Neshaminy Elementary Summer Reading Booklist

With Neshaminy School District school slated to open in a little more than a month for a new school year, now is the time to chip away at the district's elementary summer reading list.

Here is the booklist for Neshaminy elementary schools:

Kindergarten (child and parent read together)

• "Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" by Mo Willems 
• "Should I Share My Ice Cream" by Mo Willems
• "We Are Going On a Bear Hunt" by Helen Oxenbury
• "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" by Bill Martin Jr.
• "Biscuit’s First Beach Day" by Alyssa Salin Capucilli

First Grade (child and parent read together)

• "Bad Case of Stripes" by David Shannon
• "Emperor Penguins" by Roberta Edwards
• "Bugs Are Insects" by Anne Rockwell
• "Henny Penny" by H. Werner Zimmermann
• "Henry and Mudge Series" by Cynthia Rylant

Second Grade (read any two books listed)

• "Ivy and Bean" by Annie Barrows
• "Magic Tree House Series: 'Tonight on The Titanic'" by Mary Pope Osborne
• "Balloons Over Broadway" by Melissa Sweet
• "Mercy Watson Fights Crime" by Kate DiCamillo
• "Day Light, Night Light: Where Light Comes From" by Franklyn Branley

Third Grade (read any two books listed)

• "Zen Ties" by Jon J Muth
• "The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins" by Barbara Kerley
• "Superfudge" by Judy Blume
• "Spaceheadz Series" by Jon Scieszka
• "W is for Woof; A Dog Alphabet" by Ruth Strother
• "Miss Daisy Is Crazy" by Dan Gutman
• "Goony Bird Green" by Lois Lowry

Fourth Grade (read any three books listed)

• "Story of The Statue of Liberty" by Betsy Maestro
• "Thunder Birds" by Jim Arnosky
• "I Survive: Titanic" or "Hurricane Katrina"  (or any other in series) by Laren Tarshis
• "The Homework Machine" by Dan Gutman
• "No Talking" by Andrew Clements
• "Hank Zipzer: I Flunked My Field Trip" by Henry Winkler

Fifth Grade (read any three books listed)

• "Favorite Greek Myths" by Mary Pope Osborne 
• "Heat" by Mike Lupica
• "Drizzle" by Kathleen Van Cleve
• "Closed For the Season" by Mary Downing Hahn
• "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
• "Shoeless Joe" by Dan Gutman
• "The Fourth Stall" by Chris Rylander
• "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
• "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

If you're planning on borrowing the book from a Bucks County public library, you can search for the book on the Bucks County Public Libraries website.