Summer Reading Resources
Falmouth Elementary School Library - Happy Summer!!!
The Maine Student Book Award is designed to expand literary horizons of students in grades 4-8 by encouraging them to read, evaluate, and enjoy a selection of new books and to choose a statewide favorite by written ballot each spring.
The New York Public Library recommends the best children's books of 2014 in this interactive guide.
An Inclusive Summer Reading List for Kids/Young Adults!
Two intrepid librarians review the best nonfiction books for children
Emerson's fantastic book club met today for our Summer Reading Celebration and 45 kids came to the library to have lunch together, swap book recommendations and share their love for reading. We had such a fun time! Our book club welcomes all 4th and 5th graders.
AlliE Bruce, Bank Street College of Education: THONG, Roseanne Greenfield. Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes. illus. by John Parra. 40p. glossary. Chronicle. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9781452106168. PreS-Gr 2-This picture book in rhyme focuses on everyday things-a square for a park, a round pot of stew, a rectangle for the scoreboard at the baseball game.
Need suggestions for beach reading or books to bring to summer camp? Here are our top ten books for different age ranges - including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry - all published 2014-2015 and ideal for the season. Grade levels are only suggestions; the individual child is the real criterion.