993 |
|
Peet, Bill |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Peterson, Katerine |
The Smallest Cow in the World |
Harper Trophy |
1993 |
|
Pomerantz, Charlotte |
The Outside Dog |
Harper Trophy |
1995 |
|
Rylant, Cynthia |
Henry and Mudge Get the Cold Shivers |
Aladdin Books |
1996 |
|
Rylant, Cynthia |
The Relatives Came |
Aladdin |
1993 |
|
Sendak, Maurice |
Chicken Soup with Rice (poetry) |
Harper Trophy |
1991 |
|
Seuss, Dr. |
Green Eggs and Ham |
Random House |
1988 |
|
Seuss, Dr. |
The Cat in the Hat |
Random House |
1985 |
|
Steig, William |
Doctor |
Harper Collins |
1994 |
|
Teague, Mark |
The Secret Shortcut |
Scholastic |
1999 |
|
Van Allsburg, Chris |
any title |
various |
various |
Note Keeping Strategies
|
1 |
Write about your favorite part of the story. |
|
2 |
Write about the characters in the story |
|
3. |
Write the most interesting sentence of the story and illustrate. |
Explanation of Extra Credit
|
1 |
Student will receive an extra S+ for each book completed for a total of five. Extra credit will count 10% of a student's grade in the first marking period and will be recorded by the end of the second week of school. |
|
2 |
Documentation needed is a list of the books read, including title and author, and a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the readings. The Summer Quest folder from the local public libraries can also be accepted as documentation. |
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication Date |
|
Aardema, Verna |
How the Ostrich Got its Long Neck |
Scholastic |
1995 |
|
Aardema, Verna |
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain |
Dial Books |
1992 |
|
Adler, David |
any of Cam Jansen series |
various |
various |
|
Baker, Barbara |
Third Grade is Terrible |
Minstrel Books |
1991 |
|
Bunting, Eve |
How Many Days to |
Random House |
1990 |
|
Cameron, Ann |
Julian, Secret Agent |
Random House |
1988 |
|
various |
Nonfiction titles in Discovery
Library series |
Rourke Publishing |
various |
|
various |
Nonfiction titles in Heinemann First Library series |
Heinemann |
various |
|
Hoffman, Mary |
Amazing Grace |
Dial Books for Young Readers |
1991 |
|
Hurwitz, Johanna |
Class Clown |
Scholastic |
1995 |
|
Kline, Suzy |
any of Horrible Harry series |
various |
various |
|
Lobel, Arnold |
any title |
various |
various |
|
McKissack, Patricia |
Flossie and the Fox |
Dutton |
1986 |
|
Mendez, Phil |
The Black Snowman |
Scholastic |
1991 |
|
Mills, Lauren |
The Rag Coat |
Little Brown |
1991 |
|
Mosel, Arlene |
Tikki Tikki Tembo |
Holt |
1989 |
|
Osborne, Mary Pope |
any of Magic Tree House series |
various |
various |
|
Parish, Peggy |
any Amelia Bedelia title |
various |
various |
|
various |
Nonfiction titles in Rookie Biographies series |
Children’s Press |
various |
|
Sharmat, Marjorie |
any of Nate the Great series |
various |
various |
|
various |
Nonfiction titles in True Book series |
Children’s Press |
various |
|
Young, Ed |
Cat and Rat: the Legend of The Chinese Zodiac |
Henry Holt |
1995 |
Note Keeping Strategies
|
|
Keep a journal about the reading. The journal
should answer the following questions: |
Explanation of Extra Credit
|
1 |
Students will receive an extra A (100%) for each book completed for a total of three. Extra credit will count 10% of a student's grade in the first marking period and will be recorded by the end of the second week of school. |
|
2 |
Documentation needed is a list of the books read, including title and author, and a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the readings. The Summer Quest folder from the local public libraries can also be accepted as documentation. |
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication Date |
|
Adler, David |
any Cam Jansen title |
various |
various |
|
Amato, Mary |
The Word Eater |
|
2005 |
|
Blume, Judy |
any children’s title |
various |
various |
|
Cameron, Ann |
Julian, Secret Agent |
Random House |
1988 |
|
Cherry, |
The Great Kapok Tree |
Harcourt Brace |
1998 |
|
Cleary, |
