RECOMMENDED READING LIST FOR

TERM 1 2017

Recommended Reading List for Term 1 Primary 1 & 2

Theme: Fairy Tales

About the book: Little mouse and last cat.When a lazy cat moves in with a little mouse, they decide to save some food for the winter. The cat shouldn't be trusted - but will the mouse find out too late?

About the book: Princess and the pea.There was once a prince, and he wanted a princess, but then she must be a real Princess. He travelled right around the world to find one, but there was always something wrong. Can the prince find his princess?

About the book, Stone Soup.A clever young man tricks an old woman into believing that soup can be made from a stone. As the pot of water boils with the stone in it, he urges her to add more and more ingredients until the soup is a feast "fit for a king."

About the book, The Old Woman who lived in a vinegar bottle. A traditional tale of an ungrateful woman who complains constantly about her house is granted increasingly grandiose wishes by a fairy. How far will she move up before she's satisfied?

Way out West live three bears who like to keep their cabin neat and tidy. But one day while they're out for a walk, a dirty little girl named Dusty Locks barges in.When the bears come home to find their nice, neat house looking like it's been hit by a whirlwind, they get riled-and Dusty Locks runs home so fast the dust doesn't settle for a week.

About the book, The Goose girl. Becoming a goose girl for the king, Ani eventually uses her own special, nearly magical powers to find her wayto her true destiny. Can she find her own unusual talents before she can become queen of the people she has made her own -

Recommended Reading List for Term 1 Primary 3 & 4

Theme: Fairy Tales

About the book, The Nutcracker. Join Clara on her Christmas Eve adventure as she steps into a world of toy soldiers and beautiful fairies.

About the book. When a king discovers that his tree is being pilfered of its golden pears, he sets each of his three sons, in turn, to catch the thief. The first two are lulled by otherworldly music; the youngest, who has stuffed his ears, discovers a lovely swan maiden, and instantly determines to marry her.

About the book, The legend of Rosepetal. Aclassic fairy tale concerns the haughty princess Rosalina, whose love for her garden and vain refusal to marry Prince Evermore leads to a confrontation with an enchantress and trouble for her daughter Rosepeta1. What the outcome to their confrontation?

Recommended Reading List for Term 1 Primary 5 & 6

Theme: Classic Collections

The adventures of Alice—named for one of the little girls to whom the book was dedicated—who journeys down a rabbit hole and into a whimsical underworld realm instantly and nothing is quite what it seems once Alice journeys through the looking-glass, and Dodgson's wit is infectious as he explores concepts of mirror imagery, time running backward, and strategies of chess-all wrapped up in the exploits of a spirited young girl who parries with the Red Queen, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, and other unlikely characters.

About the book, Little Women. Following the lives of four sisters on a journey out of adolescence, Louisa May Alcott's Little Women explores the difficulties associated with gender roles in a Post-Civil War America.

The adventures of the a Mole, Rat, Badger, Toad, and their friends. The animals friendship on a test through their adventures and misadventures in the wild woods.

When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire Moors, she finds it full of secrets. The mansion has nearly one hundred rooms, and her uncle keeps himself locked up. And at night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors.

The gardens surrounding the large property are Mary's only escape. Then, Mary discovers a secret garden, surrounded by walls and locked with a missing key. One day, with the help of two unexpected companions, she discovers a way in. Is everything in the garden dead, or can Mary bring it back to life?

Recommended Reading List for Term 2 Primary 1 & 2

Theme: Animals (Fiction)

Little Bear's dad tries to teach him all the jungle animals he ought to know, but the problem is they are a little mixed up! What would happen if a monkey was mixed up with a parrot? Would it have feathers? Would you teach it to speak? Can Little bear learn all the animals in the jungle??

When the littlest dinosaur goes out exploring one day, he only wants to play leapfrog with the frogs and chase the butterflies through the meadows. But when he gets lost in the dark woods, all he can think about is getting home again. Summoning all of his courage is difficult, but when he finds a small pterodactyl also lost in the woods, the littlest dinosaur finds that he is brave enough to get them home safely.

It's night-time on Mulberry Farm. Everything is still and quiet ... until Oliver gives a loud Too-Wit, Too-Woo! Not So Loud, Oliver! call all the farmyard animals. But when an unwelcome guest comes creeping around the farmyard, can Oliver's BIG voice save the day?

Everyone is invited to join in the fun at the Rickety Barn Show. Jasper the cat will sing -- miiaaoow --and Sniggle the pig will play his bugle -- toot toot. The hens will dance, the cows will juggle -- smash! -- and the sheep will do acrobatics. Even the grouchy old horse will recite a poem. Putting on a show is so much fun that all the animals want to get into the act -- but then who will be left to watch? It really doesn't matter, because everyone is having the time of their lives performing in the greatest show of all!

Recommended Reading List for Term 2 Primary 3 & 4

Theme: Animal (Fiction)Separated from his owner, Henry Huggins, in a shopping center parking lot, an ordinary city dog begins a string of bewildering adventures.

Crown Princess of Kildenree, spends the first years of her life under her aunt's guidance learning to communicate with animals. As she grows up Ani develops the skills of animal speech, but is never comfortable speaking with people, so when her silver-tongued lady-in-waiting leads a mutiny during Ani's journey to be married in a foreign land, Ani is helpless and cannot persuade anyone to assist her.

Becoming a goose girl for the king, Ani eventually uses her own special, nearly magical powers to find her way to her true destiny.

What begins as an exciting adventure quickly turns perilous when a storm blows up and Martine and her classmates are thrown overboard into shark-infested waters. They are save by a pod of dolphins, only to end up marooned on a deserted island. The castaways, at odds with one another, must figure out not only how to survive, but how to help the dolphins when a terrible danger threatens them.

