Required Materials
- Teacher’s Guide
- Student Book
- Colored Pencils/Pens: Red, Green, Purple, Orange, Black, Blue
- 11-12 Children’s Books:
- The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord
- Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery by Doug Cushman
- Aunt Eater’s Mystery Vacation by Doug Cushman
- Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell
- Supergrandpa by David Schwartz
- City Green by DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
- Lon Po Po by Ed Young
- The Tortoise and the Hare (Adapted and Illustrated by Janet Stevens)
- Or, you may choose the version of the story available at this website: https://www.dltk-teach.com/fables/tortoise/modern.htm
- Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears by Verna Aardema
- Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff / Just a Friendly Old Troll (Another Point of View series) by Dr. Alvin Granowsky
- Magic Tree House Merlin Missions Book 1: A Christmas in Camelot
- Optional: Why Sun and Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell, illustrated by Blair Lent (This is optional because this is not the version used in the curriculum. It would only be for enjoyment, or if the student wants to compare it to the version being used in the curriculum. For the lesson based on this folktale, the student will read a version which is included with the curriculum).
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Required and Optional Books used in the A.S.K. Language Arts Curriculum
Direct link to complete list of required books for entire year (Units 1-10) on Amazon
Direct link to complete list of recommended books for Units 1-5 (Quarters 1-2) on Amazon
Direct link to complete list of recommended books for Units 6-10 (Quarters 3-4) on Amazon
(A full bibliography including publisher information follows the book covers provided below.)
Below is a closer look at the books used in the curriculum. If the book is available on Amazon, clicking on the title of the book will take you directly to where it can be found on Amazon. Alternatively, you can find the book in one of the “complete lists” that are linked above. Only 11 of the titles are required, and those are noted as such and listed first.
Required Books (complete year)
Author and Illustrator: John Vernon Lord
Verses by Janet Burroway
(required)
Author and Illustrator: Doug Cushman
(required)
Author and Illustrator: Doug Cushman
(required)
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears
Author: Verna Aardema
Illustrator: Leo & Diane Dillon
(required)
Author: Margaree King Mitchell
Illustrator: James Ransome
(required)
Author: David M. Schwartz
Illustrator: Bert Dodson
(required)
Author: Ellen Jackson
Illustrator: Kevin O’Malley
(required)
Author and Illustrator: DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan
(required)
Author and Illustrator: Ed Young
(required)
Just a Friendly Old Troll / The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Another Point of View)
Author: Dr. Alvin Granowsky
Illustrators: Michele Nidenoff and Thomas Newbury
(required)
Magic Tree House Merlin Missions: Christmas in Camelot
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrator: Sal Murdocca
(required)
Recommended (Optional) Books (Units 1-5, Quarters 1-2)
Author and Illustrator: Rod Clement
(optional)
Author and Illustrator: Jan Brett
(optional)
Author: Robert Munsch
Illustrator: Michael Martchenko
(optional)
Author: Erik Kraft
Illustrator: Denise Brunkus
(optional)
Author: Gareth Edwards
Illustrator: Hannah Shaw
(optional)
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrator: Sal Murdocca
(optional)
Geronimo Stilton Heromice: The Invisible Thief
Author: Geronimo Stilton
Cover: Giuseppe Facciotto (design) and Daniele Verzini (color)
Illustrators: Luca Usai (pencils), Valeria Cairoli (inks), and Daniele Verzini (color)
Translator: Andrea Schaffer
(optional)
Geronimo Stilton Spacemice: Alien Escape
Author: Geronimo Stilton
Illustrators: Giuseppe Facciotto (design) and Daniele Verzini (color)
Translator: Emily Clement
(optional)
Foxy’s Tale: The True Story of a Champion Alaskan Sled Dog
Author: Ed White & Donna Freedman
Illustrator: Charles Lindemuth
(optional, Units 2, 10)
The Hobbit
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Illustrator: Michael Hague
(optional)
A more affordable, more available edition
Wild Kratts “Puffin Rescue” with Chris & Martin Kratt
Written and directed by Martin Kratt, © 2015
Produced by The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Media Group
Aired on PBS Kids January 18, 2017
Possible sources: YouTube, Amazon Prime, DVD
(optional)
Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky
Author: Elphinstone Dayrell
Illustrator: Blair Lent
(optional, Units 2, 6)
Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky (not available, text provided)
Retold by Betty Bardige
Illustrator: Kim Weissenborn
(optional, Units 2, 6)
Recommended (Optional) Books (Units 6-10, Quarters 3-4)
Adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens
(optional)
Author and Illustrator: Jan Brett
(optional)
Author: Anna Elizabeth Bennett
Illustrator: Helen Stone
(optional)
Author: Madeleine L’Engle
(optional)
Author: Gary Paulsen (optional)
1968 (DVD)
Director: Carol Reed
(optional)
Author: Robert D. San Souci
Illustrator: Brian Pinkney
(optional)
Author: William H. Hooks
Illustrator: Donald Carrick
(optional)
Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles #3: Deep Dive!
