FEBRUARY’S READING IN ENGLISH
GRADE 5
READING FOCUS: This month, fifth graders will deepen their understanding of genres and formats. Readers can be encouraged to talk with their families and reflect on how understanding the genre and format of a book will help them determine what to expect from their reading.
Creativity & Curiosity
Testing the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson Written by Sharon Robinson & illustrated by Kadir Nelson
In this memoir, readers meet Sharon, the daughter of the famous Jackie Robinson. After her dad’s historic win against the Yankees, her family moves to a house surrounded by forests, and, best of all, near a great big lake! When it’s warm, Shar, her mother, her brothers, and all the neighborhood kids go swimming and take boats out on the water, catching turtles and watching frogs—everyone but her dad. But when the first winter rolls around, Shar’s dad decides he should be the first one out on the now ice-covered lake to make sure it’s safe.
ADVENTURE THE WORLD AROUND US
Imagination & Exploration
Because of the Rabbit Written by Cynthia Lord
In this heartfelt novel about friendship, formerly home-schooled Emma is starting public school and wants a best friend more than anything. While working on a project with a boy named Jack who shares her love of animals, Emma is excited to share about the bunny she rescued over the summer. But there’s just one problem: Jack is not very popular. Emma has to choose between the friend she’s already made and the friends she thinks she could make without him.
FASCINATING PEOPLE & PLACES SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH
New Worlds Reading Initiative Selections in English: February | 7
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