The Episcopal Academy
Newtown Square, PA

Summer Reading 2008

For students entering 3rd Grade

     Summer is a time to continue to develop a life-long enjoyment of reading.
Summer reading is most enjoyed when books match your comfort level.
Also, parent and child reading aloud together can be a wonderful way to share a book. Read and enjoy a great summer!

     The books that you read do not necessarily need to be from this list.
Consult your local public library for additional suggestions.

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(This list is also available in pdf format on the EA summer reading webpage)

FICTION PICTURE BOOKS
Bernasconi, Pablo    Captain Arsenio
Dodds, Dayle     Teacher's Pets
George, J.C.     How to Talk to Your Dog
Keating, Frank     Theodore
Lasky, Kathryn    John Muir
Lobel, Arnold      Fables
Marshall, James      Rats on the Roof
McCully, Emily      Mirette on the High Wire
McKissack, Patricia      Goin' Someplace Special
Peet, Bill      Zella, Zack and Zodiak (and others)
Polacco, Patricia      Chicken Sunday (and others)
Steig, William      Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
Stevens, Carla Anna,      Grandpa and the Big Storm
Yolen, Jane      Sleeping Ugly

FICTION CHAPTER BOOKS
American Girl Collection series (various authors)
Adler, David     Andy Russell (series)
Baglio, Ben     Animal Ark (series)
Blume, Judy Fudge (series)
Bunting, Eve     Nasty Stinky Sneakers
Child, Lauren     Clarice Bean (series)
Christopher, Matt      Soccer Halfback (and others)
Classic Starts series - vairous authors
Cleary, Beverly      Ramona Quimby - Age 8 (and others)
  Henry Huggins (and others)
                          Ralph S. Mouse (and others)
Dahl, Roald      Esio Trot
                     The Twits
                      Fantastic Mr. Fox
Greenberg, J.C.    Andrew Lost (series)
Gutman, Dan My Weird School (series)
Haas, Jessie      Beware the Mare (series)
Hale, Bruce      Chet Gecko (series)
Hesse, Karen     Sable
Jones, Miranda     Little Genie (series)
Keane, D.    Joe Sherlock (series)
Lerangis, Peter    Spy X (series)
Look, Lenore      Ruby Lu, Brave and True
Mason, Simon      The Quigleys (series)
McDonald, Megan      Judy Moody (series)
My America series (various authors)
Nimmo, Jenny    Charlie Bone (series)
Pennypacker, Sara    Clementine (series)
Rockwell, Thomas      How to Eat Fried Worms
Rylant, Cynthia      Cobble Steet Cousins (series)
Scieszka, Jon      Time Warp Trio (series)
Sierra, Judy     The Gruesome Guide to World Monsters
Spinelli, Eileen      Lizzie Logan (series)
Stewart, Paul   Fergus Crane
Taylor, Mildred      The Friendship
Temple, Bob   Golden Age of Pirates
VanDraanen, Wendelin    Shredderman (series)
Warner, Gertrude     The Boxcar Children series
Wojciechowski, Susan      Beany Goes to Camp (series)

Fiction to Read Aloud Together

Babbitt, Natalie . . . . . Search for Delicious

Barry, Dave . . . . . Peter and the Shadow Thieves
Borden, Louis . . . . . The Greatest Skating Race
Burnett, Frances . . . . . The Secret Garden

Carlson, Natalie . . . . . The Family under the Bridge

Cooper, Susan . . . . . The Boggart
DeCamillo, Kate . . . . . The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Enright, Elizabeth . . . . . Gone-Away Lake
King-Smith, Dick . . . . . Babe the Gallant Pig

Lawson, Robert . . . . . Ben and Me

McCaughrean, Geraldine,. . . . .Smile!
McKissack, Patrica & Frederick . . . . .Let My People Go

Napoli, Donna Jo . . . . . Ugly
Polacco, Patricia . . . . . Thank You, Mr. Falker

Sewell, Anna . . . . . Black Beauty
Travers, P.L. . . . . . Mary Poppins

Van Allsburg, Chris . . . . . Jumanji (and others)

Wallace, Bill . . . . . Goosed

White, E.B. . . . . . Trumpet of the Swan (and others)

Wiesner, David . . . . . The Loathsome Dragon

 Also, Historical Fiction - Specifically abourt Colonial times
                             and Pennsylvania

Folklore and Fairy Tales to Read Aloud

Aesop . . . . . Fables - many editions

Andersen, Hans Christian - many editions
Good, Diane . . . . . Book of American Folk Tales and Songs
Hamilton, Virginia . . . . . Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl

McCaughrean, Geraldine . . . . . The Silver Treasure (and others in the Myths & Legends of the World series)

San Souci, Robert . . . . . The Talking Eggs and many others
Ward, Helen, reteller . . . . .The Rooster and the Fox
Weisner, David . . . . . The Loathsome Dragon
Yoeman, John, reteller . . . . . The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor
Young, Ed . . . . . Lon Po Po

NON-FICTION

Ancona, George . . . . . Let's Dance!

