2014 Summer Reading List from the American Library Association

2014 Summer Reading Lists


ALSC's Quicklists Consulting Committee has updated our Summer Reading Lists with new and exciting titles!
The lists are full of book titles to keep children engaged in reading throughout the summer.  Three Summer Reading book lists are available for K-2^nd, 3^rd- 5^th and 6^th-8^th grade students.
Each list is available here to download for free in color and black and white.  Lists can be customized to include library information, summer hours and summer reading programs for children before making copies available to schools and patrons.
The Summer Reading List was compiled and annotated by ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee and School-Age Programs and Services Committee through a 2013 Carnegie Whitney Grant funded by the American Library Association Publishing Committee. The 2014 list was updated by ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee.

Don't forget to visit your favorite local book store and public library!

   Northshire Book Store http://www.northshire.com/
 

The Princess Mermaid and the Missing Sea Shells by by Michael J. Dipinto

 

Princess Nicole and all the other mermaids learn an important lesson about why to never go swimming alone. Read along to find out what happens when Captain J. Lee Fish captures Princess Nicole swimming alone, and how the mermaids get her back. Discover how they sent Captain J. Lee Fish and his crew swimming off to the far corners of the seven seas. 

Our School Garden! by Rick Swann, Christy Hale (Illustrations)

One of my goals someday is to have a "school garden".  A dear friend has started on e at her school and it has created a great community project.  Here is a book to inspire you!

New city. New school. Michael is feeling all alone—until he discovers the school garden! There’s so many ways to learn, and so much work to do. Taste a leaf? Mmm, nice and tangy hot. Dig for bugs? “Roly-poly!” he yells. But the garden is much more than activities outdoors: making school garden stone soup, writing Found Poems and solving garden riddles, getting involved in community projects such as Harvest Day, food bank donations, and spring plant sales. Each season creates a new way to learn, explore, discover and make friends.

School librarian and gardener Rick Swann, in his picture book debut, describes the wonder of connecting with nature and the joy of growing and eating one’s own harvest. Award-winning artist Christy Hale captures the brilliant color of the season and the harvest. This is the perfect book to read alone, as well as share in the classroom or with the entire family.

A resource for grants - The Kitchen Community

Flight of the Honey Bee. Huber, Raymond

 
 A tiny honey bee emerges from the hive for the first time. Using sunlight, landmarks, and scents to remember the path, she goes in search of pollen and nectar to share with the thousands of other bees in her hive. She uses her powerful sense of smell to locate the flowers that sustain her, avoids birds that might eat her, and returns home to share her finds with her many sisters. Nature lovers and scientists-to-be are invited to explore the fascinating life of a honey bee. The author's website has some fun activities http://www.raymondhuber.co.nz/