Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,
June 20, 2017
Robert Treat Academy believes summer reading is a valuable experience for all students and an important extension of our educational program. In order for your child to be ready for third grade, it is essential that he/she reads over the summer to actively nurture the love of reading and develop literacy skills. During the month of July, you may either read Judy Moody was in a Mood by Megan McDonald or Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. Judy Moody was in a Mood is a terrific book for upcoming third graders to read because it is about Judy who is about to enter third grade, too! Unfortunately, Judy doesn’t have high hopes for third grade, but when Mr. Todd assigns her class a special project, Judy gets a chance to really express herself! Nate the Great is a detective mystery. Nate has a new case! His friend Annie has lost a picture. She wants Nate to help her find it. Nate the Great must get all the facts, ask the right questions, and narrow the list of suspects so he can solve the mystery. When you have completed either book, you will get a chance to fill out a book report form and bring it to school on the first day of school, Wednesday, August 2, 2017. In addition to independent reading, parents should read aloud at least one chapter book with their child. You may choose a book from the attached 2017 Summer Reading Book List. This shared reading experience will help develop your child’s vocabulary and critical thinking skills. During the read aloud (i.e. after each paragraph, page, or chapter), pause with your child to discuss the book. Ask your child questions, such as: • • • •
What is happening in the book? Can you identify the problem? What is the solution? What do you think is going to happen next? What are some clues that make you think so? What part/passage stands out to you and why?
Our goal is for reading to be fun and meaningful. Through independent and shared reading, we hope your child will experience the “thrills and skills” of reading. We are also asking that you fill out the “Extra! Extra! Read All About Me” poster so that we can get to know all of you as soon as you arrive in August! We are looking forward to seeing all of the great work you bring in after the summer break! Happy Reading, Third Grade Team 3rd Grade – Room 15
3rd Grade Book Report Name ____________________________ Date You Started Reading Book: ______________Date You Finished Book: ______________ Title of Book: ___________________________________________________________________________ Author:_______________________ Illustrator:_______________________ Total Pages: __________ Circle the Genre Circle ONE for your book: •
Non-fiction (real): Biography, Autobiography, Informational
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Fiction (made up): Fantasy, Science Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery, or Traditional Literature (folktale, legend, fable, fairy tale, tall tale, myth)
Setting (Complete sentences on when/where the story happened): _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Main Characters (List and describe them): _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Point of View (Who is the Speaker/Narrator?) Check one: First Person Point of View: Story told by a character in the story (clues: I, me, my, we, our) Who is telling the story? __________________________ Third Person Point of View: Story told by an outside narrator (clues: he, she, they, his, her, their)
Problem (if there are more than one, choose the biggest problem): _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________
Solution (how was the problem solved?): _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Summary of the Plot/Story (In your own words, what happened in this book? Use sequence words: first, next, then, after that, finally, etc.): ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Draw/Sketch a picture that illustrates your favorite part of the story:
Write a caption to go along with your picture: ___________________________________________________________________________
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2017 SUMMER READING BOOK LIST
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AGES 0–2 (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
AGES 3–5 (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
AGES 6-7 (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
{{ All Fall Down, Mary Brigid Barrett (Author) & LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
{{ Beautiful, Stacy McAnulty (Author) & Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Illustrator)
{{ Abraham, Frank Keating & Mike Wimmer
{{ Black Cat & White Cat, Claire Garralon
{{ Caribou Song: Athiko Nikamon, Tomson Highway & John Rombough
{{ Ada Twist, Scientist, Andrea Beaty & David Roberts
{{ Blue Boat, Kersten Hamilton (Author) & Valeria Petrone (Illustrator)
