2013 Grade 3 Summer Readingfor students entering grade 3

HKIS Upper Primary

✿ Available in eBook or Audio format on the HKIS Digital Lending Library

2013 Grade 3 Summer Readingfor students entering grade 3

HKIS Upper Primary

✿ Available in eBook or Audio format on the HKIS Digital Lending Library

2013 Grade 3 Summer Readingfor students entering grade 3

HKIS Upper Primary

✿ Available in eBook or Audio format on the HKIS Digital Lending Library

2013 Grade 3 Summer Readingfor students entering grade 3

HKIS Upper Primary

✿ Available in eBook or Audio format on the HKIS Digital Lending Library

Barnett, Mac. Extra Yarn. HarperCollins/Balzer and Bray, 2012. With a supply of yarn that never runs out, Annabelle knits for everything in town until an evil archduke decides he wants the yarn for himself. A charming picture book!

Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean Make the Rules. Chronicle, 2012. When Bean learns she is too young to go to camp with her sister, she and her best friend, Ivy, decide to create their own camp. This series is a charmer! Series ✿

Berman, Karen. Easy-Peasy Recipes: Snacks & Treats to Make & Eat. RP Kids, 2011. Spend some time in the kitchen with your child this summer making these easy and tasty snacks and treats including fruit salad, ants on a log and very veggie dip.

Blacker, Terence. Ms. Wiz Spells Trouble. Marshall Cavendish, 1988. A mysterious new teacher, thought by some to be a witch, changes the worst class in the school into the best with some strange and wonderful tricks. Series

Bruel, Nick. Bad Kitty School Daze. Roaring Brook, 2013. When Kitty’s owners have finally had enough of her bad behavior, it’s time to ship her off to obedience school. Series

Cannon, A.E. The Chihuahua Chase. Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2010. When Teddy’s chihuahua, Phantom, goes missing before the town’s Chihuahua races, his friend, Addie can’t resist his plea for help! A fun beginning chapter book mystery!

Coombs, Kate. Water Sings Blue. Chronicle, 2012. Include a little poetry in your summer reading with this beautiful collection of poems about the sea. ✿

Davila, Claudia. Luz Makes a Splash. Kids Can Press, 2012. In this graphic novel, Luz and her friends dive into the the fight to save the swimming pond and Friendship Park during a hot summer heat wave. Series

Denton, Terry. The Big Fat Cow That Goes KaPow! Feiwel and Friends, 2008. A collection of ten hilarious rhyming stories.

DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson Something Wonky This Way Comes. Candlewick, 2009 Mr. and Mrs. Watson think it is a wonderful idea to bring their pet pig Mercy to the drive-in, and when Mercy arrives, she sets off on a mission to find her own buttery popcorn, much to the dismay of the other movie goers. Series ✿

Dougherty, John. Zeus to the Rescue! Random House, 2007. Alex and Charlie summon Zeus from Mount Olympus to help solve a very mysterious problem with a new girl in their class named Diana. Series

Fleischman, Paul. Dunderheads Behind Bars. Candlewick, 2012. A gang of misfits with unique and unusual talents come to the aid of one of their own when Spider is falsely arrested for stealing jewelry. Sequel to The Dunderheads.

Gannett, Ruth Stiles. My Father’s Dragon. Random House, 1979. In this classic fantasy, a young boy rescues a baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island. ✿

Gutman, Dan. Miss Child Has Gone Wild. Harper, 2011. The third grade has won a weird contest, so they get to go on a field trip to the zoo. That's how they meet Miss Child, the weirdest zookeeper in the history of the world. She thinks animals are smarter than people! Series ✿

Jenkins, Emily. Toys Go Out. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2006 Here is the first book in the highly acclaimed Toys Trilogy. These six linked stories from Emily Jenkins, and illustrated by Caldecott Medal Winner Paul O. Zelinsky, showcase the unforgettable adventures of three extraordinary friends. ✿

Kamkwamba, William. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012. Learn about William Kamkwamba, a boy from Malawi, who figured out how to bring electricity to his drought strickened village.

Haas, Jessie. Bramble and Maggie: Horse Meets Girl. Candlewick, 2012. Maggie, a little girl who longs for a horse of her own, finds her match in Bramble, a horse who has grown tired of riding lessons and walking in circles.

Hartland, Jessie. Bon Appetit! The Delicious Life of Julia Child. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2012. She changed the way we eat! She starred in a pioneering cooking show! She had size 12 feet! Discover the wonderful culinary wonder, Julia Child!

Jenkins, Steve. The Beetle Book. Houghton, 2012. An illustrated introduction to a variety of beetle species with information on unique characteristics and how these insects have adapted to survive. A great non-fiction author to explore!

Johnson, D.B. Magritte’s Marvelous Hat. Houghton, 2012. This delightful picture book explores the story of famous surrealist painter Rene Magritte and his very mysterious (and mischievous!) hat.

Kipling, Rudyard. Just So Stories. HarperCollins, 1996. How did the camel get his hump? How did the leopard get his spots? Explore Rudyard Kipling’s hilarious classic tales with your child to find out. This book would be daunting for a student to read on their own but would make a fabulous read aloud!

