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Recommended Spring Reading List
First Grade
AmySchwartz -"A beautiful girl" ISBN: 9781596431652
On her way to market Jenna makes four new friends. Along with Baby Elephant, there's Robin, who thinks Jenna has a very silly beak; Fly, who wonders where her hundred eyes are; and Goldfish, who thinks she has very goofy gills. (Roaring Brook Press, 2006)
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Second Grade
Katharine Kenah - "The best seat in second grade" ISBN: 0060007346
In this appealing tale of second-grade fun, Sam so desperately wants to take care of the class hamster, George Washington, that he takes the pet on a field trip to the science museum. (HarperCollins,2005)
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Third Grade
Patricia MacLachlan - "Edward's eyes" ISBN: 9781416927433
Jake is a part of an extraordinary family.He has a life filled with art, music, and long summer nights on the Cape. He has hours and days and months of baseball. But, more than anything in this world, Jake knows he has Edward. (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007)
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Fourth Grade
Bill Slavin - "Transformed : how everyday things are made" ISBN: 1553371798
CDs start out as sand. Blackboard chalk comes from tiny sea creatures. The objects all around us -- every single product in the world -- is made from elements found in nature. Discover how nature is transformed into more than 60 things we eat, drink, play with, wear or use. (Kids Can Press - 2005)
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Fifth Grade
Donna M. Jackson - "ER vets: life in an animal emergency room" ISBN: 9780547237589
With dramatic full-color photos throughout, award-winning author Donna Jackson brings to life the inner workings of an animal emergency room, profiling the important work ER veterinarians. Animals survive traumas with the help of high-tech X-rays, ventilators, endoscopes, and more importantly, the expert care of veterinarians and veterinary nurses who love animals, science, and a daily dose of adrenaline! (Houghton Mifflin - 2005)
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Sixth Grade
Tracy Mack - "The fall of the Amazing Zalindas" ISBN: 9780439828369
The ragamuffin boys known as the Baker Street Irregulars help Sherlock Holmes solve the mysterious deaths of a family of circus tightrope walkers. (Orchard Books - 2006)
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