2015 Study Guides and Additional Resources for Grades 3-5
1. Bully by Patricia Polacco
Author site: http://www.patriciapolacco.com/index.htm
2. The Camping Trip That Changed America: Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir and Our National Parks by Barb Rosenstock
3. Double Dog Dare by Lisa Graff
4. Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrations by E. B. Lewis
5. The Forgiveness Garden by Lauren Thompson
6. The Ghost Tree by Yvette Landry
7. Hocus Pocus Hotel by Michael Dahl
8. The Humming Room by Ellen Potter
9. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Book site: http://theoneandonlyivan.com/
Official book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtPdqV2crQ0
10. Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School by Kim Baker, illustrations by Tim Probert
11. Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper by Ann Malaspina, illustrations by Eric Velasquez
Official teachers’ guide: http://www.albertwhitman.com/resources/BookResources/6/6/documents/teachers-guide.touchthesky.annmalaspina1.pdf
Official book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfnGE0ENTqA
Author site: http://www.annmalaspina.com/home.html
Illustrator site: http://www.ericvelasquez.com/
12. The World's Greatest Lion by Ralph Helfer, illustrations by Ted Lewin
13. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Official book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgB7_KpBDss
Discussion questions: http://rjpalacio.com/for-teachers.html
Author / book site: http://rjpalacio.com/index.html
14. Words Set Me Free: the Story of Young Frederick Douglas by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrations by James E. Ransome
Official book trailer: http://animoto.com/play/pXkYd2ILNi8zZxJhhNq9gQ
Author site: http://www.lesaclineransome.com/index.html
15. Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom: Heroes in Training Series by Joan Holub
