Reading Rocks Bear Branch

Be A reading superhero

Dear Parents,

We invite your child to participate in the Bear Branch Summer Reading Program. We believe that summer reading is an integral part of our program at Bear Branch. Reading during the summer should increase your child’s enjoyment of reading and enhance his/her reading skills. The attached list has been carefully developed to help your child prepare for the next grade level.

All children who turn in a completed reading record will be invited to a special summer reading celebration in the fall and will have their picture placed on a special bulletin board displayed in the library. Children in grades 1-5 will be allowed to check out an extra book each time that they visit the library next year.

You can find books at the Kingwood or Atascocita Public Libraries, or local bookstores. Your child may count the same books for other summer reading clubs as well as the Bear Branch program (i.e. Barnes and Noble, Harris County, Astros reading, AMC theater reading program).

Please work with your child on book selection. Reading capabilities of children on the same grade level vary widely. We want your child to be challenged without being frustrated. If the books on the list are too difficult or too easy, or if you are unable to locate books on the list, make selections that you feel are appropriate for your child.

The attached reading record should be filled out completely and turned in during the first week of school in August. Also, please snap a picture of your child reading and send that in for the bulletin board too.

Happy Reading! Ms. Summer and the Bear Branch Teaching Staff Entering 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th Grade Be a Reading Superhero Summer 2017

Read 8 fiction or nonfiction books: Please encourage your child to read some of each type. Suggestions for fiction: Harry Potter books Magic Treehouse Series Unfortunate Events books Judy Moody Series / Stink Dear America books Judy Blume books: Fudge/ Superfudge Rick Riordan books Gary Paulsen: Hatchet Hardy Boys mysteries Bailey School Kids Series Nancy Drew mysteries Calvin Coconut series by Matt Christopher sports series Carl Haissen books: HOOT, SCAT, FLUSH Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger Andrew Clements books: Frindle Animorphs Mary Downing Hahn (Ghost Stories) Beverly Cleary books: Animal Ark books Hank the Cowdog books by John Erickson Meg Cabot ~ for girls C. S. Lewis books Mike Lupica ~ for boys Warriors series by Erin Hunter Hank Zipzer series by Henry Winkler The Boxcar Children mysteries Bill Wallace books: animal stories Wayside School stories by Louis Sachar Joan Lowry Nixon books Junie B. Jones books by Barbara Park Nate the Great mysteries by Marjorie Sharmat Horrible Harry series by Suzy Kline

Nonfiction topics:

Machines Weather Human Body Rivers Rocks Plants Energy Lights Planets Animals Ecology Sound Space Continents

Read one biography. We suggest 3rd –Inventors, 4th-Famous Texan, 5th Famous American

Read one poetry book.

Read one mystery book.

Read one 2017-2018 Texas Bluebonnet book this list is available at: www.txla.org

Entering 3rd, 4th, or 5th Be a Reading Superhero@BBE Summer 2017 Name:______Grade:_____ Teacher:______Parent’s Signature:______

Fiction or Nonfiction books: Please read some of both types!! Title Author

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Biography: (3rd-Inventor, 4th -Famous Texan, 5th-Famous American) 1.

Poetry: 1.

Mystery book: 1.

Graphic Novel: 1.

Texas Bluebonnet book 2017-2018: 1.

What was your favorite book? Why?

What was your least favorite book? Why?

I have read every book listed on this sheet.

Student’s Signature:______

* Return this completed reading record with a picture of you reading to the Bear Branch library during the first week of school.

Entering 1 st Grade: Be a Reading Superhero @ BBE Summer 2017

Read 10 fiction books. (Parents may read aloud to children who cannot read alone.)

Picture Book Suggestions: Corduroy books by Don Freeman Clifford books by Norman Bridwell Jesse Bear books by Nancy Carlstrom Jan Brett books Rosemary Wells books Lois Ehlert books Miss Nelson books by Harry Allard Eric Carle books Tomie DePaola books Leo Lionni books Mo Willems books: Knuffle Bunny or Pigeon books George and Martha books by James Marshall Curious George books by Margaret or H. A. Rey Dr. Suess books Audrey Wood books Charlotte Zolotow books Pete the Cat Melanie Watts: Scaredy Squirrel

Suggestions for Beginning Readers: Early I Can Read books Amelia Bedelia books Stan and Jan Berenstain books P. D. Eastman books Fly Guy books Henry & Mudge Katie Woo

Read 2 Caldecott Award winner or honors books.

The Caldecott Medal is given each year to the best illustrated children’s book. Winners include: A Sick Day for Amos McGee, My Friend Rabbit, Owl Moon, and Officer Buckle and Gloria, Knuffle Bunny, Kitten’s First Full Moon, Interrupting Chicken. A complete list is available at www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html Read 2 nonfiction books.

The following subjects are suggested. Plants The Five Senses Animals Sound Light Stars Earth Seasons Insects Dinosaurs The Human Body Weather Sun Space Robots Continents

* Also check out the 2x2 list on www.txla.org for young readers Entering 1 st Grade Be a Reading Superhero@ BBE Summer 2017

Name______Grade:____ Teacher:______

Parent’s Signature:______

Fiction books: Author Title______1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Read 2 Caldecott Award winners or honor books. (Best illustrations)

2 Nonfiction books:

What was your favorite book?

What was your least favorite book?

Student’s Signature______

*Return this completed reading record with a picture of you reading to the Bear Branch library during the first week of school. Entering 2 nd Grade Be a Reading Superhero @ BBE Summer 2017

Read 10 fiction books. Fiction suggestions:

Author: Title: Marc Brown ……… Arthur books Peggy Parish …………………… Amelia Bedelia books Bernard Wiseman…….. Morris and Boris series Edith Thacher Hurd …….. I Can Read books Else Minarik ……… Little Bear series Marjorie Shamart……… Mitchell is Moving, Nate the Great series Arnold Lobel……. Frog and Toad series Miriam Cohen …….. any titles Crosby Bonsall ……… I Can Read Mysteries Edward Marshall …….. Fox series Barbara Park……. Junie B. Jones series Ron Roy…….. A to Z Mysteries Joanna Cole …….. Magic School Bus series Debbie Dadley …….. Bailey School Kids series Judy Delton …….. Pee Wee Scouts series American Girl series Flat Stanley Magic Treehouse Series

(Any other easy readers are fine.)

Read 2 Caldecott Award winner or honors books.

The Caldecott Medal is given each year to the best illustrated children’s book. Winners include: A Sick Day for Amos McGee, My Friend Rabbit, Owl Moon, and Officer Buckle and Gloria, Knuffle Bunny, Kitten’s First Full Moon, Interrupting Chicken. A complete list is available at www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html

Read 2 nonfiction books . The following subjects are suggested: Plants Animals Continents Dinosaurs Light Sound Heart Muscles Machines Weather Sun Brain Skeletons Germs Fossils Electricity Eyes Air Bones Planets Entering 2 nd Grade Be a Reading Superhero @ BBE Summer 2017

Name______Grade:____ Teacher:______

Parent’s Signature:______

Fiction books: Author Title 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Read 2 Caldecott Award winners or honor books.

Read 2 nonfiction books:

What was your favorite book?

What was your least favorite book?

Student’s Signature______

*Return this completed reading record with a picture of you reading to the Bear Branch library during the first week of school.