NWRI April 2023 Booklist

APRIL’S READING IN ENGLISH

GRADE 1

READING FOCUS: This month, first graders will take on a text that entertains as they help readers build their math skills. Families can prompt children to share their favorite thing they’ve learned from the book after reading.

Creativity & Curiosity

Soup Day Written & illustrated by Melissa Iwai

It’s a snowy day, and a mother and her young daughter shop for ingredients to make vegetable soup. Back at home, while they enjoy preparing the meal together, the narrator counts vegetables and notices the shapes they’re cut into. Then Mom and the narrator find various ways to have fun while waiting for the soup to cook and for Dad to come home so they can all eat together.

CELEBRATING CREATIVITY THE WORLD AROUND US

Imagination & Exploration

¡Es la hora de los esqueletos!/ It’s Skeleton Time! Written by Ana Galán & illustrated by Rodrigo Luján This clever story helps first graders practice how to tell time. Inspired by a traditional Costa Rican song, the book shows a corresponding number of skeletons enjoying a new activity each hour. With playful illustrations and rhymes in both English and Spanish, this bilingual book brings a fun twist to telling time!

HUMOR

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH

New Worlds Reading Initiative Selections in English: April | 3

Made with FlippingBook - Online catalogs