DOCUMENT RESUME ED 308 514 CS 211 916 TITLE Recommended Readings in Literature, Annotated Edition: Kindergarten through Grade Eight. INSTITUTION California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. REPORT NO ISBN-0-8011-0745-8 PUB DATE 88 NOTE 141p.; For unannotated edition, see ED 278 036. AVAILABLE FROM Bureau of Publications Sale,, California State Department of Education, P.O. Box 271, Sacramento, CA 95802-0271 ($4.50, plus sales tax for California residents). PUB TYPE Books (010) -- Guides - Non-Classroom Use (055) -- Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MFO1 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Adolescent Literature; Annotated Bibliographies; *Childrens Literature; Elementary Education; Fiction; Grade 7; Grade 8; Instructional Materials; Literary Genres; *Literature Appreciation; Nonfiction; Poetry; *treading Material Selection; Recreational Reading IDENTIFIERS California; Reading Motivation ABSTRACT This book, compiled by teachers, administrators, curriculum planners, and librarians located throughout California, is meant to (1) encourage students to read and to view reading as a worthwhile activity; (2) help local curriculum planners select books for their reading programs; and (3) stimulate educators at the local level to evaluate their literature programs and change or improve them if necessary. The book contains 1,010 titles that represent classical as well as contemporary works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. The book is divided into three sections: "Core and Extended Materials," "Recreational and Motivational Materials," and "Materials for Students in Grades Seven and Eight." (MS) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * *********************************************************************** i as MAW A iii-aAl VIII ill MN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE EIGHT 11111111121titunzmitrnarralmIlELTL12-1=11:::s_Ciii-.4iiii.tiiii "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION MATERIAL IN MICROFICHE ONLY Once of Educational Research and Improvement HAS BEEN GRANTED BY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTEEI (ERIC) 0 This document has been reproduced as "T. v3,1i4t41 received from the person Or OrgeniItiOn originating it 0 Minor changes have been made 10 imprOve reprOduCtiOn quality TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES Point: of view or opouOnSstatedlhadOCu. merit do not necessarily represent official INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." OERI position or policy ANNOTATED RECOMMENDED READINGS I RECOMMENDED READINGSIN LITERATURE ANNOTATED EDITION KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE EIGHT Prepared by the Language Arts and Foreign Languages Unit and the Bureau of Publications California State Department of Education 3 Publishing Information This annotated version ofRecommended Readings in Literaturewas prepared by the Department of Education's Language Arts and Foreign Languages Unit, working with an advisory committee and members of the California Reading Association (see Acknowledgments). The Department published an unannotated version ofRecommended Readingsin 1986. This new document was edited for publication by Mirko Strazicich of the Bureau of Publications, working cooperatively with Leonard Hull of the Language Arts and Foreign Languages Unit. It was prepared for photo- offset production by the staff of the Bureau of Publications, with artwork and layout design by Cheryl Shawver McDonald and typesetting by Anna Boyd and Leatrice Shimabukuro. The document was published by the California State Department of Education. 721 Capitol Mall, Sacramento. Ca Iifor. is (mailing address: P.O. Box 944272. Sacramento, CA 94244-2720). It was printed by the Office of State Printing and distributed under the provisions of the Library Distribution Act andGovernment CodeSection 11096. Copyright, 1988. California State Department of Education Copies of thir publication are available for $4.50 cach, plus sales tax for California residents, from the Bureau of Publications Sales, California State Department of Education. P.O. Box 271. Sacramento. CA 95802- 0271 (telephone: 916-445-1260). An order form is provided on page 128 of this publication. A list of other publications available from the Department of Education may be found on page 126 of this publication. ISBN 0-8011-0745-8 Credits The annotations in the margins of this document were extrapolated fromBecoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Comnzission on Reading(published by the National Institute of Education. U.S. Depart- ment of Education, 1984) andWhat Works: Research About Teaching and Learning(published by the U.S. Department of Education. 