We know that one of the greatest gifts we can give our children is the love of reading.  Children who are good readers have skills that help them do better in every aspect of school. 

Our school district has developed a suggested list of good literature for the grade levels.  The lists are divided in ways that provide flexibility for each child.

Thank you for your support, and please encourage reading all summer.  Your child will benefit in school and life by being a lifelong reader.

Following is a letter to librarians from Riley C. Darnell, Tennessee Secretary of State:

January 5, 2006

I am pleased to announce that the Tennessee State Library and Archives, a division of the

Tennessee Department of State, is sponsoring the eighteenth annual statewide Summer

Reading Program for children. This program is designed to improve reading skills and

encourage the joy of reading.
 

This year’s theme is “Jungle Tales: Hiss, Rumble & Roar”. In addition to learning about jungle

animals from around the world through library programs described in this manual, thousands of

participating children will have an opportunity to read individually and to expand their knowledge

during the summer months. Reading is fundamental to the pursuit of every child’s dream, and

the local public library holds the key to a true understanding of freedom and civic responsibility.
 

I join the Tennessee State Library and Archives staff and the Regional Library System in wishing

you the greatest summer to date, and I want to thank you all for your continued interest in the

improvement of the libraries in your communities.

Sincerely,

Riley C. Darnell

Secretary of State

To see a copy of the manual: “Jungle Tales: Hiss, Rumble & Roar”, please contact the FES Librarian @ 472-4384 or the Fairview Public Library @ 799-0235.

Lists are created for students preparing to come into that grade level.

PROGRAM BIBLIOGRAPHY

• 1, 2, I Love You. Schertle, Alice.
• Alistair’s Elephant. Sadler, Marilyn
• The Animal Boogie. Herter, Debbie
• Baby Rattlesnake. Ata, Te
• Beach Day. Lakin, Patricia
• Bernard Wants A Baby. Goodman, Joan
• The Bird, the Monkey, and the Snake in the
• Jungle. Banks, Kate
• Caps for Sale. Slobodkina, Esphyr
• Counting Crocodiles. Sierra, Judy
• Crictor. Ungerer, Tomi
• Curious George. Rey, H.A
• Curious George Visits the Library. Weston, Martha.
• Curious George and the Pizza. Rey Margaret.
• The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash. Noble, Trinka Hakes
• Edward in the Jungle. McPhail, David
• Elephant. Bender, Lionel
• Elephant. Magloff, Lisa
• Elephants and Their Calves. Hall, Margaret.
• Ella the Elegant Elephant. D’Amaco, Carmella.
• Five Green and Speckled Frogs. Buris, Priscilla.
• Five Little Monkeys Wash the Car. Christelow, Eileen
• Five Little Monkeys With Nothing to Do. Christelow, Eileen
• For Pete’s Sake. Walsh, Ellen Stoll
• Frog Hunt. Jordan, Sandra.
• Frog On a Log. Cox, Phil Roxbee
• Frogs Jump: A Counting Book. Brooks, Alan
• Greedy Python. Buckley, Richard
• Green Wilma. Arnold, Tedd
• Guji Guji. Chen, Zhiyuan
• Honey . . . Honey . . . Lion!. Brett, Jan
• I Wanna Iguana. Orloff, Karen Kaufman
• The Icky Sticky Frog. Yoon, Salina
• If I Had a Gorilla. Mayer, Mercer
• If You’re Happy and You Know It. Cabrera, Jane
• Itching and Twitching. McKissack, Patricia
• Jimmy's Boa and the Bungee Jump Slam Dunk. Noble, Trinka Hakes
• A Lion Named Shirley Williamson. Waber, Bernard
• Little Elephants. Jonas, Anne
• Little Gorilla. Bornstein, Ruth
• Lunchroom Lizzard. Kirk, Daniel
• The Mightiest. Kasza, Keiko
• Monkeys Are A Lot Like Us. Fowler, Allan
• Monkey Business. Edwards, Wallace
• Monkey See, Monkey Do. Gave, Marc
• Monkey See, Monkey Do. Holsonback, Anita
• Mrs. Chicken and the Hungry Crocodile. Paye, Won-Lyd
• Never Ride Your Elephant To School. Johnson, Doug
• Once Upon McDonald’s Farm. Gammell, Stephen
• One, Two Skip A Few!. Arenson, Roberta
• Picasso, The Green Tree Frog. Graham, Amanda
• Presto Change-O. Wood, Audrey
• Private I. Guana: The Case of the Missing Chameleon. Laden, Nina
• Proud Parents/Elephant. Adams, Pam
• Rattlesnake Dance: True Tales, Mysteries, and Rattlesnake Ceremonies. Dewey, Jennifer Owings
• The Rattlesnake Who Went to School. Strete, Craig Kee
• The Road to Mumbai. Jeyaveeran, Ruth
• Rumble In The Jungle. Andreae, Giles.
• Sam and the Tigers. Lester, Julius
• Second Grade Ape. Pinkwater, Daniel
• “Senior Rattlesnake Learns to Fly: A Tale From Mexico”. Thirty-Three Mulitcultural Tales to Tell.  Despain, Pleasant
• Slithery Jake. Burns, Rose Marie
• Slow Days, Fast Friends. Brooks, Erik
• Snake Alley Band. Nygaard, Elizabeth.
• Snakey Riddles. Hall, Kathy
• Something Might Happen. Lester, Helen.
• Splash. Jonas, Ann
• Splash! McDonnell, Flora
• “Stand Back”, Said the Elephant, “I’m Going To Sneeze”. Thomas, Patricia
• Tad Meets the Grumbly Grumblebee. Fornof, John
• That’s Good! That’s Bad!. Cuyler, Margery
• Through the Heart of the Jungle. Emmett, Jonathan
• Tiger Soup. Temples, Frances
• To Bathe a Boa. Kudrna, C. Imbior
• Toby Toucan and His Noisy Beak Board Book. Flemming, Paul
• The Tyger. Blake, William
• Unforgettable Elephant Jokes. Hurt-Newton, Tania
• Verdi. Cannon, Jannell
• The Very Sleepy Sloth. Murray, Andrew
• What Time Is It, Mr. Crocodile?. Sierra, Judy.
• When an Elephant Comes to School. Ormerod, Jan
• When The Elephant Walks. Kasza, Keiko.
• Where’s Your Smile, Crocodile?. Freedman, Claire
• Who Made Me Jump?. Brown, Jacqui. Barron’s
• Wide-mouthed Frog. Faulkner, Keith