In a gripping tale of courage, friendship and survival, Martine must use her healing gift and her wilderness training to save both humans and animals alike. Can she do it?

From when he was born, the little swan knows he is different from his brothers and sisters. They call him ugly and no one wants to play with him. He sets off alone, but will he ever find a friend?

Recommended Reading List for Term 2 Primary 5 & 6

Theme: Biography

Around 1412, a baby girl was born in the village of Domremy who would change France forever. A farmer's daughter, she seemed destined for an unremarkable life. But as the dramatic narrative of this World History Biography reveals, Joan’s life was anything but ordinary. By the age of 13, she knew her destiny—to drive the English invaders from France. By 17, she had led an army to victory at Orleans. Captured in battle, and too poor to be ransomed, Joan was burned at the stake before her 20th birthday.

Galileo made the first effective use of the refracting telescope to discover important new facts about astronomy. His observations led him to support Copernicus's claim that Earth and the other planets circled the sun. This conflicted with the teachings of the Catholic Church, and brought Galileo before the judges of the Inquisition. He spent his final years under house arrest.

Galileo's genius lay in the way he approached scientific problems. He reduced problems to simple terms on the basis of experience and common-sense logic. Then he analyzed and resolved the problems according to simple mathematical descriptions, thus opening the way for the development of modern mathematical physics

How did Edison grow up to be a legendary inventor? Michael Dooling explores the origins of Edison's scientific genius: his interest in mixing chemicals--sometimes with explosive results--and his diligence in his work as a paperboy, as well as his difficulty paying attention in school.

Recommended Reading List for Term 3 Primary 1 & 2

Theme: Well-Being( Hygiene & Feeling)

About the ‘Monsters In The Mind’ Series of Books

Written by Adeline Foo, this series targeted at children ages 6 and above, feature monsters’ as central characters. These monsters, however, are intangible ones derived from shadows, sounds and imaginations in overdrive. Each story's moral, subtly embedded, touches on positive values such as love, kindness and trust. It is hoped that as children read on and discover that the monsters exist only in their minds, they will banish their fear of them.

About Morris the mankiest monsterIt's revolting, disgusting and everything all little boys love. Seriously, every child should have this book. It brings many laughs and now we've read it many times . Beautifully drawn, with an incredible attention to detail that will have children poring lovingly over the pages looking for all the nastiest little creatures that live in Morris's house, and more disgustingly on his body. Morris the Mankiest Monster who lives in a house made of dung.

The Joy Cowley Well-Being Series consists of 24 stories that promote physical, emotional and social well-being among children in a fun way. The eight-book Emotional Well-Being set teaches children how to cope with difficult emotions such as fear, sadness and anger feeling.

About The book:When everyone wakes up a bit grumpy, the mood in the Bear house is anything but happy. As the Bear family learns, though, sometimes laughter is all it takes to hug and make up!

About the book “What if a dinosaur catches the flu?Does he whimper and whinein between each Atchoo?’Most certainly not! Dinosaurs get lots of juice and rest . They use hankies, take their medicine and are well-behaved at the doctor’s!Brimming with humour and familiar antics, here is a playful peek into the homes of poorly dinosaur children and their parents.

Recommended Reading List for Term 3 Primary 3 & 4

Theme: Fractured Fairytales

This is an engaging romp through many much loved fairy tales, cleverly reshaped in a modern idiom, and ideal for everyone who likes fast paced, inventive fun in engaging rhyme. Children’s stories that can be amusing and this book ticks all the boxes, a pleasure to read(rhythmic), witty illustrations, really comical and intelligently written!

FaIrYtale TwIstS by Katie Dale The Seriously Silly

Stories Collection by Laurence Anholt

A collection of humorous tales from the seriously Silly Stories Collection series, featuring reworkings of traditional fairy stories with a new twist.

Recommended Reading List for Term 3 Primary 5 & 6

Theme: Mystery Adventure

Series of Unfortunate Events is a series of 13 children's novels by Lemony Snicket (the pen name of American author Daniel Handler), which follows the turbulent lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire after their parents' death in a fire.

Four resourceful, independent orphans find inventive ways to stick together through all kinds of exciting mysteries and adventures, including living in a boxcar!

Everyone loves (well, almost everyone) a good ghost story. Fictitious, real, or historically important, this list of eerie books is sure to catch the attention of readers ready to channel their sixth sense or supernatural mind-powers These books are considered the

"classic" series due to their being the original mysteries and being in print for over 75 years and counting while paperback series and spin-offs have come and gone. These are the stories that have been passed down from generation to generation and have become favorites of Nancy Drew readers

Series of Unfortunate Events

Mysteries in our National Park series

Nancy Drew Mysteries

Boxcar Children mysteries

THEME: NON-FICTION

- ANIMALS

Animals in their habitats series

Crazy Nature animals series

Endangered animals series

Animals : Staying alive

RECOMMENDED READING LIST FOR TERM 4PRIMARY 1 & 2

RECOMMENDED READING LIST FOR TERM 4

PRIMARY 3 & 4

THEME : FANTASY FICTION

The Secret Kingdom Series

How to train your dragon

series

The Beast Quest series

Geronimo Stilton series

Rainbow Magic Series

THEME: Mythology

Collections

Percy Jackson Series

Ancient Greek Myth series

Harry Potter Series

Underworld series

Magic Elements Quartet series

Warriors and Witches

RECOMMENDED READING LIST FOR TERM 4PRIMARY 5 - 6

RECOMMENDED READING LIST FOR TERM 4PRIMARY 1- 6THEME :

HUMOR COLLECTIONS

PRIMARY 1 - 2

PRIMARY 5 - 6

PRIMARY 3-4

RECOMMENDED READING LIST FOR TERM 4PRIMARY 1- 6