HELP US BUILD LITERACY AWARENESS at MARIA SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
SINA’s REACH Program is collecting books to give to children and parents of Maria Sanchez Elementary School.
WHAT DO WE NEED?
Help us spread the gift of reading by donating a new/gently used book from the approved list. Donated books not on the approved list will go directly to students to take home.
WHEN?
The book drive will run from March 2018 through May 2018.
WHERE?
Books may be dropped off at the SINA office or at one of SINA’s institutions:
SINA office– 207 Washington Street, Hartford, CT – between 9am and 4pm
Trinity College drop off locations:
Office of Community Service and Civic Engagement Mather Hall basement (next to the bookstore)
or Trinfo Café – 1300 Broad Street, Hartford, CT – between 9am and 5pm
QUESTIONS?
Feel Free to contact Linda Torres: call (860) 493-1618 or email lvalentin@sinainc.org
Spread the word, click here to Download Flyer.
Trinity College’s Flyer | Connecticut Childrens’ Flyer | Hartford Hospital’s Flyer
APPROVED DONATED BOOK LIST:
| Image/Link | Book Title | Author | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
 | A Case for Jenny Archer | Ellen Conford | Third Grade |
 | A Chair for my mother | Vera B. Williams | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
 | A Gift from papa Diego/Un regalo de papa Diego | Benjamin Alire Saenz | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
| A life like Mine | Parents/Student Literacy Program | ||
 | Abiyoyo | Pete Seeger | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
 | Aliens for Breakfast | Stephanie Spinner and Jonathan Etra | Fourth Grade |
 | All by Myself | Mercer Mayer | First Grade |
 | Amelia's Road | Linda Jacobs Ahman | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
 | Amusement Park Mystery | Gertrude Warner | Third Grade |
 | Angel Kite/La estrella de Angel | Alberto Blanco | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
| Animal Behavior | Parents/Student Literacy Program | ||
 | Arthur’s Eyes | Marc Brown | Second Grade |
 | Becoming Naomi Leon | Pam Munoz Ryan | Fifth Grade |
 | Blueberries for Sal | Robert McCloskey | First Grade |
 | Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See? | Bill Martin Jr. | Kindergarten |
 | Cam Jensen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery | David A. Alder | Third Grade |
 | Camp Out Mystery | Gertrude Warner | Third Grade |
| Can you survive the Wilderness? | Parents/Student Literacy Program | ||
 | Chicka Chicka Boom Boom | Bill Martin Jr. | Kindergarten |
 | Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon! | Pat Cummings | Second Grade |
 | Comets, Asteroids and Meteors | Dennis Fradin | Third Grade |
 | Curious George Goes to School | H. A. Rey | First Grade |
 | Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail | Elvira Woodruff | Fifth Grade |
 | Dear Mr. Henshaw | Beverly Clearly | Fourth Grade |
 | Follow the Drinking Gourd | Jeanette Winter | Fifth Grade |
 | Followers of the North Star | Susan Lechner and Susan Almen | Fifth Grade |
 | Fossie and the Fox | Patricia McKissark | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
 | Fourth Grade Rats | Jerry Spinelli | Fourth Grade |
 | Goodbye House | Frank Asch | First Grade |
 | Goodnight Moon | Margaret Wise Brown | First Grade |
 | Hair/Pelitos | Sandra Cisneros | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
 | Have You Seen My Duckling? | Nancy Tafari | Kindergarten |
 | Herbie Jones and the Class Gift | Suzy Kline | Third Grade |
 | Hop on Pop | Dr. Seuss | Kindergarten |
 | I Read Signs | Tana Hoban | Kindergarten |
 | I Wish I were a Butterfly | James Howe | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
 | In My familia/En mi Familia | Carmen Lomas Garza | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
 | Indian in the Cupboard | Lynne Reid Banks | Fifth Grade |
 | Julian, Secret Agent | Ann Cameron | Third Grade |
 | Margaret and Margarita/Margarita y Margaret | Lynn Reiser | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
 | Mayfield Crossing | Vaunda Micheaux Nelson | Fourth Grade |
