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Pre-K

Recommended Reading for Pre-K students:-

Note:  these are books someone will probably need to read to the student.  Invest the time; it will be worth it!

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Author:

 

 

Froggy Goes to School

Jonathan London

Miss Nelson is Missing

Harry Allard

Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss

Hop on Pop

Dr. Seuss

Where the Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak

Goodnight Moon

Margaret Wise Brown

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See?

Bill Martin, Jr.

Guess How Much I Love You

Sam McBratney

The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

Falling Up

Shel Silverstein

The Going-To-Bed Book

Sandra Boynton

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Crockett Johnson

Excuse Me: A Little Book of Manners

Karen Katz

Corduroy

Don Freeman

The Polar Express

Chris Val Allsburg

The Night Before Christmas

Clement Clarke Moore

Counting Kisses

Karen Katz

Daddy and Me

Karen Katz

10 Little Rubber Ducks

Eric Carle

366 and More Nature Stories

Anne-Marie Dalmais

The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins

Dr. Seuss

Abuela

Arthur Dorros

The Crayon box that Talked

Shane deRolf

 

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Kindergarten

Arp Elementary

Kindergarten Suggested Reading List

Kindergarten students are exposed to over 2000 books during the school year. The following is a sample.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible,                             Judith Viorst

Alligator Baby                                                                      Robert Munsch

Charlie the Caterpillar                                                        Dom Deluise

Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom                                             Bill Martin

Countdown to Kindergarten                                                Nonfiction

Down at the Farm                                                                 Nonfiction

Fish Eyes                                                                               Lois Ehleert

In a Small, Small Pond                                                       Denise Fleming

Little Bear                                                                           Else Minarik

Lyle, Lyle Crocodile                                                           Benard Waber

Miss Bindergarten gets Ready                                         Joseph Slate

Stars, Stars, Stars                                                              Nonfiction

Stone Soup                                                                           Marcia Wise Brown

Tadpole to Frog                                                                   Nonfiction

The Grouchy Ladybug                                                        Eric Carle

The Moon Book                                                                   Nonfiction

The Rainbow Fish                                                                Marcus Pfister

The Very Hungry Caterpillar                                            Eric Carle

 

Music K-5 Grades
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Fantasia   (excerpts)

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Fantasia2000  (excerpts) 

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Make Mine Music

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Melody Time

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Stomp Out Loud

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Blast

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Instrumental Classmates

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The Composers’ Specials

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Silver Burdett Making Music

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First

Series:

Biscuit                                Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Berenstein Bears             Jan and Stan Berenstein

Clifford                                Norman Bridwell

Arthur                                  Marc Brown

Frog and Toad                    Arnold Lobel

Henry and Mudge              Cynthias Rylant

Junie B. Jones                    Barbara Park

Franklin                               Bourgeois

Little Bear                            Minarik

Curious George                  Rey

Olivia                                    Ian Falconer

  

Various Books by different authors

Including but not limited to:

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Eric Carle books
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The Mixed Up Chameleon, The Very Busy Spider, The Very Hungry Caterpillar; etc.

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Bill Martin, Jr.
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?; Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear?; etc.

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Laura Numeroff
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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie; If You Give a Moose a Muffin, If you Give a Pig a Pancake, If You Take a Mouse to the Movies, If You Take a Mouse to School, etc.

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The Enormous Turnip                             Alexi Tolstoy

Hattie and the Fox                                    Mem Fox

Sheep in a Jeep                                        Nancy Shaw

A Dozen Dogs                                          Harriet Ziefert

The Foot Book                                          Dr. Seuss

The Eye Book                                           Theo LeSieg

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse                 Kevin Henkes

 

GT 1-5th Grades
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Stories Alive – African and African American Folktales

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Nature Series – Dinosaurs, Fun, Facts and Fantasy

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The Magic School Bus – The Busasaurus

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Nature Series – Tyrannosaurus Rex

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Eyewitness – Dinosaur

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Dinosaur!

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America’s Greatest Caverns

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Spirit of Exploration

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Carlsbad Caverns National Park

 

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Second

2nd Grade Reading List

 

