ReadingSpine–Year3

Book Summary

Fiction-A

nimals

CharlottesWebbyEBWhite

Wilburthepig'slifehasalreadybeensavedbyFern,butwhenheissoldtoheruncle,herealiseshislifeisinevenmoredanger.EnterCharlotteA.Cavatica,abeautifullargegreyspider.CharlotteisdeterminedtokeepWilburfromthechoppingblock,andcomesupwithaningeniouswaytodojustthat.

Charlotte'sWebisaclassictaleoffriendshipandbravery.

Fiction-A

nimals

StuartLittlebyE.B.White

StuartLittleisnoordinarymouse.BorntoafamilyofhumanshelivesinNewYorkCitywithhisparents,hisolderbrotherGeorgeandSnowballthecat.He'sanadventurousandheroiclittlemouse.Whenhisbestfriend,abeautifullittlebirdcalledMargalodisappearsfromhernest,Stuartisdeterminedtotrackherdown.Heventuresawayfromhomefortheveryfirsttimeinhislifeandfindshimselfembroiledinoneexcitingadventureafteranother,makingnewfriendsandmeetingoldonesalongtheway.

Fiction

TheIronManbyTedHughes

TheIronMancametothetopofthecliff.Wherehadhecomefrom?Nobodyknows.Howwashemade?Nobodyknows.MankindmustputastoptothedreadfuldestructionbytheIronManandsetatrapforhim,buthecannotbekeptdown.Then,whenaterriblemonsterfromouterspacethreatenstolaywastetotheplanet,itistheIronManwhofindsawaytosavetheworld.

Fiction-h

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SamWuisNotAfraidof

GhostsbyKatieandKevinTsang

SamWuisNOTascaredy-cat(exceptheis).WhenatriptotheSpaceMuseumgoesterrifyinglywrong,Sambeginsamissiontoprovetotheschoolbully,andallofhisfriends,thatheisafearlessspaceadventurer.

Classic

fiction

TheEnchantedWoodbyEnid

Blyton

WhenJoe,BethandFranniemovetoanewhome,anEnchantedWoodisontheirdoorstep.AndwhentheydiscovertheFarawayTree,thatisthebeginningofmanymagicaladventures!JointhemandtheirfriendsMoonface,SaucepanManandSilkythefairyastheydiscoverwhichnewlandisatthetopoftheFarawayTree.WillitbetheLandofBirthdays,theLandofToys,oreventheLandofIceandSnowwithitsmagicsnowman?

Book SummaryFiction-h

umou

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TheHodgehegbyDickKing

Smith

Maxisahedgehogwholiveswithhisfamilyinanicelittlehome,butit'sonthewrongsideoftheroadfromtheParkwherethere'sabeautifullilypondandplentyofjuicyslugs,wormsandsnails!ThebusyroadisdangerousbutMaxisdeterminedtomakehiswayacross.Ifhumanscandoit,whycan'thedgehogs?

Fiction–mod

ernclassic

StigoftheDump

byCliveKing

Barneyisasolitarylittleboy,giventowanderingoffbyhimself.Onedayheislyingontheedgeofadisusedchalk-pitwhenitgiveswayandhelandsinasortofcave.Herehemeets'somebodywithalotofshaggyhairandtwobrightblackeyes'wearingarabbitskinandspeakingingrunts.HenameshimStig.OfcoursenobodybelievesBarneywhenhetellshisfamilyallaboutStig,butforBarneycave-manStigistotallyreal.Theybecomegreatfriends,learningeachother’swaysandembarkingonaseriesofunforgettableadventures.

Fiction–Classic

and

hum

our

Bill’sNewFrockbyAnneFine

BillSimpsonwakesuptofindhe'sagirl,andworse,hismothermakeshimwearafrillypinkdresstoschool.Howonearthishegoingtosurviveawholedaylikethis?Everythingjustseemstobedifferentforgirls...

Fiction-h

umou

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PlanetOmar:Accidental

TroubleMagnetbyZanibMian

OmarisaMuslimboywithahugeimagination!WelcometotheimaginativebrainofOmar!Omarandhisfamilyhavejustmoved,andheisNOTexcitedaboutstartingatanewschool.Whatiftheworkistoohardorthekidsaremeanortheteacherisazombiealien?!

Sciencefictio

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TheWildRobotbyPeterBrown

WhenrobotRozopenshereyesforthefirsttime,shediscoversthatsheisaloneonaremote,wildisland.Shehasnoideahowshegotthereorwhatherpurposeis-butsheknowssheneedstosurvive.Afterbattlingafiercestormandescapingaviciousbearattack,sherealisesthatheronlyhopeforsurvivalistoadapttohersurroundingsandlearnfromtheisland'sunwelcominganimalinhabitants.AsRozslowlybefriendstheanimals,theislandstartstofeellikehome-until,oneday,hermysteriouspastcomesbacktohaunther.

