Primary 1st Cycle WRIGGLE AND ROAR! : RHYMES TO JOIN IN WITH Julia Donaldson, Macmillan (9781405021661) A wonderful rhyme book full of action and noise - guaranteed to make kids love poetry!
WHEN GORILLA GOES WALKING Nikki Grimes, Orchard Books (9780439317702 ) A humorous and wonderfully poetic story about Cecilia and her pet
Poetry
cat, Gorilla!
ANTARCTIC ANTICS : A BOOK OF PENGUIN POEMS Judy Sierra, Voyager (9780152046026 ) Join the antics of a penguin family! Dive, swim and glide with this delightful pack of penguins as they slip and slide through their icy world.
ALL JOIN IN! Quentin Blake, Red Fox (9780099964704 ) This book is a rumbustious, rollicking and above all noisy collection of seven exuberant poems, perfect for chanting aloud, that are brilliantly illustrated by the incomparable
COMICS LAND (SERIES) Amy J. Lemke, Stone Arch books
Comics
A colourful collection of adventure comics with activities and quizzes.
DINOSAURS FOR BREAKFAST Amy J. Lemke, Capstone (9781434240293) When Josh finds out that even the giant Tyrannosaurus rex came from an egg, he decides to incubate a breakfast egg and see what happens. HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS : The graphic novel Tulien & Rodriguez (9781434238818) Based on the Rudyard Kipling story.
THE TEENY-TINY WOMAN
Mystery
Paul Galdone, Clarion (9780899192703) A spooky tale about a woman who finds a bone in a graveyard and puts in under her bed before going to sleep.
THE BEAR DETECTIVES SERIES Sally Grindley, Orchard Books A series of humorous detective stories featuring a team of crimefighting bears.
Primary1st 1st Cycle Primary Cycle WANGARI´S TREES OF PEACE Jeannette Winter, Harcourt (9780152065454 ) Tells the story of Wangari Maathai, a Nobel Prize-winning environmentalist who, shocked to see entire forests being cut down
Biographies Biographies
in her native country of Kenya, decides to take action, beginning with the planting of nine seedlings in her own backyard.
RUBY BRIDGES GOES TO SCHOOL : my true story Ruby Bridges, Scholastic (9780545108553) Tells the true story of Ruby Bridges, who at age six bécame the first African-American to attend an all-white school in New Orleans.
THE COCONUT MONK Thich Nhat Hanh, Plum Blossom Books (1888375531 ) The Coconut Monk and his two friends, cat and mouse, journey to the palace of the president to spread their message of peace and nonviolence.
JUST JOKING series : 300 hilarious jokes about everything, including tongue twisters, riddles, and more! National Geographic Kids (9781426310164) Plenty of giggles, belly laughs and funny animal photos .
CLICK, CLACK, MOO : COWS THAT TYPE Doreen Cronin, Simon and Schuster (9781847383624)
Humour
Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hears... "Click clack moo. Click clack moo. Clickety clack moo." But Farmer Brown's problems REALLY begin when his cows start leaving him notes...
THE WITCH´S CHILDREN GO TO SCHOOL Ursula Jones, Orchard Books (9781408300725) The witch's children's friend, Gemma, is scared about her first day at school. So, the Little One turns her into an ogre to give her
MIND YOUR MANNERS B.B. WOLF Judy Sierra, Dragonfly (9780307931016 ) When B.B. Wolf, who now lives in the Villain Villa Retirement Residence, is invited to the library for a storybook tea, he is careful to follow the advice of his crocodile friend and impresses everyone with how polite he can be.
Primary 1st Cycle THE GOLDEN SANDAL : a Middle Eastern Cinderella story Rebecca Hickox, Holiday House (9780823415137) An Iraqi versión of the Cinderella story in which a kind and beautiful girl
Fairy Tales/Classic stories
who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsister finds a husband with the help of a magic fish.
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Jacob Grimm, North South (9780735840089) Retells the classic tale from the Brothers Grimm, in which a little girl makes a dangerous mistake when she speaks to a hungry wolf in the
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS Stephen Tucker, Macmillan (9780230736139 ) The pigs set off, and in a field They saw a heap of straw. "I'll build my house of that," said one. "Straw's nice and quick, I'm sure." The classic story of three little pigs and a wicked wolf, retold in glorious rhyme that's perfect for reading aloud.
