Dear City Schools Family,

Summer is a great time for kids to relax, have fun — and keep learning, even

though school is over for the year. Reading is a great way to do all three!

When my sons were younger, reading was an activity we did together, and it

allowed me to learn what interested them, sparked their imaginations, and

made them laugh.

Reading is something you can do anytime and anywhere. There are so many

things kids can read — books, recipes, maps, mail, grocery lists, websites.

The list goes on and on. They can read by themselves or with someone else,

and they can listen to you, an older brother or sister, or another friend or

relative read aloud. They can do it all in one sitting or throughout the day,

inside or outside, at your home or a relative’s.

Reading just 15 minutes each day can help your child become a stronger,

more confi dent reader and lead to a successful start to next school year.

So, throughout the summer, encourage your child to read. And have a

wonderful summer!

Tisha EdwardsInterim CEO, Baltimore City Public Schools

This guide includes a tip sheet about reading for families, suggested book

lists by grade, a directory of Enoch Pratt Free Library branch locations and

hours—and a special reading log your child can use to keep track of reading

all summer long.

As your child reads throughout the summer, help him or her use the log to

record the minutes spent reading each day in the circle with the correct date.

Until August 2, you can visit any Enoch Pratt library and show the log to a

librarian. Every day that your child reads for 15 minutes or more, he or she

starts to earn points for prizes. Please see the back of the reading log for

more detailed information about this fun summer reading program.

Your child’s teacher may have written your child’s reading level at the bottom

of this page. A librarian will be able to help you fi nd books at that level.

And if your child wants to read a more challenging book, that’s great—but keep

in mind that he or she may need a little extra help to read it from you, a friend,

or a relative.

The library’s program ends August 2, but you should continue to read and fi ll in the

log. At the beginning of next school year, make sure your child brings the log to

school to show his or her new teacher all the reading that’s happened this summer!

Student name: ________________________________________________________________

Reading level: ______________________________

ABOUT THIS GuideABOUT THIS Guide

Read out loud. Ask kids to read a book to an adult every day. Encourage them to read as though they’re talking to someone.

Adults and older siblings should read, too. They can read more diffi cult books to younger children.

Visit the library. Show kids how to sign up for their own library card and help them check out a variety of books, including nonfi ction.

Talk about what you’re reading. While reading together, stop and talk about the book. Ask questions like: ✦ What is the author telling us?✦ What do you think will happen next?

Read anything and everything. Encourage kids to read whatever they can — ingredients from their favorite snacks, a map, mail, or recipes.

Write a book. Kids can become an author as they write about a favorite animal, character, or any other subject.

Read and compare. Read several books about the same topic. Talk about the similarities and diff erences between the books.

Ask for proof. When talking about a book, ask for evidence:✦ Which sentence tells us that?✦ What do you see in the picture to make you think that?

Encourage kids to use one new vocabulary word each day from a book they have read.

Be a role model. Read when you’re around kids to show them how much fun it can be!

Tips for reading as a familyTips for reading as a family

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Enoch Pratt Free Library staff recommends these books for fun and educational summer reads. If you’d like to check out one of these books, ask your local librarian for assistance or visit www.prattlibrary.org. Remember: Any appropriate book that interests your child is a good book to read!

Kindergarten and 1st Graders

11 Experiments That Failed by Jenny Offi llAmelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie by Herman ParishBear Has a Story to Tell by Philip Christian SteadThe Busy Tree by Jennifer WardCharlie and Kiwi: An Evolutionary Adventure by Eileen CampbellDinosaurs?! by Lila PrapFall Ball by Peter McCartyFall Mixed Up by Bob RaczkaHot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride by Marjorie PricemanLet It Blow! Learn about Air by Julia VogelListen! Learn about Sound by Pamela Hall Move It! Motion, Forces and You by Adrienne MasonNo Fair Science Fair by Nancy PoydarOh No! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) by Mac BarnettPandas’ Earthquake Escape by Phyllis Jean Perry Puffi n Peter by Petr HoráčekRandy Riley’s Really Big Hit by Chris Van DusenSeed by Seed: The Legend and Legacy of John “Appleseed” Chapman by Esmé Raji CodellSeed to Plant by Kristin Baird RattiniSeeds, Bees, Butterfl ies, and More! Poems for Two Voices by Carole GerberThe Shivers in the Fridge by Fran Manushkin Sneeze, Big Bear, Sneeze! by Maureen WrightSpring Blossoms by Carole GerberWhat Will Hatch? by Jennifer Ward

Also ask the librarian for books at your child’s reading level found on the “About This Guide” page.

2nd and 3rd Graders

Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy Frogs by Nic Bishop Follow the Drinking Gourd by Jeanette Winter Snowfl ake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin The Mitten by Jan Brett Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan

2014 SUMMER READING PROGRAM INSTRUCTIONS:Summer Reading 2014 begins May 31 and ends August 2.

Read for at least 15 minutes every day. You can read to yourself, a dog, friend, family member, even a stuff ed animal! Listening to someone else read counts, too. Find the date on your reading log

and write down the number of minutes you spent reading that day.

The reading you do counts for Pratt Bucks beginning the day you register for the program at the library and ending August 2.

But keep reading past August 2 to get ready for the school year!

Every day that you complete at least 15 minutes of reading, you earn 1 Pratt Buck to put toward getting prizes.

Come back to the library as often as you like to get a stamp for your days spent reading and your Pratt Bucks. You can get prizes worth 7 Pratt Bucks,

21 Pratt Bucks, or 49 Pratt Bucks, so save and spend carefully!

Once you have read for 35 days, you earn your FREE t-shirt, invitation to the End of Summer Reading Party at your branch, and a chance to win

4 tickets to Library Night at the Aquarium. Keep reading! Every 7 days you read beyond 35 gets you another chance to win the tickets.