 | Millions | Frank Cottrell Boyce | Fourth Grade |
 | Miss Nelson has a Field Day | Harry Allard | Third Grade |
 | Miss Nelson is Missing | Harry Allard | Second Grade |
 | Misty of Chincoteague | Marguerite Henry | Fourth Grade |
 | Molly the Brave and Me | Jane O’Conner | Second Grade |
 | Moon Rope/Un Lazo a la luna | Louis Ehlart | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Mouse Count | Ellen Walsh; | Kindergarten |
 | Mouse Soup | Arnold Lobel | Second Grade |
 | My Father’s Dragon | Ruth Gannett | Second Grade |
| My Librarian is a Camel | Parents/Student Literacy | ||
 | My Many Colored Days | Dr. Seuss | First Grade |
 | Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great | Judy Blume | Third Grade |
 | Owl Moon | Jane Yolen | Second Grade |
| Peter Pan | Parents/Student Literacy Program | ||
 | Peter’s Chair | Ezra Jack Keats | Kindergarten |
 | Polar Bear Night | Lauren Thompson | Second Grade |
| Seeds of change | Parents/Student Literacy Program | ||
 | Skinnybones | Barbara Park | Fourth Grade |
 | Something Big Has Been Here | Jack Prelutsky | Third Grade |
 | Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing | Judy Blume | Fourth Grade |
 | Tell me a story, Mama | Angela Johnson | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
 | The Bossy Gallito/ El Gallo de Bodas | Lucia M. Gonzalez | Parents/Student Literacy Program |
 | The Castle in the Attic | Elizabeth Winthrop | Fourth Grade |
 | The Cat in the Hat | Dr. Seuss | Kindergarten |
 | The Fear Place | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Fourth Grade |
 | The Josefina Story Quilt | Eleanor Coerr | Second Grade |
 | The Light in the Attic | Shel Silverstein | Fifth Grade |
 | The Little House | Virginia Burton | Second Grade |
 | The Return of the Indian in the Cupboard | Lynne Reid Banks | Fifth Grade |
 | The Secret of the Indian | Lynne Reid Banks | Fifth Grade |
 | The Three Little Pigs | Paul Galdone | Kindergarten |
 | The Very Busy Spider | Eric Carle | Kindergarten |
 | The Very Hungry Caterpillar | Eric Carle | First Grade |
 | This Time, Tempe Wick? | Patricia Lee Guach | Fifth Grade |
 | Timothy Goes to School | Rosemary Wells | First Grade |
 | To Walk the Sky Path | Phyllis R. Naylor | Fifth Grade |
 | Uncle Nacho’s Hat/El Sombrero del tio Nacho | Harriet Rohmer | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | What Comes In 2’s, 3’s, and 4’s? | Suzanne Aker | First Grade |
 | Zoo | Gail Gibbons | First Grade |
 | Los derechos d las ninas y ninos del mundo | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | La vaca de Juan Gandules | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Tres tristes tigeres | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | La fiesta global | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | El guaguao pica | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Maria Chucena techaba su choza | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Old MacDonald’s Party | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Gallinita Color Colora y las Semillas Misteriosas | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Maria Maganas Chanda Candela | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Generosa La Gallinita Agricultora | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Los Cuentos de mi abuela Guayacana | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | El Sol Taino | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | La Chivita | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | El Huerto De Mi Casa | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Tragedia en el golfo/Tragedy in the Gulf | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Yo Hago Composta! | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | El jardin de las abejitas | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Las fiestas de las abejita | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | El areyto de la pluma | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
 | Pancha la planchadora (un cuento de energia solar/an solar energy story) | Tere Marichal-Lugo | Parents/Student Literacy |
