Here are some grade appropriate books for your child to read this summer.
Most of these titles can be purchased at Barnes and Noble or rented at
Chester County Library.
SECOND GRADE ENTERING THIRD GRADE:
"Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective" - Donald J. Sobol Ten-year-old Leroy
(nicknamed “Encyclopedia”) Brown always manages to solve his father’s cases
at the dinner table, so he decides to pen his own detective agency.
"Fables" - Arnold Lobel Twenty original fables about an array of animal
characters from crocodile to ostrich. Caldecott Medal Book
"The Faithful Friend" - Robert D. San Souci A retelling of the traditional
tale from the French West Indies in which two friends, Clement and
Hippolyte, encounter love, zombies, and danger on the island of Martinique.
Caldecott Honor Book and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book
"How to Be Cool in the Third Grade" - Betsy Duffey When Robbie York is
marked as a target by a bully at school, he decides that the only way to
survive the third grade is by being cool.
"I and You and Don't Forget Who: What Is a Pronoun?" - Brian P. Cleary
This
book tells a story in rhyme, using different types of pronouns, leading
children to become more apt to remember what pronouns are.
"I Was a Third Grade Science Project" - Mary Jane Auch Josh and his best
friend, Brian, the class brain, team up for their science project. While
Josh takes a passive interest in it, Brian comes up with the idea of
hypnotizing his dog, Arful, into thinking he's a cat.
"Math For All Seasons" - Greg Tang Fun math riddles that will help you
stretch your mind. Rhyming verses, clues, and twists to help you quickly
solve math problems. Learn clever tricks for counting throughout the year.
"Pink and Say"- Patricia Polacco This heart-wrenching historical picture
book, based on a true story, presents us with two men from the Union army
who meet after a battle of the Civil War. Say, the white younger man, has
been wounded. Pink, a black man, carries him home to where his mother is
surviving in ruins of a deserted plantation.
"Ramona Quimby, Age 8" – Beverly Clearly Ramona Quimby, one of the most
loved
characters in children's fiction, has now reached third grade. At school,
she acquires a
new teacher, Mrs. Whaley, who addresses the class as "you guys." Newbery
Honor Book
"Snowflake Bentley" - Jacqueline Briggs Martin A biography of a self-taught
scientist who photographed thousands of individual snowflakes in order to
study their unique formations. Caldecott Medal Book
"Tea with Milk" - Allen Say After growing up near San Francisco, a young
Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels
foreign and out of place.
"Whipping Boy" – Sid Fleischman Jemmy is Prince Brat's whipping boy,
taking any punishment due to the prince, until the prince decides to run
away, taking Jemmy with him and leading them into a series of adventures
with notorious outlaws. Newbery Medal Book
"Young Thomas Edison" - Michael Dooling Includes bibliographical
references. Presents a short illustrated biography of inventor Thomas
Edison, and chronicles his childhood and early interest in science, as well
as his many inventions.
