In Defense of Liberty: The Story
of America’s
Bill of Rights
The President Is Shot! The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Do Something: a Handbook…Young Activists
Days of Destiny: Crossroads in American History
First Ladies
George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen by Both Sides
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
NonFiction
AUTHOR
Adler, David
Armstrong, Jennifer
Basman, Michael
Beres, Samantha
Blacklock, Dan
Davis, Kenneth C.
Delano, Marfe Ferguson
DiSpezio, Michael
Dixon, Dougal
Fleischman, Sid
Fritz, Jean
Green, Michelle
Hamilton, Virginia
Harness, Cheryl
Hakim, Joy
Jacobs, William
Janeczko, Paul B,
ed.
Jones, Charolette
Kennedy, Caroline, ed.
Kerzweil, A. & son
Krull, Kathleen
Krull, Kathleen
Kurlansky, Mark
Lane, Brian
Markle, Sandra
Marx, Trish
Montgomery, Sy
Murphy, Jim
Platt, Richard
Raczka, Bob
Robertson, James I.
Thimmesh, Catherine
Turner, Pamela S.
Walker, Sally M.
TITLE
George Washington: An Illustrated Biography
Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War
Chess for Kids
101 Outdoor
Adventures: Great Things to Do Under the Sun (and the Stars)
The Roman
Army
Don't Know
Much About…(series)
Genius: a Photobiography of Albert Einstein
Eye-Popping Optical Illusions
DougalDixon's
Amazing Dinosaurs
Escape! The
Story of the Great Houdini
Stonewall
Jackson
A Strong
Right Arm: The Story of Mamie "Peanut" Johnson (BaseB,
Rights)
Many Thousands Gone…
Thomas Jefferson
The Story of Science (any title in series)
They Shaped the Game
A Kick In the Head (poetry)
Accidents
May Happen: Fifty Inventions Discovered by Mistake
A Family of
Poems: My Favorite Poetry
Potato Chip Science: 29 Incredible Experiments
Giants of Science (Leonardo, Newton, etc. scientist biography
series)
The Boy Who Invented TV: the Story of Phil Farnsworth
The Story of Salt
Crime and Detection
Rescues! (earthquake, tsunami…)
Jeannette Rankin: First Lady of Congress
Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot
The Boys’ War
Spy
Here’s
Looking At Me: How Artists See Themselves
Robert E.
Lee: Virginian Soldier, American Citizen
Team Moon:
How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 On the moon
Gorilla
Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes
Secrets of a
Civil War Submarine
The titles selected
for this recommended Summer Reading list were chosen especially for those
students entering fifth grade.Titles
included are just a sampling of the books you may enjoy reading during the
summer.Ask your children’s librarian
for some more suggestions!
