ANANSI'S CURRENT READING LIST

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Anansi's Current Reading List was prepared by Mrs. Kathie Moore, one of DeKalb County, Georgia, School's Reading Consultants. Students are reminded that most of the books listed are available at your public library. Be sure to check out and read one of these for a more enjoyable year.

FIRST GRADE - EASY

Have You Seen My Duckling, by Nancy Tafuri
Look What I Can Do, by Jose Aruego
Tail Toes Eyes Ears Nose, by Marilee Burton
Where Is My Friend, by Marcus Pfister
Bobo's Dream, by Martha Alexander
A Winter Day, by Douglas Florian
Are You There Bear?, by Ron Maris
Thump, Thump, Thump, by Anne Rockwell
One Little Kitten, by Tana Hoban
Overnight at Mary Bloom's, by Aliki
Henny Penny, by Werner Zimmerman
The Day I Had To Play with My Sister, by Crosby Bonsall

FIRST GRADE - AVERAGE

Is Anyone Home, by Ron Maris
Kate's Snowman, by Kay Chorao
Handtalk Zoo, by George Ancona
Rabbits on Roller Skates, by Jan Wahl
Max's Bath, by Rosemary Wells
Deer at the Brook, by Jim Arnosky
Digby and Kate Again, by Barbara Baker
There's an Alligator Under My Bed, by Mercer Mayer
The Amazing the Incredible Super Dog, by Crosby Bonsall
Leo and Emily's Big Ideas, by Franz Branderberg
The Pancake, by Anita Lobel
The Ups and Downs of Simpson Snail, by John Himmelman

FIRST GRADE - CHALLENGING

Something Sleeping in the Hall, by Karla Kuskin
Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver, by Jean Van Leeuwen
Turtle Day, by Doug Florian
How Joe the Bear and Sam the Mouse Got Together, by Beatrice Schenck de Regniers
One Bear at Bedtime, by Mick Inkpen
Molly at the Library, by Ruth Radlauer
Jake and Rosie, by Patricia Lillie
Molly the Brave and Me, by Jane O'Conner
Henry and Mudge and the Happy Cat, by Cynthia Rylant
What Alvin Wanted, by Holly Keller
Mary Had a Little Lamb, by Sara J. Hale
Let's Be Enemies, by Janice May Udry

SECOND GRADE - EASY

Days with Frog and Toad, by Arnold Lobel
Mitchell is Moving, by Marjorie Sharmat
Frog and Toad All Year, by Arnold Lobel
Ming Lo Moves the Mountain, by Arnold Lobel
Three By the Sea, by Edward Marshall
Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping, by Peggy Parish
Bread, Bread, Bread, by Ann Morris
Flying, by Gail Gibbons
My Hands, by Aliki
The Big Hello, by Janet Schulman
Lionel in the Fall, by Stephen Krensky
Tales of Amanda Pig, by Jean Van Leeuwen
Charlie Needs a Cloak , by Tomie de Paola
Three Up a Tree, by James Marshall
Uncle Elephant, by Arnold Lobel
The Hare and the Tortoise, by Janet Stevens
The North Wind and the Sun: A Fable, by La Fontaine
Fox on the Job, by James Marshall
It's Not My Fault, by Franz Brandenberg
Mr. Pig and Sonny Too, by Lillian Hoban

SECOND GRADE - AVERAGE

Leo Zack and Emmie Together Again, by Amy Ehrlich
Meet M and M, by Pat Ross
The Terrible Fight, by Sharon St.German
Miss Nelson is Missing, by Harry Allard
Jimmy's Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Bash, by Trinka Hakes
Dinosaur Bones, by Aliki
The Sun, the Wind and the Rain, by Lisa Peters
Beaver at Long Pond, by William T. George
Begin at the Beginning, by Amy Schwartz
Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie, by Peter & Connie Roop
Mouse Tales, by Arnold Lobel
Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs, by Tomie de Paola
Troll Country, by Edward Marshall
Fredrick, by Leo Lionne
Three Aesop Fox Fables, by Paul Galdone
Wolf's Favor, by Fulvio Testa
A Big Fat Enormous Lie, by Marjorie Sharmat
Spectaculor Stone Soup, by Patricia Reilly
The White Stallion, by Elizabeth Shub

SECOND GRADE - CHALLENGING

Arthur's Birthday Party, by Marc Brown
Julian's Glorious Summer, by Ann Cameron
Chester's Way, by Kevin Henkes
The Giant Vegetable Garden, by Nadine B. Westcott
Imogene's Antlers, by David Small
Mattie and the Chicken Thief, by Ida Luttrell
Ant Cities, by Arthur Dorros
Keeping Clean, by Vicki Cobb
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Free at Last, by David Adler
Ada Potato, by Judith Caseley
Ida and the Wool Smugglers, by Sue Ann Alderson
Helga's Dowry, by Tomie de Paola
Red Riding Hood, by James Marshall
Whiskers and Rhymes, by Arnold Lobel
Aesop's Fables, by Houghton Mifflin Literature
Six Crows, by Leo Lionni
Jimmy's Boa and the Big Splash Birthday Party, by Trinka Hakes Dial
The Magic Fan, by Keith Baker

THIRD GRADE - EASY

Not-So-Wicked Stepmother, by Lizi Boyd
Not So Fast, Songoloo, by Niki Daly
A Gift For Tia Rosa, by Karen Taha
Magic Secrets, by Gerald Ames
Shadow Magic, by Seymour Simon
Prove It!, by Rose Wyler
Julian's Glorious Summer, by Ann Cameron
A Special Trade, by Sally Wittman
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain, by Alice Dalgliesh
Dinner at Alberta's, by Russell Hoban
Matthew Jackson Meets the Wall, by Patricia Reily Giff
Eddie's Menagerie, by Carolyn Haywood
Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion, by Suzy Kline
Sharks, by Gilda Berger
Dolphins, by Rovert A. Morris
Animals That Live in the Sea, by Joan Ann Straker
Clever Kate, by Elizabeth Shub
Fairy Tales, by Houghton Mifflin

THIRD GRADE - AVERAGE

Phoebe's Revolt, by Natalie Babbitt
The Purple Coat, by Amy Hest
The Lost Lake, by Allen Say
Hocus Pocus: Magic You Can Do, by Ray Broekel
The Case of the Gobbling Squash, by Elizabeth Levy
Dr.Zed's Science Surprises, by Gordon Penrose
Warton and the King of the Skies, by Russell Erickson
The Jenny Summer, by Carol Greene
The Terrible Hodag, by Caroline Arnold
The Tales of Olga da Polga, by Michael Bond
Mishmash, by Molly Cone
The All New Jonah Twist, by Natalie Honeycutt
Anna, the One and Only, by Barbara M. Joose
A Walk on the Great Barrier Reef, by Caroline Arnold
Sea Creatures, by John C. Fine
Jacques Cousteau, Free Flight Undersea, by Paul Westman
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China, by Ed Young
Pourquoi Tales, by Houghton Mifflin Literature

THIRD GRADE - CHALLENGING

Herbie Jones and the Monster Ball, by Suzy Kline
Not Just Any Ring, by Danita Ross Haller
DinnieAbbieSister-r-r!, by Riki Levinson
April Fool's Day Magic, by James W. Baker
Mr. Mysterious's Secrets of Magic, by Sid Fleishman
Magic Made Easy, by Larry Kettlekamp
The Gift, by Helen Coutant
The Hot and Cold Summer, by Johanna Hurwitz
Veronica the Show-Off, by Nancy K. Robinson
The Whingdingdilly, by Bill Peet
Piggins, by Jane Yolen
Back Yard Angel, by Judy Delton
Millie Cooper, Take a Chance, by Charlotte Herman
Just for the Summer, by Christine McDonnell
Sunken Ships and Treasures, by John Fine
Diving to the Past: Recovering Ancient Wrecks, by John Hackwell
Amazing Creatures of the Sea, by Victor H. Waldrop
Princess Furball, by Charlotte Huck
The Frog Princess, by Elizabeth Isele

FOURTH GRADE - EASY

Oh Kojo! How Could You!, by Verna Aardema
Something Special, by Emily Rodda
Charlotte's Web, by E. B. White
Tyrannosaurus, by Ed EMberley
Sea Monsters of Long Ago, by Millicent E. Selsam
New Questions and Answers About Dinosaurs, by Seymour Simon
The Wise Queen, by Anthea Bell
Flossie and the Fox, by Patricia McKissack
Two Foolish Cats, by Wagon Wheels
Cassie's Journey, by Brett Harvey
Wagon Wheels, by Barbara Brenner
Trouble for Lucy, by Carla Stevens
The Case of the Elevator Duck, by Polly Berends
Harvey's Wacky Parrot Adventure, by Eth Clifford
The Birthday Party Mystery, by Marion M. Markham
The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin, by Aliki
Ragtime Tumpie, by Alan Schroeder
Pablo Picasso, by Mike Venezia
The Pig at 37 Pinecrest Drive, by Susan Fleming
Class Clown, by Johanna Hurwitz
Have a Happy, by Mildred P. Walter

