- Pg. 2 Use this page to keep track of all the amazing fiction and non-fiction books you read this summer. Log your minutes read at maricopacountyreads.org. Reading List You get one point for every minute read. Enjoy the adventures! Special Thanks! These kits were made possible thanks to the generous support of the Friends of the Buckeye Public Library. Part of this project is funded by the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Record, a Division of the Arizona Secretary of State, with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Summer Reading prizes are possible thanks to other generous community partners. buckeyeaz.gov/library | 623-349-6300 | Buckeye Public Library Pg. 3 This summer, the Buckeye Public Library System is excited to present the Tails and Tales Summer Reading Program. Get ready to become a better reader by reading for prizes, completing fun activities and watching engaging videos for points. Get ready to have fun with reading all summer long! Grab & Go Activity Kits Get ready to fill your summer days with fun activities and fascinating new facts about a variety of animal themes. The Friends of the Buckeye Public Library and the Arizona State Library have sponsored the creation of engaging and educational Grab & Go Activity Kits. Each week you will be introduced to new literacy tips, vocabulary, Imagine, Learn and Play activities, recommended books and more. You will also have a Grab & Go activity you can do each week using the provided supplies. Once completed, you can photograph and email or bring your completed activity into your Buckeye library to earn points towards your Summer Reading goal of 1,000 points. The kit includes: An activity packet with weekly activities Supplies to do the weekly activities A book A bookmark A Game Board you can use to track your daily minutes read and enter them online at a later point Weekly Activity Sheets Each week pull out the activity sheet and engage as a family. Each sheet includes: Fun facts about the week’s theme. A literacy tip to help you become a better reader. Terms with a challenge question to answer using your online library resource Britannica - https://library.eb.com/levels Recommended books: both fiction and non-fiction. Imagine, Learn and Play activities to enhance what you learn. A guided activity to do with included supplies. Reflection questions to solidify learning. Weekly Themes Week 1 - Animals of the Forest Week 5 - Animals of the Jungle Week 2 - Animals of the Week 6 - Animals of the Ocean Savanna Week 7 - Animals of the Arizona Week 3 - Animals on the Farm Desert Week 4 - Animals of the Arctic Week 8 - Animals in our Homes & Neighborhoods buckeyeaz.gov/library | 623-349-6300 | Buckeye Public Library Pg. 4 Recommended Books 100+ Reading Checklist Remember to read at least 20 minutes a day, so you can become a better reader. Read both fiction and non-fiction. Enter the minutes read so you can earn prizes FORMAT KEY B - Book | EB - E-Book at maricopacountyreads.org! Below, find some great books recommended by G - Graphic Novel | SP - Spanish staff. Check them off as you check them out and read them. V - Vox | NF - Non-Fiction Place holds @ buckeyeaz.gov/library | Check-out E-Books @ svlc.overdrive.com Pre-Reader Dark Day in the Deep Sea by Mary Pope Osborne (B) 12 Lucky Animals: a Bilingual Baby Book (B, SP) Dig, Wait, Listen: a Desert Toad’s Tale by April Sayre (B) 15 Animals by Sandra Boynton (B) Dory Story by Jerry Pallotta (B) An African Alphabet by Eric Walters (B) Every Little Thing by Cedela Marley (B) Animal Opposites by Jane Cabrera (B) Fear the Bunny by Richard Morris (B) Baby Farm Animals by Carine Laforest (B, NF) Giraffes by Kaitlyn Duling (B) A Book of Babies by Sung Il Na (B) The Great Kapok Tree: a Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest Can You Guess? by Eric Carle (B) by Lynne Cherry (B) Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses by Sue Patterson (B) Hay alguien en casa? by Mariann Collins Berkes (B/SP) Farm Animals by Ingela Arrhenius (B) Helen Keller’s Best Friend Belle by Holly Barry (B, NF) Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell A Home for Leo by Vin Vogel (Vox) In the Show by Natalie Marshall (B) Home for a Penguin, Home for a Whale by Brenda Williams (V) Noah’s Noisy Night by Maria Correa (B) How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets? by Jane Yolen (B) Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (B) How Jackrabbit Got His Very Long Ears by H. Irbinskas (B) Silly Suzy Goose by Petr Horáček (B) How to Care for Your T-Rex by Ken Baker (B) Sounds of the Forest by Kate Riggs (B) I Can be a Farm Vet by Apple Jordan (B) Wild Animal Sounds by