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It
is always good to read to your children. It does many
great things for them including
Opening
their minds and imaginations
Exposing
them to new words and contexts
Establishing
a love of books in them
Building
wonderful relationships with them.
The
following book lists are a guide to what books would be
appropriate at various age levels. The list is not
exhaustive, but provides initial direction. You need to
give them a varied diet and especially choose books that they
really enjoy. Series are also a good idea, as children
tend to love them.
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Suggestions
for Years 3 - 5
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Author
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Title
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Comment
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Asimov
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Norby
and Norby's Other Secret
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SF
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Bernard,
P
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We
Are Tam
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Futuristic
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Blighton,
E
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Many
varieties
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The
Wishing Tree
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Secret
Seven series
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Famous
Five series
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Bradman,
Tony
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Hurricane
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Cowley,
Joy
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Bow
Down Shadrach
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Dahl,
Roald
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Many
great titles
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Fantasy
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Dann,
Max
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Ernest
Pickle's Remarkable Robot
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Adventure
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Duey,
K & Bale, K
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Survival
Series
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Historical
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Death
Valley - California
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Flood
- Mississippi 1927
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Forrestal,
Elaine
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Someone
Like Me
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Realism
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Hughes,
Ted
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The
Iron Man
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Fantasy
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Jordan,
S
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The
Great Bear Burglary
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King-Smith,
Dick
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Sheep
Pig
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Mahy,
M
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The
Riddle of the Frozen Phantom
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Morpurgo,
M
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The
Wreck of the Zanzibar
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Scieszcka,
Jon
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Knights
of the Kitchen Table
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Rodda,
E
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The
Forests of Silence
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White,
E
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Charlotte's
Web
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Animal
fantasy
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Wilson,
J
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The
Suitcase Kid
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Family
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It
is good to get an author your child likes and to get other
titles by them.
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Suggestions
for Years 6 - 8
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Author
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Title
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Comments
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Booth,
M
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Music
of the Bamboo Radio
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War
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Christopher,
J
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The
Tripods Triology
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The
White Mountains
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City
of Gold and Lead
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Pool
of Fire
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Cowley,
J
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Bow
Down Shadrach
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Fine,
Anne
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Flour
Babies
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French,
J
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Walking
the Boundaries
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Solder
of the Hill
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Gee,
M
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Under
the Mountain
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SF
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Gleeson,
L
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Dodger
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Glietzman,
M
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Two
Weeks with the Queen
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Haddix,
M
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Among
the Hidden
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Holm,
A
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I
Am David
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Honey,
E
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Don't
Pat the Wombat
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Johns
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Biggles
series - good boys adventure
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King-Smith,
D
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Saddlebottom
(lots of suitable titles)
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Maybury,G
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The
Triggerstone
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Fantasy
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Morpurgo,
M
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Friend
or Foe
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The
following is a list of boys books they might like to read for
themselves. They are mostly adventure type stories and
cover a range of ages. As they are all from different
series, if they choose one and like it, they will likely also
enjoy others in the same series.
Younger
levels
Zac
Power series by H I Larry
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart series
by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
Geronimo Stilton series by G
Stilton
Extreme Adventures series by Justin D’ath
Older
levels
Willard
Price Adventure books
Cooper Kids Adventure Series by Frank
E Peretti
Accidental Detective Series by Sigmund Brouwer
The
Wormling Series by Jerry B Jenkins and Chris Fabry
The
Diamond Brother Series by Anthony Horowitz
HAPPY
READING
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