DOCUMENT RESUME ED 369 061 CS 011 679 AUTHOR Johnson, Lory, Comp.; Buckingham, Betty Jo, Comp. TITLE Annotated Bibliography for Upper Elementary Reading: A Suggested Bibliography for Students Grades 3-6. INSTITUTION Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. PUB DATE 93 NOTE 151p.; For other bibliographies in this series, see CS 011 678-681. PUB TYPE Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; *Childrens Lit.rature; Drama; Elementary School Students; Fiction; Folk Culture; Intermediate Grades; Nonfiction; Poetry; Primary Education; *Reading Material Selection; *Recreational Reading IDENTIFIERS Iowa ABSTRACT Designed to expose young readers to a wide variety of literary genres, this annotated bibliography provides a list of over 500 recently published children's literature selections representative of the universal themes in literature. Selections are divided into sections of folklore, drama, poetry, non-fiction, and fiction (the most extensive). The annotated bibliography is designed to assist teachers and students in improving the breaaal and quality of reading in Iowa's upper elementary grades. Many of the titles in the annotated bibliography were published in the 1980s. (RS) eproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. * *********************************************************************** ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FORPPER ELEMENTARY READING GRADES 3-6 BEST COPY AVAILABLE State of Iowa CD U.S. DtPARTMENT Of LOUCAT1ON Department of Education PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS Mc* of Educational Reetiarch andImprovement MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY C-4.9 EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) .4iThidocumant has bean re/modem' ea 1993 maniac, from tlw person or orgamtahon originating it 0 Minor changes nava Wen made toimprove risproducton idualtty Points of view O. otemonll elatedinthis dodo. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES mint do not netesartly ritsweeentofficial OEMposition or mime INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) ANNOTATED ISIIBLIOGRAPHY FOR UPPER ELEMENTARY EAD1 NG A Suggested Bibl iography f or Students Grades 3-6 Compiled by Lory Johnson and Betty Jo Buckingham State of Iowa Department of Education Grimes State Office Building Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146 1993 3 2 State of Iowa DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Grimes State Office Building Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146 STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION Ron McGauvran, President, Clinton Betty L. Dexter, Vice President, Davenport C. W. Callison, Burlington Marcia Dudden, Reinbeck Thomas M. Glenn, Des Moines Corine A. Hadley, Newton Francis N, Kenkel, Defiance Gregory D. McClain, Cedar Falls Ann W. Wickman, Atlantic ADMINISTRATION Ted Stilwill, Acting Director and Executive Officer of the State Board of Education Division of Elementary and Secondary Education Ted Stilwill, Administrator Marcus Haack, Chief, Bureau of Instructional Services Lory Johnson, Consultant, English-Language Arts Betty Jo Buckingham, Consultant, Educational Media It is the policy of the Iowa Department of Education notto discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex,age, or disability. The Department provides civil rights technicalassistance to xiblic school districts, nonpublic schools, area education agencies, andarea schools to help them eliminate discrimination in their educationalprograms, activities, or employment. For assistance, contact the assistant chief, Bureauof School Administration and Accreditation, Iowa Department of Education. 3 4 INTRODUCTION Over the past several years we havebecome increasingly convinced that thereis need for a list of titles to answerrequests and to stimulate teachers andstudents to read more widely and to choose quality literature in aperiod when mediocrity in literature is rampant. Thousands of juvenile titles arepublished each year, but few will survive "the test of time". We have therefore,attempted to provide a list representative ofthe universal themes in literature, and designed to exposeyoung readers to a wide varietyof the genre found in drama, poetry, folklore,nonfiction and fiction. No attempt has been made to enumerate all the good literatureavailable in the classics, modern classics and potential classics. We hoped rather to offer abibliography of titles which are examples of the literature of today and yesterdaywhich are reviewed as worthwhile reading.We have tried to make our list long enoughto provide many choices. There was nothought on our part that any student shouldexpect or be expected to read all of thesetitles. We hope, however, that our list will assistteachers and students in improving thebreadth and quality of reading in Iowa's upperelementary grades. Inclusion of a title or author does not imply endorsement bythe Iowa Department of Education. This title is one of a series. Revisedbibliographies for senior high school and forjunior high/middle school were published in 1992. Alower elementary school bibliography was published in 1990. Now we areoffering a revised version of the upperelementary bibliography. All four of these bibliographies areavailable on disk (Macintosh Microsoft Word or Microsoft Works and IBMWord Perfect). Users are welcome to copy or adapt them. We have also developed an annotated ethnicbibliography of African American Authors, Asian American Authors, Native AmericanAuthors, and Hispanic American Authors, which will be available on disk with the samepermission to copy or adapt. 