Kirby, Stan. Captain Awesome to the Rescue. Little Simon, 2012. Bad guys beware! Eugene McGillicudy just happens to be the most awesome superhero of all time…Captain Awesome. Series

Klein, Abby. The Penguin Problem. Scholastic, 2010. When Freddy's class studies penguins and learns that they are endangered, he suggests that the class hold a penny drive; when he cannot find his coin jar, however, he wonders how he will be able to help. Series ✿

Kvatum, Lia. Saving Yasha. National Geographic Kids, 2012. In the early spring, when the snow was still deep, in a den inside a big hollow tree, Yasha was born. There, he and his mother lived, warm and snug. But one day, hunters came and Yasha's mother was gone. Named 2013 Outstanding Science by the Children’s Book Council.

Le Guin, Ursula. Catwings. Orchard Books, 1999. This short but charming story introduces four alley kittens who are born with wings and begins their adventures as they begin to explore and learn about the world. Get the whole series- you’ll love them! Series

Lewin, Ted and Betsy. Puffling Patrol. Lee & Lo, 2012. Every April the coast of Iceland becomes home to hundreds of thousands of puffins. Learn about one family’s annual rescue to help save these beautiful birds.

Lin, Grace. The Year of the Dog. Little, Brown & Co., 2006. When Pacy’s mom tells her that the year of the dog is a good year for friends, family and “finding herself”, Pacy begins searching right away. Funny and heartwarming! Series

Machlachlan, Patricia. I didn’t Do It. Katherine Tegan Books, 2010. The Canine companion book of poetry to Once I Ate a Pie, you’ll love these comical and endearing poems about man’s best friend.

McDonald, Megan. The Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown. Stink's parents tell him he must play a sport after he gets an unsatisfactory grade in physical education, and so he masters thumb wrestling, as seen on a sports channel. Series ✿

Menotti, Andrea. How Many Jelly Beans? Chronicle 2012. This giant picture book offers kids a fun and easy way to understand large numbers. Starting with 10, each page shows more and more colorful candies, leading up to a giant fold-out surprise—one million jelly beans! ✿

Messner, Kate. Marty McGuire digs worms! Scholastic, 2012. Marty McGuire's third-grade class has a special assignment: Save the Earth! Marty's pretty sure her classmates' ideas won't stand a chance against her plan to turn the garbage from the school cafeteria into fertilizer. Sequel to Marty McGuire.

Miles Ellen. Lucy. Scholastic, 2012. Charles and Lizzie Peterson are happy to help the puppies who lost their home in a flood, especially after meeting a basset mix named Lucy, but when items in their house begin to disappear, they learn that Lucy has a unique habit. Series ✿

Murray, Martine. Henrietta the Great Go-Getter. Allen and Unwin, 2006. Henrietta, a very imaginative little girl, calls on her friend Olive for help when she finds a lost and unhappy Rietta, a creature that helps kids clown around, in her room. Series ✿

Nelson, Kadir. I Have a Dream. Schwartz & Wade, 2012. On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Martin Luther King gave one of the most powerful and memorable speeches in U.S. history. His words, paired with Caldecott Honor winner Kadir Nelson's magificent paintings, make for a picture book certain to be treasured.

Osborne, Mary Pope. Pandas and Other Endangered Species. This non-fiction companion book to Magic Tree House: A Perfect Time for Pandas explores Jack and Annie’s questions about pandas. Series ✿

Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Dogs on Duty. Walker, 2012.Throughout history, dogs have played an important role in military units. This book explains the many ways that dogs are used in the military and how they are trained and cared for.

Potter, Alicia. Mrs. Harkness and the Panda. Alfred Knopf, 2012. This little known true story of Ruth Harkness and her journey to China and up the Yangtze River, where she discovered a baby panda she named Su Lin.

Roy, Ron. August Acrobat. Random House, 2012. Bradley, Brian, Nate and Lucy try to help out the Flying Fortunatos, an acrobatic troupe with a very shabby traveling circus, by identifying the marvelous hooded trapeze artist they spied rehearsing. Series ✿

Schoenberg, Jane. Stuey Lewis Against All Odds. Farrar, Straus Giroux, 2012. Stuey Lewis has conquered grade 2, but can he figure out grade 3? Join Stuey as he figures out how to transport his entire class to outer space, find a cool enough pet for the class pet show, all the while making great new friends.

Shepard, Aaron. One-Eye! Two-Eyes! Three-Eyes. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007. A retelling of the classic Grimm fairy tale of a girl with two eyes and her two wicked sisters. They make fun of her for having only two eyes and not looking normal like they do.

Speck, Katie. Maybelle and the Haunted Cupcake. Henry Holt & Co., 2012. Maybelle the cockroach loves tasty crumbs and scrumptious sprinkles, but she is tired of braving the dangers of Mr. and Mrs. Peabody's kitchen: the flattening feet, the bright light, and especially the cat, Ramona. Series

Spinelli, Jerry. Third Grade Angels. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2012. George Morton competes with his third-grade classmates to earn the first 'halo' of the year for good behavior, but being good turns out to be more stressful than he anticipated. ✿

Sternberg. Julie. Like Bug Juice on a Burger. Amulet Books, 2013. As the days go on, nine-year-old Eleanor realizes that maybe being at summer camp isn't so bad after all, and is full of special surprises. Sequel to Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie.

White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web. HarperCollins, 1952. The classic story of Wilbur, a little pig with a big heart who becomes famous with the help from his clever friend Charlotte and their chatty animal friends. This is a classic story meant to be shared! ✿