Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs

Last updated Saturday, October 11, 2025

November: "Seasons & the Natural World"

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 The Very Impatient Caterpillar, by Ross Burach Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:   "HEY! What are you guys doing?" "We're going to metamorphosize." "Meta-WHAT-now?" "Transform into ...   (read more)
	1st Grade The Flower Thief: The Perfect Spring Book for Children, by Alice Hemming Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:   "Hello brand new day. Hello sunshine! Hello lovely leaves. Nice to see you back." Spring is here and ...   (read more)
	2nd Grade Bear Can't Sleep, by Karma Wilson Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  It's winter, and deep in the forest, Bear should be fast asleep. But when his friends come by to check on him, they realize that Bear is still awake! ...   (read more)
	3rd Grade Funny Beasts (Funny Nature), by Paul Mason Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  From Amazon: "Comic artwork, hilarious jokes, and fascinating facts in these nonfiction books are sure to amaze, entertain, and educate readers. ...   (read more)
	4th Grade Science Comics: Trees: Kings of the Forest, by Andy Hirsch Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  In Trees: Kings of the Forest we follow an acorn as it learns about its future as Earth's largest, longest-living plant. Starting with the ...   (read more)
	5th Grade The Language of Plants, by Helena Harastova Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Plants - nice but boring? This book will change your mind! Open it and see how they talk without tongue, listen without ears, see without eyes, ...   (read more)