Kilby Elementary School - First Grade Summer Reading

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First Grade Summer Reading Program

R. Dean Kilby Elementary School

The purpose of the PWCS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills. Student participation in the program is voluntary. Students who choose to participate in the program are required to complete a minimum number of readings over the summer.

Students participating in the program in Grade 1 will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.

For Grade 1 students who participate in Prince William County Public Library's Summer Reading Program, the Public Library documentation will apply.

Students in Grade 1 will receive an extra S+ for each book completed, for a total of five.

Completion of the summer reading will be recorded for students by the end of the second week of school.

The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the student with guidance from a parent/guardian and/or librarian may be used. Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its documentation are also acceptable.

PWCS First Grade Summer Reading Program

Suggested Reading

Author	Title	Pub. Date	Lexile Levels	Annotations
Brett, Jan	The Mitten	1989	800L	A Ukrainian folk tale, a boy named Nick loses his snow-white mitten. He can not find it in the snow...but the woodland animals do.
Carle, Eric	The Very Busy Spider	1984	130L	The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness.
Fleming, Denise	In the Small, Small Pond	1993	NP	Illustrations and rhyming text describe the activities of animals living in and near a small pond as spring progresses to autumn.
Fox, Mem	Koala Lou	1989	AD550L	A young koala, longing to hear her mother speak lovingly to her as she did before other children came along, plans to win her distracted parent’s attention.
Freeman, Don	Corduroy	1968	600L	A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
Henkes, Kevin	Chrysanthemum	1991	460L	Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun of
Keats, Ezra Jack	The Snowy Day	1992	AD500L	Adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.
Kellogg, Steven	The Three Little Pigs	1997	AD640L	In this retelling of a well known tale, Serafina Sow starts her own waffle-selling business in order to enable her three offspring to prepare for the future, which includes an encounter with a surly wolf.
Lionni, Leo	Swimmy	1963	AS640L	A school of little fish lived in the sea. They were all red but one. One day a big fish came by and ate all of the red fish. Swimmy escaped. Swimmy swam away, sad and frightened. One day he came upon a group of little red fish and invited them to go for a swim. Swimmy thought for a long time and came up with a wonderful idea. He showed all the little red fish how to swim disguised as a large fish and he would be the eye. What a wonderful idea!
Lobel, Arnold	On Market Street	1981	NP	A child buys presents from A to Z in the shops along Market Street.
MacLachlan, Patricia	Once I Ate A Pie	2006	AD 230L	A collection of fourteen poetic examples of a dog’s life from the perspective of the animals.
Munsch, Robert	Love You Forever	1992	AD780L	This is the story of how a little boy goes through the stages of childhood and becomes a man.
Numeroff, Laura	If you Give a Mouse A Cookie	1985	AD660L	A young boy, having given a cookie to a bossy mouse, is run ragged by the energetic rodent’s subsequent requests.
Paul, Ann Whitford	Manana, Iguana	2004	AD370L	Iguana, Conejo, Tortuga, and Culebra are excited about having a spring party, but only Iguana is willing to do any of the work. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used.
Prelutsky, Jack	The New Kid on the Block	1984	NP	A collection of poems
Ringgold, Faith	Cassie’s Word Quilt	2002	AD420L	Names the people and objects that make a girl’s New York city apartment, school and neighborhood special.
Rylant, Cynthia	Henry and Mudge in the Sparkle Days	1988	560L	Enjoy the Christmas holidays with Henry and Mudge.
Sendak, Maurice	Where the Wild Things Are	1991	740	After he is sent to bed without supper for behaving like a wild thing, Max dreams of a voyage to the island where the wild things are.
Seuss, Dr.	The Cat in the Hat The Foot Book	1968	260 NP	Two children sitting at home on a rainy day are visited by the Cat in the Hat who shows them some tricks and games. Beginner’s text describes all sorts of feet doing all sorts of things.
Shannon, David	No, David	1998	BR	A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a big hug.
Silverstein, Shel	The Giving Tree	1964	530L	A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.
Tafuri, Nancy	Have You Seen My Duckling	1984	20 L	A mother duck leads her brood around the pond as she searches for one missing duckling.
Wells, Rosemary	Noisy Nora	1973	320L	No one has time for Nora, so she decides to find a way to bring attention to herself and get attention.
Willems, Mo	Don’t let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Knuffle Bunny	2003 2004	120L 120L	A pigeon that longs to drive a bus sees a chance to make its dream come true when the bus driver takes a short break. Trixie becomes very unhappy when she accompanies her daddy to the Laundromat and realizes she has lost her stuffed bunny.
Wood, Audrey	King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub	1985	AD310L	Despite pleas from his court, a fun loving king refuses to get out of his bathtub to rule his kingdom.

Prince William County Public Schools

Summer Reading 2009

Documentation Grades K – 2

Students in Grades K- 2 will receive an extra S+ for each book completed, for a total of five. Please include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian signature stating that the student has completed the reading.

Book Title	Author
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My student has read the above list of books.

Parent or Guardian signature

**Please note students may also participate in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program, and the Public Library documentation will apply.

Student’s Name

Classroom Teacher

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