Recommended Websites

• ABCTeach http://www.abcteach.com Worksheets, clipart, activities
• All About Coloring http://www.coloring.ws Coloring pages galore
  The Best Kids Book Site http://thebestkidsbooksite.com Great coloring sheets
• Danielle’s Place http://www.daniellesplace.com Crafts and activities
• DLTK’s Sites for Kids http://www.dltk-kids.com Arts and crafts for a variety of ages
• Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com Extensive craft directory arranged alphabetically
• Free Kid Crafts http://www.freekidcrafts.com Lots of craft patterns with detailed instructions
• Jan Brett’s Home Page http://www.janbrett.com Beautiful reproducible coloring pages
• Jungle Walk http://www.junglewalk.com Video, audio, photos and links to information on jungle animals
• Kaboose Kids Domain http://www.kidsdomain.com Craft projects and clip art
• Kidzone Fun Facts for Kids http://kidzone.ws Educational activity worksheets and homework help
• National Geographic for Kids http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids  Information on animals, activities, coloring book
• Preschool Coloring Book http://www.preschoolcoloringbook.com Coloring pages, arranged thematically
• Preschool Printables http://www.preschoolprintables.com  Product catalog, and free samples of clip art
• Rainforest Web http://www.rainforestweb.org Links to information on rainforests
• Songs for Teaching http://www.songsforteaching.com Song directory with audio sound bits
• Thrifty Fun http://www.thriftyfun.com Crafts and recipes

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Recommended Reading

Toddler

• Andrew’s Bath. McPhail, David
• Bearum Scarum. Parker, Vic
• Belly Button Book. Boynton, Sandra
• How Loud is a Lion?. Beaton, Clare
• Hug. Alborough, Jez
• Jazzy in the Jungle. Cousins, Lucy
• Jungle Sounds. Hawkins, Colin and Jacqui
• Junglewalk. Tafuri, Nancy
• Kiss, Kiss! Wild, Margaret
• Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones. Freedman, Claire.
• Walking Through the Jungle. Lacome, Julie

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Preschool

• Apes Find Shapes. Moncure, Jane Belk
• Banana Tail. McKenna, Marc
• Beautiful Bananas. Laird, Elizabeth
• Buzz, Buzz, Buzz. Uribe, Veronica
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Martin, Bill
• Crocodile Beat. Jorgensen, Gail
• Disney’s Aladdin – Monkey Business. Bazaldua, Barbara
• Elmer. McKee, David
• Feed the Animals. Rey, H.A
• Giraffes Can’t Dance. Andreae, Giles
• Hide and Seek Jungle. Crosley, David
• Hilda Must Be Dancing. Wilson, Karma
• The Hippo Hop. Loomis, Christine
• Jamboree Day. Greene, Rhonda
• Jungle Song. Moss, Miriam
• Lazy Lion. Hadithi, Mwenye
• The Loudest Roar. Taylor, Thomas
• Nobody Laughs at a Lion. Bright, Paul
• Oh, Kojo! How Could You?. Aardema, Verna
• Once A Mouse . . . . Brown, Marcia
• Quiet! Bright, Paul
• Reginald. Newman, Jeff
• Roar! A Noisy Counting Book. Edwards, Pamela
• 17 Kings and 42 Elephants. Mahy, Margaret
• The Selfish Crocodile. Charles, Faustin.
• Simply Delicious! Mahy, Margaret
• Slowly, Slowly, Slowly Said the Sloth. Carle, Eric
• Starry Safari. Ashman, Linda
• Stripe. Partis, Joanne
• Ten Monkey Jamboree. Ochiltree, Dianne
• The Tiger Who Lost His Stripes. Paul, Anthony
• The Umbrella. Brett, Jan
• Watch Out! Big Bro’s Coming! Alborough, Jez.
• What Do You Say When a Monkey Acts This Way?. Moncure, Jane Belk
• Where the Wild Things Are. Sendak, Maurice.
• Who is the Beast?. Baker, Keith
• Yikes. Florczak, Robert
• Zigby Camps Out. Paterson, Brian
• Zomo the Rabbit. McDermott, Gerald

