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Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs



Last updated Wednesday, February 19, 2025

March: "Music & Entertainment"

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
One Love, by Cedella and Bob Marley
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Summary:  Readers will delight in dancing to the beat and feeling the positive groove of change when one girl enlists her community to help transform her ...   (read more)
1st Grade
Pete the Cat and the Cool Cat Boogie, by James and Kimberly Dean
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Summary:  Pete is learning a new dance - the Cool Cat Boogie! When he hears a groovy beat, he's full of happy in his feet. But when Grumpy Toad tells him, ...   (read more)
2nd Grade
A Dance Like Starlight: One Ballerina's Dream, by Kristy Dempsey
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Summary:  Little ballerinas have big dreams. Dreams of pirouettes and grande jetes, dreams of attending the best ballet schools and of dancing starring roles ...   (read more)
3rd Grade
My First Orchestra Book, by Genevieve Helsby
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Summary:  An original, colorful, and lively approach to learning about music, this book follows the huge success of My First Classical Music Book. ...   (read more)
4th Grade
Zeke Meeks vs the Super Stressful Talent Show, by D.L. Green
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Summary:  Zeke's teacher is at it again. This time, Mr. McNutty is making the whole class be in a talent show. Normally, Zeke wouldn't worry about having a ...   (read more)
5th Grade
Poetry for Kids: Robert Frost, by Robert Frost and Jay Parini (Editor)
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Summary:  Whether capturing a cold New England winter's evening, or the beauty of an old, abandoned house, four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost ...   (read more)