Libraries
Lower School Reading Page

Lower School Summer Reading Logs
Grades 1-3 Summer Reading Log (pdf) - students should bring their reading logs on the first day of school.
Grade 4 Summer Reading Log (pdf) - instructions for the 4th grade reading log are on the form.

2013 Lower School Summer Reading Lists
Classics for All Grades (pdf)
Entering Pre-K and Kindergarten Reading List (pdf)                       
Entering Grade 1 Reading List (pdf)                                                      
Entering Grade 2 Reading List (pdf)                                     
Entering Grade 3 Reading List (pdf)                                                         
Entering Grade 4 Reading List (pdf)

Lower School Library Resources
LS Library Website
Library Catalog
Tumblebooks - a fun way to read and listen to books online
E-books at the PDS Libraries
Apps for Lower School Students and Families
Librarian of the Day Recommendations
Imagine the Possibilities Authors and Illustrators


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales."
                                                           -Albert Einstein

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Ways to Locate and Access Books
 Destiny Quest: a new way to access summer reading lists on the iPad, iPhone, iPod or computer.
In addition to the printable PDF versions of the reading lists available above, students may access the lists by using our student-friendly searching interface Destiny Quest.  Read More

To access the Summer Reading Lists through the online PDS Destiny Catalog, first click here. Click on resource lists on left, then public lists on right. Destiny Quest also offers a free mobile app for download in the Apple App Store or is available on the web here. The PDS id for Destiny Quest is pds.follettdestiny.com and a "network" username and password is needed to access the full features of the app/website. Parents can use the guest login or their child’s login to access Destiny Quest. Once in Destiny Quest students may create wish lists for books, find out more information about particular titles, and discover read-alike titles. Please note that Destiny Quest is a catalog, not a place to download e-books. During the school year, students will be able to reserve books from the PDS libraries via Destiny Quest.

E-books
Students may read titles in electronic or print format. Read More

The libraries at PDS will have several apps available for students to use on iPads to access ebooks. We have begun to pilot two reader apps both for reference as well as fiction titles. Right now we are trialing books through both a iPad app called Follett Shelf as well as an app called Blio. In addition, ebooks are available through the e-subscription page under Virtual Library. We understand that electronic format is the way in which reading is going and we intend to find the best sources to access the titles through the library.


Need help finding your next book? Want to look up books by topic or genre?
Try NoveList. PDS students will need the library username and password to access this subscription from a device off-campus. Ask any librarian for this information.

 

 

 

 

Ideas to keep your child reading this summer:
 

  • Visit your public library and join the summer reading program there;
  • Visit the public library where you vacation;
  • Keep a list of reading ideas in a notebook or on the refrigerator door;
  • Listen to books in the car;
  • Read aloud to your children, even if they are fluent readers;
  • If your child is going to camp send lots of books along;
  • Attend author visits at libraries and bookstores;
  • Institute a quiet reading time for the whole family to read independently.

Lists of Award Winning Books & Other Links
 The TheTThe (Randolph) Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

The (Theodor Seuss) Geisel Medal honors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year..

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

All PDS students are eligible to have a library card at the Princeton Public Library for a small fee. They have wonderful programs and a great collection of books in print, audio, and electronic formats.

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