Week 8: Reading Log

             I.      Non-fiction/Informational (1 chapter book or photo essay book reflection required on blog)

1)      I Pledge Allegiance: The Pledge of Allegiance by Bill Martin, Jr., and Michael Sampson

2)      Nebulae: The Birth & Death of Stars by Necia H. Apfel

 

          II.      Poetry (1 chapter or picture book reflection required on blog)

1)      In Flanders Fields by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae

2)      Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

3)      Witness by K. Hesse

 

       III.      Modern Fantasy (1 chapter book reflection required on blog)          

1)      Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix

2)      Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary

3)      The Tale of Desperoux by Kate DiCamillo

4)      Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White (I’m ashamed to say I had never read it!)

5)      Pancakes for Supper by Anne Isaacs

       IV.      Historical Fiction (1 reflection required on blog –can be a picture book)     

1)      Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

2)      Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry! by Mildred D. Taylor

3)      They Called Her Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell

4)      The Silent Boy by Lois Lowry

5)      A. Lincoln and Me by Louise Borden

          V.      Traditional (1 reflection required on blog – one can be a picture book)        

1)      Jack Tales (required for discussion – do NOT use on blog)

2)      Chicken Little by Rebecca Emberley

3)      Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China

4)      Beowulf: A Hero’s Tale Retold by James Rumford

5)      Hansel and Gretel by Grimm, Jakob, and Wilhelm Grimm

       VI.      Realistic Fiction (1 chapter book reflection required on blog)

1)      The Absolutely Tree Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie

2)      Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech

3)      Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

4)      The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Patterson

5)      The Misfits by James Howe

6)      Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson

7)      Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

8)      Luna by Julie Anne Peters

    VII.      Picture Books (2 reflections required on blog during the first two weeks of class. There should be a total here of at least six.)

1)      Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young. (required for discussion – do NOT use on blog)

2)      Twenty Heartbeats by Dennis Haseley

3)      Henry the Dog with No Tail by Kate Feiffer

4)      Life with Mammoth by Ian Fraser

5)      Seven Brave Women by Betsy Hearne

6)      The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle