Ana Isabel Quesada Baudrit Eva López Anuarbe

D ear Parents,

Once again we are proud to present our Vacation Reading

Program. We hope that with the help of this program families

can spend enjoyable time reading, which includes reading

independently or reading to one another. We believe that

during vacation it is important to allow for plenty of time for

your child to play, relax and be with friends and family. This is

why the main goal of this program is to give children the

opportunity to enjoy reading, and instill a life-long love for

books and the written word. This is also an opportunity to do

what research suggests as the most effective strategy to help

children retain the skills they worked so hard developing all year

long. Research not only shows that they are able to retain

these reading skills, but children who read over vacation often

come back to school ahead of peers.

In this booklet, you will find a variety of information regarding

the use of the library, from statistics to online access. You will

also find a list of the benefits that reading brings, famous

authors, recommended books and resources online.

Enjoy the vacation, and enjoy reading!

Michael Holman Elementary Curriculum Coordinator

Vacation Reading P rogram

WHAT?

The Vacation Reading Program (VRP) is an opportunity for

students to keep enjoying literature, to improve their reading

skills and to strengthen their reading habits during vacation. The

program offers an excellent list of recommended authors and

books from the library collection that students and parents can

check out for vacation. It also provides the link to the library

catalog (OPAC) as well as other interesting sites that give

information about reading.

HOW?

In order to participate in the program the students should keep

a record of the books they read during vacation in the reading

log form found in this booklet. The students who return their

reading log to the librarians during the first week of School in

August will receive an special certificate.

Contact the librarians for information:

Ana Isabel Quesada Baudrit Eva López Anuarbe

Lincoln School Lincoln School

(506) 2247 6654 (506) 2247 6643

aiq@lincoln.ed.cr elopez@lincoln.ed.cr

Circulation S tatisticsThe library statistics below show that the school community is aware of the

excellent collection of resources available and is also taking advantage of them.

The library has -at the moment- a collection of 18,000 bibliographic, audiovisual

and electronic resources available for a current population of 1084 costumers

registered in its automated data base.

Graphic No.1 shows that 54% of our customers are 585 students from 1st to 5th

grade, 15% are elementary teachers and administrators and the other 31% is a

growing group of 341 parents that have been requesting services from the

library.

The library database registered a total of 33,625 loans during the current 2010-

2011 school year. Graphic No.2 indicates that 18,573 (55% of the total) resources

were check out by elementary students, 8590 (26% of the total) by teachers and

administrators and 6462 (19% of the total) by parents.

Graphic No.1

Graphic no. 2

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Students 54% Teachers

and Administratives

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Parents 19%

Elementary Library Loans

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Where can I check which

books the library has?

Our libraries collection database

name is:

And to access it

you can go to:

http://libraries.lincoln.ed.cr/

And if I want to do some

Research? Our libraries database name is:

And to access it you can

go to http://search.ebscohost.com/

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10 Good Reasons to Read by Ms. Nancy Carr .

1. You have entertainment no matter where you are.

2. It is truly a skill for life.

3. It builds vocabulary and language skills.

4. You can travel around the world without ever

leaving home.

5. A good story can make you laugh, cry, think about

the world around you, help you to change and form

opinions, and let you dream.

6. Developing good reading skills helps students do

better in all subjects.

7. It is good way to start a conversation with your

children about friendships, relationships, or any other

subject.

8. It’s better than the television. You can stop and start

whenever you want and there are no commercials.

9. It stimulates the imagination and creativity.

10. There is a wonderful variety to choose from and our

school library will lend them to you during the

vacation.

Top 10 Books

Chosen by Lower Graders (1-3) 1. The Cat in the Hat and other

titles by Dr. Seuss.

2. Captain Underpants books by

Dav Pilkey.

3. Strega Nona and other titles by

Tomie De Paola.

4. The Giving Tree and other titles by

Shel Silverstein.

5. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and

other titles by Laura J. Numeroff.

6. The Berenstein Bears books by Stan

Berenstein.

7. Skippyjon Jones books by Judith B.

Schachner.

8. From the Black Lagoon series by

Mike Thaler.

9. Junie B. Jones books by Barbara

Park.

10. Fudge-a-mania and other titles

by Judy Blume.

Chosen by Preschoolers 1. One Fish, two fish, red fish, blue

fish by Dr. Seuss.

2. Green Eggs and Ham by

Dr. Seuss.

3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

by Eric Carle.

4. Silly Sally by Audrey Wood.

5. Brown Bear, Brown Bear,

What do you see? by Bill Martin.

6. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

By Bill Martin, Jr.

7. No David by David Shannon.

8. Go away, big green monster!

by Ed Emberley.

9. Are You My Mother? by Philip

D. Eastman.

10. Biscuit books by Alyssa S.

Capucilli.

Chosen by Higher Graders (4-5) 1. The BFG by Roald Dahl.

2. Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory by Roald Dahl.

3. Harry Potter books by J.K.Rowling.

4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by

Jeff Kinney.

5. Sideway Stories from Wayside

School by Louis Sachar.

6. The Bad Beginning by Lemony

Snicket.

7. Room One: a Mystery or Two by

Andrew Clements.

8. Ghosthunters and the Incredibly

Revolting Ghost by Cornelia Funke.

9. Rotten School series by R.L. Stine.

10. Dear Dumb Diary series by Jim

Benton.

