Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs

Last updated Wednesday, August 20, 2008

September: "Fantasy, Folklore, and Fairy Tales"

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 Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!, by Dr. Seuss Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  This book encourages children to imagine and eventually explore the world without fear. It contains one of Dr. Seuss's solid-gold morals, the joy ...   (read more)
	1st Grade Martina, the Beautiful Cockroach, by Carmen Agra Deedy Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  From Amazon.com: Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a deliciously inventive Cuban version of the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of cafe ...   (read more)
	2nd Grade The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon, by Mini Grey Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  This romanticized, fractured spin on the classic nursery rhyme has the dish and the spoon running away to New York City to seek fortune and fame. ...   (read more)
	3rd Grade The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, by Eugene Trivizas Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  A talented team ingeniously up-ends the classic tale of the three little pigs, and the laugh-out-loud results begin with the opening illustration--a ...   (read more)
	4th Grade Dinosaurs Before Dark, by Mary Pope Osborne Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  From School Library Journal: This enjoyable time-travel fantasy is a successful beginning chapter book. Jack and his younger sister find a tree ...   (read more)
	5th Grade Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, by Betty MacDonald Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  From Amazon.com: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has been wildly popular with children and adults for over 50 years. Children adore her because she ...   (read more)