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Brunswick City Schools Students Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade
Summer Reading for Students Entering Fourth Grade 2015‐2016 School Year
Encourage Your Student to Have Fun Reading This Summer!
Fourth and Fifth Grade students are required to read or listen to three books over the summer. Choose at least one book from each of the three categories below:
1. One fiction book 2. One non-fiction book 3. One book of your choice or recommended by the
public librarian, school media specialist or teacher.
See instructions on the Summer Reading cover letter c oncerning the activities. The Medina County Public Library will be able to assist you in your choices.
Fun Summer Reading Activities
These suggestions can be used to help enhance your family’s Summer Reading experience:
*Talk about the book you read to *Play a board game your parents and friends *Bike ride to the park and read *Write your own story *Read the map at the zoo or amusement *Write a letter to your park and the menu at a restaurant grandparents, relatives or friends *Visit educational websites: *Go to the library and participate http://www.readprint.com in the summer reading program http://www.storylineonline.net http://www.magickeys.com/books http://storynory.com (has built in MP3 player for kids) www.kids.nationalgeographic.com www.rbeaudoin333.homestead.com/sightvocab_1.html
Brunswick City Schools Students Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade
My Summer Reading Log
Reading log is due by August 28, 2015
Name: __________________________ Grade:______ Teacher:____________________________________
1. Book Title: _____________________________________________________________
Author: ________________________________________________________________
Month Read (circle one): June July August Book’s Genre (circle one): Fiction Non-Fiction
Parent/Guardian’s Signature: ______________________________________________________
2. Book Title: _____________________________________________________________
Author: ________________________________________________________________
Month Read (circle one): June July August Book’s Genre (circle one): Fiction Non-Fiction
Parent/Guardian’s Signature: ______________________________________________________
3. Book Title: _____________________________________________________________
Author: ________________________________________________________________
Month Read (circle one): June July August Book’s Genre (circle one): Fiction Non-Fiction
Parent/Guardian’s Signature: ______________________________________________________
Grades 4‐5
Parents may use the following questions to discuss the book with your child:
Explain in detail the main character(s) in your book. What would you change in the story? Explain using details. What was the message or theme learned in the book? Would you recommend this book to someone? Why or why not? What was the author’s purpose (reason) for writing this book?
Brunswick City Schools Students Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade
Elementary Summer Reading Rubric
Name:_________________________________________________ Teacher:________________________ Date:____________
Teacher Score & Comments
3 2 1 Student Score
Reading Log Three books logged correctly with complete book: Title Author Parent/guardian
signature
Two books logged correctly with complete book: Title Author Parent/guardian
signature OR may be missing one or two parts of reading log
One book logged correctly with complete book: Title Author Parent/guardian
signature OR may be missing three or more parts of reading log
Graphic Organizer
Completed graphic organizer
Graphic organizer is missing some parts
Graphic organizer is missing many parts
Content of Organizer
All components in fiction or non-fiction graphic organizer completed in full detail and shows much understanding
Graphic organizer completed but few specific details are given and shows some evidence of understanding
Minimal details given on graphic organizer. It contains some missing parts, not complete explanations or one-word answers
Effort/Quality
Wrote answers doing your personal best writing; paper is neat
Wrote answers showing good effort; paper is mostly neat
Little effort was given during writing; paper is not neat
Grades 4‐5
Please attach this rubric to your reading log and graphic organizer.
Choose the FICTION or NON-FICTION Graphic Organizer that matches your story.
Brunswick City Schools Students Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade
Name: ___________________________________________ Date: ____________
Title: ________________________________________________________________________________
Characters:_____________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________
Draw a Picture
Problem:_______________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________
Draw a Picture
Events: 1.____________________________________________________ 2.____________________________________________________ 3.____________________________________________________
