Stafford Elementary School's
Summer 2008
Reading Challenge

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Welcome to Stafford Elementary School Governor's SUMMER 2008 READING CHALLENGE!  Below is a suggested list of award-winning books and helpful website addresses.
***ATTENTION! All incoming students, should bring in their summer reading lists the first week of school.





Incoming Grades 2 & 3

Summer Reading Book Suggestions | Caldecott Medal Books | Reading Links  |
 
SES's Summer 2008 Reading Calendar |SES Library | Home


Summer Reading
Set/Series
A to Z Mysteries by Roy, Ron
Amelia Bedelia by Parish, Peggy
Arthur Chapter Adventures by Brown, Marc Tolon
Cam Jansen Adventure  by Adler, David A.
Frog and Toad by Lobel, Arnold
Henry and Mudge by Rylant, Cynthia
Horrible Harry Chapter Books by Kline, Suzy
Junie B. Jones by Park, Barbara
Mr.Putter and Tabby by Rylant, Cynthia

Picture Book Authors
Carle, Eric
Martin, Bill
Mayer, Mercer
Brett, Jan
Bunting, Eve
Polacco, Patricia

Poetry written by
Florian, Douglas
Silverstein, Shel
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2008 Caldecott Medal Books
First the Egg
written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
written and illustrated Mo Willems

To find out about the Caldecott Medal and more Award -Winning Books, please click here .
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Reading Links
Stafford Elementary School Library
Check out your school library!

KidsReads.com

This site includes the following:
  • Book Reviews
  • Book Summaries
  • Author Information
  • Book Activities
  • AND Much More
Grade 2
Grade 2 Reading List from Education World
Grade 3 Grade 3 Reading List from Education World
Jan Brett's Homepage
4,170  pages of free activities, coloring pages, and projects
Great Early Elementary Reads
Booklist-ALA's  Great Early  Elementary Reads
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Incoming Grades 4 & 5

2009 Nutmeg Nominees | Newbery Medal Books | Caldecott Medal Books | Coretta Scott King  | SES's Summer 2008 Reading Calendar |
Reading Links | SES Library | Home

 


2009 Nutmeg Nominees 

Blood on the River: James Town 1607 by Elisa Carbone

Close Encounters of a Third-World Kind by Jennifer J. Stewart
 
Eager by Helen Fox
 
Free Baseball by Sue Corbett
 
Golden and Grey: An Unremarkable Boy and a Rather Remarkable Ghost by Louis Arnold
 
Gossamer
by Lois Lowry
 
The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
 
MVP* Magellan Voyage Project by Douglas Evans

Shakespeare‘s Secret by Elise Broach
 
Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde


To find out about the Nutmeg Award and past Nutmeg Award Winners and Nominees , please click here

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2008  Newbery Medal Books
 

Title: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village
Author: Laura Amy Schlitz

Title:Elijah of Buxton
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis

Title: Feathers
Author: Jacqueline Woodson

Title: The Wednesday Wars
Author: Gary D. Schmidt

To find out about the Newbery Medal and more Award-Winning Books, please click here

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2008  Caldecott Medal Books

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine

First the Egg
written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
written and illustrated by Peter Sís


Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
written and illustrated Mo Willems

To find out about the Caldecott Medal and more Award -Winning Books, please click here .


2008 Coretta Scott King Award

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

Let it Shine written and illustrated by Ashely Bryan


To find out about the Coretta Scott King Award-Winning Books, please click here .
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Reading Links

KidsReads.com

This site includes the following:
  • Book Reviews
  • Book Summaries
  • Author Information
  • Book Activities
  • AND Much More
Grade 4
Grade 4 Reading List from Education World
Grade 5 Grade 5 Reading List from Education World
Great Early Elementary Reads Booklist-ALA's  Great Early  Elementary Reads
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L. Callahan, LMS 6/2008