White Plains City School District

Office of Curriculum and Instruction

5 Homeside Lane

White Plains, New York 10605

Parent Resources/Recursos Para Padres

Choosing Books for Children by Betsy Hearne

Best of the Best for Children by Denise Perry Donavin, ed.

The New Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease

For Reading Out Loud by Margaret May Kimmel

Read to Me: Raising Kids Who Love to Read by Bernice E. Cullinan

Parent’s Guide to the Best Books for Children by Eden Ross Lipson

Reading Magic by Mem Fox

For More Information, Visit the Project Summer Read Web Site

Para Más Información, Visite el sitio web de Project Summer Read

Other Websites / Otros sitios web

White Plains Public Schools www.whiteplainspublicschools.org

Westchester Libraries Online www.westchesterlibraries.org

White Plains Public Library www.whiteplainslibrary.org

White Plains Youth Bureau www.cityofwhiteplains.com/youthbureau

Barnes & Noble Booksellers www.barnesandnoble.com

Summer Reading Suggestions 2017

Pre-Kindergarten—Grade 4

Sugerencias de Lectura Verano 2017

Pre-Kindergarten—Grado 4

www.whiteplainspublicschools.org/Page/12925

Going into 5th Grade:

El Deafo by Cece Bell

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer

Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gitwitz

Sunny Side Up by Victoria Jameson

The Only Game by Mike Lupica

Olympians Series by George O’Connor

Middle School Series by James Patterson

Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar

Frank Einstein & The Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION HOUSE FIVE HOMESIDE LANE WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10605 914-422-2000 www.wpcsd.k12.ny.us Howard W. Smith Acting Superintendent of Schools

Be sure to check out other books by any of the authors in this brochure!

July 2017 Dear Parent/Guardian, Many parents ask: “What can I do to help my child be a better student?” The key to a good ed-ucation is reading with understanding. If you encourage your child to read, if you read to your child, if you discuss with your child what is being read, your child will develop a love for read-ing and learning. Reading is both fun and useful. Folktales, sports news, fashion news, business news, celebrity gossip and comics—it all has value. Our Project Summer Read program is designed to make it easier to select books, for a full sum-mer of reading. The schools send home a “summer packet” with resources in it to assist you. Please note the books listed are suggestions for summer reading. Students are encouraged to read other books by the authors listed, additional books in a series and books recommended by the li-brarians. The “summer packet” also includes resources for accessing books and information on the in-ternet. Raz-Kids, Tumblebooks, BooksFlix and TrueFlix are examples of sites that have elec-tronic books. I hope that your family will make reading a shared pleasure this summer. I promise you it will help your child’s reading fluency, comprehension and confidence. Have a fun and safe summer!

Sincerely,

Dr. Howard W. Smith

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These are suggested titles. Check out other books in a series, by the authors listed or recommended by the librarian!

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume

No Talking by Andrew Clements

Because of Win Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein

The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm

U.S. Presidents by Ken Jennings

Captain Awesome vs. Nacho Cheese Man by Stan Kirby

Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians by Jarrett Krosoczka

Finding Winnie: The True Story of the

World’s Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick

Knights of the Kitchen Table

(Time Warp Trio Series”) by John Scieszka

Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

The Dark by Lemony Snicket

Geronimo Stilton Series by Geronimo Stilton

The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

(“I Survived” series) by Lauren Tarshis

WHITE PLAINS PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATION HOUSE FIVE HOMESIDE LANE WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10605 914-422-2000 www.wpcsd.k12.ny.us

Howard W. Smith Acting Superintendent of Schools

Julio, 2017 Estimado Padre/Guardia n, Muchos padres preguntan: “¿Que puedo hacer para ayudar a mi nin o/a ser un mejor estudiante?” La clave para una educacio n buena es leer con comprensio n. Si usted anima a su nin o/a a que lea, si usted lee para su nin o/a, si usted habla con su nin o sobre lo que esta n leyendo, su nin o/a de-sarrollara un amor para la lectura y para el aprendizaje. La lectura es divertida y u til. Leyendas, noticias sobre los deportes, noticias sobre la moda, no-ticias sobre negocios, chismes sobre las estrellas, y tiras co micas – todo tiene valor. Nuestro programa de lectura en el verano, Project Summer Read esta disen ado para facilitar la seleccio n de libros, para un verano lleno de lectura. Las escuelas mandan “paquetes de lectura” a la casa con recursos para ayudarle. Por favor note que los libros en la lista son sugerencias para lectura en el verano. Exhortamos a los estudiantes a que lean otros libros escritos por los autores listados, otros libros en la serie, y libros recomen-dados por las bibliotecarias. El “paquete de verano” tambie n tiene recursos para acceder libros e informacio n en el internet. Raz-Kids, Tumblebooks, BookFlix y TrueFlix son ejemplos de sitios que tienen libros electro nicos. Espero que su familia haga que la lectura sea un placer para compartir este verano. Le prometo que ayudara a la fluidez, comprensio n y a la confianza en sí mismo con la lectura. ¡Les deseo un verano divertido y sano! Atentamente,

Dr. Howard W. Smith Escanee este co digo QR para visitar el sitio web de Summer Reading

Going into 4th Grade:

WHITE PLAINS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Biscuit by Allysa Satin Capucilli

Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle

Today is Monday by Eric Carle

From Head to Toe by Eric Carle

Have You Seen My Cat? by Eric Carle

School Bus by Donald Crews

Freight Train by Donald Crews

Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin

A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka

Daisy Gets Lost by Chris Raschka

Blackout! by John Rocco

Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus! by Mo Willems

Grados 3-5 Titulos en español Me Llamo Maria Isabel de Alma Flor Ada

Marte y las Pricesas Voladoras de María Baranda

Estrellita Se Despide de Su Isla de Samuel Caraballo

Rumplestiltskin de Xavier Carrasco Cuerntos con Sazón de Lulu Delacre

Birthday in the Barrio/Cumpleaños en el Barrio de Mayra L. Dole

Drum, Chavi, Drum! de Mayra L. Dole

Lucha Libre: The Man in The Silver Mask de Xavier Garza

Fiesta Femenina de Mary Joan Gerson

The Storyteller’s Candle de Lucia M Gonzalez

La Estatua de la Libertad de Nancy Harris

El Juramento de Lealtad de Nancy Harris

Estrellita de oro – Little Gold Star de Joe Hayes

Featherless - Desplumado de Juan Felipe Herrera

A Golpe de Calcetín de Francisco Hinojosa

Buscalacranes de Francisco Hinojosa

El Enmascarado de Lata de Vivian Mansour

A Library for Juan de Pat Mora

Tomas and the Library Lady de Pat Mora

Pepe y la Armadura de Juan Muñoz

Esparanza renace de Ryan Muñoz

Julieta, ¿qué plantaste? de Susana Olaondo

A Perfect Season For Dreaming/

Un Tiempo Perfecto Para Sonar de Benjamin Saenz

These are suggested titles. Check out other books in a series, by the authors listed or recommended by the librarian! Lean otros libros en la serie y libros recomendados por las bibliotecarias.

Going into Kindergarten:

Extra Yarn by Marc Barnett

Pete the Cat: Play Ball! by James Dean

Olivia (Series) by Ian Falconer

Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry

Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff

The Hello Goodbye Window by Norton Juster

This is Not My Hat by J. Klassen

Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña

Not a Box by Antoinette Portis

Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss

Knuffle Bunny (series) by Mo Willems

Are You Ready to Play Outside?

(Elephant & Piggy Series) by Mo Willems

Los libros en la lista son sugerencias. Lean otros libros escritos por otros autores en la lista.

Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead de Nancy Luenn Bajo la Luna de Límon* de R K Moreno, E H Fine Take Me Out to the Yakyu de Aaron Meshon Pica, Rasca de Miriam Moss Si Llevas un Ratón a la Escuela de Laura Numeroff My very own room - Mi Propio Cuartito de Amanda Irma Perez Tortillas and Lullabies de Lynn Reiser Megalodonte/Megalodon de Janet Riechecky Nico Visits the Moon de Honorio Robledo The King of Things - El Rey de Cosa de Artemio Rodriguez Grandma Fina and Her Wonderful Umbrellas de Benjamin Alire Saenz David Va al Colegio de David Shannon Los 100 Primeros Días de Escuela de Emilia de Rosemary Wells Léale a Su Conejito de Rosemary Wells

Going into 1st Grade: Grados K-2 Titulos en español - continuación

These are suggested titles. Check out other books in a series, by the authors listed or recommended by the librarian!

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne

Ivy and Bean by Annie Burrows

The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo

Mercy Watson to the Rescue by Kate DiCamillo

Who is Jane Goodall? by Roberta Edwards

Miss Daisy is Crazy! “My Weird School” Series by Dan Gutman

Salt in His Shoes:

Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream by Deloris Jordan

Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by Megan McDonald

Going into 2nd Grade: Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard

Hi, Fly Guy! by Ted Arnold

Duck for President by Doreen Cronin

Pebby and Her Song by Kevin Henkes

Come On, Rain! by Karen Hesse

Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel

Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus by Megan McDonald

Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant

Skippyjon Jones by Judith Schachner

The Class Trip From The Black Lagoon by Mike Thaler

Emanuel’s Dream:

The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu by Laurie Thompson

Going into 3rd Grade:

Grados K-2 Titulos en español Moony Luna - Luna, Lunita Lunera de Jorge Argueta Huggly Va a la Escuela de Tedd Arnold Family, Familia de Diane Gonzales Bertrand Oso en la Ciudad de Stella Blackstone Oh Crumps!/ Ay Caramba! de Lee Bock Franklin va a la Escuela de Paulette Bourgeois Clifford Va a la Escuela de Norman Bridwell Arturo y Sus Problemas Con el Professor de Marc Brown My name is Gabriela - Me Llamo Gabriela de Monica Brown La Mejor Maestra del Mundo de Bernice Chardiet Magda’s Tortillas/Las Tortillas de Magda de Becky Chavarria-Chairez Viajando en Autobús de Dorothy Chlad Maisy Se Va a la Guardería de Lucy Cousins Maria Had a Little Llama de Angela Dominguez Tierra de las Adivinanzas de Cesar Villarreal Elizondo El Regreso a Clases de Roberta de Silvia Francia Hoy Fué Mi Primer Día de Escuela de Karen G.Frandsen Babosas y Caracoles de Robyn Green Quienquiera Que Seas de M Fox, A Fada, I Campoy My Colors, My World - Mis colores, Mi Mundo de Maya Christina Gonzalez Antonio's Card - La Tarjeta de Antonio de Rigoberto Gonzalez Perros! Perros!/Dogs! Dogs! de Ginger Fogleson Guy Prudencia se preocupa de Kevin Henkes Esperando a Papá de René Colato Laínez