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Kindergarten-Grade 3

• Aesop’s Fables. Pinkney, Jerry
• Afternoon on the Amazon. Osborne, Mary Pope
• Animal Legends. Watson, Carol
• Drawing and Learning about Jungle Animals. Muehlenhardt, Amy Bailey
• The Enormous Crocodile. Dahl, Roald
• Finding Out About Jungles. Wilkes, Angela
• Good Morning, Gorillas. Osborne, Mary Pope
• The Great Kapok Tree: a Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest. Cherry, Lynne
• Heart of a Tiger. Arnold, Marsha Diane
• Hippopotamus Hunt. Most, Bernard
• Jubela. Kessler, Cristina
• Jungle Drums. Base, Graeme. Harry N.
• The Lion and the Mouse. Herman, Gail
• The Lion and the Mouse. Adapted by Wood, A. J.
• The Living Rain Forest. Kratter, Paul
• The Lorax. Seuss, Dr.
• Rainforests: An Activity Guide for Ages 6-9.
• Rikki-Tikki-Tavi. Kipling, Rudyard
• Rosa Raposa. Campoy, F. Isabel
• “Slowly, Slowly, Slowly”, Said the Sloth. Carle, Eric
• The Story of Little Babaji. Bannerman, Helen
• Tano & Binti. DaVolls, Andy and Linda
• Tarzan. SanSouci, Robert (retelling)
• Tigers at Twilight. Osborne, Mary Pope
• The Water Hole. Base, Graeme

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Grades 4-6

• Apes. Lemmon, Tess
• Barefoot Book of Tropical Tales. Mama, Raouf
• Birdbrain Amos. Delaney, M.C.
• Evangeline Mudd and the Golden-Haired Apes of the Ikkinasti Jungle
• The Barefoot Book of Tropical Tales. Mama, Raouf
• Jungle. Greenaway, Theresa
• Jungle Animal Origami. Nguyen, Duy
• The Jungle Book: The Mowgli Stories. Rudyard Kipling
• Jungle Dogs. Salisbury, Graham
• Jungle Islands: My South Sea Adventure
• Just So Stories. Kipling, Rudyard
• Light Shining Through the Mist: A Photobiography of Dian Fossey. Matthews, Tom
• Safari Journal: The Adventures in Africa of Carey Monroe. Talbott, Hudson.

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PROFESSIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY

• 1001 Rhymes and Fingerplays
• The Flannel Board Storytelling Book. Sierra, Judy
• Flannelboard Stories for Infants and Toddlers. Carlson, Ann and Mary Carlson
• Fun Times In the Classroom. Sumner, Rachel. www.rachelsumner.com
• Library Story Hour from A to Z. Hasbrouck, Ellen
• Multicultural Folktales for the Feltboard and Reader’s Theater. Sierra, Judy
• Multicultural Folktales: Stories to Tell Young Children. Sierra, Judy
• Rhymes for Circle Times
• Storytime Sourcebook. Cullum, Carolyn N.
• Teeny-Tiny Folktales. Warren, Jean
• Toddle on Over: Developing Infant & Toddler Literature Programs. Davis, Robin Works

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SPANISH BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Anaconda Y Otros Cuentos De La Selva/Anaconda and the Other Jungle Stories. Quiroga, Horacio
• Animales De La Jungla/ Animals of the Jungle.Vera, Paula
• Las Aventuras De Mowgli/ The Jungle Book: Mowgli’s Story. Kipling, Rudyard
• Bebes De La Seva/ Jungle Babies. Casado, Dami.
• Cuentos De LA Selva/Jungle Stories. Quiroga, Horacio
• Elmer. McKee, David
• Fabulas De Esopo/ Aesop’s Fables. Pinkney, Jerry
• El Gran Capoquero/Great Kapok Tree: UnCuento De La Selva Amazonica. Cherry, Lynne
• Jazzy En La Selva/Jazzy in the Jungle. Cousins, Lucy
• Jumanji. Van Allsburg, Chris
• El Leon Y El Raton/ The Lion and the Mouse. Valeri, Maria Eulalia
• El Libro De La Selva/ The Jungle Book. Kipling, Rudyard
• De Paseo Por LA Selva/ Walking Through the Jungle. Harter, Debbie
• La Selva/ The Jungle
• La Selva Amigable/ Jumping Jungle. Fowler, Richard
• Quien Es LA Bestia?/ Who Is the Beast?. Baker, Keith
• Tarde En El Amazonas/ Afternoon on the Amazon. Osborne, Mary Pope
• Verdi. Cannon, Janel
• La Vida En Las Selvas/ Life in the Jungle: Animales, Gente, Plantas/ Animals, People and Plants. Baker, Lucy

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