Sylvan Learning Offers Summer Reading List
(Baltimore, MD, May 31, 2011) – Summer is almost here and for most kids it means leaving behind classes and homework. But summer should not be the equivalent of a learning-free time for kids. To encourage learning in the summer months, Sylvan Learning is offering a suggested reading list for grades K-12 to help parents find the right book for their child's summer reading fun.Elementary School
| Kindergarten: | Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Krause Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown |
| Grade 1: | Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott |
| Grade 2: | Mister Seahorse by Eric Carle How Much Is a Million by David M. Schwartz and Stephen Kellogg |
| Grade 3: | Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech Beach for the Birds by Bruce McMillan |
| Grade 4: | Summer Reading is Killing Me! By Jon Scieszka So You Want To Be President? by Judith St. George and Illustrated by David Small |
| Grade 5: | Holes by Louis Sachar Science Kitchen by Chris Maynard |
Middle School
| Grade 6: | Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen |
| Grade 7: | A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck Amistad: A Long Road to Freedom by Walter Dean Myers |
| Grade 8: | Ender's Game (Ender Series #1) by Orson Scott Card Our Town by Thornton Wilder |
High School
| Grade 9: | Empire of the Sun by J. G. Ballard Silent Spring by Rachel L. Carson |
| Grade 10: | Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Profiles In Courage by John F. Kennedy |
| Grade 11: | Great Expectations by Charles Dickens She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith and Katherine G. Balderston |
| Grade 12: | Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift and Pat Rogers Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Sylvan Learning offers a free reading incentive program for children in grades K-8 at www.bookadventure.com. With Book Adventure children can create personalized book lists from more than 7,500 recommended titles, take quizzes on the books they've read at school or at home, and earn prizes for comprehension of the books they've read.
For additional educational resources for children in grades K-12, please visit http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com/parent_learning_resources.cfm or call 1-800-31-SUCCESS.
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