Teacher-Selected Books by Month (2010)

Last updated Tuesday, September 7, 2010

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September: "Fantasy, Folklore, and Fairytales"

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The Little Red Hen, by Jerry Pinkney (Kindergarten)
Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk, by Gerald McDermott (1st Grade)
Strega Nona: An Old Tale, by Tomie de Paola (2nd Grade)
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal, by Paul Fleishman (3rd Grade)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate Di Camillo (4th Grade)
How to Be a Pirate (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III), by Cressida Cowell (5th Grade)

August: "Movies and Books"

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There's a Nightmare in My Closet, by Mercer Mayer (Kindergarten)
Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans (1st Grade)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi and Ron Barrett (2nd Grade)
Shrek, by William Steig (3rd Grade)
Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl (4th Grade)
How to Train Your Dragon (Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III), by Cressida Crowell (5th Grade)

July: "Independence and Growing Up"

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Do You Know What I'll Do?, by Charlotte Zolotow (Kindergarten)
I Will Make Miracles, by Susie Morgenstern (1st Grade)
The Story About Ping, by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Weise (2nd Grade)
Verdi, by Janell Cannon (3rd Grade)
Ramona Forever, by Beverly Cleary (4th Grade)
Because of Winn-Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo (5th Grade)

June: "Superheroes and Super People"

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How to Heal a Broken Wing, by Bob Graham (Kindergarten)
Robot Zot!, by Jon Scieszka (1st Grade)
Mermaid Queen: The Spectacular True Story Of Annette Kellerman, Who Swam Her Way To Fame, Fortune & Swimsuit History!, by Shana Corey (2nd Grade)
A True Story About Jackie Robinson (Testing The Ice), by Sharon Robinson (3rd Grade)
Shining Star: The Anna May Wong Story, by Paula Yoo (4th Grade)
The Titan's Curse, by Rick Riordan (5th Grade)

May: "Literature From Around the World"

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Pig-Boy: A Trickster Tale from Hawai'i, by Gerald McDermott (Kindergarten)
For You Are a Kenyan Child, by Kelly Cunnane (1st Grade)
I Lost My Tooth in Africa, by Penda Diakite (2nd Grade)
Stone Soup, by (3rd Grade)
Where the Mountains Meet the Moon, by Grace Lin (4th Grade)
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 2), by Rick Riordan (5th Grade)

April: "From the Earth to the Moon!"

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If You Decide To Go To The Moon, by Faith McNulty (Kindergarten)
Faces of the Moon, by Bob Crelin (1st Grade)
How The Moon Regained Her Shape, by Janet Ruth Heller (2nd Grade)
Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, by Brian Floca (3rd Grade)
The Librarian Who Measured the Earth, by Kathryn Lasky (4th Grade)
The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan (5th Grade)

March: "Music and Celebrations"

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Barn Dance!, by Bill Martin and John Archambault (Kindergarten)
Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book, by Yuyi Morales (1st Grade)
Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum, by Robert Andrew Parker (2nd Grade)
Piano Starts Here- The Art of Young Tatum, by Robert A. Parker (2nd Grade)
Jazz, by Walter Dean Myers (3rd Grade)
The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden (4th Grade)
11 Birthdays, by Wendy Mass (5th Grade)

February: "Friendship"

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The Knight and The Dragon, by Tomie dePaola (Kindergarten)
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, by Mo Willems (1st Grade)
The Boy who Grew Flowers, by Jennifer Wojtowicz (2nd Grade)
Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship, by Isabella Hatkoff (3rd Grade)
Henry and Beezus, by Beverly Cleary (4th Grade)
Flawed Dogs: The Novel: The Shocking Raid on Westminster, by Berkeley Breathed (5th Grade)

January: "New People, New Places, New Things"

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The Perfect Nest, by Catherine Friend (Kindergarten)
How to Make a Cherry Pie & See the USA, by Marjorie Priceman (1st Grade)
Erika-San, by Allen Say (2nd Grade)
Eve of the Emperor Penguin, by Mary Pope Osborne (3rd Grade)
From Russia with Lunch, by Bruce Hale (4th Grade)
Eye Of The Forest (Children Of The Lamp), by P.B. Kerr (5th Grade)

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