Time for a Field Trip!

School has been back in session for a couple months now.  Kids are starting to look forward to field trips.  So this week I'm sharing some great chapter books about school field trips . . . .

The Sixty-Eight Rooms by Marianne Malone
Ruthie thinks nothing exciting will ever happen to her until her sixth-grade class visits the Art Institute of Chicago, where she and her best friend Jack discover a magic key that shrinks them to the size of gerbils and allows them to explore the Thorne Rooms--the collection of sixty-eight miniature rooms from various time periods and places--and discover their secrets.

Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson
Keena and her second-grade class go on a field trip to the United States Capitol where they meet a congressman and Keena makes a big impression, which she documents in her new journal.

Willy Maykit in Space by Greg Trin
When Willy Maykit gets stranded on Planet Ed during a class trip to outer space, he's in for an adventure. But will he be able to outwit the monsters inhabiting Ed and find his way back home?

The Night I Flunked My Field Trip by Henry Winkler
Fourth-grader Hank, while on a field trip aboard "The Pilgrim Spirit," tries to learn knot tying in his own unique way, which causes unforeseen problems.


More Books --
Amelia's Most Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments by Marissa Moss
Bearwalker by Joseph Bruchac
Carlos Is Gonna Get It by Kevin Emerson
Clementine and the Spring Trip by Sara Pennypacker
Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus by Tom Angleberger
Field Trip by Gary Paulsen
Magic Pickle and the Creature from the Black Legume by Scott Morse
Martin Bridge On the Lookout! by Jessica Scott Kerrin
Medusa Jones by Ross Collins
Saving Lilly by Peg Kehret
Skeleton Island by Angie Sage
Triple Take by Kenny Abdo 


Check these books out on display at the library at the Arnold Branch through November 3, 2017.