Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs

Last updated Monday, March 15, 2010

April: "From the Earth to the Moon!"

Click on each book title for synopsis, discussion topics, and activity ideas.
Please note: We will provide you with hardcover copies of these titles to read to the children.
After the reading clubs, these books will be donated immediately to each school's library.

	Kindergarten If You Decide To Go To The Moon, by Faith McNulty Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  In this lavish picture book, readers accompany a boy on a fascinating excursion to the moon. The lyrical text provides tips on what to pack and ...   (read more)
	1st Grade Faces of the Moon, by Bob Crelin Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Die-cut holes–starting with a big round one on the front cover–track the Moon's phases as seen in the northern hemisphere. While Crelin explains ...   (read more)
	2nd Grade How The Moon Regained Her Shape, by Janet Ruth Heller Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  "This simply written book is an excellent example of how to help children understand and overcome bullying. Self-esteem is positively addressed in a ...   (read more)
	3rd Grade Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, by Brian Floca Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Forty years after NASA’s Apollo 11 mission first landed astronauts on the moon, this striking nonfiction picture book takes young readers along for ...   (read more)
	4th Grade The Librarian Who Measured the Earth, by Kathryn Lasky Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  This picture book covers the life of Eratosthenes of Cyrene, a geographer who estimated the circumference of the Earth in around 200 B.C.. Though he ...   (read more)
	5th Grade The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  An adventure-quest with a hip edge. At first glance, Perseus Jackson seems like a loser (readers meet him at a boarding school for troubled youth), ...   (read more)