{{ Clifford the Big Red Dog series, Norman Bridwell
{{ Bad Kitty Goes to the Vet, Nick Bruel
{{ Five Little Ducks: A Fingers & Toes Nursery Rhyme Book, Natalie Marshall
{{ Groovy Joe by Eric Litwin (Author) & Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)
{{ Cookie Fiasco, Mo Willems
{{ I Love Hugs and Kisses, Sandra Magsamen
{{ Hats Off to You!, Karen Beaumont (Author) & LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
{{ Dog Man series, Dav Pilkey
{{ I’ll Never Let You Go, Smriti Prasadam-Halls (Author) & Alison Brown (Illustrator)
{{ How Do Dinosaurs Choose Their Pets?, Jane Yolen (Author) & Mark Teague (Illustrator)
{{ Dr. Kitty Cat series, Jane Clarke
{{ I Will Love You Forever, Caroline Jayne Church
{{ I Hear a Pickle (and Smell, See, Touch and Taste It, Too!), Rachel Isadora
{{ Llama Llama Red Pajama, Anna Dewdney {{ Lola Plants a Garden, Anna McQuinn (Author) & Rosalind Beardhshaw (Illustrator)
{{ King Baby, Kate Beaton
{{ Little Blue Truck series, Alice Schertle (Author) & Jill McElmurry (Illustrator)
{{ Mighty, Mighty Construction Site, Sherri Duskey Rinker (Author) & Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)
{{ Little You, Richard Van Camp (Author) & Julie Flett (Illustrator)
{{ Ninjabread Man, C.J. Leigh (Author) & Chris Gall (Illustrator)
{{ Mamasaurus, Stephan Lomp
{{ Pete the Cat and the Surprise Teacher, James Dean
{{ My Heart Fills with Happiness, Monique Gray Smith (Author) & Julie Flett (Illustrator)
{{ Pig the Pug, Aaron Blabey
{{ Please, Mr. Panda, Steve Antony (board book edition)
{{ Pirasaurs!, Josh Funk (Author) & Michael H. Slack (Illustrator)
{{ Pocket Piggies: Numbers, Richard Austin (board book edition)
{{ The Pout-Pout Fish Far, Far from Home, Deborah Diesen (Author) & Dan Hanna (Illustrator)
{{ Scholastic Early Learners: My First Book of Colors {{ Scholastic Early Learners: Slide and Find ABC Animals {{ Scholastic Early Learners: Slide and Find Dinosaurs {{ Scholastic Early Learners: Touch, Slide, and Lift Busy Farm (board book) {{ Sleepy Toes, Kelli McNeil (Author) & Cori Doerrfeld (Illustrator) {{ Steam Train, Dream Train 1-2-3, Sherri Duskey Rinker (Author) & Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator) {{ There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, Jane Cabrera {{ We Love to Sing Along!: A Collection of Four Preschool Favorites, Caroline Jayne Church {{ Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?, Brianna Caplan Sayres (Author) & Christina Slade (Illustrator) (board book edition)
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{{ Get a Hit, Mo!, David Adler {{ I Am Martin Luther King Jr. (Ordinary People Change the World), Brad Meltzer (Author) & Christopher Eliopoulos (Illustrator) {{ Judy Moody and the Bucket List, Megan McDonald {{ Lego Nonfiction: Big Book of Animals, Scholastic {{ Magic Tree House: Stage Fright on a Summer Night, Mary Pope Osborne (Author) & Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) {{ Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, Ben Clanton {{ Owl Diaries: Woodland Wedding, Rebecca Elliott
{{ Surf’s Up, Kwame Alexander (Author) & Daniel Miyares (Illustrator)
{{ Princess in Black Takes a Vacation, Shannon Hale, Dean Hale, & LeUyen Pham {{ Rainbow Magic: Joy the Summer Vacation Fairy, Daisy Meadows
{{ StoryPlay™: I Love You Because You’re You, Liza Baker (Author), David McPhail (Illustrator)
{{ Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover, Cece Bell
{{ StoryPlay™: Snuggle Bunny, Katie Dopirak (Author), Cori Doerrfeld (Illustrator)
{{ The Bad Guys series, Aaron Blabey
{{ StoryPlay™: Shoe-la-la! , Karen Beaumont (Author), LeUyen Pham (Illustrator)
{{ Third Grade Mermaid, Peter Raymundo
{{ Scholastic Reader: Moby Shinobi: Ninja on the Farm, Luke Flowers
{{ Thunder Boy Jr., Sherman Alexie (Author) & Yuyi Morales (Illustrator)
{{ Tiddler: The Fish Who Cried Wolf, Julia Donaldson (Author) & Axel Schneffler (Illustrator)
{{ Ugly Cat and Pablo, Isabel Quintero (Author) & Tom Knight (Illustrator)
{{ The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!, Carmen Agra Deedy (author) & Eugene Yelchin (illustrator)
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{{ Fly Guy Presents: Castles, Tedd Arnold
{{ Pink Is for Blobfish, Jess Keating & David DeGrand
{{ The Pigeon Needs a Bath!, Mo Willems
{{ You Are My Cupcake, Joyce Wan
{{ Notebook of Doom series, Troy Cummings
{{ Spunky Little Monkey, Bill Martin Jr. & Michael Sampson (Authors) & Brian Won (Illustrator)
{{ StoryPlay™: Dinosaurumpus, Tony Mitton (Author) & Guy Parker-Rees (Illustrator)
{{ What Does it Mean to Be Kind?, Rana DiOrio (Author) & Axel Schneffler (Illustrator)
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{{ Victor Shmud Total Expert: Let’s Do a Thing!, Jim Benton {{ Who Would Win: Ultimate Bug Rumble, Jerry Pallotta (Author) & Rob Bolster (Illustrator)
Visit scholastic.com/summer for summer reading tips and activities!