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a Few Recommended Books…a Few Recommended Books…

Brooklyn Branch300 East Patapsco Ave, 21225410-396-1120M&W: 12-8p; T&TH: 10-5:30; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Stephanie Jarvais

Canton Branch1030 South Ellwood Ave, 21224Closed for Renovations

Central Library/ State Library Resource Center400 Cathedral St, 21201410-396-5430M-W: 10-7; TH-S: 10-5Children’s Specialist/Manager: Selma Levi

Cherry Hill Branch606 Cherry Hill Road, 21225410-396-1168M: Closed; T&TH: 12-8; W: 10-5:30; F & S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Kirsten Galiber

Clifton Branch2001 North Wolfe St, 21213410-396-0984M-W: 1-5:30; TH & S: Closed; F: 1-5Children’s Specialist: Lossie Mills

Edmondson Avenue Branch4330 Edmondson Ave, 21229410-396-0946M&W: 12-8; T&TH: 10-5:30; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Neelam Prasad

Forest Park Branch3023 Garrison Blvd, 21216410-396-0942M&W: 12-8; T: 12-5:30; TH: 10-5:30; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Christine Iko

Govans Branch5714 Bellona Ave, 21212410-396-6098M: Closed; T&TH: 12-8; W: 10-5:30; F: 12-5; S: 10-5 Children’s Specialist: Gloria Bartas

Hamilton Branch5910 Harford Road, 21214410-396-6088M&TH: 12-8; T&W: 10-5:30; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Jaimie Smith

Hampden Branch3641 Falls Road, 21211410-396-6043M: Closed; T&TH: 12-8; W: 10-5:30; F: 12-5; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Michelle Irvine

Herring Run Branch3801 Erdman Ave, 21213410-396-0996M&T: 12-8; W&TH: 10-5:30; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Karen Burdnell

Light Street Branch1251 Light St, 21230410-396-1096M&TH: 12-8; T&W: 10-5:30; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Caitlin Tyler

Northwood Branch4420 Loch Raven Blvd, 21218410-396-6076M&W: 12-8; T&TH: 10-5:30; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Carolyn Harnick

Orleans Street Branch1303 Orleans St, 21231410-396-0970M: 12-5:30; T&TH: 12-8; W: 10-5:30; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Shamia Brightful

Patterson Park Branch158 North Linwood Ave, 21224410-396-0983M&W: 10-5:30; T&TH: 12-8; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Meredith Veatch

Pennsylvania Avenue Branch1531 West North Ave, 21217410-396-0399M&W: 12-8; T&TH: 10-5:30; F: 12-5; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Tyliah McDonald

Reisterstown Road Branch6310 Reisterstown Road, 21215410-396-0948M&TH: 10-5:30; T&W: 12-8; F: 12-5; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Lynn Scott

Roland Park Branch5108 Roland Ave, 21210410-396-6099M&W: 12-8; T&TH: 10-5:30; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Stefanie Thomas

Southeast Anchor Library3601 Eastern Ave, 21224410-396-1580M, W, TH: 10-8; T: 10-5:30; F & S: 10-5Children’s Specialist/Manager: Ellie Mullen

Walbrook Branch3203 West North Ave, 21216410-396-0935M: 10-5:30; T&TH: 12-8; W: 12-5:30; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist: Treasa Matysek

Washington Village Branch856 Washington Blvd, 21230410-396-1099M&W: 10-5:30; T&TH: 12-8; F: Closed; S: 10-5Children’s Specialist/Manager: Ann Stanton

Waverly Branch400 East 33rd St, 21218Closed for Renovations

Enoch Pratt Library Locations*All libraries closed Sunday during the summer. S = Saturday2nd and 3rd Graders (Continued)

The Great Cake Mystery by Alexander McCall SmithA Butterfl y Is Patient by Dianna Hutts Aston The Squish series by Jennifer Holm Marty McGuire Digs Worms! by Kate Messner No Easy Way: The story of Ted Williams and the Last .400 Season by Fred Bowen Meadowlands: A Wetlands Survival Story by Thomas YezerskiKids’ Container Gardening by Cindy Krezel The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore The Camping Trip That Changed America by Barb Rosenstock Energy Island by Allan Drummond In the Garden with Dr. Carver by Susan Grigsby Air Is All Around You by Franklyn M. Branley Amelia Bedelia Bakes Off by Herman Parish UnBEElievables: Honeybee Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors by Tanya Lee Stone The Watcher: Jane Goodall’s Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter A Full Moon Is Rising by Marilyn SingerToilet: How It Works by David Macaulay

Also ask the librarian for books at your child’s reading level found on the “About This Guide” page.

4th and 5th Graders

Lives of the Scientists by Kathleen KrullDear Benjamin Banneker by Andrea Davis PinkneyBomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve SheinkinReMake It! Recycling Projects from the Stuff You Usually Scrap by Tiff any ThreadgouldThe New Way Things Work by David MacaulayMagic Up Your Sleeve: Amazing Illusions, Tricks, and Science Facts You’ll Never Believe by Helaine BeckerJust the Right Size: Why Big Animals Are Big and Little Animals Are Little by Nicola DaviesFor the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson by Peggy ThomasZita the Spacegirl Series by Ben HatkeMy Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead GeorgeHoot by Carl HiaasenA Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’EngleSavvy by Ingrid LawThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickN.E.R.D.S.: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael BuckleyCosmic by Frank Cottrell BoyceBaseball Great by Tim Green

Also ask the librarian for books at your child’s reading level found on the “About This Guide” page.

City Schools would like to thank the following for their support of this publication