A Fish Out of Water

 
Author: Helen Palmer

Title: A Fish Out of Water

Illustrator: P.D. Eastman

Genre: Picture

Subgenre: Beginner Books

Theme: Obeying

Primary and Secondary Characters: Mr. Carp, a little boy, and Otto the fish.

Awards:

Publishing Company:  Random House

How you would use with your students and brief summary: After disobeying Mr. Carp's rules about not feeding the fish too much, a little boy realizes his actions have quick consequences. This would be a great book to teach about obeying your elders, not just your parents.

Anne of Green Gables

 
Author: L.M. Montgomery
Adapted By: Laura F. Marsh

Title: Anne of Green Gables

Illustrator: n/a

Genre: Chapter

Subgenre: n/a

Theme: Friendship and adventures of a young girl

Primary and Secondary Characters: Anne Shirley, Marilla and Matthew Culbert

Awards: Best-selling novel

Publishing Company: Harper Collins

How you would use with your students and brief summary: This story basically tells the story of a young orphan girls life and this would be a great book just to involve more girls in reading for fun instead of just a scholarly reason.

The Jungle Book

 

Author: Rudyard Kipling
Adapted by: C. Louise March

Title: The Jungle Book

Illustrator: Julie Lundman

Genre: Chapter

Subgenre:

Theme: Adventure

Primary and Secondary Characters: Mowgli, Baloo, and Bagheera

Awards: The author won a Nobel Peace Prize in Literature

Publishing Company: Modern Publishing

How you would use with your students and brief summary: This is about a boy raised in the jungle by a family of wolves. He is then taught the law of the jungle by his animal friends. I think this is a fun book for the boys of the class to read to get them more involved in reading.