THE EMPEROR´S COOL CLOTHES Lee Harper, Marshall Cavendish Children (978076145948) A penguin, struggles with his fashion choice until he meets the Rogue brothers, who promise him the coolest clothes. .An adaption of the classic tale from Hans Christian Andersen.
TINGA TINGA TALES : Why monkeys swing in the trees Claudia Lloyd, Puffin (9780141327839) You see there was a time when Monkeys didn´t swing in trees. They used to stay on the ground and play. So what happened
Picture Books
when the mischievous Monkeys pulled Crocodile´s tail one too many times?
BIG BAD BRUCE Bill Peet, Houghton Mifflin (9780329138073) Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch.
TEN BIG TOES AND A PRINCE´S NOSE Nancy Gow, Sterling (9781402763960) A lovely princess with enormous feet and a charming prince with a huge nose meet on a ski lift and, while their flaws are hidden, fall in love.
Primary 1st Cycle THE FAMILY BOOK Todd Parr, Little, Brown (9780316070409) Describes a variety of families, some big and some small, some with two moms or dads, some quiet and some noisy, but all alike
in some ways, and special no matter what. MOTHERS ARE EVERYWHERE Karen Wallace, Oxford University Press (0192724118 )
Family
From the award-winning author of Think of an Eel and Scarlette Beane comes this lyrical and joyful celebration. Each page looks at something special that an animal mother shares with her children,
FAMILIES (series) Katie Dicker, Wayland (9780750263108) A series looking at different family relationships and how to keep them strong. (Non-fiction)
THE LITTLE WORD CATCHER Danielle Simard, Second Story (9781897187449) A young girl goes searching for the words that her grandmother is losing more and more frequently, and decides that rather than losing them, her beloved grandmother is really just passing them on to her to use and treasure.
DAY AND NIGHT Robin Nelson, Lerner (9780761356790) This book is from the Discovering nature´s cycles series and is a great
Non-fiction
introduction to non-fiction in English.
WHALES/BALLENAS Valerie J. Weber, Weekly Reader (9780836895797) Whales/Ballenas capture our imagination as no other animal can. Their huge size and incredible intelligence amaze us. Find out more about these awesome and mysterious creatures.
APES AND MONKEYS Barbara Taylor, Kingfisher Young Knowledge (9780753410523) Go on a journey of discovery with this wonderful book. Stunning photographs, lively text and fun projects provide plenty of opportunity to learn more.
Primary 1st Cycle 101 FACTS ABOUT GUINEA PIGS Julia Barnes, Ringpress Books (9781860541384) Why do guinea pigs gurgle? How do you pick up a guinea pig? What do guinea pigs like to eat? All these questions, and many more, are answered in 101 facts about guinea pigs, the amazing book which tells you everything you ever wanted to know about guinea pigs.
365 THINGS TO MAKE AND DO
Hobbies
Fiona Watt, Ringpress Books (186054231X) If you want to get your children's creative juices flowing, this will help. This book is packed with so many easy to follow ideas and projects. It has step by step instructions with pictures for each step.
ECOART Laurie Carlson, Williamson Books (9780913589687) Kids everywhere! Come embrace your Earth - with wonder, and questions, and imagination - and have a great time!
HOW A SEED GROWS Helene J. Jordan (9780064451079) Read this book to learn the simple steps for turning a packet of seeds into your own garden.
Other recommendations
FROG AND TOAD SERIES Arnold Lobel, HarperCollins Join Frog and Toad on their many silly adventures as they learn the true meaning of friendship in this fantastically funny set of books.
SONGBIRDS SERIES Julia Donaldson, Oxford University Press A great set of books for children starting to read independently in English. Funny stories, interesting information and poems are accompanied by
colourful illustrations which will appeal to younger
POPPLETON SERIES Cynthia Rylant, Scholastic Poppleton is a city pig who has moved to a small town. Join him on his adventures as he learns how to cope with life away from the big city. Meet his next-door neighbor, Cherry Sue, and discover what it means to be a good friend.