Barner, Bob . . . . . Which Way to the Revolution?
Berger, Melvin. . . . .Spinning Spiders

Brill, Marlene . . . . . Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad

Clement, Rod . . . . . Counting on Frank

Clements, Andrew . . . . . Mother Earth's Counting Book

Cole, Joanna . . . . . The Magic School Bus (series)

Cooper, Floyd . . . . . Coming Home: from the Life of Langston Hughes

Davis, Nicole . . . . . Wild About Dolphins

DePaola, Tomie . . . . . The Popcorn Book

Drew, Helen . . . . . My First Baking Book

Eyewitness Juniors series (Dorling-Kindersly - publisher)
Goin, Kenn . . . . . Soccer for Fun! (Sports for Fun series )

Golenbuck, Peter . . . . . Teammates

Hucko, Bruce . . . . . A Rainbow at Night
Moss, Marissa . . . . . Brave Harriet

Patrick, Jean . . . . . The Girl Who Struck out Babe Ruth

Peterson, Cris . . . . . Century Farm - One Hundred Years on a Family Farm

Rylant, Cynthia . . . . . Give Me Grace

Will, Sandra . . . . . Baseball for Fun! (Sports for Fun series )

Non-Fiction to Read Aloud Together

Aldrin, Buzz. . . . Buzz Aldrin: Reaching for the Moon

Armstrong, J. . . . . . The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History
Cheney, Lynn . . . America - A Patriotic Primer

Couper, Heather . . . . . How the Universe Works: 100 Ways Parents and Kids can Share . . .

Ecclesiastes, illustrated by the Dillons To Everything There is a Season

Goodall, Jane . . . . . My Life with Chimpanzees

Lasky, Kathryn . . . John Muir: America's First Environmentalist

Locker, Thomas . . . Walking with Henry [David Thoreau]

Maestro, Betsy . . . The Story of Religion

Morgan, Rowland . . . . . In the Next Three Seconds
Nobel, Trinka Hakes . . . . . One for All - A Pennsylvania Number Book
Pascoe, Elaine . . . . . Mice (Nature Close-Up Series)

Patterson, Francine . . . . . Koko's Kitten

Provensen, Alice . . . . . My Fellow Americans

San Souci, Robert . . . . . Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend

Splear, Elsie . . . . . Growing Seasons

St. George, Judith . . . . . So You Want to be President

Wick, Walter . . . . . A Drop of Water

Zaunders, Bo . . . . . Feathers, Flaps and Flops

BIOGRAPHY

Adler, David . . . . . Lou Gehrig - The Luckiest Man

Boen, Andy . . . . . The Back of Beyond: a Story about Lewis and Clark

Borden, Elsie . . . . . Fly High! The Story of Bessie Coleman

Bulla, Clyde Robert . . . . . Squanto
Cohn, Amy . . . . . Abraham Lincoln
DePaola, Tomie . . . . . 26 Fairmont Avenue (series)

Epstein, Sam & Beryl . . . . . George Washington Carver

Fritz, Jean . . . . . And Then What Happened, Sam Adams? (and others)

Giff, Patricia Reilly . . . . . Laura Ingalls Wilder

Jakes, John . . . . . Susanna of the Alamo
Joyce, William . . . . . The World of William Joyce Scrapbook
Keating, Frank . . . . . Theodore (about President Teddy Roosevelt)

Provensen, Alice . . . . . The Glorious Flight

Quackenbush, Robert . . . . . Clear the Cow Pasture I'm Coming In . . . . .

Roop, Peter & Connie . . . . . Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie

Schroder, Alan . . . . .Ragtime Tumpie

First-Start Biographies (Troll, publisher)

Woods, Mae . . . . . Charles Shulz

Biographies to Read Aloud Together

Cummings, Pat . . . . . Talking with Adventurers
Giblin, James . . . . . George Washington

Giblin, James . . . . . Thomas Jefferson

Krull, Kathleen . . . . . Wilma Unlimited

Rockwell, Anne . . . . . Only Passing Through - the Story of Sojourner Truth

POETRY and compilations by:

Ashman, Linda. . . . . The Essential Worldwide Monster Guide

Florian, Douglas. . . .Sommersaults
George, Kristine O'Connell  .. . . . Toasting Marshmallows : Camping Poems

Janeczko, Paul . . . A Kick in the Head

Kennedy, Caroline, selector. . . A Family of Poems: my favorite Poetry for Children

Lewis, J. Patrick . . . Please Bury Me in the Library

Prelutsky, Jack, selector . . . . . What a Day it Was at School
Sidman, Joyce . . . . Song of the Water Boatman
Silvestien, Shel . . . Runny Babbit

Yolen, Jane . . . . . Fine Featherd Frineds

The books that you read do not necessarily need to be from this list.

Consult your local public library for additional suggestions.

The Episcopal Academy Summer Reading web page offers this list
and hyperlinks to other lists of recommended books.
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