FOURTH GRADE - AVERAGE

The Secret World of Polly Flint, by Helen Cresswell
The Bears Upstairs, by Dorothy Haas
Quentin Corn, by Mary Stolz
Dinosaur Mountain: Graveyard of the Past, by Caroline Arnold
Prehistoric Animals, by Daniel Cohen
A Gallery of Dinosaurs & Other Early Reptiles, by David Peters
Quick Wits and Nimble Fingers, by Bernice W. Carlson
Iktomi and the Berries, by Paul Goble
The Plum Tree War, by Bonnie Pryor
The Cabin Faced West, by Jean Fritz
The Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook, by Harper,1989
Addie's Dakota Winter, by Laurie Lawlor
To Catch a Crook, by Dorothy Haas
Loretta P. Sweeney, Where Are You?, by Patricia Reilly
Don't Call Me Toad, by Mary Francis Shura
Arctic Explorer: The Story of Matthew Henson, by Jeri Ferris
Harriet Tubman: Flame of Freedom, by Frances Humphreville
Shoes for Everyone, by Barbara Mitchell
The Horse in the Attic, by Eleanor Clymer
A Summer Like Turnips, by LouAnn Gaeddert
Too Many Murphys, by Colleen McKenna

FOURTH GRADE - CHALLENGING

The Real Thief, by William Steig
The Princess in the Pigpen, by Jane R. Thomas
The Castle in the Attic, by Elizabeth Winthrop
The Big Fearon Book of Dinosaurs, by Diane C. Burkle
The Macmillan Book of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Creatures, by Mary Elting
Dinosaurs of North America, by Helen Sattler
Coyote the Trickster, by Gail Robinson and Douglas Hill
The Wise Men of Helm, by Solomon Simon
When Shlemiel Went of Warsaw, by Isaac B. Singer
Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Patricia R. Giff
Day of Darkness,Night of Light, by C.L.G. Martin
On to Oregon, by Honore Morrow
The Case of the Purloined Parrot, by E. W. Hildick
The Amazing Valvano and the Mystery of the Hooded Rat, by Mary Robinson
The Hidden Treasure, by John Rowe
The Great Little Madison, by Jean Fritz
Rachel Carson: Pioneer of Ecology, by Kathleen Kudlinsky
Ann Bancroft: On Top of the World, by Dorothy Wenzel
A Likely Place, by Paula Fox
Hello, My Name Is Scrambled Eggs, by Jamie Gilson
Felita, by Nicholasa Mohr

FIFTH GRADE - EASY

Arthur the Kid, by Alan Coren
Babe the Gallant Pig, by Dick King-Smith
Mr. Yowder and the Train Robbers, by Glen Rounds
Toliver's Secret, by Esther Wood Brady
The Dastardly Murder of Dirty Pete, by Eth Clifford
The Little Riders, by Margaretha Shemin
The Llama, by Gail LaBonte
Tigers: Wildlife in Danger, by Louise Martin
Endangered Animals, by Malcolm Penny
Lucy Mastermind, by Alan Feldman
Karen's Sister, by Elisabeth McHugh
Changes, by Houghton Mifflin Literature
Toad Is the Uncle of Heaven: A Vietnamese Folk Tale, by Jeanne M. Lee
Womenfolk and Fairy Tales, by Rosemary Minard
Easy-to-Make Spaceships That Really Fly, by Mary and Dewey Blocksma
Space Trip!, by Heather Couper
See Inside a Space Station, by R. J. Unstead
Rat Teeth, by Pat Reilly
The Gift-Giver, by Joyce Hansen
Soup, by Robert Newton

FIFTH GRADE - AVERAGE

Olf, by Julia Cunningham
The Frankengagel Monster, by Daniel Pinkwater
Tall Tales, by Houghton Mifflin Literature
Inside My Feet, by Richard Kennedy
Escape to Witch Mountain, by Alexander Key
Nightmare Island, by Ron Roy
Kangaroo, by Caroline Arnold
Wildlife Alert! The Struggle to Survive, by Gene S. Stuart
The Book of Eagles, by Helen Roney Sattler
I Would If I Could, by Betty Miles
Just My Luck, by Emily Moore
The Ordinary Princess, by M. M. Kaye
Tales of the Far North, by Eve Martin
Tales from the Enchanted World, by Amabel Williams
Star Guide, by F. M. Branley
101 Questions and Answers about the Universe, by Roy A. Gallant
Voyagers from Space: Meteors & Meteorites, by Patricia Lauber
Mortimer Says Nothing, by Joan Aiken
Felita, by Nicholasa Mohr
The Black Stallion, by Walter Farley

