Occoquan Elementary School
 Summer Reading Program

Phone:  (703) 494-2195


Kindergarten   Grade One   Grade Two   Grade Three   Grade Four  Grade Five

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Kindergarten

Author
Title
Publisher
Publication Date
 Lionni, Leo  A  Color of His Own Pantheon  1975 
 Bridwell, Norman Clifford books (series)   Scholastic various 
Guarino, Deborah  Is Your Mama A Llama?  Scholastic  1989 
Leaf, Munro  The Story of Ferdinand  Puffin  1977 
Scarry, Richard  Richard Scarry's ABC's  Random House  1973 
Stoeke, Janet  A Hat For Minerva Louise  Puffin  1984 
Ginsburg, Mirra  Mushroom in the Rain  Macmillan  1974 
Kimmel, Eric  I Took My Frog to the Library  Viking  1990 
Kovalski, Maryann  The Wheels On the Bus  Little, Brown  1987 
Christelow, Eileen Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Clarion 1989
Piper, Watty The Little Engine That Could Platt and Munk 1930
Westcott, Nadine Peanut Butter and Jelly - A Play Rhyme Dulton 1987
Knowles, Sheena Edward the Emu Harper Collings 1988
Galdone, Paul The Three Billy Goats Gruff Brilliance  1987
Galdone, Paul The Three Little Pigs Brilliance 1987
Rey, H.A. Curious George books Houghton Mifflin various
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes any version
Grace, Eilleen The Three Little Pigs Troll 1981
McQueen, Lucinda The Little Red Hen Scholastic 1985
Walsh, Ellen S. You Silly Goose Voyager 1996
Berenstain, Jan &Stan any Berenstain Bears book Random House varied
Brown, Margaret Wise The Important Book Harper 1949
Ashley, Bernard Cleversticks Watts 1992
Shaw, Nancy Sheep in a Jeep Houghton Mifflin 1986
Annoated list
Note Keeping Strategies
1  On a blank sheet of  paper, list title and author of each of the 5 books read, plus a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.
2 Students who participate in Prince William Co. Public Library's Summer Quest Program may use that documentation as evidence of meeting the summer reading  program requirements.

Explanation of Extra Credit

1 Students will receive extra credit for  completing recommended summer reading.  Students will receive an S+ for each book completed, for a total of five.  Extra credit will count 10% of the student's grade in the affected marking period.


Grade One
Author
Title
Publisher
Publication Date
 Asch, Frank Happy Birthday Moon Prentice-Hall  1982 
 Carl, Eric The Very Hungry Caterpillar  Collins  1969 
Flack, Marjorie  Ask Mr. Bear  Macmillan  1968 
Ehlert, Lois  Snowballs  Harcourt Brace  1995 
Hutchins, Pat  The Doorbell Rang  Greenwillow  1986 
Keats, Jack  Peter's Chair  Harper  1967 
Mercer, Mayer  There's an Alligator Under My Bed  Dial  1987 
Lobel, Anita  Alison's Zinnia  Greenwillow  1990 
Westcott, Nadine I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Little, Brown  1980
Morris, Ann  Bread, Bread, Bread Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 1989
Slobodkina, Esphyr Caps For Sale Harper and Row 1940
Burton, Virginia Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel Scholastic 1939
Bang, Molly Ten-Nine-Eight Mulberry 1991
Lobel, Arnold On Market Street Greenwillow 1981
Pallotta, Jerry The Icky Bug Alphabet Book, The Yucky Reptile Alphabet Book ,or any other alphabet book by this author Charlesbridge varied
Ahlberg, Janet & Allan Each Peach Pear Plum Viking 1979
Bourgeois, Paulette Franklin in the Dark, Franklin Goes to School, or any other Franklin book by this author Scholastic varied
Whitlatch, Isaac Me & My Veggies Landmark 1986
Martin Jr., Bill Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Simon & Schuster 1989
McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal Viking  1976
Wood, Audrey The Napping House Harcourt Brace 1984
Day, Alexandra Carl Goes to Day Care, Carl Goes Shopping, Good Dog Carl Farrow varied
Aylesworth, Jim Old Black Fly Holt 1992
Feelings, Muriel Jambo Means Hello Dial 1974
Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms Harcourt 1995
Williams, Linda The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything Harper Collins 1986
 Annotated list
 Note Keeping Strategies
1  On a blank sheet of paper, list title and author of each of the 5 books read, plus a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.
2 Students who participate in Prince William Co. Public Library's Summer Quest Program may use that documentation as evidence of meeting the summer reading program requirements.