5 4 DRAMA, Bauer, Caroline Feller, 1935- PRESENTING READER'S THEATER: Plays and Poems to Read Aloud. H. W. Wilson, 1987. The author has dramatized folktales, poems and excerpts of contemporary children's books. Bradley, Alfred 3-4 PADDINGTONS ON STAGE and Michael Bond Houghton Mifflin, 1977. Seven brief plays based on the Paddington stories. Chute, Marchette G. 6 up STORIES FROM SHAKESPEARE New American Library/Dutton, 1959. All 36 of the plays from the FIRST FOLIO are presented in clear, descriptive prose. Davis, Ossie 5 UP ESCAPE TO FREEDOM; A PLAY ABOUT YOUNG FREDERICK DOUGLASS Viking, 1190; Puffin, 1990. The life of Frederick Douglass from his childhood in a slave cabin to his escape to New York are depicted in this informal but challenging play, considered as one of the best in recent years. Gotwalt, Helen 1-6 EVERYDAY PLAYS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS and Louise Miller Plays, 1986. Fifteen one-act, nonroyalty plays including mysteries, dramas, spoofs. May be entered under Miller. Jemings, Coleman A. 5 up THEATRE FOR YOUTH: TWELVE PLAYS WITH and Gretta Bergmanner, Editors NATURE THEMES University of Texas Press, 1986. Twelve plays covering aging, divorce, conformity including adaptations from Oscar Wilde, Stephen Crane, and Ray Bradbury. Kamerman, Sylvia, Editor 2-12 THE BIG BOOK OF CHRISTMAS PLAYS; 21 MODERN AND TRADITIONAL ONE- ACT PLAYS FOR THE CELEBRATION OF CHRISTMAS Plays, 1988. Adaptations of scenes from such books as A CHRISTMAS CAROL; LITTLE WOMEN; and LES MISERABLES. 5 13 4-7 CHRISTMAS PLAY FAVORITES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Plays, 1982. Seventeen sentimental plays from BIRDS; CHRISTMAS CAROL; LITTLE WOMEN, etc. Kamerman has also collected HOLIDAY PLAYS AROUND THE YEAR (Plays, 1987). Kamerman, Sylvia, Ed. 2 up PLAYS FROM FAVORITE FOLKTALES Plays, 1987. Twenty-five one-act adaptations of Stone Soup, Robin Hood, Rumplestiltskin, etc. 3-9 PATRIOTS AND HISTORICAL PLAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE Plays, 1975,1987. One-act plays on items such as Valley Forge and the Boston Tea Party. SPACE AND SCIENCE FICTION PLAYS FOP YOUNG PEOPLE (Plays, 1981) is another collection edited by Kamerman. 2-9 PLAYS OF BLACK AMERICANS Plays, 1987. Dramatizes achievements of black leaders such as Harriet Tubman and Martin Luther King, Jr. Murray, John 4 up MYSTERY PLAYS FOR YOUNG ACTORS Plays, 1984. Ten mysterious dramas with minimum requirement for props. Nolan, Paul T. 3-6 FOLKTALE PLAYS ROUND THE WORLD: A COLLECTION OF ROYALTY-FREE ONE-ACT PLAYS ABOUT LANDS FAR AND NEAR. Plays, 1982. Sixteen dramatizations based on legends and myths. Includes dramas and farces. Rockwell, Thomas 4-7 HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS AND OTHER PLAYS Delacorte, 1980. Rockwell presents four plays each as zany as the drama based on his award winning book HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS. Thane, Adele 4-6 PLAYS FROM FAMOUS STORIES AND FAIRY TALES Plays, 1983. Twenty-eight plays including ones on Emperor's Nightingale, Aladdin, Pied Piper, Tom Sawyer, King Alfred, Puss and Boots. 6 7 OETRY Adoff, Arnold 4 up ALL THE COLORS OF THE RACE Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1982. These poems reflect the view of a child half Jew, half Protestant, half black, half white. 3-6 EATS: POEMS Illustrated by Susan Russo. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1979. "Hymns" to gluttony. 3-7 SPORTS PAGES Illustrated by Steve Kuzma. Lippincott/Harper Collins, 1986. Young athletes speak of hope, despair, excitement, exhaustion, isolation and being a part of a team. Atwood, Ann 3 up HAIKU: THE MOOD OF THE EARTH Macmillan, 1971. The reader will experience poetry that has a direct contact with nature through the written word, art and photography. Benet, Stephen Vincent, and Rosemary Benet 2-8 A BOOK OF AMERICANS Illustrated by Charles Child. Holt, 1987,1933. Fifty-six heroes and rascals from Columbus to Woodrow Wilson. Bober, Natalie S., EditorP5-5 LET'S PRETEND; POEMS OF FLIGHT AND FANCY Viking, 1986. The imaginative world of children in the 18th and 19th centuries. Brewton, Sara and Brewton, John E., Editors 5-8 AMERICA FOREVER NEW; A BOOK OF POEMS Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi. Harper Collins, 1968. Poetry from Emily Dickinson to the 1960's. 7 Bodecker, N.