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English: Reading in Elementary

1/16/2013

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For each book, we provide the link to buy from Amazon.com and the link to borrow the book from the Austin Public Library.
1st Grade - Fictions
Pigeon Series
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?  (buy | borrow)
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! (buy | borrow)
Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late! (buy | borrow)
Don't Let the Pigeon Finish This Activity …(buy)
The Pigeon Loves Things That Go! (buy | borrow)
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (buy | borrow)
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy (buy | borrow)
The Pigeon Has Feelings, Too! (buy | borrow)
By Mo Willems
The series contain very funny stories about a pigeon.
The Adventures of Taxi Dog (buy | borrow)
by Debra Barracca , Sal Barracca, and Mark Buehner

Captain Underpants Collection
Book 1-5 (buy)
Book 5-8 (buy)
by Dav Pilkey
2nd Grade (7-8 yrs old)
My Weird School Collection(buy)
Sideways Stories from Wayside School (buy)
Who Was Series
Who Was Ben Franklin? (buy)
5th Grade (10-11 yrs old)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Book 1-5 (buy)
by Jeff Kinney
Reference:
1. PBS Books for the Kids (K-5)
2. Kxan's News about Read-a-thon (K12)
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Math: Readings for Middle School Students

1/5/2013

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In middle school, most of students has the basic knowledge of math. This set the basics to read book about math. Additionally, because there are not a lot of homework as in high school, there is time to read books. Actually, it's important to read a lot more books on the subject of your interests during this time.

For math, the reading can include books on math history,  the biography of the greatest mathematicians, and books about the most famous math theories. This is beneficial or the future math study.

The following are some very good books to read:
One Two Three . . . Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science by George Gamow
Winlanes Notes: This is a fun book to read.
Buy from Amazon
Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics by William Dunham
Winlanes Notes: This book gives an overview of the past 5000 years of math. All the great mathematicians are seen.
Buy from Amazon
 The Story of Math(Video)
Winlanes Note: This video, produced by Athena Learning, presents math with an interesting story. It's great to know why math is needed before studying math. This video answers the question.
Buy from Amazon
Concepts of Modern Mathmatics
by Ian Stewart
Winlanes Notes: This is good book provide introduction to basic math concepts.
Buy from Amazon
Does God Play Dice? The New Mathematics of Chaos
by Ian Stewart
Buy from Amazon
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