A COMMUNITY OF READERS
Grade 4 Summer Reading Guide
The Marblehead elementary summer reading lists are the collaborative effort of Marblehead Public Schools and the Abbot Public Library. They are designed to encourage students in Marblehead to read often and for enjoyment, which leads to a lifelong love of reading. Your support and involvement will enable your child to achieve this goal. Remember that reading aloud to your child is a great way to enjoy the many wonderful books that are available.
During the summer, incoming fourth graders will be required to read any version of AesopÕs Fables as well as a picture book by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, (who will be a visiting author for the Fourth Grade). This will give new classmates something in common before they even walk through the door! Children are also encouraged to read at least one other book from the recommended reading list.
To help you and your child choose appropriate books, we have included recommendations that include a wide range of reading levels and genres. All of the books are available at Abbot Library. To read summaries and student reviews of the books, please refer to the Village School Library web site at: Each child is also required to bring to school a photograph that captures him/her reading a favorite book in a special spot. If a photograph is not possible, he/she may draw a picture of himself/herself instead. What a great way to show that we are a community of readers!
As part of our community focus, we encourage you to visit the Abbot Library often this summer to participate in their summer reading programs.
Have a great summer and
HAPPY READING!
Please read a compilation of Aesop's Fables and one of the following picture books by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock:
The Bear that Heard Crying
From Dawn Until Dusk
The Fiddler of the Northern Lights
Nora's Ark
When Spring Comes
Please read at least one additional book from the following list of recommended books and series:
ANDERSON, M.T. Whales on Stilts (Science Fiction, Humor)
AVI. Poppy (Series, Animal Fiction)
BABBITT, Natalie. Jack Plank Tells Tales (Humor)
BARSHAW, Ruth. Ellie McDoodle: Have Pen, Will Travel (Humor)
BIRNEY, Betty G. The World According to Humphrey series (Animal Fiction)
BISHOP, Nic. Nic Bishop Frogs (Nonfiction)
BLACK, Holly and DITERLIZZI, Tony. A Giant Problem (Beyond The Spiderwick Chronicles Series, Fantasy)
BOWE, Julie. My Last Best Friend (Realistic Fiction)
BROWN, Don. All Stations! Distress! April 15, 1912: The Day the Titanic Sank (Nonfiction)
BREGOLI, Jane. The Goat Lady (Picture Book Biography)
CLEMENTS, Andrew. No Talking (Realistic Fiction, Humor)
CURTIS, Christopher Paul. Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (Mystery, Humor)
DAVIES, Nicola. Extreme Animals: The Toughest Creatures on Earth (Nonfiction)
DAVIES, Jacqueline. The Lemonade War (Realistic Fiction)
DICAMILLO, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Adventure)
ELLIOT, Zetta. Bird (Picture Book)
FEIFFER, Jules. Room with a Zoo (Realistic Fiction)
FLEMING, Candace. The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School (Humor)
FLORIAN, Douglas. Comets, Stars the Moon and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings (Poetry)
FRADIN, Dennis Brindle. Duel! Burr and HamiltonÕs Deadly War of Words (Historical Fiction, Picture Book)
FUNKE, Cornelia. Igraine the Brave (Fantasy)
GANTOS, Jack. Jack Adrift: Fourth Grader without a Clue (Realistic Fiction)
GUTMAN, Dan. The Homework Machine (Realistic Fiction)
GIFFORD, Peggy. Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little (Realistic Fiction)
HOPKINSON, Deborah. Abe Lincoln Crosses a Creek: A Tall, Thin Tale (Picture Book)
HORVATH, Polly. The Trolls (Fantasy, Humor)
HOWE, James. Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allen Crowe (Bunnicula Series, Animal Fiction, Humor)
KING-SMITH, Dick. The School Mouse (Animal Fiction)
LIN, Grace. The Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat
(Realistic Fiction)
LINDGREN, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking (Classic)
LUBAR, David. Punished (Fantasy, Humor)
LUPICA, Mike. Safe at Home (Comeback Kids series, Sports Fiction)
MARSDEN, Carolyn. Moon-Runner (Realistic Fiction)
MARTIN, Ann. The Runaway Dolls (Fantasy)
MacLACHLAN, Patricia. GrandfatherÕs Dance (Historical Fiction)
McSWIGGEN, Marie. Snow Treasure (Historical Fiction, Adventure)
MORTENSON, Greg. Listen to the Wind (Nonfiction)
NOBLEMAN, Marc. Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman (Picture Book Biography)
PATENT, Dorothy Hinshaw. When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone (Nonfiction)
PENNYPACKER, Sara. Clementine (Series, Realistic Fiction)
PRELUTSKY, Jack. My Dog May be A Genius (Poetry)
REX, Adam. Frankenstein makes a sandwich: and other stories you're sure to like, because they're all about monsters, and some of them are also about food (Poetry)
SCHULMAN, Janet. Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City. (Picture Book)
SCIESZKA, Jon. Oh Say I CanÕt See (Time Warp Trio Series, Fantasy)
SNICKET, Lemony. A Series of Unfortunate Events (Adventure. Series)
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