Free To Read!
Mondovi Elementary School
Summer Reading Program 2017
4th Grade
Why Read?
Summer is here and with it lots of time for recreational reading. Our summer reading
program is designed to help elementary students understand that reading is an enjoyable
pastime and that we read for pleasure as well as to acquire information. It is not a secret
that reading skills improve with practice so it then becomes even more entertaining. Making
time in the day to read is good for the mind and it is a wonderful way to reduce the noise,
stress and stimulation often associated with busy lives in our fast paced world. It is well
known that reading is essential to providing a solid basis for academic achievement. But most
of all, reading is totally fun!
Summer Reading Program Requirements:
1. Students need to set a personal reading goal.
How many books will you read over the summer? It is different for everyone. Parent/adult
support is necessary so you can access books. Check out our wonderful public library
downtown as well as other libraries, local bookstores, online bookstores, electronic books
(very cool) and don’t forget to share books with friends.
2. Students MUST read a MINIMUM of 4 “good fit” age appropriate books.
Your personal reading goal may be higher – that’s awesome! Remember four “good fit” age
appropriate books are the MINIMUM to be eligible to take part in the summer reading
celebration this fall.
3. You MUST fill out a reading log and turn it in by Monday, September 11, 2017.
Reading logs are to be filled in with the date the book was finished, the title and author of
the book, and a parent signature for each book completed. Reading logs are found at the
bottom of this page under the heading “Summer Reading Logs.” Reading logs are to be
turned into your 2017-18 classroom teachers by September 11. Don’t forget to fill out your
first AND last name too!
4. Students can read what they want!
Free choice is an important component of this program. Students are encouraged to read at
their appropriate reading level. Not sure? Talk with your parents to see if a particular book
is a good fit for you. There are SO MANY wonderful books out there! Fiction and non-fiction
books are fine!
Book recommendations? Of course! Check out the list of recommended titles. It is
just one helpful resource in choosing fun books to read.
Summer Reading Log Extra summer reading logs are found here.
Visit the Mondovi Public Library this summer to find great “good fit” age appropriate books
Summer Reading Log
Keep a list of the books you read by yourself or that someone reads to you during
the summer vacation. You must read a MINIMUM of 4 “good
fit” age appropriate books. Try to include books from the
attached Summer Reading List.
Title
Author
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Student’s Name (print) ________________________ Grade in September ______
Student’s Signature: _________________________________________
Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature: _________________________________
Bring this form to your new teacher in by September 11.
For Students Entering Grade 4
GENRE KEY: A=Animal, B=Biography, F=Factual, FA=Fantasy, FO=Folklore,
H=Historical Fiction, M=Mystery, P=Poetry, R=Realistic, SF=Science Fiction
AUTHOR
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Adler, David
Asch, Frank
Banerjee, Anjali
Berman, Len
Bertman, Jennifer C.
Blume, Judy
Burg, Ann E.
Cheng, Andrea
Clements, Andrew
Creech, Sharon
Dahl, Roald
Danziger, Paula
Davies, Jacqueline
DiCamillo, Kate
Dowell, Frances
Eager, Edward
Fairstein, Linda
Fleischman, Sid
Fry, Jason
Gannett, Ruth Stilles
Gifford, Peggy E.
Giovanni, Nikki, ed.
Golenbock, Peter
Halls, Kelly Milner
Holm, Jennifer
Hoberman, Mary Ann
Howe, James
Jones, Allan
King-Smith, Dick
LaFaye, A.
Lindgren, Astrid
Lombard, Jenny
Lubar, David
McDonald, Megan
Mills, Claudia
Naidoo, Beverly
Park, Barbara
Paton Walsh, Jill
Paulsen, Gary
Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Pinkwater, Daniel M.
TITLE
Scientists in the Field (Series)
Who Was… (series)
Andy Russell (series)
Journal of a Cardboard Genius (series)
Looking for Bapu
And Nobody Got Hurt! (series)
Book Scavenger
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Serafina’s Promise
Year of the Book (series)
Frindle
Love That Dog
The Twits
Amber Brown (series)
The Lemonade War
Flora & Ulysses
Phineas L. MacGuire… (series)
Half Magic (series)
Rutherford B., Who Was He?
The Whipping Boy
Jupiter Pirates (series)
My Father's Dragon (series)
Moxy Maxwell (series)
Hip Hop Speaks to Children
Teammates
Alien Investigation
Penny from Heaven
Forget-Me-Not: Poems to Learn…
Bunnicula (series)
The Six Crowns (series)
A Mouse Called Wolf
Worth
Pippi Longstocking (series)
Drita, My Home Girl
Numbed
Judy Moody (series)
Being Teddy Roosevelt
Aesop’s Fables
Skinnybones (series)
The Green Book
Mudshark
Dear Benjamin Banneker
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
GENRE
F
B
R
SF
R
F
M
R
R
R
R
R
FA
R
R
FA
R
FA
P
H
SF
FA
R
P
F
F
H
P
M
A
A
H
FA
R
R
R
R
FO
R
SF
M
B
FA
Polacco, Patricia
Prelutsky, Jack
Rumford, James
Sage, Angie
Salisbury, Graham
San Souci, Robert D.
Scieszka, Jon
Scieszka, Jon
Singer, Marilyn
Smith, Greg Leitich
Stilton, Geronimo
Stout, Shawn
Tarshis, Lauren
Whybrow, Ian
Williams, Vera
(series)
Pink and Say
For Laughing Out Loud
Seeker of Knowledge
Araminta Spookie (series)
Calvin Coconuts: Trouble Magnet
(series)
The Faithful Friend
Math Curse (series)
Time Warp Trio (series)
Into the Lion’s Den (series)
Little Green Men at the Mercury Inn
Lost Treasure of the Emerald Eye
(series)
Penelope Crumb (series)
I Survived (series)
Little Wolf (series)
Amber was Brave, Essie was Smart
H
P
F
F
R
FO
FA
FA
M
SF
A
R
H
A
R