Collins-Rhodes Elementary

Kindergarten Academy classes

will read 6 books.

1st-, 2nd-, & 3rd- Grade

Academy classes will read 6-8

books.

Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering Kindergarten

Fictional Stories Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Bill Martin,

Jr. Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert

Frog & Toad Together by Arnold Lobel Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London

Green Eggs & Ham by Dr. Seuss Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold

Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik

Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper Peter’s Chair byEzra Jack Keats

Three Little Pigs by Paul Galdone Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Poetry/Fairy Tales “By Myself” by Eloise Greenfield

“It Fell in the City” by Eve Merriem “Over in the Meadow” by John Langstaff

Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss

Informational Text My Five Senses by Aliki Truck by Donald Crews

What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? By Steve Jenkins and Robin Page

Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering 1st Grade

Choose 4 or more of these books to read during the summer as you prepare for 1st grade. Parents, you may need to read SOME of the books to your child, but allow

them to read the words they know.

Fiction

Diary of a Fly by Doreen Cronin Eating the Alphabet by Lois Ehlert

If You Give A Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff Napping House by Audrey Wood

Rainbow Fish (series) by Marcus Pfister Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins

Put Me In The Zoo by Robert Lopshire A Story, A Story by Gail E. Haley The Paper Crane by Molly Bang

Poetry/Fairy Tales

About The Teeth of Sharks by John Ciardi Dentist and The Crocodile by Roald Dahl Gingerbread Girl by Lisa Campbell Ernst

Informational Texts

Let’s Find Out About Ice Cream by Mary Ebeltoft Reid Fire! Fire! by Gail Gibbons

Pop! The Invention of Bubble Gum by Meghan McCarthy

Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering 2nd Grade

Choose 4 or more of these books to read during the summer as you prepare for 2nd grade. Parents, you may need to read SOME of the books to your child, but allow them to read the

words they know. Fiction

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day

by Judith Viorst Amelia Bedelia by (Series) Peggy Parish

Arthur’s Eyes by Marc Brown Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

Crickwing by Jannell Cannon Flat Stanley (series) by Jeff Brown

Henry and Mudge (Series) by Cynthia Rylant Little House by Virginia Lee Burton

Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Poppleton in Winter by Cynthia Rylant

Poetry and Fairy Tales “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost

“Homework Machine” by Shel Silverstein

Informational Texts From Seed to Plant, Gail Gibbons

A Medieval Feast, Aliki The Story of Ruby Bridges, Robert Coles

Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering 3rd Grade

Choose 4 or more of these books to read during the summer as you prepare for 3rd grade.

Fiction

Cam Jansen (Series) by David A. Adler A Case for Jenny Archer by Ellen Conford

The BFG by Roald Dahl Geronimo Stilton (series) by Geronimo Stilton

Jigsaw Jones (series) by James Preller Ramona (Series) by Beverly Cleary

Sylvester & the Magic Pebble by William Steig

Poetry and Fairy Tales A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

Something Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky

Informational Texts Bats: Creatures of the Night by Joyce Milton

Moonshot: The Flight OF Apollo 11 by Brian Floca So You Want To Be President by Judith St. George

Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions Around The World by Selby Beeler

Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering 4th Grade

Choose 4 or more of these books to read during the summer as you prepare for 4th grade.

Fiction Amber Brown (series) by Paula Danziger

Bunnicula (series) by James and Deborah Howe Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop Dear America (series) by Various Authors

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary Fourth Grade Rats by by Jerry Spinelli Lunch Money by Andrew Clements

Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes

Poetry and Fairy Tales If You’re Not Here Raise your Hand by Kalli Dakos

“Casey At The Bat” by Ernest Lawrence Thayer Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Informational Text

Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming

Eye to Eyes: How Animals See the World by Steve Jensen Splash of Red; The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant

Great Fire by Jim Murphy Horses by Seymour Simon

Collins-Rhodes Elementary Entering 5th Grade

Choose 4 or more of these books to read during the summer as you

prepare for 5th grade.

Fiction

A Year Down Under by Richard Peck

Among The Hidden (Shadow Children Series) Book 1 by Margaret

Petersen Haddix

Baseball Card Adventure (series) by Dan Gutman

Ella Enchanted by Gail Levine

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Holes by Louis Sachar

Ida B:-And Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly)

Save the World by Katherine Hannigan

Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by

Kate DiCamillo

Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Rules by Cynthia Lord

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The Secret Garden, Frances Hodgson Burrett

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

Poetry and Fairy Tales

Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich by Adam Rex

Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Singer

Runny Babbit by Shel Silverstein

Informational Texts

Adventures in Cartooning: How To Turn Your Doodles Into Comics

by James Sturm

Helen Keller: The Story of My Life by Helen Keller

The Kids Guide to Money: Earning it, Saving it, Spending it, growing

it, and Sharing It by Steve Ofinoski

Who was… (Series) by various authors