Hook readers with engaging books that promote literacy success! Scholastic’s After School Reading Club is specifically designed to motivate your students to read and discuss books that target their interests. You’ll get 10-packs of single titles for individual, group, and shared reading. Plus, additional teaching resources like extension activities and vocabulary skill-builders help to bring literacy success to after school programs.
FEATURED BOOKS
Grades K-2:
Grumpy Bird
Bird wakes up feeling grumpy. Too grumpy to eat or play—too grumpy even to fly. On his walk, he passes furry friends who join him one by one. Before he knows it, a little exercise and companionship help Bird shake his bad mood. This winsome, refreshingly original picture book is sure to help kids (and adults) giggle away their bad moods, too!
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Grades 3-5:
A Dog’s Life*
Squirrel and her brother Bone begin their lives in a tool shed behind a summerhouse where their mother teaches them the skills they will need to survive as stray dogs. But when she is taken from them suddenly, the puppies are forced to make their own way in the world. Then Bone and Squirrel are separated, and Squirrel must fend for herself, making two friends who shape her fate in very different ways.
*Title appropriate for struggling readers in grades 6-8
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Grades 6-8:
The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming
Filled with facts about global warming and its disastrous consequences plus photos and illustrations, The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warmingprovides suggestions for how kids can help combat this problem in their own homes, schools, and communities. This book educates readers, empowering them with the knowledge they need to understand the situation and inspiring them to take action.