iCommons Reading List SUMMER 2021 LOWER AND UPPER SCHOOL *Not available at the LS iCommons 1 LOWER SCHOOL MS. TAIT’S RECOMMENDATION family, Dory really wants attention, and more than anything she wants someone to play with. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe But she’s too much of a baby for her big brother by C. S. Lewis and sister, so she’s left to her own devices--and soon enough, Dory is busy with friends both real Four adventurous siblings--Peter, Susan, Edmund, and imaginary. and Lucy Pevensie--step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen Junie B Jones Series (Grades 2 and 3) in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of by Barbara Park the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great Junie B. tends to be very spunky, sassy, friendly change . and a great sacrifice. and wild. She is not mean, but she tends to be impulsive at times. In the kindergarten series, Junie B. tended to be more mischievous and MR. DARIK’S RECOMMENDATIONS used bad grammar but in the first grade series, she wasn’t as mischievous and she uses better grammar. However, she is still a free spirited A Long Walk to Water (Grades 4 and 5) by Linda Sue Park kid. She is not afraid to say what is on her mind and she is quite comedic. Junie B. lives with her A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told parents, Robert and Susan, and her baby brother, in alternating sections, about two eleven-year- Ollie. olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes MS. KARLA’S RECOMMENDATIONS two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the “lost boys” of Sudan, refugees No More Naps! A Story for When You’re who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to Wide Awake and Definitely Not Tired by Chris Grabenstein stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions It’s time for a nap but, just like stubborn toddlers and crocodiles, Salva is a survivor, and his story everywhere, Annalise Devin McFleece won’t have goes on to intersect with Nya’s in an astonishing anything to do with bedtime. Dad tries to encour- and moving way. Includes an afterword by author age sleepiness by pushing her around the park in Linda Sue Park and the real-life Salva Dut, on her stroller. Along the way, they pass a man sit- whom the novel is based, and who went on to ting on a bench, dog walkers walking dogs, a boy found Water for South Sudan. on a skateboard, kids playing ball, a girl practic- ing her juggling, and others. Each of them thinks Little Why (for K5/G1)* that taking a nap is a great idea and if Annalise by Jonny Lambert Devin McFleece doesn’t want hers, they’ll happily take it. And one by one, everyone falls asleep... Little Why just cannot seem to stay in line with except Annalise Devin McFleece. But when she’s the other elephants. There’s just too much to see; finally ready for her nap, all the naps are taken! Giraffe’s long-lofty leggy legs, Wildebeest’s spiny- Is there anyone who has an extra nap to spare? spiky horns, and even Crocodile’s snippy-snappy teeth! Look out, Little Why!. The Bug Girl: (a true story) by Sophia Spencer MR. TERI LYNN’S RECOMMENDATIONS Real-life 7-year-old Sophia Spencer was bullied for loving bugs until hundreds of women scientists Dory Fantasmagory Series (Grades 2 and 3)* rallied around her. Now Sophie tells her inspiring by Abby Hanlon story in this picture book that celebrates women in science, bugs of all kinds, and the importance Dory is a little rascal with a BIG personality--and of staying true to yourself. an imagination to match! As the youngest in her *Not available at the LS iCommons 2 The Wild Robot a vicious bear attack, she realizes that her only by Peter Brown hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island’s unwelcoming animal When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, inhabitants. she discovers that she is all alone on a remote, As Roz slowly befriends the animals, the island wild island. She has no idea how she got there or starts to feel like home--until, one day the robot’s what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a violent storm and escaping mysterious past comes back to haunt her. PLL RECOMMENDATIONS EASY FLUENT O Homem que Amava Caixas O Caracol e a Baleia by Stephen Michael