Summer Reading Program 2023

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All Together Now
Week 5 ~ Community

You never know who you might see at the community beach. Your teacher, a police officer, a fireman, a singer, an artist, your neighbor, your friends or maybe someone from your church. People make a community and the greater the variety the greater the community. Everyone contributes to making a community great. 

Summer Treasure

Margaret McNamara

When Hannah goes to the beach with her mother, she is shocked to find her first-grade teacher, Mrs. Connor, lying there in a bathing suit as if she were an ordinary person. Simultaneous.

My Community

J. Jean Robertson

Examines the different people in a community and gives brief job description for each one

My Community

Grace Jones

Explains how communities learn to respect each other, celebrate diversity, and work together

The Hospital 

David Armentrout

Provides a simple introduction to hospitals, the people that can be found there, the various departments in a hospital, and visiting a patient

God's Beloved Community

Michelle T. Sanchez

"God's Beloved Community encourages kids to take a stand against racism, not by being color blind, but color brave. God is love, and beloved community happens when people who are different love each other with God's love"

We're Better Together: a Book about Community

Eileen Spinelli

A lyrical celebration of the joys and collective power of communities and teamwork features heartwarming spreads of neighbors cooperating to solve problems, promote empathy and honor differences. By the author of the Miss Fox's Class series. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.

They're Heroes Too: a Celebration of Community

Pat Brisson

"A picture-book celebration of the ordinary people--grownups and kids--who hold our world together by going about their daily lives and work"

Show Me Community Helpers

Clint Edwards

"Defines through text and photos core terms related to community helpers"

Helpers in My Community

Bobbie Kalman

Introduces some of the many different types of workers a community needs, including builders, educators, medical professionals, emergency workers, and volunteers, and describes some of the work they do

Let's Meet a Teacher

Bridget Heos

A group of students visits Ms. Crawford's fourth grade class in order to learn what it is like to be a teacher

Let's Meet a Police Officer

Gina Bellisario

A class is visited by Officer Gabby in order to learn what it is like to be a police officer

Let's Meet a Dentist

Bridget Heos

A class visits Dr. Florez's office in order to find out what it is like to be a dentist

Whose Hands Are These?: a Community Helper Guessing Book

Miranda Paul

Asks young readers to identify the occupation of each community helper from the type of tasks they perform and explains how these helpers work together to keep communities clean and safe and people healthy

Cheer: a Book to Celebrate Community

Ian Aurora

A rhyming celebration of community features a diverse cast of children who invite readers to cheer along as they honor the important contributions of people who help make communities work, from teachers and police officers to librarians and families. Illustrations.

Look Where We Live!: a First Book of Community Building

Scot Ritchie

Follows five friends as they explore their community during a street fair, learning all about the different businesses, public spaces, and people in their neighborhood

Hey, Wall: a Story of Art and Community

Susan Verde

Armed with pencils, paints, dreams, and Grandma Addy's memories of how beautiful the neighborhood once was, a boy and his neighbors paint the big wall that had been cold, empty, and cheerless

People Who Help: a Kids' Guide to community Heroes

Rachelle Kreisman

Looks at some of the people who help out in a community, including police officers, fire fighters, and crossing guards

Our World is a Family: Our Community Can Change the World

Miry Whitehill

Demonstrates the importance of welcoming people from all over the world into the community with love, compassion, and acceptance

Where I Live: Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town

Paul B. Janeczko

This diverse selection of 34 poems, paired with bright illustrations that capture daily life, celebrates the places where we live: our homes, our streets, our towns. Illustrations.

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