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Summer Reading Suggestions

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Summertime is here! AIM-VA has books in accessible formats to support many of the special days this summer. Books are listed by calendar dates so if you are looking for something to have your student(s) read in July – just scroll down. And remember, if AIM-VA does not have the book your student needs, you can create a New Request and get the book in the format needed. Here are just some of the available books that go with the following celebrations during the summer!

June

Zoo and Aquarium Month

Book: Pierre the Penguin: A True Story
Level: Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monkey House
Level: Early Elementary, Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Braille (AIM-VA)

Book: Flor and Miranda Steal the Show
Level: Early Elementary, Late Elementary, Middle School
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Life of Pi
Level: Middle School, High School/Young Adult
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Hope for Winter: The True Story of a Remarkable Dolphin Friendship
Level: Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: The Fun Club Goes to the Aquarium
Level: Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, HTML, ePub

National Camping Month

Book: Gone Camping
Level: Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: The Camping Trip that Changed America
Level: Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, HTML, ePub

Book: Here’s Hank, the Soggy, Foggy Campout
Level: Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: The Acorn People
Level: Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Fort
Level: Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: SAS Survival Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving Anywhere
Level: Middle School, High School/Young Adult
Formats: PDF: Accessible

National Fishing Week (1st week of June)

Book: Fishing
Level: 1st grade, Pre-K/K
Formats: PDF: Accessible

International Dinosaur Day (6/1)

Book: All About Dinosaurs
Level: Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, HTML, ePub

Book: How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
Level: Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: The Dog that Dug for Dinosaurs, A True Story
Level: Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark
Level: Early Elementary, Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Large Print, PDF: Fully Accessible

Book: Dactyl Hill Squad
Level: 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, Late Elementary, Middle School
Formats: PDF: Accessible

World Ocean’s Day (6/11)

Book: Discovery Works: Oceanography
Level: Early Elementary, Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Earth’s Incredible Oceans
Level: Early Elementary, Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Large Print

International Picnic Day (6/18)

Book: The Perfect Picnic
Level: Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, HTML, ePub

First Day of Summer (6/21)

Book: One Crazy Summer
Level: Early Elementary, Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, HTML, Word/Google Doc, ePub

Book: Summer Sun Risin’
Level: 1st grade, 2nd grade, Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: One Hot Summer Day
Level: 1st grade, 2nd grade, Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: The Summer Camp from the Black Lagoon
Level: 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, Early Elementary, Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Summer of the Woods: The Virginia Mysteries Book 1
Level: Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, PDF: Fully Accessible, Word/Google Doc

July

Disability Pride Month

Book: Broken Wings Will Fly
Level: Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Bluish
Level: Late Elementary, Middle School
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, HTML, ePub

Book: Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
Level: 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, Late Elementary, Middle School
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: FDR and the American Crisis
Level: Middle School, High School/Young Adult
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: A Time to Dance
Level: High School/Young Adult
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Moon Day (7/20)

Book: Kitten’s First Full Moon
Level: Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, HTML, ePub

Book: Does the Sun Sleep? Noticing Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns
Level: Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Sun and Moon
Level: Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Magic Treehouse #8: Midnight on the Moon
Level: Early Elementary, Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Braille (AIM-VA)

Friendship Day (7/30)

Book: Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse
Level: Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Hope for Winter: The True Story of a Remarkable Dolphin Friendship
Level: Pre-K/K, Early Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Girls Who Code #1: The Friendship Code
Level: Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, HTML, ePub

Book: We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success
Level: Late Elementary, Middle School, High School/Young Adult
Formats: PDF: Accessible

August

National Dog Month

Book: Clifford the Big Red Dog
Level: Pre-K/K, Early Elementary, Nimas, HTML, Braille, (AIM-VA), ePub
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Everything for a Dog
Level: Early Elementary, Late Elementary
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: A Dog's Purpose
Level: Middle School, High School/Young Adult
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Dogsong
Level: Late Elementary, Middle School, High School/Young Adult
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Word/Google Doc

Frankenstein Day (8/30)

Book: Goosebumps Most Wanted #4: Frankenstein's Dog
Level: Late Elementary, Middle School
Formats: PDF: Accessible

Book: Frankenstein
Level: Middle School, High School/Young Adult
Formats: PDF: Accessible, Nimas, RTF, HTML, PDF: Fully Accessible, Word/Google Doc, ePub, Daisy