Why read?
Reading is a great activity that can help you in many ways.
Reading is fun.
Reading is a building block for learning.
Reading lets you imagine and develop creativity.
Reading gives you a wider view.
Reading helps you see yourself, others, and the world.
You can relate things you read to what is happening in your own world.
When you improve in reading, you improve in other language skills including writing, speaking, and listening.
Reading is an important skill for a job.
Reading develops the mind.
Reading helps you discover new things.
Things you read can inspire you.
Reading helps you practice skills in:
thinking
logic
understanding
comprehension
vocabulary
communication
cause and effect
Quotes
Reading tips
"A book is a dream that you hold in your hand."
- Neil Gaiman
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
- Joseph Addison
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."
- Dr. Seuss
"A good book has no ending."
- R. D. Cumming
"Books are good company, in sad times and happy times."
- E. B. White
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers."
-Charles William Eliot
"We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel, an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become."
-Ursula K. Le Guin
Choose a book over a video game, television, or other screen type of entertainment. Keep a reading log. Set a goal to read at least 20 minutes a day. Use time wisely by reading when you are waiting for something. Visit your local library about once a week.Look for ebooks and websites with reading topics.
Questions to ask before reading:
What does the title tell you about the book?
What does the cover tell you about the book?
What do you think the book is about?
What do you already know about this book?
What do you want to learn from the book?
Why do you want to read this book?
Questions to ask during reading:
What pictures do you see in the illustrations or in your head as you read the words?
What do you think will happen next?
What is the problem in the book?
Who are the characters in the book, and what are they doing?
Questions to ask after reading:
Where was the setting?
How did the characters change by the end of the book?
Which character did you like best and why?
What was your favorite part of the book and why?
Was there a part of the book you disliked and why?
Find reading material that interests you and is a good reading level for you. Don't limit reading to only books, also use the internet, magazines, and comics. Read in a comfortable place. Read together with someone. Take breaks to restore concentration.
Reading List
2nd grade
My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza
Shark vs. Train by Chris Barton
David Gets In Trouble by David Shannon
Binky the Cat by Ashley Spires
Ivy and Bean by Barrows
Tumtum and Nutmeg by Bearn
Violet Mackerel by Branford
Flat Stanley by Brown
Chicken Squad by Cronin
Leroy Ninker Saddles Up by DiCamillo
Nikki and Deja by English
Princess Posey by Greene
Just Grace by Harper
Ballpark Mysteries by Kelly
Alvin Ho by Look
Stink by McDonald
Lulu and the Duck in the Park by McKay
Nancy Clancy by O’Connor
Clementine by Pennypacker
A to Z Mysteries by Roy
No-Dogs-Allowed Rule by Sheth
Geronimo Stilton / Thea Stilto by Stilton
Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Viorst
Daisy Dawson by Voake
Ellray Jakes by Warner
3rd grade
Stuart Little by E.B. White
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
The BFG by Roald Dahl
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Lincoln and His Boys by Rosemary Wells
Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke Sarah, Plain and Tall
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
The Twits by Roald Dahl
Time Warp Trio Series by Jon Scieszka
4th grade
Charlotte’s Web by E.B.White
The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli
The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
Gentle Ben by Walt Morey
Hang Tough Paul Mathier by Alfred Slote
Indian in the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks
The Mandie Books by Lois Gladys Leppard
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert O’Brien
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
The Paint Brush Kid by Clyde Robert Bulla
The Song of the Trees by Mildred D. Taylor
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardner
Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
5th grade
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry
The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Downriver by Will Hobbs
Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker
Around the World by Matt Phelan
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
The Wizard of Oz series by L. Frank Baum
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism by Georgia Byng
Gregor the Overlander (The Underland Chronicles) by Suzanne Collins
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Dragon Rider and Inkheart, Inkspell, and Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
A Tale Dark & Grimm by Adam Gidwitz
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
The Unseen World of Poppy Malone series by Suzanne Harper
The Orge of Oglefort by Eva Ibbotson
Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
Pendragon series by D. J. MacHale
The Doll People trilogy by Ann M. Martin
The Apothecary by Maile Meloy
Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan
Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling
The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott