Welcome to the final day of the 5th annual Sonntag library Texas Bluebonnet Award & 2x2 reading list showcase! Each day 2 books from each reading list will be featured on the blog. I hope you enjoy these books as much as the previous lists. Happy reading! :)
If you need a list of the Bluebonnet or 2x2 lists for your summer reading, please follow the links:
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Grades 3-5): Click here!
2x2 (Preschool - 2nd Grade): Click here!
by Laban Carrick Hill
Presents a picture-book biography of DJ Kool Herc, a young man who lived in the Bronx and is credited with the invention of Hip Hop music and a unique way of mixing songs and records.
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by Rodman Philbrick
A twelve-year-old boy and his dog become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina.
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by John Burningham
When Sylvie discovers a magical door in her bedroom that opens to a secret passage to the zoo, she visits the zoo and invites several wild animals to stay with her for the night and then returns them to the zoo before morning. However, when she goes to school with the door open, the animals return and make a big mess in the house. Now Sylvie must clean everything up before her mother gets home!
by Laura Purdie Salas
This picture book poetically explores the many things water can be--from home maker and ship breaker to cloud fluffer and fire snuffer. Backmatter provides additional explanations.
