May 9, 2013 by Yolanda Fontanez-Coleman | Reading, Summer Slide Prevention
Below is a list of books your child can read to help prevent summer learning loss.
K-1:
Lots of Dots by Craig Frazier: Circular shapes are pointed out in everyday objects.
Plant a Little Seed by Bonnie Christensen: Two friends plant a community garden.
The Sun Is My Favorite Star by Frank Asch: How the sun helps the planet.
2-3:
Noah Webster & His Words: Life story about creator of Webster’s Dictionary.
One Giant Leap by Robert Burleigh: Recount of Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin landing on the moon.
Orangutans Are Ticklish: Fun Facts From an Animal Photographer by Jill Davis: Interesting facts about animals & photography.
4-5:
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee: Life triumphs of 26 influential women.
I Feel Better With A Frog In My Throat: History’s Strangest Cures by Carlyn Beccia: Unique history of commonly used remedies.
Raggin’ Jazzin’ Rockin’: A History of American Musical Instrument Makers by Susan VanHecke: History of American instrument makers & their contributions to music.
6-8:
If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge by Marc Aronson: Documents archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson’s study of Stonehenge.
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost Edited by Gary D. Schmidt: 25 Robert Frost poems arranged by season.
The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum by Candace Fleming, Candace: Biography about Barnum & world of 19th-century entertainment.
9-12:
Delights & Shadows: Poems by Ted Kooser: Poems about struggles of life.
The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements by Sam Kean: Anecdotes about the elements.
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