Summer Reading Ideas

Visit Borders - read 10 books-get a free one! Print out this form: http://media.bordersstores.com/pdf/summerreading.pdf
Barnes and Nobel-read 8: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/ to check out the summer reading program and get your free book! :)

Join MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S PUBLIC LIBRARY summer reading program to win prizes (June 12-July 24) http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=65370842058&v=wall

Check out this awesome site! http://www.lexile.com/findabook/ You can find a comfortable book at your level, search by author, or even by a keyword such as 'hurricane'! How cool is that?

Here's Florida's site for summer reading and families: http://www.justreadfamilies.org/

CA friends (& others)-Kids earn $3 gift card for every 15 minutes of reading at Half Price Books - Feed Your Brain-READ! http://www.halfpricebooks.com/feed_your_brain.html

Sunshine State summer reading: http://myssyra.org/grades3_5/35list.html (It even gives levels and pictures of each book!)

Check out the collaborative library program http://www.cslpreads.org/

Check out the Florida Library Blog for kids http://flyp.library.florida.gov/node/306

http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/youth_services/BLD_youth.html FL DOE

http://youthadvocate.glogster.com/childrens-summer-reading/ cool reviews/pics

Parents: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2963598/2010_summer_reading_programs_for_kids.html

http://www.kumon.com/method/reading.asp?language=USA&gclid=CIaRhc_Q-KECFROG5godkifGCw

UM's Summer Reading camp for all ages! http://miami.readingprograms.org/

http://www.justreadfamilies.org/SummerReadingList.pdf Check out the 4th-5th grade list - it has a cool book about exciting things that happen EVERY MINUTE!

• Every Minute on Earth: Fun Facts That Happen Every 60 Seconds, Steve Murrie and Matthew Murrie http://www.facebook.com/pages/Every-Minute-on-Earth/68434123173 lol
• Do Not Open: An Encyclopedia of the World’s Best-Kept Secrets, John Farndon - http://www.john-farndon-books.co.uk/index.html
• Dog Diaries: Secret Writings of the WOOF Society, (Do you infer that it's fiction?) Betsy Byars, Betsy Duffey, and Laurie Myers http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/betsy-duffey/
• Because of Winn Dixie, Kate DiCamillo (One of my favorites!) You can then visit Walden's site to see a clip and print out fun activities (scroll down for grades 3-5) http://www.walden.com/site/movie/because_of_winn-dixie You can also go to: http://www.walden.com/education/category/3_5/ for lots of fun things to do for 3rd-5th graders also at the Walden site.
• Riddle-iculous Math, Joan Holub For you math-maniacs and all
• Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan-great author-One of my absolute favorites (historical fiction)! The Hallmark channel plays the movie. http://www.amazon.com/PatriciaMacLachlan/e/B000AQ1O3Q/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 Check out this school's activities: http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading3/sarah.htm Click to see interview with the author. Here's a free booklet: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/pdfs/Sarah_Plain_and_Tall.pdf This book will get you ready for some of the stories you'll be reading in 4th!
• Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms, Patricia Lauber-for the science lovers! http://www.librarything.com/work/622052
• The Wright Sister: Katharine Wright and Her Famous Brothers, Richard Maurer (For history buffs) http://www.thewrightbrothers.org/others.html http://www.wright-brothers.org/Information_Desk/Just_the_Facts/Wright_Family/katharine_wright.htm
• The Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins, Bea Uusma Schyffert (Also for history buffs, science lovers, and those who enjoy biographies!) http://www.amazon.com/Man-Who-Went-Side-Moon/dp/0811840077 Look inside!