Catch The Reading Bug......

Catch The Reading Bug......

Monday, March 17, 2008

Ryan

This is Ryan from Room 10. He uses the library every morning with Mrs Rosie. Today we have him reading his favourite author Dr Seuss's book titled "ABC".

Friday, March 14, 2008

Recommended Books For Reading Aloud

I have created lists of books that are good for reading aloud in the classroom.



RECOMMENDED SENIOR FICTION FOR READING ALOUD

1. Below the mountains by Jean Bennett
2. Abandon Ship by Shirley Corlett
3. Conrad’s Way by Andrew Davies
4. Parvana by Deborah Ellis
5. And did those feet by Ted Dawe
6. Doubting Thomas by Morris Gleitzman
7. Frog whistle mine by Dess Hunt
8. Journey to Tangiwai by David Hill
9. Earthquake by Janine McVeagh
10. Chinatown Girl by Eva Wong Ng
11. Kauri in my blood by Joanna Orwin
12. Castaway by Bill O’Brien
13. Hatchet winter by Gary Paulsen
14. The Return by Gary Paulsen
15. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
16. Hatchet the call by Gary Paulsen
17. Sideways stories from Wayside School by Louis Sacher
18. Wayside School gets a little stranger by Louis Sacher
19. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
20. Chinese Cinderella and the secret dragon society by Adeline Yen Mah




RECOMMENDED JUNIOR FICTION FOR READING ALOUD

1 Hutu and Kawa find an island by Avis Acres
2 Saving Mr Spender by Fleur Beale
3 Midnight Ghost by Sonya Bates
4 Evil Fred by Kylie Begg
5 Philomena by Ian Bone
6 Raj in charge by Andrew and Diana Davies
7 Cows are vegetarians by Siobhan Parkinson
8 Big feet,very sweet by Vashti Farrer
9 Don’t let the bad bugs bite by Lindsey Gardiner
10 The amazing adventures of razza the rat by Witi Ihimaera
11 Martin Bridge on the lookout by Jessica Scott Kerrin
12 Little lunch by Danny Katz
13 Mammoth academy by Neal Layton
14 Mary the big brown hairy spider by Lyn Lee
15 Dirty Bertie fleas by Alan Macdonald
16 Dirty Bertie worms by Alan Macdonald
17 Big Sir B and the monster maid by Tony Mitton
18 The wildest day at the zoo by Alan Rusbridger
19 Robbie and the pirate by Margaret Ryan
20 Beastly tales by Richard Tulloch




RECOMMENDED PICTURE BOOKS FOR READING ALOUD


1 Kapai and the kauri trees by Uncle Anzac
2 Lucky Mucky Pup by Ken Brown
3 Kiwi Moon by Gavin Bishop
4 Rats by Gavin Bishop
5 When Pigs fly by Valerie Coulman
6 Slowly,slowly,slowly said the sloth by Eric Carle
7 The terribly tired try-anything tuatara by Lynley dear
8 From me to you by Anthony France
9 The pea and the princess by Mini Grey
10 My granddad marches on Anzac Day by Catriona Hay
11 Matatuhi by Robyn Kahukiwa
12 Call me Sam by Theresa Lynch
13 A cat called nelson by Marian D Neil
14 The waka by Jean Prior
15 Grandad by Janet Pereira
16 Poppa McPhee and the cat up a tree by John Parker
17 My Great uncle tiger by James Riordan
18 No David by David Shannon
19 Miss Primrose and the stolen salami by Janet Slater
20 The Puppet Box by Moira Wairama