Suggested Summer List For Incoming Fourth Graders

Suggested Summer List For Incoming Fourth Graders 2016 Reading is the door to knowledge. Over the summer months, please choose at least two books to read from the fiction and non-fiction categories. Select one fiction and one non- fiction book and write a brief book report (format attached). Have fun reading, read beyond this list, and be ready to share your choices in September.

FICTION

Aiken, Joan The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Blume, Judy Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing Bulla, Clyde The Chalk Box Kid Bunting, Eve The Summer of Riley Burnett, Hodgson Frances The Secret Garden Byars, Betsy The Not-Just-Anybody Family Byars, Betsy Wanted: Mud Blossom Clapp, Patricia Constance Clements, Andrew Frindle; A Week in the Woods Eager, Edward Edward Eager’s Magic Tales Greenwood, Barbara The Last Safe House: A Story of the Underground Railroad Howe, James The Celery Stalks at Midnight MacLachlan, Patricia Sarah, Plain and Tall Merrill, Jean Palmer The Toothpaste Millionaire

NON-FICTION BIOGRAPHY Buchan, Elizabeth Beatrix Potter Hammontree, Marie Albert Einstein: Young Thinker Henderson, Susan K African American Inventors Janet, Ellen Annie Oakley: Your Markswoman McKissack, Patricia Jesse Jackson Milton, Joyce Marching to Freedom: The Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. North, Sterling Abe Lincoln: Log Cabin to the White House Tate, Eleanora. Thank You, Dr. Martin Luther King!

NON-FICTION

Ardema, Verna Traveling to Tondo: A Tale of the Nkundo of Zaire Bierhorst, John Doctor Coyote: A Native American Blackwood, Gary Wild Timothy Fritz, Jean Homesick, My Own Story Henry, Joanne Elizabeth Blackwell, Girl Doctor Kramer, Stephen The Dark Zone: Exploring the Secret World of Caves La Pierre, Yvette, Ross, Peg and Welcome to Josefina’s World 1824:Growing Evert, Jodi Up on America’s Southwest Frontier

Clever Kids Math Ages 8-10 D’Amico, Joan The Math Chef Over 60 Math Activities and recipes Davis, Adam-Hart Amazing Math Puzzles Wyles, Rose and Elting, Mary Math Fun with a Pocket Calculator

SCIENCE

Cash, Terry 175 Science Experiments to Amaze You And Your Friends Cherry, Lynne A River Ran Wild Cole, Joanna Magic School Bus Inside the Human Bodyt Moje, Steven W. 100 Science Experiments with Paper Patent, Dorothy Killer Whales Pratt, Kristin Jay A Walk in the Rainforest

SOCIAL STUDIES Blumburg, Rhoda The Great American Gold Rush Bockenhauer, Mark National Geographic Our Fifty States Coerr, Eleanor Lady with a Torch Conrad, Pam Prairie Visions: The Life and Times of Solomon Butcher Herda, D.J. Ethnic America: The Northeast States Jacobs, William Jay Ellis Island,:New Hope in a New Land Klausner, Janet C. Seqouyah’s Gift: A Portrait of the Cherokee Leader Knight, Burns Margy Who Belongs Here? An American Story Levine, Ellen If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon Sandler, Martin Cowboys Sneve, Virginia The Sioux: A First American Book Book Report format

Your book report should include the following elements:  Title of the Book  Author/Illustrator  Setting  Characters  Summary ( Explain what happens in the beginning, middle, and end of book)  Opinion (Did you like the book? Would you recommend the book? Why or why not?)