Explore heroes!
When packing for this reading adventure all about heroes, we suggest you include The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer and Tasty Baby Belly Buttons by Judy Sierra. In The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, William figures out how to build a windmill and bring electricity to his village. Tasty Baby Belly Buttons is a traditional Japanese folktale featuring a girl born from a melon who rescues babies from the oni — monsters who steal babies to eat their belly buttons.
Get the books
The featured books were chosen for their quality and availability in most school and public libraries. For other book suggestions, check out the bookmark in the PDF.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Illustrator:
Elizabeth Zunon Age Level:
6-9 Genre:
Biography Published:
2012
Tasty Baby Belly Buttons
Illustrator:
Meilo So Age Level:
3-6 Genre:
Fairytales, Folk Tales, and Tall Tales, Fiction What’s in the reading adventure pack?
- Parent information sheet with an introductory note that teachers can personalize, instructions about how to use the packet, and tips for sharing fiction and nonfiction books with children
- Two books: one fiction and one nonfiction, selected by Reading Rockets for high quality and wide availability in school libraries
- Creativity Activity: a hands-on craft project
- Imagination Activity: encourages imaginative play, writing, or drawing
- Get Real Activity: focuses on real-world experiences for parent and child
- Bookmark: lists the featured titles and alternative titles
- Parent survey
While designed as a school-to-home project, the Reading Rockets reading adventure packs are also great for summer programs, after-school programs, and home-schoolers.
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