For Girls Entering

Grade 1

LAKE LIBRARY

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Summer Reading

Visit the Lake Library Home Page at

www.LaurelSchool.org

and find links to recommended websites

for Summer Reading Fun:

Bookflix

Don’t miss this amazing online library of over 80 paired books—fiction and nonfiction. Watch the video version of a classic picturebook. Then read along in an easy nonfiction partner book. You’ll need to login with a username (alli) and a password (gator).http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.php

Magic Tree House

Are you a Magic Tree House fan? Summer is the perfect time to join Jack and Annie on their “Passport to Adventure.” The author, Mary Pope Osborne, has an invitation for you at this website: http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/magictreehouse/

Rainbow Fairies

These charming easy chapter books are wildly popular with Laurel readers. The website will help you keep track of all 5 series and their many characters. You can even design your own fairy!http://www.rainbowmagiconline.com/

Read Kiddo Read!

Need some fresh ideas for good books to read? This site will tempt you with lists for every age and interest, all packed with hot new titles.http://www.readkiddoread.com/

Reading Planet

You could spend hours navigating through this universe of reading-related fun. Blast off !http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/

Dream Dare Do! Non-fiction For You

• Grow It Cook It, edited by Deborah Lock. Grow some veggies in your garden this summer and try a few of these kid-friendly recipes

• Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm by Jon Katz, awarded the Golden Gator Award byLaurel Primary girls this past year

• Me…Jane by Patrick McDonnell is a charming and whimsical biography of Jane Goodall

Cuddle up with a great picture book.

• Bats at the Beach and Bats at the Library by Brian Lies, for girls who enjoy clever illustrations.

• The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania Al Abdullah tells a sweet tale of crossing a cultural divide.

• Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo. A spicy adventure with plenty of action and suspense.

• April and Esme, Tooth Fairies by Bob Graham. The best EVER tooth fairy tale. Good choice for a gift book.

• Bink & Gollie by Kate DiCamillo. Here’s a light & funny friendship story, just right for summer reading.

• Blackout by John Rocco, about a busy family’s surprising discoveries on a hot summer night when the lights go out

And something for the GROWN-UPS…

The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Sharedby Alice Ozma

When Alice was in fourth grade, she and her father promised to read aloudtogether for 100 nights, without missing one. By the time they reached 100,they had come to love their nightly ritual so much that they decided to go for1000. After that, they called it “The Streak,” and kept it up until the day Aliceleft for college. This touching book is a memoir of those years. Rave reviews callthe book a coming of age story, a daughter’s love letter to her father, and an odeto books and the joys of reading — deeply affecting, deftly written, smart andclear and funny. Their 100 favorite titles are listed. Aren’t you tempted to starta streak of your own?

Summer Reading For Girls Entering Grade 1

Recommended But Not Required:

The following titles are recommended for family read-aloud.

The Bill Martin Big Book of PoetryA big, bright, beautifully illustrated treasury of over 200 poems, both new and old.

Ramona the Pest by Beverly ClearyA classic! Laughs and minor upsets abound in this beloved story starring the one and only Ramona Quimby.

Tigers at Twilight by Mary Pope OsborneJack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House to India, a country the girls will study in first grade.

Dingoes at Dinnertime by Mary Pope OsborneJack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House to Australia, a country the girls will study in first grade.

More suggestions:The following titles are recommended for independent reading OR family read-aloud,whichever feels comfortable:

We love anything that rhymes—

• You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You by Mary Ann Hoberman and others in the series

• Little Dog Poems by Kristine O’Connell George• Here’s A Little Poem by Jane Yolen• Wild About Books by Judy Sierra• The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss (actually almost anything by Dr. Seuss will do!)

I Can Read That All By Myself!

• The Mr. Putter and Tabby series by Cynthia Rylant• The Good Night, Good Knight series by Shelley Moore Thomas• The Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa series by Erica Silverman• The Mercy Watson series by Kate DiCamillo• Penny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes• The Elephant and Piggie series by Mo Willems• The Ivy and Bean series by Annnie Barrows• The Rainbow Magic Fairies series by Daisy Meadows