·  Alexander and the Horrible , No Good Very Bad Day - Judith Viorst

·  Amelia Bedelia - Peggy Parish

·  Any title from the Berenstain Bears Series - Stan and Jan Berenstain

·  Any title from the Curious George Series - H. A. Rey

·  Any title from the Henry and Mudge Series - Cynthia Rylant

·  Any title from the Horrible Harry Series - Suzy Kline

·  Any title from the Madeleine Series - Ludwig Bemelmans

·  Any title from the Magic School Bus Series - Cole and Degan

·  Any title from the Magic Tree House Series - Mary Pope Osborne

·  Any title from the Nate the Great Series - Marjorie W. Sharmat

·  Arthur’s Eyes - Marc Brown

·  Corduroy - Don Freeman

·  Flat Stanley - Jeff Brown

·  Frederick - Leo Lionni

·  George and Martha - James Marshall

·  How Much is a Million? - David Kellogg

·  If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - Laura Joffe Numeroff

·  Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy - Barbara Park

·  Millions of Cats - Wanda Gag

·  Miss Nelson is Missing - James Allard

·  Miss Rumphius - Barbara Cooney

·  Mouse Soup - Arnold Lobel

·  Owl Moon - Jane Yolen

·  Stellaluna - Janell Cannon

·  Strega Nona - Tomie DePaola

·  Sylvester and the Magic Pebble - William Steig

·  The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein

·  The Great Kapok Tree - Lynne Cherry

·  The Josefina Story Quilt - Eleanor Coerr

·  The Rainbow Fish - Marcus Pfister

·  The True Story of the Three Little Pigs - Jon Scieszka

 

 

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Third

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Johnny Appleseed and other folk tales by Steven Kellogg

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Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

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Stellaluna by Janelle Cannon

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The Legend of the Indian Paint Brush and other books by Tomie de Paola

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The Polar Express and other books by Chris Van Allsburg

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The Gingerbread Baby and other books by Jan Brett

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The Gingerbread Man

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The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson

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Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo

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Benjamin Franklin books

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Balto, The Dog Who Saved Nome by Margaret Davidson

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Washington and Lincoln books

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Tar Beach  and Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky by Faith Ringgold

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Take a Stand, Rosa Parks! by Peter & Connie Roop

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Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

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Armadillo from Amarillo by Lynne Cherry

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Bringing Rain to Kapiti Plain and Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema

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Ramona Forever by Beverly Cleary

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Coyote Places the Stars and other Native American legends

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Muggie Maggie

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Helen Keller: Crusader for the Blind and Deaf by Stewart & Polly Anne Graff

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

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Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

 

 

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Fourth

LA

4th Grade Read Alouds (Enjoyment)

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The Tale of Despereaux - Kate DiCamillo

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Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis

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Holes - Louis Sachar

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Bridge to Terabithia - Katherine Paterson

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Where the Red Fern Grows - Wilson Rawls

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The Giver - Lois Lowry

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Homecoming - Cynthia Voight

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The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Bunnicula - Deborah and James Howe

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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

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Hatchet - Gary Paulsen

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Summer of the Swans - Betsy Byars

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Because of Winn Dixie - Kate DiCamillo

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Tiger Rising - Kate DiCamillo

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Ruby Holler - Sharon Creech

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Indian in the Cupboard - Lynne Reid Banks

Assigned/Project Classroom Reads

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Sarah, Plain and Tall - Patricia McLaughlin

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Skylark - Patricia McLaughlin

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Little House Christmas - Laura Ingalls Wilder

Summer Books to Read

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Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel

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Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

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Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown

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The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Warner

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The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Catling

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Fudge by Charlotte Graeber

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Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss

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The Magic School Bus Books by Joanna Cole

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Amelia Bedilia and related books by Peggy Parish

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Books by Beverly Cleary

 

 

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Fifth

LA

5th Grade Suggested Reading List

 

5th Grade Comedian                                          Elizabeth Levy

Anastasia Krupnik                                            Lois Lowry

Bad Case of Stripes                                           David Shannon

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory                  Roald Dahl

Chicken Soup                                                 

Island of the Blue Dolphins                               Scott O’Dell

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh                    Robert O’Brien

Nothing’s Fair in the 5th Grade                       Barthe DeClements

Old Yeller                                                             Fred Gipson

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry                          Mildred Taylor

Shh, We’re Writing the Constitution             Jean Fritz

Tar Beach                                                            Faith Ringgold

Thank you, Mr. Fauker                                     P. Polacco

The Worst School Year Ever                            Barbara Robinson

Tuck Everlasting                                               Natalie Babbitt

Where the Sidewalk Ends                                Shel Silverstein

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Little House on the Prarie-Beginnings

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

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Tuck Everlasting

 

 

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Sixth

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Maniac MaGee

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The Giver or Number the Stars

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Island of the Blue Dolphins

Technology Applications

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"The Alamo" (not Rated) (John Wayne version from AJH library. 

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Seventh

LA

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The Cay

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Trouble River

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Tuck Everlasting

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The House of Dies Drear

Science

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Science of Animals  -  Seidlitz

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Scientists of the Ancient World  -  Anderson

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Science and Medicine  -  DeAngelis

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Scientists  -  Hacker