Ruth A. Musgrave (B) I Want a Dog by Jon Agee (V) Wild Week by Teresa Porcella (B) Inky the Octopus by Erin Guendelsberger (V) Lambslide by Ann Patchett (B) Kids Los sonidos de la noche by Javier Sobrino (B/SP) 20 Historias de la Granja by Vara Serna (B/SP) Misunderstood Shark: Friends Don’t Eat Friends Alien Ocean Animals by Rose Colosi (B, NF) by Ame Dyckman (B) A Mama for Owen by Marion Dane Bauer (B) Mr. Squirrel and the King of the Forest by Sebastian Archie & the Pirates by Marc Rosenthal (B) Meschenmoser (B) Arthur’s Pet Business by Marc Brown (B) My Pet Rattlesnake by Joe Hayes Bear Feels Sick by Karma Wilson (B) Not Your Nest! by Gideion Sterer Bed Time for Albie by Sophie Ambrose (B) Oceans by Dan Green (B, NF) The Berenstain Bears Around the World Ocean Meets Sky by Eric Fan (B) by Mike Berenstain (B) On Kiki’s Reef by Carol Malnor (B) The Big, Angry Roar by Jonathan Lambert (B) The Owl Who Asks Why by Michelle Andersen (B) Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri (B) The Perfect Pet by Samantha Bell (B) The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward (B) The Piñata that the Farm Maiden Hung by Samantha Vamos (B) Chameleon’s Colors by Chisato Tashire (B) Rhino in the House: The True Story of Saving Samia (B, NF) Clark the Shark Gets a Pet by Bruce Hale (B) Rumble in the Jungle by Andreae Giles (B) Count on Culebra: Go to 1 to 10 by Ann Whitford (B, SP) The Saggy, Baggy Elephant by Tennant Redbank (B) Crab Cake: Turning the Tide Together Sea Bear: a Journey of Survival by Lindsay Moore (B) by Andrea Tsurumi (B) The Seed and the Giant Saguaro by Jennifer Ward (B) Cuando las cosas se mueven by Juan Arjona (B/SP) buckeyeaz.gov/library | 623-349-6300 | Buckeye Public Library Recommended Books Reading Checklist Cont. Pg. 5 Snakes on a Train by Kathryn Dennis (B) How I Care for My Pet by Jennifer Boothroyd (B, NF) Spencer & Vincent, the Jellyfish Brothers by I Trapped a Dolphin But it Really Wasn’t My Fault Tony Johnston (V) by Neil Humphrey (EB) Surprise! by Caroline Hadilaksono (B) Learn to Draw Pets by Walter Foster (B, NF) There Was a Coyote Who Swallowed a Flea Macadoo of the Maury River by Gigi Amateau (B) by Jennifer Ward (B) Mallory Vs. Max by Laurie Friedman (B) Tim’s Goodbye by Steven Salerno (B) Mason Dixon: Pet Disasters by Claudia Mills (B) The Tortoise and the Jackrabbit by Susan Lowell (B) The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke (B) Very Short Tall Tales to Read Together The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (B, AB) by Mary Ann Hoberman (B) Owls by Gail Gibbons (B, NF) Way Out in the Desert by T.J. Marsh (B) Peril at the Top of the World by James Patterson (B) Year of the Jungle by Suzanne Collins (B) Polar Bears Past Bedtime by Mary Osborne (B, EB) The Popper Penguin Rescue by Eliot Schrefer (B) Juvenile Roadrunner by Anita Ganeri (B) 125 True Stories of Amazing Pets by National Say Chessy by Darby Conley (EB, G) Geographic (B, NF) Shimmer & Splash: the Sparkling World of Sea 1,000 Useful Words by Dawn Sirett (B, NF) Life by Jim Arnosky (B, NF) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne (B, EB) The Sonoran Desert by Wayne Lynch (EB, NF) The African Safari Discovery by Josh Greenhut (B) Spirit Wolf by Kathryn Lasky (B) Amazing Dogs by Laura Buller (EB, NF) Survival at 120 Above by Debbie Miller (B, NF) Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (B) Treasury of the Lost Litter Box by Darby Conley (EB, G) Charlotte’s Webb by E.B. White (B) Triple Pet Trouble by Megan McDonald (B) Death Valley National Park by Nate Frisch (B, NF) Ultimate Oceanpedia: The Most Complete Ocean Deserts Inside Out by Marina Cohen (B, NF) Reference Ever (B, NF) Dewey the Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the A Walk in the Desert by Rebecca Johnson (B, NF) World by Vicki Myron (EB, NF) Wedgie & Gizmo Vs. the Toof by Suzanne Selfors (B) Do You Really Want a Guinea Pig? by Bridget Heos (B, NF) Who Pooped in the Sonoran Desert? Scat and Do You Really Want to Visit a Coral Reef? by Tracks for Kids by Gary Robson (B, NF) Bridget Heos (B, NF) Wild & Wacky Pet Jokes & Riddles Edison: the Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure by by Michael Pellowski (B, NF) Torben Kuhlmann (B) The Zoo at the Edge of the World by Eric Kahn Gale (B) Escape to the Mesa by Stacy Hinojosa (B) Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan (B) Tip: Ask open-ended questions during Freya & Zoose by Emily Butler (B) and after reading: Fuzzy Logic by Darby Conley (EB, G) What do you think…? What if? Gila Monster by Anita Ganeri (B, NF) Where have you seen…? The Great Pet Escape by Victoria Jamieson (B, G) Describe what you saw, heard, or felt..