Explanation of Extra Credit

1 Students will receive extra credit for completing recommended summer reading.  Students will receive an S+ for each book completed, for a total of five.  Extra credit will count 10% of the student's grade in the affected marking period.


Grade Two
Author
Title
Publisher
Publication Date
 Asch, Frank Bear Shadow  Prentice Hall  1985 
Crews, Donald  Truck  Greenwillow  1980 
Hutchins, Pat  The Very Worst Monster  Greenwillow  1985 
Gibbons, Gail  Fire, Fire  Harper  1984 
Keats, Ezra Jack  Whistle for Willie  Viking  1964 
Lobel, Arnold  Mouse Soup  Harper  1977 
Dr. Seuss  Green Eggs and Ham  Random House  1960 
Flack, Marjorie  Ask Mr. Bear  Macmillan  1932 
Brown, Margaret  Goodnight Moon Harper  1934 
Zolotow, Charlotte Someday Harper 1965
Baer, Edith This Is The Way We Go To School New York 1990
Cannon, Janell Stellaluna Harcourt 1993
Cheltenham Elementary School We Are All Alike...We Are All Different Scholastic 1991
Flack, Marjorie The Story About Ping Viking 1933
Stevens, Janet Tops and Bottoms Harcourt 1995
Brown, Jeff Flat Stanley Harper & Row 1964
Adler, David Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, or any other biography by this author varied varied
Minarik, Else A Kiss for Little Bear, Little Bear's Friend, or any other Little Bear book varied varied
Rylant, Cynthia Henry &Mudge series - any book varied varied
Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman Nate the Great series -any book varied varied 
Flournoy, Valerie The Patchwork Quilt Dial  1985
Cohen, Miriam When Will I Read?, Lost in the Museum, or any other book by this author varied varied
Waber, Bernard Ira Says Goodbye Houghton Mifflin 1991
Steig, William Sylvester & the Magic Pebble Aladdin 1980
Kellogg, Steven Jack & the Beanstalk Morrow 1991
Brown Marc Arthur series - any book Little, Brown varied
Hoban, Lillian Arthur series - any book Harper & Row varied

Annotated list 

Note Keeping Strategies

1  On a blank sheet of paper, list title and author of each of the 5 books  read, plus a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.
2 Students who participate in Prince William Co. Public Library's Summer Quest Program may use that documentation as evidence of meeting the summer reading program requirements.

Explanation of Extra Credit

1  Students will receive extra credit  for completing recommended summer reading.  Students will receive an S+ for each book completed, for a total of five.  Extra credit will count 10% of the student's grade in the affected marking period.

Grade Three
Author
Title
Publisher
Publication Date
 de Paola, Tomie Strega Nona  Prentice Hall  1989 
Dorros, Arthur  Ant Cities  Scholastic  1987 
Gannett, Ruth  My Father's Dragon  Random House  1948 
Lobel, Arnold  Frog and Toad Together  Harper & Row  1972 
Marshal, James  The Piggy in the Puddle  McMillan  1974 
Mosel, Arlene  Tikki Tikki Tembo  Holt  1968 
Smith, Janice   The Monster in Th. Third Dresser Drawer and Other Stories About Adam Joshua  Harper & Row  1981 
Waber, Bernard  Ira Sleeps Over  Houghton  1972 
Young, Ed  Seven Blind Mice  Philomel  1992 
Greenfield, Eloise Grandpa's Face Philomel 1988
Howard, Elizabeth Aunt Flossie's Hat Clarion 1991
Soto, Gary Too Many Tamales Scholastic 1993
Hoffman, Mary Amazing Dial 1991
Truesdell, Sue And the Green Grass Grew All Around:  Folk Poetry From Everyone Harper 1992
Goebel, Paul Her Seven Brothers Bradbury 1988
Martin, Rafe The Rough-Face Girl Putnam 1992
Cohen, Caron Mud Pony Scholastic 1988
Ringgold, Faith Tar Beach Crown 1992
Ringgold, Faith Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky Crown 1992
Rylant, Cynthia When The Relatives Came Bradbury 1985
Polacco, Patricia Chicken Sunday Philomel 1992
Hoff, Syd Danny & the Dinosaur Harper Trophy 1956
Osborne, Mary Pope Mummies in the Morning or any other book in the Magic Treehouse series Random House varied
 Annotated list
 Note Keeping Strategies
1 On a blank sheet of paper, list title and author of each book read, plus a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.
2 Students who participate in Prince William Co. Public LIbrary's Summer Quest Program may use that documentation as evidence of meeting the summer reading program requirements.