King by Julia Donaldson ”O Homem que Amava Caixas’’ conta a história A“Peço carona para volta ao mundo”. Assim, de um homem que era apaixonado por caixas grafando na rocha escura, o pequeno caracol e por seu filho. O único problema é que, como destemido lança suas ideias para o mar. muitos pais, ele não sabia como dizer ao filho que Sonhador e curioso, ele não se contenta em o amava. apenas contemplar a imensidão do mundo ali da terra firme, como seus pares. Em uma noite Gabriel, Já Para o Banho! estrelada, uma jubarte dedica ao molusco uma by Ilan Brenman canção sobre gelo cintilante, grutas de corais, Todo dia é a mesma história: chega a hora do estrelas cadentes e ondas fenomenais. Trata-se banho e cadê Gabriel? Ele some. Não quer de um convite, ela diz: “Vem navegar comigo”. Os tomar banho de jeito nenhum. É aquela luta para dois saem e experimentam grandes emoções: encontrá-lo e colocá-lo debaixo do chuveiro. desde a grande beleza do universo aquático Depois de quinze minutos, começa outra “novela”: até o apelo importante para a conscientização Gabriel se recusa a sair do banho... O que será que ambiental. Para quem acha que a baleia tem o pai, a mãe e até a irmã de Gabriel têm de fazer mais a mostrar, já que é grande e domina aquelas para que ele saia do banho? Depois de Gabriel e Clara, Gabriel, já para o banho! traz mais uma águas, um reparo: ela precisa do caracol e de história bem-humorada mostrando situações do uma sociedade gentil para seguir mergulhando. cotidiano dos irmãos Gabriel e Clara e seus pais. K3 RECOMMENDATION No, David! Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by David Shannon by Bill Martin A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb finally he gets a hug. a coconut tree. *Not available at the LS iCommons 3 K4 RECOMMENDATIONS Elephant & Piggie series lot about himself and about life by embracing by Mo Willems the new things that happen on his own. Each experience inspires Pete to turn to others for Mo Willems’ number one New York Times best- advice that helps him overcome challenges. selling Elephant & Piggie series has won two Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards and five Theodor Seuss Geisel Honors! Books by Eric Carle Pigeon series Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator by Mo Willems of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children.” Some of In this version of the traditional tale, the duck, the his books are: “The Very Hungry Caterpillar”, “1, 2, dog, and the cat refuse to help the Little Red Hen 3 to the Zoo: a Counting Book”, “The Tiny Seed”. make a pizza but do get to participate when the time comes to eat it. All the books on Storyline Online Pete the Cat series by James Dean PETE THE CAT is the story of the coolest cat around, a blue feline named Pete who learns a K5 RECOMMENDATIONS Elephant & Piggie series Pigeon series by Mo Willems by Mo Willems Mo Willems’ number one New York Times best- The Pigeon book series by Mo Willems includes selling Elephant & Piggie series has won two books Pigeon Pack: The Pigeon Finds a Hotdog Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards and five Theodor / Don’t Let Pigeon Stay Up Late / The Pigeon Seuss Geisel Honors! Wants a Puppy, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! GRADEK3 1 Tiger vs. Nightmare* good dreams. But waiting in the darkness is a by Emily Tetri nightmare so big and means that Monster can’t Tiger is a very lucky kid: she has a monster living fight it alone. Only teamwork and a lot of bravery under her bed. Every night, Tiger and Monster can chase this nightmare away. play games until it’s time for lights out. Of course, Monster would never try to scare Tiger―that’s The Bad Guys not what best friends do. But Monster needs to by Aaron Blabey scare someone…it’s a monster, after all. So while They may look like Bad Guys, but these wan- Tiger sleeps, Monster scares all of her nightmares nabe heroes are doing good deeds...whether you away. Thanks to her friend, Tiger has nothing but like it or not! *Not available at the LS iCommons 4 PORTUGUESE uma promoção especial de mistura para torta Menino Fofo? Por isso, quando o carteiro chega é Coisinhas à Toa que Deixam a Gente Feliz* sempre uma festa, e todo mundo o convida para by Ruth Rocha entrar.