Reading List and Wiki Checklist

Reading List

         I.     Non-fiction/Informational        

               1) Lincoln: A Photobiography by Russell Freedman

       II.     Poetry

1)   Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? By Mel Glenn. (required for discussion)

2)   Mathematickles by Betsy Franco (blog)

        

    III.     Modern Fantasy         

1)   A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. (required for discussion)

                  2) The Giver by Lois Lowry (blog)

                  3) Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins

     IV.     Historical Fiction

1)   Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool. (required for discussion)

2)   Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (book talk blog)

       V.     Multicultural/Traditional

1)   Why Mosquitos Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema (blog)

2)   Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor (blog)

3)   Stone Soup: An Old Tale by Marcia Brown

     VI.     Realistic Fiction

1)   Bucking the Sarge by Christopher Paul Curtis. (required for discussion)

2)   Frindle by Andrew Clements (blog)

  VII.     Picture Books

1)   Seven  Blind Mice by Ed Young. (required for discussion)

2)   Click, Clack, Quack  by Doreen Cronin (blog)

3)   If you Give a Pig a Party by Laura Numeroff (blog)

4)   Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems (blog)

5)   Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems (blog) 

6)   Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes (blog)

7)   Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann (blog)

8)             Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

9)             Duck for President by Doreen Cronin

10)                  Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco

11)                  Thunder Cake by Patricia Polacco

12)                  Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

13)                  Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

14)                  True Story of the Three Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka

15)                  Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

16)                  Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Bill Martin

17)                  Baby Bear, Baby Bear by Bill Martin

18)                  Polar Bear, Polar Bear by Bill Martin

19)                  Tiny’s Big Adventure by Martin Waddell

20)                  Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday by Ray Cruz

21)                  Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

22)                  Giggle, Giggle, Quack by Doreen Cronin

23)                  Corduroy by Don Freeman

24)                  Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes

Wiki Checklist

Instructions: Write the number of entries for each category you posted into on the Course Wiki (requirement is four total posts, in four different categories)

__1_ Social Studies

__1_ Science

____ Math

____ Music

__2_ Art

__1_ Reading/Language Arts

____ Physical Education

____ Other