Summer Reading Adventure

Upcoming Third Graders

· Read chapter books independently

· Begin to explore books from various genres such as mysteries, Historical fiction, and science fiction.

· Continue to enjoy being read aloud to several times per week

· Like to select their own reading material at school and public libraries

· Take pride in showing off their reading skills

· Understand more complex stories and chapter books than they can read themselves

· Continue to enjoy having chapter books read to them.

· Aardema, Verna – Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears

· Adler, David -- Cam Jansen mysteries

· Blume, Judy – Fudge Series

· Bunting, Eve – How Many Days to America?

· Christopher, Matt – The Dog that Stole Home

· Cleary, Beverly – Socks

· Cole, Joanna – Magic School Bus Books

· Howe, James – Bunnicula Ready to Read books

· Polacco, Patricia – Thank You Mr. Falkner

· Prelutsky, Jack – A Pizza the Size of the Sun

· Roy, Ron – A to Z Mysteries

· Rylant, Cynthia – Cobblestreet Cousins

· Schwartz, David – How Much is a Million?

· Scieszka, Jon – Math Curse

· St. George, Matt -- So, You Want to be President?

· Steig, William – Shrek

· Stilton, G. – The Curse of the Cheese Pyramid

· Van Allsburg, Chris – The Sweetest Fig

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