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AGES 8–10 (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
AGES 11–13 (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
Young Adult (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
{{ A Snicker of Magic, Natalie Llloyd
{{ A Night Divided, Jennifer A. Nielsen
{{ All American Boys, Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely
{{ American Girl: Gabriela, Teresa E. Harris
{{ Amulet series, Kazu Kibuishi
{{ Backlash, Sarah Darer Littman
{{ Allie, First at Last, Angela Cervantes
{{ Booked, Kwame Alexander
{{ Challenger Deep, Neal Shusterman
{{ Crenshaw, Katherine Applegate
{{ Donut Go Breaking My Heart, Suzanne Nelson
{{ Embassy Row series, Ally Carter
{{ DC Comics Secret Hero Society: Fort Solitude, Derek Fridolfs (Author) & Dustin Nguyen (Illustrator)
{{ Frogkisser!, Garth Nix
{{ Everland, Wendy Spinale
{{ Full Cicada Moon, Marilyn Hilton
{{ Exo, Fonda Lee
{{ Foxcraft Series, Inbali Iserles
{{ Forgetting, Sharon Cameron
{{ Harry Potter series, JK Rowling
{{ Irena’s Children, Tilar J. Mazzeo
{{ Horizon: Book 1, Scott Westerfeld
{{ If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo
{{ Pieces of Why, K.L. Going
{{ If I Ever Get Out of Here, Eric Gansworth
{{ Prisoner of War: A Novel of World War II, Michael P. Spradlin
{{ Just Another Girl, Elizabeth Eulberg
{{ Raymie Nightingale, Kate DiCamillo
{{ Last Descendants (Assassin’s Creed series), Matthew J. Kirby
{{ Reformed, Justin Weinberger
{{ March series, Andrew Aydin & John Lewis
{{ Hazardous Tales: The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale about Harriet Tubman, Nathan Hale
{{ Restart, Gordon Korman
{{ Night Witches, Kathryn Lasky
{{ I Survived True Stories: Five Epic Disasters, Lauren Tarshis
{{ Riding Chance, Christine Kendall
{{ Overturned, Lamar Giles
{{ A New Class (Star Wars: Jedi Academy #4), Jarrett J. Krosoczka
{{ Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection, Matt Dembicki
{{ Scythe, Neal Shusterman
{{ Last Kids on Earth series, Douglas Holgate (Author) & Max Brallier (Illustrator)
{{ Scar Island, Dan Gemeinhart
{{ Salt to the Sea, Ruta Sepetys
{{ Me and Marvin Gardens, Amy Sarig King
{{ Serafina and the Twisted Staff, Robert Beatty
{{ Secret Language of Sisters, Luanne Rice
{{ Pax, Douglas Holgate (Author) & Max Brallier (Illustrator)
{{ Shadow House: You Can’t Hide, Dan Poblocki
{{ Tales of the Peculiar, Ransom Riggs
{{ Revenge of the Happy Campers, Jennifer Ziegler
{{ Smile, Raina Telgemeier
{{ Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom, Lynda Blackmon Lowery
{{ Save Me a Seat, Gita Varadarajan and Sarah Weeks
{{ The Baby-Sitters Club series, Ann M. Martin
{{ The Hunger Games series, Suzanne Collins
{{ The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Kelli Barnhill
{{ The Warden’s Daughter, Jerry Spinelli
{{ The Raven Cycle series, Maggie Stiefvater
{{ Upside-Down Magic: Showing Off, Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, & Emily Jenkins
{{ Trials of Apollo series, Rick Riordan
{{ The Sun Is Also a Star, Nicola Yoon
{{ Wings of Fire series, Tui T. Sutherland
{{ Two Summers, Aimee Freidman
{{ Wolf Hollow, Lauren Wolk
{{ Velocity, Chris Wooding
{{ Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Double Down, Jeff Kinney {{ Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen, Rachel Renee Russell {{ Captain Underpants series, Dav Pilkey {{ Geronimo Stilton series, Geronimo Stilton {{ Gertie’s Leap to Greatness, Kate Beasley (Author) & Jillian Tamaki (Illustrator) {{ Goosebumps series, R.L. Stine {{ The Harlem Charade, Natasha Tarpley