Recommended Authors

Recommended Book Authors (1-3)

Asch, Frank.

Allard, Harry.

Barton, Byron.

Berenstain, Stan.

Brett, Jan.

Brown, Marc Tolon.

Bynum, Janie.

Carle, Eric.

Carlson, Nancy L.

Cleary, Beverly.

De Paola, Tomie.

Eastman, Philip D.

Ehlert, Lois.

Falconer, Ian.

Fleming, Denise.

Florian, Douglas.

Fox, Mem.

Gliori, Debi.

Hallinan, P. K.

Henkes, Kevin

Hoff, Syd..

Hutchins, Pat.

Jonas, Ann.

Kasza, Keiko.

Keats, Ezra Jack.

Keller, Holly.

Kellogg, Steven.

Lionni, Leo.

Lobel, Arnold.

London, Jonathan.

Mayer, Mercer.

McCloskey, Robert.

McNaughton, Colin.

McPhail, David.

Most, Bernard.

Munsch, Robert N.

Numeroff, Laura

Joffe.

Parish, Peggy.

Peet, Bill.

Pilkey, Dav.

Polacco, Patricia.

Ross, Tony.

Rylant, Cynthia.

Seuss, Dr.

Silverstein, Shel.

Steig, William.

Thaler, Mike.

Van Allsburg, Chris.

Viorst, Judith

Waber, Bernard.

Wood, Audrey.

Yolen, Jane

Zion, Gene.

Zolotow, Charlotte.

Suggested Reading for 4th and 5th Graders

Alice Series Phyllis Reynolds Kid in the Red Jacket, The Barbara Park

Amber Brown Series Paula Danziger Kid Who Ran for President,

Dan Gutman

Anne of Green Gables L. M. Montgomery Lion, Witch and Wardrobe C.S. Lewis Are you There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Judy Blume Skull of Truth, The Bruce Coville

A to Z Mysteries Series Ron Roy Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli BFG, The Roald Dahl Matilda Roald Dahl Black Beauty Anna Sewell Nicholas René Goscinny Bridge to Terabithia Katherine Paterson Number the Stars Lois Lowry Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl Percy Jackson & the Olympians Series

Rick Riordan

Chocolate Fever Robert Kimmel

Smith Pinballs, The B. Byars

City of Ember, The Jeanne DuPrau Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren Dear Mr. Henshaw Beverly Cleary Ranger’s Apprentice Series John Flanagan

Eat Your Poison, Dear James Howe Report Card Andrew

Clements

Ella Enchanted Gail Levine Secret Garden Frances

Hodgson

Burnett

Frindle Andrew Clements Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony

Snicket

Fudge Series Judy Blume Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds

Naylor

Ginger Pye Eleanor Estess Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Louis Sachar

Ghost of Grania O´Malley,

Michael Morpurgo Sports Series for Kids Matt

Christopher Good Dog, The Avi Stuart Little E.B. White Great Brain Adventure John D. Fitzgerald Summer of the Swans Betsy Byars Harry Potter (books) J.K. Rowling Super Fudge Judy Blume Harriet the Spy Louise Fitzhugh Tale of Desperaux, The Kate DiCamillo Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thief Lord, The Cornelia Funke Help I’m Trapped in a… Todd Strasser Time Warp Trio Series Jon Scieszka Hoot Carl Hiaasen Trumpet of the Swan E.B. White Homer Price Robert McCloskey Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt How to Eat Fried Worms Thomas Rockwell Whipping Boy, The Sid Fleischman

Inkearth Trilogy Cornelia Funke Wrinkle in Time Madeleine

L’Engle

Joey Pigza Loses Control Jack Gantos Zack Files Series Dan

Greenburg

Interesting Links

http://people.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

The Internet has become a great source of information about a great many

children's writers and illustrators. The websites listed here include authors'

personal websites and websites maintained by fans, scholars, and readers.

http://www.greatschools.org/students/books/books-for-

kids-grades-k-5.gs?content=456

Our book lists for kids, grades K-5. Browse by grade level to find great books

for your child recommended by our panel of children's book experts

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/no

talists/ncb/index.cfm

Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children

(ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books. According to the

Notables Criteria, "notable" is defined as: Worthy of note or notice,

important, distinguished, and outstanding. As applied to children's books,

notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable

quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction,

information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that

reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways

http://www.kidsreads.com/index.asp

Kidsreads is the best place on the web for kids to find info about their

favorite books, series and authors. Reviews of the newest titles, interviews

with the coolest authors and special features on great books are our

specialties. And for even more reading fun we have trivia games, word

scrambles and awesome contests!

http://library.arlingtonva.us/departments/libraries/kids/li

brarieskidskidscorner.aspx?lnslinkid=1112

Arlington Public Library. Kids’ Corner: Booklists & More, Fun Sites, Learning to

Read and… Cuentos y Más is a one-of-a-kind bilingual program starring

library storyteller Mariela Aguilar.

Bookmarks!!!!! Just print, cut and paste them on a card board and you’re done!

Lincoln School

Elementary

Library

Lincoln School

Elementary

Library

Reading Records

These are the books that I read during vacation. I chose the titles according

to my interest and reading level.

Student Name:__________________________________________________

AUTHOR TITLE

Parent’s Signature:

Student’s Signature:

Please fill out as many forms as you need and return them to the library the

first day of the 2011-2012 school year. The participants will receive a special

certificate.