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Title: The Egyptian Cat Mystery
(Race Further with Reading)
Author: Penny Dolan
Call no.: JS DOL
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Title: Penguin in Peril
Author: Helen Hancocks
Call no.: JP HAN
What can three lazy and hungry cats do for food?
Kidnap a penguin to help them fish! The kidnapped
penguin refuses to do as he is told and tries to
escape. Join the penguin on his crazy journey to get
away from his kidnappers.
All Rights Reserved, Templar, 2013.
Jed and Ruby are at the Egyptian galleries in the
museum when they notice something strange.
An employee from the museum has stolen the
Egyptian Cat artefact! Before Jed and Ruby leave the
museum, the ghost of an Egyptian princess appears
and asks them to help get the artefact back. What
should Jed and Ruby do?
All Rights Reserved, Franklin Watts, 2014.
Title: Pirates (It’s Amazing)
Author: Annabel Savery
Call no.: JP 910.4 SAV
Ever wondered about what pirates do every day?
Or how people become pirates? Find out what the
answers to these questions are and learn about
famous pirates in this book. The book also has
recommendations of pirate stories and movies if
you want to find out more about pirates!
All Rights Reserved, Franklin Watts, 2011.
Title: The Case of the Weird Blue Chicken:
The Next Misadventure
(The Chicken Squad)
Author: Doreen Cronin
Call no.: JS CRO
The Chicken Squad, made up of Dirt, Sugar, Poppy,
and Sweetie, have two new mysteries to crack! They
are approached by an unhappy blue jay who says
that his house has an unwanted intruder. A grumpy
squirrel complains that someone has been stealing
his acorns. Will the Chicken Squad be able to help
them overcome their problems?
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All Rights Reserved, Atheneum Books For Young Readers, 2014.
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MY READING JOURNEY
- ADMITS ONE -
In the box below, draw a villain from any book that you have
read in this reading journal.
Title:
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Name:
Draw the villain here:
Title: One-Dog Sleigh
Author: Mary Casanova
Call no.: JP CAS
A little girl hitches her pony to her red sleigh and
brings her dog out to play. As they ride along in the
snow, they invite more animals to join them. Soon,
the sleigh is full and they find themselves stuck in
the snow. Will the little girl get home safely?
All Rights Reserved, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
Title: How to Bake a Book
Author: Ella Burfoot
Call no.: JP BUR
Creating a great story is as easy as baking a pie with
the right ingredients! Join a little girl as she whips
in words, adds feelings and colours, and mixes in
interesting characters to ensure that her stories are
delicious to read. This book is a fun introduction on
how to create stories from scratch.
All Rights Reserved, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2014.
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Mowgli is a human boy brought up by wolves.
When Shere Khan, a man-eating tiger appears in
the jungle, his wolf-pack decides to send Mowgli
back to the humans. However, Mowgli is unwilling
to leave his family and friends, and tries to think of
ways to stay. Will he succeed?
All Rights Reserved, Sterling, 2013.
Title: Mr Monkey and the Birthday Party
(Early Reader)
Author: Linda Chapman
Call no.: JS CHA
The students of Class Two take turns to bring Mr
Monkey, the class toy, home. This week, it is Anya’s
turn! She has been invited to go to Rachel’s birthday
party, but it is a swimming party at a big pool,
and Anya is not a good swimmer. Fortunately, Mr
Monkey has a way to help Anya enjoy the party.
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Title: The Jungle Book
(Easy Reader Classics)
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Call no.: JS KIP
MY READING JOURNEY
- ADMITS ONE -
Draw your favourite magical character from any book that you have
read in this reading journal.
Title:
Name:
Draw the character here:
All Rights Reserved, Orion Children’s Books, 2014.
Title: The Unsolved Mystery of the Loch
Ness Monster (First Facts,
Unexplained Mysteries)
Author: Terri Sievert
Call no.: JP 001.944 SIE
For about 1,500 years, people have been telling
stories about a sea monster that lives deep within
the Loch Ness, a lake in Scotland. The creature,
known as Nessie, is said to have a long neck, flippers
and a thick body. Many people travel to Scotland
hoping to see the creature. Is the monster real?
All Rights Reserved, Capstone, 2013.
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Title: Marvin One Too Many
(I Can Read Book)
Author: Katherine Paterson
Call no.: JS PAT
Marvin’s first day of school is not going well. He
makes his sister late, his teacher seems to dislike him
and he is the only one in class who does not know
how to read. Will Marvin overcome all his problems
and learn to enjoy school?
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Title: Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend
Author: Mélanie Watt
Call no.: JP WAT
All Rights Reserved, HarperCollins, 2001.
Title: Ling & Ting: Twice as Silly
Author: Grace Lin
Call no.: JS LIN
Scaredy Squirrel is scared of everything and has no
friends. One day, he sees a goldfish in a birdbath and
decides to make friends with it. Will Scaredy Squirrel
be able to overcome his fears and be friends with
the goldfish?
Identical twins Ling and Ting love to be silly
together. They grow a cupcake garden and get into
a big mess when they begin to paint their toys red.
To find out what other mischief they get up to, read
about their adventures in this collection of six short
stories!
All Rights Reserved, Kids Can Press, 2007.
All Rights Reserved, Little, Brown and Company, 2014.
(This book is also available on eReads at www.nlb.gov.sg.)
Title: Unusual Day (Colour First Reader)
Author: Sandi Toksvig
Call no.: JS TOK
Blue Class has special days on which they bring
special things to school. They bring blue items on
Blue Day and pets on Pets Day. However, when
Jessica decides to bring her grandmother on
Unusual Day, everyone is confused because her
grandmother seems rather ordinary. What is so
unusual about her?
All Rights Reserved, Random House, 2012.
Title: Winnie: The True Story of the Bear
Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh
Author: Sally M. Walker
Call no.: JP 599.78 WAL
Did you know that the famous Winnie-the-Pooh
was named after a real bear? The real Winnie was
so gentle that she even gave rides to children on
her back. Find out more about the life of the most
famous resident in the London Zoo!
All Rights Reserved, Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
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MY READING JOURNEY
In t he Library!
- ADMITS ONE -
Write down two facts about your favourite character from the
books that you have read in this reading journal.
Draw the cover of your favourite book from the school library
or any public library.
Title:
The name of my favourite character is:
_____________________________________ .
_____________________________________
(name of character)
likes to ______________________________________________ .
In the story,
_____________________________________
(name of character)
goes to _____________________________________________ .
How much I like this book:
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