Author: Nick Eliopulos
Illustrator: Luke Flowers
(optional)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Author: J.K. Rowling
Illustrator: Mary GrandPré
(optional)
Referenced Books
The Mother West Wind Series, Vol. II
Author: Thornton W. Burgess
Illustrator: Harrison Cady
Referenced in Unit 2
Author: Johanna Spyri
Adapted and abridged by Alice Thorne
Illustrator: Ruth Wood
Referenced in Unit 8
Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella
Author: Alan Schroeder
Illustrator: Brad Sneed
Referenced in Unit 8
Bibliography
Aardema, Verna (retold by). Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears. Illus. Leo & Diane Dillon. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Putnam, Inc., 1975. ISBN: 978-0140549058.
Bardige, Betty (retold by). Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky. Illus. Kim Weissenborn. Jostens Learning Corporation, 1991.
Bennett, Anna Elizabeth. Little Witch. Illus. Helen Stone. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1953. ISBN: 978-1616089641.
Brett, Jan. Christmas Trolls. Illus. Jan Brett. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1993. ISBN: 978-0399225079.
Brett, Jan. Trouble with Trolls. Illus. Jan Brett. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1992. ISBN: 978-0399223365.
Burgess, Thornton W. The Mother West Wind Series, Vol. II. Illus. Harrison Cady. Troutdale: UMV Publishing, 1915-1918. ISBN: 9798762004138.
Clement, Rod. Grandpa’s Teeth. Illus. Rod Clement. Sydney: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. ISBN: 978-0-06-443557-4.
Cushman, Doug. Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery. Illus. Doug Cushman. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1996. ISBN: 0-590-10445-4.
Cushman, Doug. Aunt Eater’s Mystery Vacation. Illus. Doug Cushman. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1992. ISBN: 0-06-444169-5.
Dayrell, Elphinstone. Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky. Illus. Blair Lent. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1968.
DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne. City Green. Illus. DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan. New York: Scholastic Inc., 1994. ISBN: 0-590-62218-8.
Edwards, Gareth. The Disgusting Sandwich. Illus. Hannah Shaw. New York: Alison Green Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 2013. ISBN: 978-0702307461.
Eliopulos, Nick. Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles #3: Deep Dive!. Illus. Luke Flowers. New York: Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019. (MINECRAFT and MOJANG are trademarks of Mojang Synergies AB, 2019). ISBN: 978-1984850515.
Granowsky, Dr. Alvin. The Three Billy Goats Gruff / Just a Friendly Old Troll. Illus. Thomas Newbury and Michele Nidenoff. New York: Steck-Vaughn Company, 1996. ISBN: 0-8114-6635-3.
Hooks, William H. Moss Gown. Illus. Donald Carrick. New York: Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Company, 1987. ISBN: 0-395-54793-8.
Jackson, Ellen. Cinder Edna. Illus. Kevin O’Malley. New York: Mulberry Books, an imprint of Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, a division of William Morrow & Company, 1994. ISBN: 0-688-16295-9.
Kraft, Erik. Chocolatina. Illus. Denise Brunkus. Mahwah, NJ: BridgeWater Paperback, an imprint of Troll Communications LLC, 1998. ISBN: 978-0816745449.
