This page will be a ongoing list of book recommendations by me, Mr. Erickson (a second grade student teacher). These books will range from picture books to chapter books to young adult novels.
[These recommendations will be mirrored the main blog, this is a page for them to be collected all in one place].
As time progresses I will try and update the page with recommendations from students of books that they could immerse themselves in. Not only students, but fellow teachers, professors, and parents. Oh the places we can go when reading a good book.
Catwings
Ursula K. Le Guine (Author); S. D. Schindler (Illustrator)
Ursula K. Le Guine (Author); S. D. Schindler (Illustrator)
(Age Range: 4 and up)
This is the first book in a series by the prolific writer Ursula K. Le Guine (winner of five Hugo Awards and six Nebula Awards). With gorgeous illustrations and simple yet rich prose, this book is a fantastic read aloud (my students were enthralled). There are four books total (the whole series comes in at around 200 pages total) and all are worth a read aloud (or for an independent reader).
Amazon.com description: Mrs. Jane Tabby cannot explain why all four of her kittens were born with wings. But when life on the city streets becomes too dangerous, it is clear that her dream for her children might some day come true. They can fly away from the city slums of their birth. And one day, they do. But not even their mother could have foreseen the hazards of country living.
