SUGGESTED READS
FOR PRIMARY 5
Title: The Whispering Lake Ghosts: A Mystery About Sound
Author: Lynda Beauregard
Call No.: J 741.5 BEA
Join Braelin, Megan and their friends
at summer camp to learn more about
the different sounds we hear every
day. Follow them on their adventure
to meet the whispering ghosts of the
lake!
This reading list contains suggestions of great
books for Primary 5 students. These books have
been specially selected to introduce students to a
variety of genres such as realistic fiction, mystery,
adventure, fantasy, and science fiction. Check out
these wonderful books today!
Title: Spy Technology
Author: Stephen Timblin
Call No.: J 681 TIM
A goldmine of information for
aspiring spies, this book introduces
the various cool gadgets that secret
agents use. Read about pilot-free spy
planes and spy satellites!
All Rights Reserved, Smart Apple Media,
2010.
All Rights Reserved, Graphic Universe,
2013.
Title: Half Upon a Time
Author: James Riley
Call No.: J RIL
Jack isn’t exactly good at rescuing
princesses, but one day, a “Punk
Princess” falls from the sky and
tells Jack that her grandmother,
Snow White, has been kidnapped.
Jack sets off to rescue Snow White,
and save the lands where fairytale
characters live.
Title: Egyptians (Weird World of
Wonders)
Author: Tony Robinson
Call No.: J 932 ROB
The Curiosity Crew - Stig, Grace,
Peewee, Jojo, and their dog Nits goes on an ancient tour of Egypt, a
country packed with weird wonders
like mummies, pyramids and cursed
hidden tombs. Join them as they
learn the secrets of the pharaohs!
All Rights Reserved, Aladdin, 2010.
All Rights Reserved, Macmillan Children’s
Books, 2012.
Title: Tommysaurus Rex
Author: Doug TenNapel
Call No.: J 741.5973 TEN
Title: The Seeds of Time (Animal
Talkers, Book 1)
Author: Shamini Flint
Call No.: J SING FLI
When Ely’s loyal dog, Tommy,
dies in an accident, he goes to his
grandfather’s farm for a change of
environment. There, Ely meets his
new pet - a friendly Tyrannosaurus
Rex which reminds him of Tommy.
However as news of the dinosaur
spreads, Randy the bully tries to
sabotage Ely and his dinosaur.
The animals have difficulty surviving
on Earth and want to save the
environment. They also want to grow
the forests. To do so, these animals
need to find human beings who can
talk to them and help them locate
seeds which were buried by their
ancestors a long time ago.
All Rights Reserved, Graphix, 2013.
All Rights Reserved, Sunbear Pub., 2008.
Title: 13 Hangmen
Author: Art Corriveau
Call No.: J COR
Title: The Loser List
Author: H. N. Kowitt
Call No.: J KOW
After moving into the new house that
his uncle left him, 13-year-old Tony
DiMarco starts getting harassed by an
eccentric neighbour, Mr. Hagemann.
To complicate things further, other
13-year-old boys living in different
eras have somehow come to him,
and they need to join forces to
discover the secret Mr. Hagemann is
harbouring.
Danny Shine has made it to the Loser
List on the wall of the girls’ bathroom
- just because he refused to give his
pen to Chantal Davis, the ultimate
bully in school. Being on the Loser List
means that everyone in school gets
to make fun of you. In an unexpected
turn of events, Danny finds a way to
remove his name - but lands himself in
more trouble than he can handle.
All Rights Reserved, Amulet Books, 2012.
All Rights Reserved, Scholastic Press,
2011.
Title: The Case of the Terrible T. rex (Doyle and Fossey, Science
Detectives, Book 6)
Author: Michele Torrey
Call No.: J TOR
Title: The Coming of Dragons
(Darkest Age, Book 1)
Author: A.J. Lake
Call No.: J LAK
Have an unsolved mystery? An
unexplained occurrence? No worries!
Just call Doyle and Fossey, the best
scientist-detectives out there! They
are available 24/7 and will tackle just
about anything!
Edmund, a king’s son in disguise, and
Elspeth, a sea captain’s tomboyish
daughter, are the only two survivors
of a shipwreck. As they try to figure
out a way to return home, they find
themselves drawn into a fight against
an evil warlord.
All Rights Reserved, Sterling, 2010.
All Rights Reserved, Bloomsbury, 2006.
Title: Searching for UFOs, Aliens, and
Men in Black
Author: Michael Burgan
Call No.: J 001.942 BUR
Title: Beware the Ninja Weenies and
Other Warped and Creepy Tales
Author: David Lubar
Call No.: J LUB
Do you know that a flock of birds can
trick you into thinking that you have
seen something mysterious? Or that
people commonly mistake ancient
maps as evidence of alien visits?
Get spooked by 33 stories with
twisted and creepy endings that will
shock you every time. Expect warped
tales like the one where two friends
addicted to cursed candy discover
that whoever finishes the candy first
will die. Each captivating short story
can be finished within 15 minutes,
and will leave you craving for more.
Read about many more fascinating
facts in this book!
All Rights Reserved, Capstone Press, 2011.
All Rights Reserved, Starscape, 2012.
Title: We Are Not Eaten By Yaks
(Accidental Adventure, Book 1) Author: C. Alexander London
Call No.: J LON
Eleven-year-old twins, Oliver and
Celia Navel, hate adventure and
would rather sit in front of the
television. However, when their
mother goes missing, the twins
decide to take matters into their own
hands to rescue their mother and
save the day!
All Rights Reserved, Philomel Books, 2011.
Title: The 13-Story Treehouse
Author: Andy Griffiths
Call No.: J GRI
Title: The Clone Codes
Authors: Patricia C. McKissack,
Fredrick L. McKissack and John
Patrick McKissack
Call No.: J MAC
Leanna is a 13-year-old girl who
lives in the year 2170, when clones
are treated like slaves. Leanna
grows to hate clones, even though
her mother is secretly fighting for
better treatment of clones. When
her mother’s secret is discovered,
Leanna is forced to go on the run,
and unexpectedly discovers a secret
about herself…
All Rights Reserved, Scholastic Press,
2010.
Andy and Terry, the author and
illustrator for this book, live in a
13-storey tree house. Amongst the
many cool things they have in the tree
house are a man-eating shark tank, a
bowling alley, a lemonade fountain
and a secret laboratory. Follow them
on a series of whirlwind adventures
that inspire them to write books.
All Rights Reserved, Feiwel and Friends,
2011.
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