Kratt, Martin, and Chris Kratt. Wild Kratts “Puffin Rescue.” Written and directed by Martin Kratt. Co-directed by Chris Roy. Character design by Alan Stewart and Erika Worthylake. Produced by The Kratt Brothers Company and 9 Story Media Group (9 Story Entertainment in the U.S. and Canada), 2015. Producers include Chris and Martin Kratt, Vince Commisso, and Steven Jarosz. Aired on PBS Kids January 18, 2017. (Note: Most sites, including iTunes and Wild Kratts Wiki – Fandom, refer to this episode as being either the 6th or 7th episode of Season 4, but Amazon Prime currently lists it as Season 12, Episode 3.)
L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1962. ISBN: 978-0312367541.
Lord, John Vernon, Verses by Janet Burroway. The Giant Jam Sandwich. Illus. John Vernon Lord. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1972. ISBN: 0-395-44237-0.
Mitchell, Margaree King. Uncle Jed’s Barbershop. Illus. James Ransome. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1993. ISBN: 0-590-22313-5.
Munsch, Robert. Andrew’s Loose Tooth. Illus. Michael Martchenko. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1998. ISBN: 978-0590124355.
Osborne, Mary Pope. Magic Tree House #8 Midnight on the Moon. Illus. Sal Murdocca. New York: Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 1996. (Published by Scholastic, Inc., 1997). ISBN: 978-0679863748.
Osborne, Mary Pope. Magic Tree House Merlin Missions: #1 Christmas in Camelot. Illus. Sal Murdocca. New York: Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2001. ISBN: 978-0-375-85812-3.
Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. New York: Simon Pulse Paperbacks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 1987. ISBN: 978-1416936473.
Reed, Carol, director. Oliver. Screenwriter Vernon Harris. Produced by John Woolf. 2-hour 33 minutes.1968. Winner of 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director (1968). Based on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1838). Produced by Romulus Films, Ltd. and Warwick Film Productions, Ltd.. Distributed by Columbia Pictures Corp.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Illus. Mary GrandPré. New York: Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic, Inc., 1997. ISBN: 978-1338878929.
San Souci, Robert D. Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella. Illus. Brian Pinkney. New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 1998. ISBN: 0-689-84888-9.
Schroeder, Alan. Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella. Illus. Brad Sneed. New York: Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, a division of the Penguin Group, 1997. ISBN: 0-14-056673-2.
Schwartz, David M. Supergrandpa. Illus. Bert Dodson. New York: Mulberry Books, an imprint of Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, a division of William Morrow & Company, 1991. ISBN: 0-688-16296-7.
Spyri, Johanna. Heidi To Read Aloud. Adapted and abridged by Alice Thorne. Illus. Ruth Wood. New York: Wonder Books, 1961.
Stevens, Janet (adapted by). The Tortoise and the Hare. Illus. Janet Stevens. New York: Holiday House, 1984. ISBN: 978-0-8234-0564-0.
Stilton, Geronimo. Geronimo Stilton Heromice #5: The Invisible Thief. Illus. Luca Usai (pencils), Valeria Cairoli (inks), and Daniele Verzini (color). Cover by Giuseppe Facciotto (design) and Daniele Verzini (color). Translated by Andrea Schaffer. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2015. ISBN: 978-9351037668.
Stilton, Geronimo. Geronimo Stilton Spacemice #1: Alien Escape. Illus. Giuseppe Facciotto (design) and Daniele Verzini (color). Translated by Emily Clement. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 2014. ISBN: 978-9351032175.
Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit. Illus. Michael Hague. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1966. (Illustrations copyright 1984 by Oak, Ash & Thorn, Ltd.). ISBN: 978-0399225079.
White, Ed, and Donna Freedman. Foxy’s Tale: The True Story of a Champion Alaskan Sled Dog. Illus. Charles Lindemuth. Whitehouse Publishing, 1995. ISBN: 978-0964417106.
Young, Ed. Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China. Illus. Ed Young. Scholastic, Inc., 1989. ISBN: 0-590-44069-1.