FIFTH GRADE - CHALLENGING

The People Could Fly, by Virginia Hamilton
The Ordinary Princess, by M. M. Caedmon
The Mystery of Drear House, by Virginia Hamilton
Rachel on the Run, by Maggie Prince
Night Journeys, by Avi Pantheon
Mustangs: Wild Horses of the American West, by Jay Featherly
Buffalo: The American Bison Today, by Dorothy Hinshaw
The Giant Panda, by Jim Xuxi
The Big Smith Snatch, by Jane Curry
To Talk in Time, by Gene Inyart
The Cow-Tail Switch and Other West African Stories, by Harold Courlander
Images of Beauty, by Houghton Mifflin Literature
Stories to Solve: Folktales from Around the World, by George Shannon
Journey into Space, by Stuart Atkinson
The Macmillan Book of Astronomy, by Roy A Gallant
Stars & Planets, by Christopher Lampton
The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander
The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinly
A Jar of Dreams, by Yoshiko Uchida

SIXTH GRADE - EASY

Crash in the Wilderness, by Susan Black
The Sierra Club Wayfinding, by Vicki McVey
Maroo of the Winter Caves, by Ann Turnbull
Oceans, by Francene Sabin
Jacques Cousteau: Free Flight Undersea, by Paul Westman
The Once in a While Hero, by C. S. Adler
Sister, by E. Greenfield
Zeely, by Virginia Hamilton
Poem Stew, by William Cole
Remembering and Other Poems, by Myra Livingston
Egyptian Tombs, by Jeanne Bendick
How Djadja-Em-Ankh Saved the Day: A Tale from Ancient Egypt, by Lise Manniche
The Egyptians, by Pamela Odijk
In Search of Tutankhamen, by Piero Venturi and Gian Paolo Ceserani
The Monkey's Haircut, by John Bierhorst
Many Lands Many Stories:Asian Folktales for Children, by David Conger
Clever Gretchen and Other Forgotten Folktales, by Alison Lurie
The Night Swimmers, by Betsy Byars
Dear Mr. Henshaw, by Beverly Cleary

SIXTH GRADE - AVERAGE

The Endless Steppe, by Ester Hautzig
Black Diamonds, by James Houston
The Island on Bird Street, by Uri Orlev
Dune Shadow, by Nancy Stone
Mysterious Seas, by Mary Elting
Homes in the Sea, by Jean H. Sibbald
How to Be an Ocean Scientist in Your Own Home, by Seymour Simon
The Lump in the Middle, by C. S. Adler
Yellow Bird and Me, by Joyce Hansen
The Potato Kid, by Barbara Corcoran
A New Treasure of Children's Poetry, by Joanna Cole
One at a Time, by David McCord
Ancient Egypt, by George Hart
The Reluctant God, by Pamela Service
Science in Ancient Egypt, by Geraldine Woods
Back in the Beforetime:Tales of the California Indians, by Macmillian, 1987
Short and Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales, by Robert San Souci
Tales from the Enchanted World, by Anabel Williams-Ellis
Between Friends, by Sheila Garrigue
The Grizzly, by Annabel and Edgar Johnson
Sea Glass, by Laurence Yep

SIXTH GRADE - CHALLENGING

Survival, by Houghton Mifflin Literature
My Side of the Mountain, by Jean George
From the Mixed -Up Files of Mrs. Basil E.Frankweiler, by E. L. Konigsburg
A Boat to Nowhere, by Maureen C. Wartski
The Sea Around Us, by Rachel L. Carson
Commercialization of the Oceans, by Michael H. Sedge
Water World, by Mary Lee Suttle
The Atami Dragons, by David Klass
The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt, by Patricia MacLachlan
The Broccoli Tapes, by Jan Slepian
My Black Me, by Arnold Adoff
Bring Me All Your Dreams, by Nancy Larrick
Reading the Past:The Story of Deciphering Ancient Languages, by Leonard Cottrell
Blossom Culp and the Sleep of Death, by Richard Peck
Mummies, Myth and Magic in Ancient Egypt, by Christine El Mahdy
The Firebird and Other Russian Fairy Tales, by Viking, 1978
Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey, by Jamake Highwater
One Thousand and One Arabian Nights, by Geraldin McCaughrean
All Together Now, by Sue Ellen Bridgers
M. E. and Morton, by Sylvia Cassedy
In Search of a Sandhill Crane, by Keith Robertson

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