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St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's CV Starr Library & Learning Center St. Hilda’s & St. Hugh’s C.V. Starr Library & Learning Center Summer Reading Suggestions 2016 Entering Grade 1 Here is a list of books to enjoy over the summer months. Many of these titles can be found at your local public library. Try to share at least one book a day with your child. You and your child may also want to refer to this list throughout the year when borrowing books from the school library. Have a wonderful summer and happy reading! 2016 Children’s Literary Award Winners Awarded by the American Library Association the 2016 children’s book awards include: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award (★winner and ★honor) Newbery Medal (★winner) Pura Belpré Illustrator Award (★winner and ★honor) Randolph Caldecott Medal (★winner and ★honor) Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (★winner and ★honor) Schneider Family Book Award (★winner and ★honor) Stonewall Book Award (★winner and ★honor). Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal (★winner and ★honor) ★The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore – Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Relates the story of the National Memorial African Bookstore, founded in Harlem by Louis Michaux in 1939, as seen from the perspective of Louis Michaux Jr., who met famous men like Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X while helping there. ★Don’t Throw It to Mo! – David A. Adler Mo is the youngest kid on the Robins football team. The kids on the rival team tease him for being a 'butterfingers' who's too tiny to catch the ball. But Mo's coach has a plan up his sleeve to turn Mo's little size into a big win for the Robins. ★The Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music –Margarita Engle Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters. ★Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah – Laurie Ann Thompson Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed leg, Emmanuel hopped to school more than two miles each way, learned to play soccer, left home at age 13 to provide for his family, and, eventually, became a cyclist. He rode an astonishing 400 miles across Ghana in 2001, spreading his powerful message: disability is not inability. ★Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear – Lindasy Mattick A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. ★★Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras – Duncan Tonatiuh Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras-skeletons came to be created by the Mexican artist Jose Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada. ★★Last Stop on Market Street – Matt de la Peña A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. ★Mango, Abuela, and Me – Meg Medina When a little girl’s far-away grandmother comes to stay, love and patience transcend language in a tender story written by acclaimed author Meg Medina. ★My Tata’s Remedies = Los remedios de mi tata – R. C. Rivera-Ashford Tata Gus teaches his grandson Aaron how to use natural healing remedies, and in the process helps the members of his family and his neighbors. ★A Pig, a Fox, and a Box – Jonathan Fenske After finding a box just the right size to hide in, a little fox tries to play some tricks on his big friend, Pig, but things do not work out exactly as he planned. ★Supertruck – Stephen Savage When the city is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one superhero can save the day. But who is this mysterious hero, and why does he disappear once his job is done? ★★Trombone Shorty – Troy Andrews Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest. ★★Waiting – Kevin Henkes Five friends sit happily on a windowsill, waiting for something amazing to happen. What will happen? Will patience win in the end? Or someday will the friends stop waiting and do something unexpected? New and Notable Fiction and Nonfiction Also noted throughout the list with an asterisk (*) preceding the title. *Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine – Laurie Wallmark Interested in science and math, young Ada wrote what is considered to be the first computer program. An Ambush of Tigers: A Wild Gathering of Collective Nouns – Betsy R. Rosenthal The collective nouns for assemblages of animals are presented humorously and poetically with equally clever illustrations. The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch – Chris Barton Born a slave, Lynch became a congressman during Reconstruction in the South, experiencing its twist and hardships. Amazing Places – Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins An exquisite anthology of historic places and people represents diverse voices and fresh viewpoints of a group of notable poets. 2 Boy, Were We Wrong About the Weather! – Kathleen V. Kudlinski Throughout recorded history, people had myriad theories about weather–all wrong! A Chicken Followed Me Home!: Questions and Answers About a Familiar Fowl – Robin Page If a chicken followed you home, you’d probably wonder: “What will my chicken eat?” Is it a hen or a rooster? “Will my chicken fly away?” Find out the answers to these questions and many more. Chicken in the Kitchen – Nnedi Okorafor When Anyaugo follows a giant chicken into her kitchen one warm night in Nigeria, she embarks on a hilarious adventure where nothing is quite as it seems. Double Trouble for Anna Hibiscus – Atinuke Everything is changing for Anna Hibiscus--she’s a sister! Goodnight Songs: A Celebration of the Seasons – Margaret Wise Brown Twelve bedtime poems set to music and illustrated by a variety of artists, glorify the wonders of nature throughout the year. Home – Carson Ellis A whimsical tribute to the myriad possibilities of home depicts homes in different real-world environments as well as fantastical settings. *The House That Jane Built: A Story About Jane Addams – Tanya Lee Stone This is the story of Jane Addams, the first American woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, who transformed a poor neighborhood in Chicago by opening up her house as a community center. If You Love Honey: Nature’s Connections – Martha Sullivan Bees make honey–but they don’t do it alone. They are part of an interactive cycle that includes dandelions, ladybugs, and many other plants and animals. Juna’s Jar – Jane Bahk After her best friend, Hector, moves away, Juna's brother Minho tries to make her feel better by finding things to put in her special kimchi jar, and each night, whatever is in the jar takes her on a magical journey in search of Hector. Maya's Blanket – Monica Brown When a little girl's cherished baby blanket becomes old and worn, it is made into a dress, and over the years it is made into even smaller and smaller items, eventually ending up as a bookmark and inspiring the creation of a book. Max’s Math – Kate Banks Max and his brothers drive to Shapeville and Count Town searching for problems, and are able to use their skills in arithmetic and sleuthing to help get things ready for a rocket launch. Nadia: the Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still – Karlin Gray In 1976, Romanian athlete Nadia Comaneci became the first female gymnast to score a perfect ten at the Olympics—and before the games were over, she earned six more. Nana and Me – Kathy Knowles One hundred children from three libraries sponsored by the Osu Children’s Library Fund in Ghana, West Africa, wrote about their grandmothers, Kathy Knowles created Nana and Me from their words. 3 National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More than 200 Poems With Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom! – edited by J. Patrick Lewis Beloved former U.S. Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis curates an exuberant poetic celebration of the natural world in this stellar collection of nature poems. Oscar Lives Next Door: A Story Inspired by Oscar Peterson's Childhood – Bonnie Farmer Long before Oscar Peterson became a virtuoso jazz pianist, he was a boy who loved to play the trumpet. When a bout of childhood tuberculosis weakened his lungs, Oscar could no longer play his beloved instrument. He took up piano and the rest is history: Oscar went on to become an international jazz piano sensation. The Popcorn Astronauts: And Other Biteable Rhymes – Deborah Ruddell Food-based rhymed poems centered on the seasons create an imaginary world of delectable treats. Queen of the Diamond: The Lizzie Murphy Story – Emily Arnold McCully In 1900, baseball was not a game for girls. But then there was Lizzie Murphy. “Even at six years old, Lizzie threw straight to [her brother’s] glove.” In 1918, she began playing professional ball. Quickest Kid in Clarksville – Frank Morrison Growing up in the segregated town of Clarksville, Tennessee, in the 1960s, Alta's family cannot afford to buy her new sneakers--but she still plans to attend the parade celebrating her hero Wilma Rudolph's three Olympic gold medals.
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