Get ready to splash your summer with stories! 🌈 The ES/BS Library is your vibrant palette for an epic reading adventure. "Colour Your World" with amazing books this summer break!
This Libguide is your treasure map to a rainbow of reads! We've got dazzling suggestions to match every shade of your interests, plus exciting activities to keep your summer sparkling.
Want to track your reading journey and maybe even unlock a pot of gold? 💰 Dive into one of our "Colour Your Reading" challenges! Complete it and return it to the ES/BS Library by August to see what brilliant surprise awaits! ✨
Feeling adventurous? Go beyond the spectrum and explore even more literary landscapes. 🗺️
Happy reading, and have a wonderfully colourful summer! ☀️
From your friends at the ES/BS Library 📚
ES/BS librarians Reading Recommendations!
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Caldecott & Newbery Winners and Honorees!
The First State of Being by 
Noodles on a Bicycle by 
Chooch Helped by 
My Daddy Is a Cowboy by 
Home in a Lunchbox by 
Up, up, Ever up! Junko Tabei: a Life in the Mountains by 
One Big Open Sky by 
The Wrong Way Home by 
Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by 
Across So Many Seas by Lightbox- Interactive Online Books
Use the below example to access-
Username: mara.hakim.26
Password: SFES12345 (The digits are the ID number)
Join The Reading Challenge!!
Calling all bookworms for a summer of reading fun! Get ready for two exciting adventures:
Challenge 1: Rock 'n' Read 100!
Get ready for a reading marathon through the Rock 'n' Reading Adventure Park! This challenge is all about consistency. You have two exciting ways to reach the finish line:
Keep your eyes peeled! Flags are hidden throughout the Rock 'n' Reading Adventure Park tracker. Color one in for every book you finish (Option A) or for every day you read (Option B). See if you can color them all by the end of summer!
Challenge 2: Expand Your Horizons This Summer with Great Books and Big Adventures!
Ready to explore new worlds and ideas? This challenge encourages you to broaden your reading horizons! Complete reading "missions" based on different genres, themes, or types of books. As you finish each mission, color in one of the 10 special badges. Collect all 10 badges to show how much you've expanded your reading adventures this summer!
Click and download the challenge of your choice to get started!
All reading challenges must be completed by August 16th, 2025.
Happy Reading!
Morning Calm
The Morning Calm Medal is an annual award given to deserving authors from around the world. International Librarians from across Korea nominate a range of books for the medal. Students read the books and then vote for their favourite! Student votes are counted in each division: Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle and High School.
These books are all available as ebooks and audiobooks on Sora.
Lower Elementary
Somebody Needs to Do Something about That Monster! by 
How to Make a Peanut Butter Sandwich in 17 Easy Steps by Upper Elementary
Check out the new magazine shelf in Sora with more than 70 publications!
Our online magazines are available via SORA. Login using your student google account. Download the magazines and read on the go!
Use the below example to access-
Username: mara.hakim.26
Password: SFES12345 (The digits are the ID number)
Remember that the journey of discovery doesn't end with the school bell. Keep those curious minds engaged and those pages turning throughout the break! Every book you open is a new adventure waiting to unfold.
We look forward to welcoming you back in August. Until then, happy reading and have a fantastic break!
