Sylvan Learning Releases Summer Reading List

Incorporate these books into your child’s summer fun

(Baltimore, MD, April 14, 2008) – Summer is a time for fun and relaxation. However, it’s also a key time for children to continue learning. Sylvan Learning has released a suggested reading list for grades K-12 to help parents find the right book for their child’s summer reading fun.

Sylvan Learning’s Summer Reading List:

Elementary School

Kindergarten:	The Hundred Pound Problem by Jennifer Dussling A Play's the Thing by Aliki
Grade 1:	Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish
Grade 2:	Anansi the Spider by Gerald McDermott Ponies from the Past by Jeanne Betancourt
Grade 3:	The Adventures of Stuart Little by Daphne Skinner The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Grade 4:	In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Betsy Bao Lord The Hardy Boys series by Franklin Dixon
Grade 5:	The American Girls series Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles

Middle School

Grade 6:	The Apollo 13 Mission by Donald Lemke You Be the Jury by Marvin Miller
Grade 7:	The Giver by Lois Lowry Anastasia Has the Answers by Lois Lowry
Grade 8:	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

High School

Grade 9:	White Fang by Jack London Watership Down by Richard Adams
Grade 10:	Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
Grade 11:	Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale
Grade 12:	The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton

Sylvan Learning offers a free reading incentive program for children in grades K-8 at www.bookadventure.com. At Book Adventure children can create personalized book lists from more than 7,000 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.

About Sylvan Learning

Sylvan Learning is the leading provider of in-center and live, online tutoring at home to students of all ages, grades and skill levels. With approximately 30 years of experience and more than 900 centers located throughout North America, Sylvan's proven process and personalized methods have inspired more than 2 million students to discover the joy of learning. Sylvan's trained and Sylvan-certified personal instructors provide individual instruction in reading, writing, mathematics, study skills and test-prep for college entrance and state exams. Sylvan helps transform unique kids into uniquely inspired learners with the skills to do better in school and the confidence to do better in everything else. For more information, call 1-800-31-SUCCESS or visit http://tutoring.sylvanlearning.com.