Setting:_______________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________
Draw a Picture
Graphic Organizer FICTION
Ending: ______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Brunswick City Schools Students Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade
Supporting Detail: Draw a Picture
Supporting Detail: Draw a Picture
Supporting Detail: Draw a Picture
Conclusion
Main Idea:
Graphic Organizer Non-Fiction
Name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________
Title: ____________________________________________________________________
Brunswick City Schools Students Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade
Suggested Reading & Author List for Students ENTERING 4th & 5th Grades
Grades 4 and 5 Book Titles Author Lexile Score
A Dog Called Kitty Wallace, Bill 710L
All The Lovely Bad Ones Downing‐Hahn, Mary 670L
American Tall Tales Stoutenbery, Adrian 910L
Anastasia's Album Brewster, Hugh 1010L
Artemis Fowl Colfer, Eoin 600L
Baseball Fever Hurwitz, Johanna 760L
Be A Perfect Person Manes, Stephen 720L
Because Of Winn Dixie DiCamillo, Kate 610L
Beetles, Lightly Toasted Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds 950L
Ben & Me Lawson, Robert 1010L
Beezus and Ramona Cleary, Beverly 780L
Brighty of the Grand Canyon Henry, Marguerite 880L
Bunnicula: A Rabbut Tale of Mystery Howe, Deborah 700L
Caddie Woodlawn Brink, Carol Ryrie 890L
Call It Courage Sperry, Armstrong 830L
Call Of The Wolves Berger, Melvin 830L
Charlotte’s Web White, E.B. 680L
Chocolate Fever Smith, Robert Kimmel 680L
Chocolate Touch Catling, Patrick 770L
Cowboys: Roundup on an American Ranch Anderson, Joan 990L
Curious George Takes a Job Rey, H.A. 570L
Darnell Rock Reporting Myers, Walter Dean 710L
Dear Dr. Bell …Your Friend, Helen Keller St. George, Judith 1180L
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Kinney, Jeff 950L
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules Kinney, Jeff 910L
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Last Straw Kinney, Jeff 970L
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Dog Days Kinney, Jeff 1010L
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Ugly Truth Kinney, Jeff no rating
Don't Know Much about the Pilgrims Davis, Kenneth 760L
Dragon War Yep, Laurence 850L
Duel of the Ironclads: The Monitor vs. the Virginia O'Brien, Robert 970L
Dust Bowl Heinrichs, Ann 750L
Einstein Anderson, Gigantic Ants & Other Cases
Simon, Seymour 680L
Einstein Anderson, Wings of Darkness Simon, Seymour 730L
Einstein Anderson, Howling Dog & Other Cases
Simon, Seymour 760L
Einstein Anderson, Invisible Man & Other Cases Simon, Seymour 830L
Brunswick City Schools Students Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade
Einstein Anderson, Time Machine & Other Cases
Simon, Seymour 620L
Einstein Anderson, Mysterious Lights & Other Cases
Simon, Seymour 780L
Esperanza Rising Pam Munoz Ryan 750L
Facing West: A Story of the Oregon Trail Kudlinski, Kathleen V. 500L
Faithful Friend San Souci, Robert D. 850L
Fifth Grade: Here Comes Trouble McKenna, Colleen 710L
Fire in the Sky Gunderson, J. 490L
Flunking of Joshua T. Bates Shreve, Susan 890L
Ghost Sitter Griffin, Peni 700L
Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes
Turner, Pamela S. 910L
Great Chicago Fire Nobleman, Marc Tyler 960L
Half Magic Eager, Edward 830L
Harriet the Spy Fitzhugh, Louis 760L
Heat Lupica, Mike 940L
Help, I'm a Prisoner in the Library Clifford, Eth 630L
Homer Price McCloskey, Robert 1000L
Houdini Box Selznick, Brian 840L
How to Eat Fried Worms Rockwell, Thomas 650L
If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America?
Kamma, Anne 800L
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Lord, Bette Bao 730L
Inside the Hindenburg Majoor, Mirelle 1100L
Island of the Blue Dolphin O'Dell, Scott 1000L
Jaguar Smith, Roland 690L
Jar of Dreams Uchida, Yoshiko 970L
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key Gantos, Jack 970L
Johnny Tremain Forbes, Esther 840L
Johnstown Flood Nobleman, Marc Tyler 930L
Journey to Ellis Island: How My Father Came to America
Bierman, Carol 750L
Julie of the Wolves George, Jean Craighead 860L
Leepike Ridge Wilson, N.D. 780L
Louise, Soccer Star Krensky, Stephen 470L
Mick Harte Was Here Park, Barbara 730L
Monkey Island Fox, Paula 830L
More Stories to solve: Fifteen Folktales from Around the World
Shannon, George 810L
Mr. Lincoln's Drummer Wisler, G. Clifton 800L
Mr. Popper's Penguins Atwater, Richard 910L
Brunswick City Schools Students Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade
Mrs. Frisby & the Rats of NIMH O'Conner, Robert C. 790L
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters Steptoe, John 720L
My Brother Sam Is Dead Collier, James, L 770L
My Daniel Conrad, Pam 780L
My Side of the Mountain Craighead George, Jean 810L
Navajo Code Talkers Aaseng, Nathan 1170L
Notes from a Midnight Driver Sonnenblick, Jordan 930L
Nothing Wrong with a Three‐Legged Dog McNamee, Graham 530L
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade DeClements, Barthe 600L
Number the Stars Lowry, Lois 670L
On Board the Titanic: What Was It Like When The Great Liner Sank?
Tanaka, Shelley 800L
One‐Eyed Cat Fox, Paula 1000L
Orphan Trains Flanagan, Alice K. 1010L
Owls in the Family Mowat, Farley 980L
Passage to Freedom? The Sugihara Story Mochizuki, Ken AD670L
Penny from Heaven Holm, Jennifer 730L
Pick of the Litter Wallace, Bill 680L
Pippi Longstocking Lindgren, Astrid 870L
Polar: The Titanic Bear Spedden, Daisy 1010L
Pony Express Kinney‐Williams, J 1060L
Return of Meteor Boy Boniface, William 900L
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Taylor, Mildred D. 920L
Ramona’s World Cleary, Beverly 750L
Running out of time Haddix, Margaret Peterson 730L
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Coerr, Eleanor 630L
Secrets of Dripping Fang: Treachery and Batrayal of Jolly Days
Greenburg, Dan 750L
Seven Spiders Spinning Maguire, Gregordy 830L
Seven Wonders of Sassafras Spring Birney, Betty G. 790L
Shiloh Naylor, Phyllis R. 890L
Sign of the Beaver Speare, Elizabeth George 770L
Someone Named Eva Wolf, Joan M. 820L
Song of the Trees Taylor, Mildred D. 710L
Standoff Trumbauer, Lisa GN570L
Stealing Home Stolz, Mary 750L
Stories to Solve Shannon, George 810L
Storm of the Century Peters, Stephanie GN550L
Story of Harriet Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad
McMullan, Kate 630L
Sunwing Oppel, Kenneth 680L
Brunswick City Schools Students Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade
Swindle Korman, Gordon 710L
Tale Of Despereaux DiCamillo, Kate 670L
Teammates Goldenbock, Peter 930L
The Best School Year Ever Robinson, Barbara 1020L
The Boxcar Children, Animal Shelter Mystery
Warner, Gertrude Chandler 700L
The Boxcar Children, Chocolate Sundae Mystery
Warner, Gertrude Chandler 690L
The Boxcar Children, Secret of the Mask Warner, Gertrude Chandler 670L
The Boxcar Children, Rock n’ Roll Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 660L
The Boxcar Children, Poison Frog Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 660L
The Boxcar Children, Giant Yo‐Yo‐ Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 650L
The Boxcar Children, Pizza Mystery Warner, Gertrude Chandler 640L
The Broccoli Tapes Slepian, Jan 630L
The Brooklyn Bridge Mann, Elizabeth 820L The Buried City of Pompeii: What It Was Like When Vesuvius Exploded
Tanaka, Shelley 880L
The Castle in the Attic Winthrop, Elizabeth 750L
The Comeback Dog Thomas, Jane Resh 810L
The Cricket in Times Square Selden, George 780L
The Dinosaur of Waterhouse Hawkins Kerley, Barbara AD550L
The Door in the Wall DeAngeli, Marguerite 990L
The Egypt Game Keatley Snyder, Zilpha 1010L
The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China
O'Connor, Jane 980L
The Enormous Egg Butterworth, Oliver 900L
The Fear Place Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds 810L
The Flight of the Silver Turtle Fardell, John 990L
The Great Brain Fitzgerald, John D. 840L
The House of Dies Drear Hamilton, Virginia 670L
The House With a Clock in Its Walls Bellairs, John 800L
The Incredible Journey Brunford, Sheila 1320L
The Indian in the Cupboard Banks, Lynn Reid 780L
The Lightning Thief Riordan, Rick 740L
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Lewis, C.S. 940L
The Many Rides of Paul Revere Giblin, James 1060L
The Red Cap Wisler, G. Clifton 820L
The Scrambled States Of America Keller, Laurie AD510L
The Sign of the Beaver Speare, Elizabeth George 770L
The Story of Money Maestro, Betsy 890L
The War With Grandpa Smith, Robert Kimmel 640L
The Westing Game Raskin, Ellen 750L
Brunswick City Schools Students Entering Fourth or Fifth Grade
The Whipping Boy Fleshman, Sid 570L
The Wish Giver Brittain, Bill 720L
Tibet: Through the Red Box Sis, Peter AD870L
True Lies Shannon, George 660L
Tuskegee Airmen Brooks, Phillip 1050L
Underground Railroad Heinrichs, Ann 820L
Voices of the Alamo Garland, Sherry 970L
Weedflower Kadohata, Cynthia 750L
Welcome to Addy's World, 1864 Sinnott, Susan 1000L
Welcome to Josefina's World, 1824 La Pierre, Yvette 990L
Welcome to Samantha's World Gourley, Catherine 920L
Where the Red Fern Grows Rawls, Wilson 700L
White Star: A Dog on the Titanic Crisp, Marty 780L
Who Was Harriet Tubman? McDonough, Yona Zeldis 650L
Who was Harry Houdini? Sutherland, Tui T. 780L
Within Reach: My Everest Story
Pfetzer, Mark 970L
Suggested Authors for Students Entering 4th or 5th Grades
Bloom, Judy Kinney, Jeff
Byars, Betsy Kjelgaard, Jim
Cleary, Beverly Konigsburg, E.L.
Clements, Andrew Levine, Ellen
Creech, Sharon Patterson, Katherine
Dahl, Ronald Paulsen, Gary
Fleischman, Paul Sachar, Louis
Fritz, Jean Soto, Gary
Gutman, Dan Spinelli, Jerry
Downing Hahn, Mary White, E.B.
Hesse, Karen Ingalls Wilder, Laura
Revised: 2015
