Summer Reading Lower School 2024

• Charlie Changes Into a Chicken by Sam Copeland

  Call Number: FIC COP

  ISBN: 9780241346211

  Publication Date: 2019

  Charlie McGuffin tries to be an optimist, but in reality he's a bit of a worrier. Some of the things Charlie is worried about: his brother (who is in hospital); their very panicked parents; unwanted attention from the school bully; the fact that he's started turning into animals! Even though every kid wants a superhero power, Charlie isn't keen on turning into a pigeon in the middle of the school play. But what happens if he does?

• Nothing to See Here Hotel by Steven Butler (Author), Steven Lenton (Illustrator)

  Call Number: FIC BUT

  ISBN: 9781471163838

  Publication Date: 2018

  Welcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! A hotel for magical creatures, where weird is normal for Frankie Bannister and his parents who run it. When a goblin messenger arrives, announcing the imminent arrival of the goblin prince Grogbah, Frankie and his family rush into action to get ready for their important guest. But it soon becomes obvious that the Bannister family are going to have their work cut out with the demanding prince and his never-ending entourage, especially when it turns out the rude little prince is hiding a secret.

• The Street Beneath My Feet by Charlotte Guillain; Yuval Zommer (Illustrator)

  Call Number: 551.1 GUI

  ISBN: 9781682971369

  Publication Date: 2017-03-01

  "This book, constructed on one continuous folded page, explores the layers of the Earth from human-made structures like sewers, subways and archeological finds, down through various formations of rock, to the Earth's core and back up again"--OCLC.

• The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd

  Call Number: FIC SHE

  ISBN: 9781848126497

  Publication Date: 2018

  When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden, he doesn't think much of it. But he takes the funny fruit from the tree back into the house - and gets the shock and delight of his life when a tiny dragon hatches! The tree is a dragonfruit tree, and Tomas has got his very own dragon, Flicker. Tomas soon finds out that life with Flicker is great fun, but also very unpredictable. Yes, dragons are wonderful, but they also set fire to your toothbrush and leave your pants hanging from the TV aerial. Tomas has to learn how to look after Flicker - and quickly. And then something extraordinary happens - more dragonfruits appear on the tree. Tomas is officially growing dragons.

• The 13-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton

  Call Number: FIC GRI

  ISBN: 9781447279785

  Publication Date: 2015

  Andy and Terry live in the world's best treehouse! It's got a giant catapult, a secret underground laboratory, a tank of man-eating sharks and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you're hungry! Just watch out for the sea monkeys, and the monkeys pretending to be sea monkeys, and the giant mutant mermaid sea monster ... oh, and, whatever you do, don't get trapped in a burp-gas-filled bubble!

• The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

  Call Number: FIC BRO

  ISBN: 9780316381994

  Publication Date: 2016-04-05

  Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.

• Charlotte's Web by E. B. White; Garth Williams (Illustrator); Kate DiCamillo

  Call Number: FIC WHI

  ISBN: 0060263865

  Publication Date: 1952-01-21

  Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.

• Kitty Quest by Phil Corbett

  Call Number: GN COR

  ISBN: 9780593205464

  Publication Date: 2021-06-15

  Guided by the last, incorporeal member of an ancient guild of protectors, aspiring adventurers Perigold and Woolfrik successfully subdue a rampaging monster and the bumbling wizard controlling it.

• The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy

  Call Number: FIC MUR

  ISBN: 9780141349596

  Publication Date: 2013

  Mildred Hubble is a trainee witch at Miss Cackle's Academy, and she's making an awful mess of it. She's always getting her spells wrong and she can't even ride a broomstick without crashing it. Will she ever make a real witch?

• Ocean Meets Sky by Terry Fan (Illustrator); Eric Fan (Illustrator)

  Call Number: E FAN

  ISBN: 9781481470377

  Publication Date: 2018-05-15

  "A little boy builds a ship to honor his late grandfather and sets sail for the magical place where ocean meets sky from his grandfather's stories"-- Provided by publisher.

• Game Over, Super Rabbit Boy!: (Press Start! #1) by Thomas Flintham (Illustrator)

  Call Number: *FIC FLI

  ISBN: 9781338034714

  Publication Date: 2016-12-27

  "When King Viking and his evil robot army attack Animal Town, and kidnap Singing Dog, it is up to Super Rabbit Boy, with some help from Sunny and his video game console, to save the day"--OCLC.

• Dog Man by Dav Pilkey (Illustrator)

  Call Number: GN PIL

  ISBN: 9780545581608

  Publication Date: 2016-08-30

  "George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?"--Amazon.com.

• A Day in the Life of an Astronaut, Mars, and the Distant Stars by Mike Barfield; Jess Bradley (Illustrator)

  Call Number: 532.2 BAR

  ISBN: 9781534489219

  Publication Date: 2023-04-25

  Presents graphic illustrations of miscellaneous facts about the solar system, space travel and the life of astronauts, and the exploration of outer space.

• Listen by Shannon Stocker; Devon Holzwarth (Illustrator)

  Call Number: B GLE

  ISBN: 9780593109694

  Publication Date: 2022-04-12

  "A nonfiction picture book biography celebrating Evelyn Glennie, a deaf woman, who became the first full-time solo percussionist in the world"--Provided by publisher.

• The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, illustrated by Laura Carlin

  Call Number: FIC HUG

  ISBN: 9781406324679

  Publication Date: 2010

  Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction caused by the Iron Man. A trap is set for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world.

• The Lost Happy Endings by Carol Ann Duffy, illustrated by Jane Ray

  Call Number: E DUF

  ISBN: 9780747579229

  Publication Date: 2006

  A fantastic and magical tale about what happens when, one night, a wicked witch steals the happy endings to bedtime stories. It is up to Jub, the keeper of the happy endings, to save the day and ensure sweet dreams everywhere in this lyrical story about storytelling.

• The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Mac Barnett; Jon Klassen (Illustrator)

  Call Number: TAL 398.33 BIL

  ISBN: 9781338673845

  Publication Date: 2022-10-18

  Three clever billy goats outwit a big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way to a greener hillside.