Explanation of Extra Credit

1  Students will receive extra credit for completing recommended summer readingn.  Students will receive an extra A (100) for each book completed, for a total of three.  Extra credit will count 10% of the student's grade in the affected marking period.


Grade Four
Author
Title
Publisher
Publication Date
Danziger, Paula  Amber Brown is not a Crayon  Putnam  1993 
Hurwitz, Johanna  Class Clown  Scholastic  1987 
Mathias, Sharon  The Hundred Penny Box  Morrow  1989 
Prelutsky, Jack   The New Kid on the Block  Greenwillow  1984 
San Souci, Robert  The Talking Eggs  Dial  1989 
Simon, Seymour  Storms  Morrow  1989 
Sobol, Donald  Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch  Lode Star/Dutton  1965 
Warner, Gertrude  The Boxcar Children  Whitman  1983 
Huck, Charlotte  Princess Furball  Greenwillow  1989 
Spinelli, Eileen Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch MacMillan 1991
McDermott,Gerald The Stonecutter Puffin Books 1975
Cleary, Beverly The Growing Up Feet Morrow 1987
Etra, Jonathan Aliens For Breakfast Random House 1988
Sachar, Louis Wayside School is Falling Down Lothrop 1989
Catling, Patrick The Chocolate Touch Morrow 1979
Cameron, Ann Julian, Secret Agent Knopf 1988
McCloskey, Robert Homer Price Viking 1976
Wallace, Barbara Brooks The Twin in the Tavern Macmillan 1993
Greenfield, Eloise Honey, I Love Viking  1978
Blume, Judy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Dutton 1972
 Annotated list
 Note Keeping Strategies
1  On a blank sheet of paper,list title and author of each book read, plus a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.
2 Students who participate in Prince William Co. Public Library's Summer Quest Program may use that documentation as evidence of meeting the summer reading program requirements.

Explanation of Extra Credit

1  Students will receive extra credit for completing recocmmended summer reading.  Students will receive an extra A (100) for each book completed, for a total of three.  Extra credit will count 10% of the student's grade in the affected marking period.


Grade Five
Author
Title
Publisher
Publication Date
Cleary, Beverly  Dear Mr. Henshaw  Morrow  1983 
Dakos, Kalli  If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand Four Winds  1990 
Fitzgerald, John  The Great Brain  Dial Press  1967 
Howe, Deborah  Bunnicula  Atheneum  1971 
King-Smith, Dick  Babe the Gallant Pig  Crowell  1983 
MacLachlan, Patricia  Arthur for the Very First Time  Harper  1980 
McCloskey, Robert  Homer Price  Viking  1976 
Naylor, Phyllis  Shiloh  Atheneum  1991 
Steig, William  Abel's Island  Farrar  1976 
Van Allsburg, Chris The Garden of Abdul Gasazi Mifflin 1979
Winthrop, Elizabeth The Castle in the Attic Holiday 1985
Smith, Doris A Taste of Blackberries Crowell 1973
O'Dell, Scott The Black Pearl Houghton Mifflin 1967
Babbit, Natalie Tuck Everlasting Farrar 1975
Polacco, Patricia Pink and Say Philomel 1994
Scieszka, Jon True Story of the Three Little Pigs Viking 1989
Speare, Elizabeth Sign of the Beaver Houghton Mifflin 1983
Simon, Seymour Any non-fiction book such as Volcanoes, Earthquakes, etc. Mulberry varied
Christopher, Matt Any fiction book by this author such as Top Wing, Dirt Bike Racer, etc. Little, Brown varied
Van Allsburg, Chris The Wretched Stone Houghton Mifflin 1991
Van Allsburg, Chris Wreck of the Zephyr Houghton Mifflin 1983
Van Allsburg, Chris The Sweetest Fig Houghton Mifflin 1993
Byars, Betsy Trouble River Viking Press 1989
Byars, Betsy Summer of the Swans Viking Press 1970
Parks, Rosa Rosa Parks, My Story Dial Press 1992
 Annotated list

 Note Keeping Strategies and Explanation of Extra Credit

1  On a blank sheet of paper, list title, author and publishing information of each of the 3 books read, plus a parent/guardian statement that the student has completed the reading. In addition, students in grade 5 will include a brief explanation of the topic/plot of the book.
2 Follow the format example:

Fixx, James F.  The Complete Book of Running.  New York:  Random House, 1977.

3 Students who participate in Prince William Co. Public Library's Summer Quest or Teen Reading Program may use that documentation as evidence of meeting the summer reading program requirements.
4 Extra credit will be given for completing recommended summer reading.  Students will receive an extra A (100) for each book completed, for a total of three.  Extra Credit will count 10% of the student's grade in the affected marking period.


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