{{ Whatever After series, Sarah Mlynowski
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{{ Wonder, RJ Palacio {{ Zoe in Wonderland, Brenda Woods
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2017 LISTA DE LIBROS
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EDADES 0-2 (Titulo, autor e ilustrador)
EDADES 6-7 (Titulo, autor e ilustrador)
EDADES 8-12 (Titulo, autor e ilustrador)
{{ Cantaba la rana / The Frog Was Singing, Rita Rosa Ruesga
{{ Colección El capitán calzoncillos, Dav Pilkey
{{ Colección El Chavo, Juan Pablo Lombana
{{ Colección Emma en el aire, Ida Siegal
{{ Colección Hombre Mosca, Tedd Arnold
{{ Estrella en el bosque, Laura Resau
{{ Un nido en primavera, / A Nest in Springtime, Belle Yang
{{ Colección Las hadas de la moda, Daisy Meadows
{{ Fantasmas, Raina Telgemeier
{{ Animaletras, Francisca Palacios
{{ El cuaderno de la perdición #1: El ataque de los globos peleones, Troy Cummings
{{ Gaby, perdida y encontrada, Angela Cervantes
{{ ¿Cómo dicen estoy enojado los dinosaurios?, Jane Yolen y Mark Teague
{{ El cuaderno de la perdición #2: día de las lombrices, Troy Cummings
{{ ¿Debo compartir mi helado?, Mo Willems
{{ El diario de una lechuza #1: El festival florestástico de Eva, Rebecca Elliott
{{ ¡El gallo que no se callaba! / The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!, Carmen Agra Deedy
{{ El diario de una lechuza #2: Eva ve un fantasma, Rebecca Elliott
{{ Diez cerdos: una aventura en la bañera, Derek Anderson
{{ El fútbol me hace feliz, Maribeth Boelts
{{ El gran diccionario de Clifford, Scholastic
{{ Escuela de espanto: ¡La escuela está viva!, Jack Chabert
{{ Pájaros de todos los días / Every Day Birds, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater
{{ Escuela de espanto #2: ¡El casillero se comió a Lucia!, Jack Chabert
{{ Felices sueños, camiones grandes y pequenos, Sherri Duskey Rinker
{{ ¡Estamos en un libro!, Mo Willems
{{ ¿Cómo se dice? / How Do You Say?, Angela Dominguez
{{ La piñata / The Piñata, Rita Rosa Ruesga
{{ Yo voy a esperar Sr. Panda / I’ll Wait, Mr. Panda, Steve Antony
{{ Los mariachis, Rita Rosa Ruesga
{{ Pueblo Fronterizo #1: cruzar el límite, Malin Alegria
{{ José el Chévere: Helado y dinosaurios, Eric Litwin
{{ Princesa Rosada y el reino de mentirita #1: Ricitos de moho y los tres barbosos (Branches), Noah Z. Jones
{{ Pueblo Fronterizo #2: guerra de quinceañeras, Malin Alegria
{{ Scholastic Early Leaners: Ruidoso toca y levanta granja, Scholastic
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{{ Lector de Scholastic nivel 1: Clifford va al doctor, Norman Bridwell {{ Los pingüinos adoran los colores / Penguins Love Colors, Sarah Aspinall {{ Por favor, Sr. Panda / Please, Mr. Panda, Steve Antony
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{{ Los tipos malos en misión improbable, Aaron Blabey {{ Querido estupidiario: ¿Soy la rana o la princesa?, Jim Benton {{ Scholastic explora tú mundo: Los planetas, Penelope Arlon {{ Futbolmanía / Soccermania, Juan Pabloc Lombana {{ Yo soy: Albert Einstein, Brad Meltzer
LIBROS PARA JÓVENES (Titulo, autor e ilustrador)
{{ Ser María: amor y caos en el Bronx, Sonia Manzano
{{ Princesa Rosada y el reino de mentirita #2: Cuaperucita roja (Branches), Noah Z. Jones {{ Tito Puente, rey del mambo / Tito Puente, Mambo King, Monica Brown
{{ Primeras palabras en español / Spanish First Words, J. Hutchins {{ ¡Un día una señora se tragó una rana!, Lucille Coladro {{ Un pato en tractor, David Shannon LISTA DE LIBROS KEY
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