Prescott Library: 2023 Lower School Wheeler and Hamilton Summer Reading: RISING 3RD GRADE

REQUIRED READ- rising 3rd grade Wheeler and Hamilton students

Whales: the Gentle Giants by Joyce Milton
ISBN: 0394898095

Publication Date: 1989-04-01

Wheeler Students -Read at least one chapter book from this list:

Being Teddy Roosevelt by Claudia Mills; R. W. Alley (Illustrator)
Call Number: FIC MIL

ISBN: 0374306575

When he is assigned Teddy Roosevelt as his biography project in school, fourth-grader Riley finds himself inspired by Roosevelt's tenacity and perseverance and resolves to find a way to get what he most wants a saxophone and music lessons.
Hero of Hawaii by Jacqueline Rogers (Illustrator); Graham Salisbury
Call Number: FIC SAL

ISBN: 0385739621

When a hurricane causes the river near his Hawaiian home to flood, a boy named Calvin Coconut makes a daring rescue.
The Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn Marsden; Carolyn Mackler
Call Number: FIC MAR

ISBN: 0763615692

When Oy and her Thai American family move to a new neighborhood, her third-grade classmates tease and exclude her because she is different.
Stink by Megan Mcdonald; Peter H. Reynolds (Illustrator)
Call Number: Series STINK MCD

ISBN: 9780763620257

The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.
Little Shaq by Theodore Taylor (Illustrator); Shaquille O'Neal
Call Number: SERIES LITTLE SHAQ ONE

ISBN: 9781619637214

Publication Date: 2015-10-06

Seven-year-old Shaquille O'Neal, a talented basketball and video game player, learns to share the spotlight with his cousin Barry when the youngsters work together to earn money by watering plants.
Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst; Lane Smith (Illustrator)
Call Number: FIC VIO

ISBN: 1416999612

Lulu's parents refuse to give in when she demands a brontosaurus for her birthday and so she sets out to find her own, but while the brontosaurus she finally meets approves of pets, he does not intend to be Lulu's.
Lulu and the Rabbit Next Door by Hilary McKay; Priscilla Lamont (Illustrator)
Call Number: SERIES LULU MCK

ISBN: 9780807548165

When Lulu's next-door neighbor doesn't seem to be looking after his rabbit properly, Lulu and her cousin Mellie devise a scheme to make him pay more attention to his pet.
Violet Mackerel's Natural Habitat by Anna Branford; Elanna Allen (Illustrator)
Call Number: Series Violet BRA

ISBN: 1442435941

As the youngest in her family, seven-year-old Violet identifies with small creatures in the natural world, but when she tries to help a special ladybug, she learns an important lesson about animal habitats.
The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
Call Number: FIC LIN

ISBN: 9780316060004

Frustrated at her seeming lack of talent for anything, a young Taiwanese American girl sets out to apply the lessons of the Chinese Year of the Dog, those of making best friends and finding oneself, to her own life.

Wheeler Students: Read at least one picture book from this list

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba; Bryan Mealer; Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator)
Call Number: 92 KAM

ISBN: 0803735111

The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.
Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill; Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
Call Number: 92 DAV

ISBN: 031610731X

Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter.
Island by Jason Chin (Illustrator)
Call Number: 508.866 CHI

ISBN: 1596437162

A history of the Galapagos Island, describing how the island formed and animals came to inhabit it.
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise by Jan Pinborough; Debby Atwell (Illustrator)
Call Number: 92 MOO

ISBN: 054747105X

Describes how Anne Carroll Moore created libraries for children.

Hamilton Students- Read 2 Books from this list

Any Book from the Mercy Watson Series by Kate DiCamillo; Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)
Call Number: ER DIC

ISBN: 9780763622701

A series of books about pet pig who lives with Mr. and Mrs. Watsons. Each books' subtitle gives the reader a hint on what Mercy will do next.
Any Book from the Nate the Great Series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat; Marc Simont (Illustrator)
Call Number: ER SHA

ISBN: 0385730179

Nate the Great is a boy detective, who solves mysteries along with his pal Sherlock , who is also his pet dog.
Any Book from the Frog and Toad Series by Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)
Call Number: ER LOB

ISBN: 0060239573

Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends, Frog and Toad.
Any Book from The Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne; A. G. Ford (Illustrator)
Call Number: Series FIC MTH OSB

ISBN: 9780525648369

Jack and Annie are brother and sister. They discover this magic tree house in the woods. This magical tree house sends them on various adventures in different places and time periods.
Any book from the The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner; L. Kate Deal (Illustrator)
Call Number: SERIES BOXCAR WAR

ISBN: 9780807508527

Four orphans, two boys and two girls, set up housekeeping in an old boxcar.
Any book from the Henry Mudge Series by Cynthia Rylant; Suçie Stevenson (Illustrator); Suçie Stevenson (Illustrator)
Call Number: ER RYL

ISBN: 0689811772

This beginner readers series follows the many adventures of a boy and his dog; Henry and Mudge.