1986). CONTENTS Page Foreword v Preface vi Aci.nowledgments vii Introduction x- Core and Extended Materials 1 Picture Books 2 Folklore 8 Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction 17 Poetry 23 Contemporary Realistic Fiction 29 Historical Fiction 35 NonfictionInformation 40 NonfictionBiography 46 Plays (Kindergarten Through Grade Six) 51 Single Plays 51 Anthologies and Collections of Plays 53 Books in Languages Other Than English 55 Picture Books 55 Folklore 58 Modern Fantasy 59 Poetry 60 Contemporary Realistic Fiction 61 Historical Fiction 62 NonfictionInformation 62 Plays 63 Recreational and Motivational Materials 65 Picture Books 66 Folkore 70 Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction 77 Poetry 81 Contemporary Realistic Fiction 83 Historical Fiction 87 NonfictionInformation 90 NonfictionBiography 94 Materials for Students in Grades Seven and Eight 67 Adventure 98 Biography and Autobiography 98 Personal Experience 99 iii Page Classics 100 Contemporary Realism 102 Folk Literature and Folk Heroes 104 Historical Fiction 104 Mystery 106 Mythology 107 Science Fiction and Fantasy 107 Short Stories 108 Plays 109 Index of Authors 11 1 Index of Titles 117 r, h 0 FOREWORD nce upon a time" is a phrase that stirs excitement in the hearts of children. They immediately know that theyare going to be treated to a storya story that will entertain them, a story that will inform them about their world, and a story that will tickle their imagina- tions. These experiences may be shared with children at home, in theclassroom, and it the library. Such experiences may include the reading ofa fairy tale, such as Three Billy Goats Gruff for the younger children; a modern fantasy suchas Charlotte's Web for the middle grade students;or a Shakespearean play for the older students. Literature is for all children, regardless of theirages or grade levels. Reading should begin in the home and progress intoa lifelong experience. Literature carries messages about life that are essential to completea child's proper growth and development. Rather than being fragmented bits and pieces that lack "story structure," these literary works need to be complete stories thatyoung readers will grasp avid remember. I am recommending the books that are listed in this documentas examples of good literature for children. The more than 1,000 listed titlesrepresent the advisory committee members' selections of children's classics, modern-dayclas- sics, and storybooks for recreational reading. Asyou plan your literature pro- gram, you should find this new edition even more useful than was the original edition, because all the title entries are annotated. Superintendent of Public Instruction 7 PREFACE his publication, Recommended Readings in Literature,was compiled by teachers, administrators, curriculum planners, and librarians located throughout California to (1) encourage students to read and to Hview reading as a worthwhile activity; (2) help local curd .;ulum planners select books for their reading programs; and (3) stimulate educators at the local level to evaluate their literature programs and change or improve them, if necessary. To ensure that Recommended Readings in Literature would help educators review their literature programs and encourage students to read, the compilers formed two working groupsone to formulate a list of readings and aktotherto review and refine the list. Working together for overa year, the groups reviewed over 2,000 titles. And after many meetings, telephone calls, and exchanges of letters, the members agreed on the 1,010 titles listed in this document. These titles represent classical as well as contemporary works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. The list also includes works that students whose primary language is other than English will enjoy. We give special recognition to Leonard Hull, Consultant in the Language Arts and Foreign Languages Unit. Because of his untiring efforts and patience, Recommended Readings in Literature has become a reality. Weare grateful to the educators whose names appear in the Acknowledgments for developing and producing a document that represents such a wide variety of titles in children's literaturetitles that educators can recommend and studentscan read with pleasure. We are pleased to present this edition of Recommended Readings in Liter- ature, Kindergarten Through Grade Eight. Since the original edition was pub- lished two years ago, we have received numerous suggestions for improving the lists. These ideas and comments led to the development of this updated docu- ment. You will note that we have added an annotation to each title entry to fur- ther aid you when you use the lists to choose books for your literatureprogram. JAMES R. SMITH TOMAS LOPEZ Deputy Superintendent Manager Curriculum and Office of Humanities Instructional Leadership Curriculum Services FRANCIE ALEXANDER