READING/LANGUAGE ARTS: Children's Literature
Summer Reading
For some children, reading
is a natural enticement on a beautiful summer day, while others think the
end of the school year means they won't open a book until September. Children
should keep reading all summer, of course. However, finding just the right
book for a reluctant reader can be a challenge. Here are some sites to help
children, teachers, and parents find just the right book for lazy, summer
reading.
On-Lion for Kids The Dalton School Middle School Library Summer Reading Lists
Share What You Are Reading Children's Literature: Lots of Lists — Monica Edinger
http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/kids/
At this New York Public Library site, you can find a terrific collection
of book
lists to aid you and your students in finding great summer reads.
Every summer the Library develops a special summer
reading program, usually focusing on a particular genre or theme.
http://www.dalton.org/MSLIB/summerreading/index.html
At my middle school, librarian Roxanne Hsu Feldman creates reading lists
for grades 4-8. This year, some of my fourth graders helped her select
and annotate the list for their grade. An excellent feature: The lists
are divided by grades, such as the "4th into 5th Grade List."
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/
At this site you will find reviews of children's books written by
children themselves. There are several categories from which to choose,
such as fantasy, historical, and funny. Not only are reviews available
to read, but children are encouraged to post their own reviews as well.
These are checked for suitable content, but otherwise posted as the children
write them.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/lists.html
Within David Brown's excellent Children's Literature Web Guide is this
page full of links to best-book lists of all kinds. If you have an especially
reluctant or picky reader perhaps one of these lists will provide the
perfect book!
Tour Itinerary
On-Lion for Kids
The Dalton School Middle School Library Summer Reading Lists
Share What You Are Reading
Children's Literature: Lots of Lists
http://www2.nypl.org/
home/branch/kids/
http://www.dalton.org/
MSLIB/summerreading
/index.html
http://teacher.scholastic/
.com/activities/
/swyar/
http://www.acs.
ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
lists.html