Stories written or retold by Elsie Lungren and included in this curriculum
Why Opossum’s Tail is Bare: A Cherokee story
retold by Elsie Lungren
Illustrated by Nicoleta Dabija
Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky
Retold by Elsie Lungren
Illustrated by Nicoleta Dabija
Why the Sky is Far Away
Retold by Elsie Lungren
Illustrated by Nicoleta Dabija
How Bear Lost His Tail
Retold by Elsie Lungren
Illustrated by Nicoleta Dabija
How Turtle Got His Long Neck
Retold by Elsie Lungren
Illustrated by Nicoleta Dabija
Examples of Non-fiction Personal Narratives and Fiction Stories in Unit 8
Written by Miss Lungren with the assistance of students; All illustrations by Nicoleta Dabija
Personal Narrative
Favorite Vacation: Sea Kayaking
Personal Narrative
Camping Trip
Personal Narrative
European Vacation
Personal Narrative
The Horse Show
The Winning Run
The Skating Rink
The Farm Chase
The Great Monkey Chase
The Great Monkey Chase version 2
The JJH Detective Club and the Case of the Runaway Gingerbread Boy
The Na Detective Club and the Case of the Missing Violin
The Rescue of the Ski Instructor
The Fukuoka Tower Mystery
The Himeji Castle Heist
Upcoming Books by Elsie Lungren
The Legend of the Kalumies
(the beginning of a chapter book)
The Gnome and Ten Wishes by Elsie Lungren
A glimpse at Miss Lungren’s book about a field trip to Mars (titled: An Unexpected Trip to Mars)
If your student loves Story Map Writing, it can be done with any story. Here are a few recommendations from my own library (but no answer key provided):
- The Mother West Wind Series, Vol. II (Including: Mother West Wind “Why” Stories, Mother West Wind “How” Stories, Mother West Wind “When” Stories, Mother West Wind “Where” Stories) by Thornton W. Burgess (1915-1918). ISBN: 9798762004138
- Aesop’s Favorite Fables (Illustrated by Milo Winter). ISBN: 978-1-944686-08-6
- Return of the Sun: Native American Tales from the Northeast Woodlands by Joseph Bruchac. ISBN: 0-89594-343-3
- Various Versions of The Three Little Pigs:
- Ziggy Piggy and the Three Little Pigs by Frank Asch
- The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith
- The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell, and illustrated by Jim Harris
- Alaska’s Three Pigs by Arlene Laverde, and illustrated by Mindy Dwyer
- The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas, and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
- The Three Little Pigs and the Fox by William H. Hooks, and illustrated by S.D. Schindler
- Various Versions of The Three Billy Goats Gruff:
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff / Just a Friendly Old Troll (Another Point of View series) by Dr. Alvin Granowsky
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone
- The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Janet Stevens
- More Versions of Cinderella:
- Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderellaby Robert D. San Souci, illustrated by Brian Pinkney
- Fair, Brown & Trembling: An Irish Cinderella Story by Jude Daly
- Princess Furball by Charlotte Huck, illustrated by Anita Lobel
- Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe
- Sidney Rella and the Glass Sneaker by Bernice Myers
- The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story by Rebecca Hickox, illustrated by Will Hillenbrand
- Cinderella Skeleton by Robert D. San Souci, illustrated by David Catrow
- Cinderella’s Rat by Susan Meddaugh
- The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story by Penny Pollock, illustrated by Ed Young
- Jouanah: A Hmong Cinderella. Adapted by Jewell Reinhart Coburn with Tzexa Cherta Lee, illustrated by Anne Sibley O’Brien
- The Rough-Face Girl (Algonquin Cinderella) by Rafe Martin, illustrated by David Shannon
- Naya: The Inuit Cinderella by Brittany Marceau-Chenkie, illustrated by Shelley Brookes
- Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie, illustrated by Ed Young
- The Persian Cinderella by Shirley Climo, illustrated by Robert Florczak
- The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo, illustrated by Ruth Heller
- The Irish Cinderlad by Shirley Climo, illustrated by Loretta Krupinski
- The Korean Cinderella by Shirley Climo, illustrated by Ruth Heller
- Smoky Mountain Rose: An Appalachian Cinderella by Alan Schroeder, illustrated by Brad Sneed
- Cindy Ellen: A Wild Western Cinderella by Susan Lowell, illustrated by Jane Manning
- Moss Gown by William H. Hooks, illustrated by Donald Carrick
- Cinder Edna by Ellen Jackson, illustrated by Kevin O’Malley
