GRADE 4
READING FOCUS: Fourth graders will enjoy these books full of excitement and humor. This month’s selections also use strong visuals and energetic text to help readers enrich their vocabulary and connect with characters or with the real world.
Creativity & Curiosity
Ugly Cat & Pablo Written by Isabel Quintero & illustrated by Tom Knight
Ugly Cat is craving a paleta, or ice pop, and his friend Pablo the Mouse is determined to help him get one by scaring a little girl who is enjoying a coconut paleta into dropping it. Things go horribly wrong when, instead of being scared, the little girl picks Pablo up and declares that he would make a great snack for her pet snake. Oh, and there’s also the small problem that Ugly Cat may have inadvertently swallowed Pablo in all the commotion!
ADVENTURE
AMAZING ANIMAL CHARACTERS
HUMOR
Imagination & Exploration
Everything Awesome About Sharks and Other Underwater Creatures! Written & illustrated by Mike Lowery Fourth graders will discover a wealth of weird and wonderful facts about the oceans, sharks, and other sea creatures presented in Mike Lowery’s signature comic style with bright and energetic artwork. This will be a cherished book for curious readers and make them eager to know absolutely everything there is to know about sharks.
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH
THE WORLD AROUND US
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