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Summer Reading Resources

Please remember to visit your local library during the summer. You will find a variety of books to meet all readers' interests. The following are resources for all kinds of books and readers.

New for 2011

Florida Department of Education and the Florida Department of State 2011 Summer Literacy Adventure
http://www.justreadflorida.com/SummerLiteracy.asp

Summertime Reading for Children of All Ages
http://www.rif.org/documents/us/summer_reading.pdf

Eight Ways Educators Can Engage Families and Communities 
http://tinyurl.com/3spw3n4

Get Ready for Summer: Ideas for Teachers to Share with Families
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23428

Are you looking for ideas to get your kids off the couch?
http://www.kidsoffthecouch.com/

Let’s Move Outside: America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
http://www.letsmove.gov/lets-move-outside

Zoom into Action
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/action/index.htm

What Can Dad Do?
http://www.dadcando.com/default.asp

Big Summer Reading List for 0-9 year olds
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2011

Parent Tips for Summer
http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/summer#parent

Summer Science
http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c1175

Summertime Favorite Books for Students in Grades K-12 
http://www.neh.gov/projects/summertimefavorites.html

Books for the Beach
http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c686

Things to do When There’s Nothing to do
http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c734

Tips for Summer Reading
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/sumreading/main.html

Summer 2010                                                                                                                            

Good Reads
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/3530.Books_For_Summer_Reading_2010
Books for adolescent readers recommended by other readers--Summer Reading 2010.

Scholastic's Summer Reads
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3754150
Find novels, graphic novels, new and old books for younger readers.

Scholastic's Hot Summer Series
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3754153
Find books by your favorite author

Summer Reading
http://www.hbook.com/resources/books/summer.asp 
Looking for books to take to the beach or camp? Visit The Horn Book's selection of favorite children's and young adult titles for summer reading.

2010 Notable Children's Books
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb/index.cfm 
The Association for Library Service to Children has identified these books as the most notable, distinguished, or outstanding for children in 2010.

Summertime Favorites
http://www.neh.gov/projects/summertimefavorites.html
Find list of recommended timeless classics from the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Adolescent Literacy Resources
http://www.adlit.org/books/c886 
See wonderful books for male and female pre-teens and teens who are baseball fans.

2010 Big Summer Read
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2010
Find summer lists and audio books for 0-3 year-olds, 3-6 year olds, and 6-9 year olds.

Get Ready for Summer! Ideas for Teachers to Share with Families
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23428
Resources, ideas, and information for educators to share with parents about making summer time a fun and enriching experience.

Books about Summer Stuff
http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c347
Great summer books for children ages 0-9.

Florida Department of Education and the Florida Department of State 2011 Summer Literacy Adventure
http://www.justreadflorida.com/SummerLiteracy.asp

Summertime Reading for Children of All Ages
http://www.rif.org/documents/us/summer_reading.pdf

Eight Ways Educators Can Engage Families and Communities 
http://tinyurl.com/3spw3n4

Get Ready for Summer: Ideas for Teachers to Share with Families
http://www.readingrockets.org/article/23428

Are you looking for ideas to get your kids off the couch?
http://www.kidsoffthecouch.com/

Let’s Move Outside: America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
http://www.letsmove.gov/lets-move-outside

Zoom into Action
http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/action/index.htm

What Can Dad Do?
http://www.dadcando.com/default.asp

Big Summer Reading List for 0-9 year olds
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/summer/2011

Parent Tips for Summer
http://www.readingrockets.org/calendar/summer#parent

Summer Science
http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c1175

Summertime Favorite Books for Students in Grades K-12 
http://www.neh.gov/projects/summertimefavorites.html

Books for the Beach
http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c686

Things to do When There’s Nothing to do
http://www.readingrockets.org/articles/books/c734

Tips for Summer Reading
http://www.pbs.org/parents/readinglanguage/articles/sumreading/main.html