mmpmelmack Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Hi all, I am looking for fiction books to go along with the geography holling c holling books : Minnesota of the Mississippi, seabird, paddle to the sea and the tree one. I already know we will do huckleberry Finn with Minn, but am looking for others, all reading levels We Will be doing iews geography, with the beautiful books guide. I need some ideas for good books for read alouds and for him to read. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/dolphin-treasure This was a favorite of ours from Sonlight. Perhaps it would make a good companion for Pagoo (another all time favorite). When we did Pagoo we used a fabulous serires of books on invertebrates from the library. Learned an incredible amount of classification from them. For Paddle to the sea one of Gloria Whelan's great lakes books might be good. One had a logging theme........ For Tree in the trail the only thing I can think of is the book where the Newfoundland Dog that accompanied Lewis and Clark narrated. Can't figure out how to make it google. Anyway we liked it far more than the Beautiful Feet recommendation. Happy reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5LittleMonkeys Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 For Tree in the trail the only thing I can think of is the book where the Newfoundland Dog that accompanied Lewis and Clark narrated. Can't figure out how to make it google. Anyway we liked it far more than the Beautiful Feet recommendation. Would this be Seaman? We're doing BF Geography next year so these suggestions will come in handy. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 JMO: with a 7yo, I would NOT do Huck Finn unless you're talking about an abridged version, or children's classic version, such as the Great Classic Illustrated Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. If you want to do the full original version, while The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is funny boy-antics that a 7yo would enjoy, in contrast, Huck Finn is likely to feel dull to a 7yo, as it is an often somber journey that involves themes, and cultural aspects that are for a more mature audience. Also JMO: Minn of the Mississippi (and esp. Holling's "extra" book of Pagoo) is a pretty slow read-aloud, esp. for a 7yo. I think you'll be okay with the first 3 books: Paddle to the Sea, The Tree in the Trail, and Seabird. Below are some book ideas to go with Seabird. If I have time, I'll try to pop back with ideas for the Tree in the Trail and Paddle to the Sea. Happy reading! Warmly, Lori D. SEABIRD read alouds Great Illustrated Classics: Moby Dick (Bogart) -- ships and whaling By the Great Horn Spoon! (Fleischman) -- fun tall tale: clipper ship, California Gold Rush Tikta'Liktak: An Inuit Eskimo Legend (Houston) Call it Courage (Sperry) -- South Pacific islander boy overcomes his fear of the ocean The Twenty-One Balloons (duBois) -- Jules Verne-like tall tale adventure; S. Pacific island made from a volcano Pippi in the South Seas (Astrid) -- fun tall tale of the super-strong girl with red braids Baby Island (Brink) -- two girls are shipwrecked with 4 toddlers Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Lin) -- Chinese tale ChiLi Purse (Fang) -- Chinese folktales Indian Children's Favorite Stories (Somaiah) -- Indian folktales Rikki Tikki Tavi (Kipling) -- short story set in British Empire India gr. 1-3 readers -- non-fiction Arctic Fox, Arctic Hare, Polar Bears (Townsend) -- Polar Animal series What Can Live in the Ocean? (Anderson) Ships, Sailors and the Sea (Miles)Usborne Beginning Knowledge series Oceans Alive: Walruses (Sexton) free online book Whales: The Gentle Giants (Milton) -- stepped reader Hill of Fire (Lewis) -- stepped reader; volcanoes Volcanoes: Mountains that Blow Their Tops (Nirgiotis) -- stepped reader Growing Up in Ancient China (Teague) -- gr. 3 reading level gr. 1-3 readers -- fiction The Snail and the Whale (Donaldson) -- in rhyme Mako (Beziat) -- about an eccentric walrus Punia and the King of Sharks: A Hawaiian Folktale (Wardlaw) -- gr. 3-4 reading level Cloudmakers (Rumford) -- picture book; legend of papermaking in China The Five Chinese Brothers (Bishop) -- Chinese folktale Monsoon Afternoon (Sheth) -- picture book set in India Chang's Paper Pony (Coerr) -- stepped reader; Chinese immigrant / Gold Rush The King, the Mice, and the Cheese (Gurney) -- silly tale; illustrations set it in India The Blind Men and the Elephant (Backstein) -- silly tale with a lesson, set in India Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmpmelmack Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Ds has already read all four books on his own, so we are ok there, I will pre read huck Finn, but I know he has read part of it, so I think it would be ok for a read aloud. He will pick up pretty much anything and read it, even the local paper. For free reading today he picked up a middle school earth science text I was using for myself. We won't be starting this until late spring so he will be almost 8. I need to have it planned out though as we will be reopening our foster home, and things will get too busy for planning.... He reads 6 to 8 chapter books a month, and is almost finished with the narnia series. So I need books that will take at least 3-5 days to read. It's hard to keep him in good appropriate reading material. Thanks for the list I think we have some of the titles already, which is always good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Ds has already read all four books on his own, so we are ok there... For free reading today he picked up a middle school earth science text .... He reads 6 to 8 chapter books a month, and is almost finished with the narnia series... Wow! Well, disregard MY suggestions above! Clearly I need to revise my suggestion list, as I didn't expect a 7yo to be reading at middle school levels. ;) Congrats on the very advanced student! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmpmelmack Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Wow! Well, disregard MY suggestions above! Clearly I need to revise my suggestion list, as I didn't expect a 7yo to be reading at middle school levels. ;) Congrats on the very advanced student! :) To be quite honest, I find it bothersome. It really is hard to find appropriate books, It would be nice not to have to preread every book he picks up at the library. I spend an enormous amount of time researching books, which is why I am looking now, for books I won't use until next spring. If I have a never ending list of approved books, I can type them in and reserve them at the library. I have decided not to read to my one year old at all in the hopes that we get to do fun stuff for school later... ( ok not really, but I wish, she is more book loving then he was at this age!) ( I would like to add a smiley here, but for some reason the iPad refuses to let me and I am too tired to find out the problem!). Thank you for helping me think this through, I showed him the amazon page for moby dick and he was very excited! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Would this be Seaman? We're doing BF Geography next year so these suggestions will come in handy. :) That's it! Twenty One Balloons and Baby Island from Lori's list were also favorites at our house. :grouphug: Early readers are hard work! Dd was one. I spent years trying to keep ahead of her. The plus side is I read tons of great fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=2006 We did this one when dc's were 9 and 7. I wouldn't normally recommend it but they loved it. Mapped it etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkl Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 When we did Pagoo we used a fabulous serires of books on invertebrates from the library. Do you remember the name of the series? We are doing Pagoo right now.... :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 http://www.capstonepub.com/product/9780756516963 They were part of a series called Animal Kingdom Classification by Steve Parker and Daniel Gilpin. Lovely books. We made notebooks,did drawings, had a fabulous time with Pagoo and several of those books. Could add Minn in with these too if you are lucky enough to have a library with a somewhat complete set. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkl Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmpmelmack Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 Here is my working list. Most of these I will Ned to pre read, but some were already on on approved list Seabird Moby dick 21 gallons Baby island Robinson crusoe Carry on mr. Bowditch Treasure island Island of the blue dolphins Paddle to the sea Sign of the beaver Indian captive Mary jemison Tree in the trail Dear America Little house on the prairie Seaman Matchlock gun Minn of the mississippi Huck Finn Tom Sawyer Journey tom the river sea Swift river My goal is 4 books for him and two read alouds, and then I will fill in with non fiction for the rest. According to the beautiful feet guide each holling book should take about 9 weeks. If I need to add more fiction I think it will just be other good fiction. Not tied to the holling books. Does anyone know if there are annotated versions of the holling books? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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