ESL Reading List: Attractions and Places

Children come to visit a little girl who lives all alone inside a castle that is housed inside of a museum.

Maisy the mouse and her animal friends cool off on a hot day in Maisy's wading pool.

When Harvey and his pet lizard Zippy go on a school field trip, Zippy gets loose in the museum and they have a harrowing adventure.

On the first day of spring, a mother and her son go to the park where they draw Chinese characters that represent words relating to the season.

In this wordless picture book, a boy imagines himself inside some of the exhibits when he goes on a field trip to a museum.

Children play on the playground, imitating animals from bunnies and squirrels to elephants and penguins.

As five cousins try to decide how to spend their one hundred tickets at the new Safari Park, readers can practice interpreting number sentences to find out how many rides they can go on.

One hot day, a little girl and her cat enjoy a backyard pool.

Splat does not want to have a playdate with Spike and both are afraid to learn how to swim. When the rest of their classmates rush straight into the pool, Splat and Spike find that they may have more in common than they thought.

A boy imagines the rare and wonderful fish he might catch in McElligot's pool.

Chicken's cow visitors try to jump, dance, and wiggle on his couch, which is much too tiny for such exuberant activities.

Poppy is a waddling, toddling pig with big dreams. She wants to be a star! But she soon discovers that's not as easy as it sounds. It's only when Poppy feels the magic of gliding and sliding, swirling and twirling on ice that our most persistent pig truly believes in herself: Poppy, star of the rink!

When Little Critter and his friends clean up their favorite park, they learn the value of hard work and caring for the environment. Includes activities.

When first-graders Nick, Jamie, and Reza refuse to let Emma join their soccer game just because she is a girl, Emma and her father devise a plan to teach the boys a lesson.

Arthur goes with his class on a field trip to the museum, but takes a wrong turn when heading for the bathroom.

Although excited at the prospect of a fancy class trip to the art museum, the bumpy bus ride to get there leaves Nancy feeling anything but fancy.

In this cumulative story, townspeople work together to build a park and then celebrate their achievement with fireworks and a party.

Describes things you see or do at a shopping mall.

Explains things you might see and do on the playground.