Book SummaryFiction-gene

ral

TheButterflyLionbyMichael

Morpurgo

s

BertierescuesanorphanedwhitelioncubfromtheAfricanveld.TheyareinseparableuntilBertieissenttoboardingschoolfarawayinEnglandandthelionissoldtoacircus.Bertieswearsthatonedaytheywillseeoneanotheragain,butitisthebutterflylion,whichensurestheirfriendship,isneverforgotten.

Fiction–Ad

venture,fa

ntasy

KidNormalbyGregJamesandChrisSmith

WhenMurphCooperrocksuptohisnewschoolseveralweeksintothebeginningofterm,hecan'thelpbutfeelabitoutofhisdepth.Andit'snotbecausehe'sworriedaboutwheretosit,andmakingfriends,andfittingin,ornotknowingwheretheloosare.It'sbecausehismumhasenrolledhimataschoolforsuperheroesbymistake!Andunlikehisfellowstudents,whocanallcontroltheweatherorflyorconjuretinyhorsesfromthinair,Murphhasnospecialabilitieswhatsoever.Butjustbecauseyoudon'thavesuperpowers,itdoesn'tmeanyoucan'tsavetheday.

Fiction–Ad

venture,hum

our,fantasy

MaxAndThe

MillionsbyRossMontgomery

Maxisusedtospendingtimealone-it'sdifficulttomakefriendsinabig,chaoticschoolwhenyou'redeaf.Hepreferstogivehisattentiontothelittlethingsinlife...likemakingawesome,detailedreplicamodels.ThenMrDarrow,theschoolcaretakerandfellowmodeller,goesmissing.Maxmustfollowhispartinginstruction:'Gotomyroom.You'llknowwhattodo.'Thereonthefloorhefindsapileofsand...andinthesandisMrDarrow'slatestcreation...atinyboy,nobiggerthanaraisin,Luke,PrinceoftheBlues.Andbehindthetinyboy...millionsofothers-athriving,bustling,sprawlingcivilization!

Fiction-fan

tasy

TheBoywhoDreamedofDragonsby

AndyShepherd.

Eleven-year-oldTomashasasecretfriendlikenoother:Flicker,adragonwithglitteringeyesandscalesthatflickerfromfieryorangetorubyred.ButTomasisalsohavingtogetusedtoFlickerbeingaway,nowthathisdragon'shomeisbackinthefrostyNorth.AdventureisneverfarawayforTomas,though-ashefindsoutwhenanotherdragonhatchesonthedragonfruittreeatthebottomofthegarden,adragonwhoquitequicklydecidesheisstickingfirmlywithTomas!Zingisatinydragonwithoversizedwings,whocauseshavocwhereverhegoes.Whenanewgirl,Aura,startsatschool,proclaimingherselftobeadragonexpert,Tomasisthrownintoconfusion.Heistheonewiththedragonsandthedragonfruittree,afterall!

Book SummaryFiction-A

nimals

TheAbominablesbyIvaIbbotson

AcharmingfantasyabouttherescueofanentertainingfamilygroupofYetiandtheirtransportationfromtheHimalayanMountainstoEnglandinafrozenfoodlorry.Itcarriesastrongmessageabouttheneedforhumanstoleavenaturealoneandtoprotectthesurvivalofallkindsofendangeredspecies.

Gen

eralfiction

TheBattleofBubbleandSqueakby

PhilippaPearce

Sid,PeggyandAmyadorethetwogerbils,BubbleandSqueak,buttheirmotherdeteststhem.Amajorfamilybattleresults,andit’sclearlifeisnevergoingtobequitethesameagain.ButafteranearfatalencounterbetweenBubbleandGingerthecat,MrsSparrowbeginstoseethatlifewithapairofgerbilsmightnotbesobadafterall.

Fiction–Storyretell

HanselandGretal

byAnthonyBrowne

HanselandGretelisperhapsthedarkestandgreatestofthefairytalesfromtheBrothersGrimm.Thisextraordinarybookbringstheclassicchildhoodtaletoanewgeneration.

Fiction-A

nimal

TheSheepPigbyDickKing

Smith

Babeisachubbylittlepigletwhodreamsofherdingsheep,justlikeasheep-dog.Alltheotheranimalslaughathim.Canhefindawaytomakehisdreamcometrue?ItallstartswhenorphanpigletBabeiswonbyFarmerHoggettatafair.Babesoonfindsanadoptivemum–Fly,thefarmyardsheep-dog.InspiredbyFly’sskillatherdingsheep,Babedecideshewantstohaveago.Heknowshe’llneverbeasheep-dog.Butmaybe,justmaybe,hecanbetheworld’sfirstsheep-pig…

True

Storie

s WorkIt,Girl:MaeJemisonbyCaroline

Moss

MaeJemisonbecamethefirstAfricanAmericanwomaninspaceinthistruestoryofherlife.Then,learn10keylessonsfromherworkyoucanapplytoyourownlife.

Poetry Revolting

RhymesbyRoaldDahl

FromJackintheBeanstalk,GoldilocksandtheThreeBearstoLittleRedRidingHoodandtheThreeLittlePigs,wickedbeasts,brazencrooksandaghastlygiantstarinthesehilariousnurseryrhymeswithBITE!