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 |
Camelot |
1992 |
|
Coville, Bruce |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Danziger, Paula |
any Amber Brown title |
various |
various |
|
various |
Dear America series |
Scholastic |
various |
|
De Paola, Tomie |
|
Putnam Juvenile |
2001 |
|
Erickson, John |
any Hank the Cowdog title |
various |
various |
|
Friedman, Ina |
How My Parents Learned to Eat |
Houghton Mifflin |
1987 |
|
Fritz, Jean |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Hoffman, Mary |
Amazing Grace |
Dial Books |
1991 |
|
Kline, Suzy |
any title |
various |
various |
|
McDermott, Gerald |
Arrow to the Sun |
Viking |
1997 |
|
Mendez, Phil |
The Black Snowman |
Scholastic |
1991 |
|
Miles, Betty |
Secret Life of the Underwear Champ |
Bullseye Books |
1994 |
|
Miles, Miska |
Annie and the Old One |
Little, Brown and Co. |
1971 |
|
various |
My America series |
Scholastic |
various |
|
Osborne, Mary Pope |
any Magic Tree House title |
various |
various |
|
Parish, Peggy |
Amelia Bedelia |
HarperCollins |
1992 |
|
Roy, Ron |
any A to Z Mystery title |
various |
various |
Note Keeping Strategies
|
|
Complete Summary Sheet for each book. A summary should include the setting, characters, problem, solution, and important events. |
Explanation of Extra Credit
|
1 |
Students will receive an extra A (100%) for each book completed for a total of three. Extra credit will count 10% of a student's grade in the first marking period and will be recorded by the end of the second week of school. |
|
2 |
Documentation needed is a list of the books read, including title and author, and a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the readings. The Summer Quest folder from the local public libraries can also be accepted as documentation. |
|
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Publication Date |
|
Bunting, Eve |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Cleary, |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Clifford, Eth |
Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library |
Scholastic |
1991 |
|
Gaiman, Neil |
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish |
Harper Trophy |
2006 |
|
Hannigan, Katherine |
Ida B:
. . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World |
Harper Trophy |
2006 |
|
Howe, Deborah |
Bunnicula: A Rabbit Tale of Mystery |
Aladdin Books |
1996 |
|
L'Engle, Madeleine |
A Wrinkle in Time |
Laurel Leaf |
1976 |
|
Lowry, Lois |
Gooney Bird Greene |
Yearling |
2004 |
|
Mendez, Phil |
The Black Snowman |
Scholastic |
1991 |
|
|
The Kid in the Red Jacket |
Random House |
1995 |
|
Paulson, Gary |
any children’s title |
various |
various |
|
Rockwell, Thomas |
How to Eat Fried |
Bantam Books |
1998 |
|
Sachar, Louis |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Scieszka, Jon |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Selznick, Brian |
any title |
various |
various |
|
Sperry, Armstrong |
Call It Courage |
Aladdin Books |
1990 |
|
Stine, R.L. |
any children’s title |
various |
various |
|
Townley, Roderick |
The Great Good Thing |
Simon & Schuster |
2003 |
|
Wilder, Laura Ingalls |
Little House in the Big Woods |
Trophy |
1971 |
|
Wright, Betty Ren |
Dollhouse Murders |
Scholastic |
1995 |
Note Keeping Strategies
|
|
Write a summary of the book. A summary should include the setting, characters, problem, solution, and important events. |
Explanation of Extra Credit
|
1 |
Students will receive an extra A (100%) for each book completed for a total of three. Extra credit will count 10% of a student's grade in the first marking period and will be recorded by the end of the second week of school. |
|
2 |
Documentation needed is a list of the books read, including title, author, publishing informaton, and an explanation of the topic or plot of the book. Include a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the readings. The Summer Quest folder from the local public libraries can also be accepted as documentation. |
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