Word Play
Become a word collector.
In The Word Collector, Jerome collected words he heard, words he saw and words he read. The story told us that, "the more words he knew the more clearly he could share with the world what he was thinking, feeling and dreaming." Building vocabulary helps us improve our reading, writing and communication skills. SAIL Reads has created vocabulary activities for chosen words from each book we read, so click an image below to start your word play!
Just like Jerome, you too can be a word collector!
Summer 2026
We Are Grateful
A Cupcake Conundrum
There Was an Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight
Sonia Sotomayor: a judge grows in the Bronx
Malala's Magic Pencil
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This?
Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics
The Snowy Day
The Wild Robot Escapes
Granny's Kitchen
How Sweet The Sound
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
Kamala and Maya's Big Idea
The Wild Robot On The Island
Questions and Answers About Music
I am Jesse Owens
Harriet Tubman
Egyptian Lullaby
B My Name Is Boy
The Great Barrier Reef
Summer 2025
American Desi
Daddy Dressed
Earth's Incredible Places: Amazon River
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Everyday Stem Machines
Gordon Parks
I am Mister Rogers
I Want To Be Spaghetti
In The Mirror
Josie's Lost Tooth
Little People Big Dreams: Rosa Parks
Planting Stories
Shipwreck Reefs
Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride
Soul Food Sunday
The Magnificent Makers
The Wild Robot
Vamonos a Los Angeles
Who Was John Lewis?
All By Himself
More Books to Enjoy
The Storyteller's Candle
Exceptional Men in Black History
Best Friends
Magnificent Makers Storm Chasers
Billions of Bricks
Rosa Explores Life Cycles
Lift Every Voice and Change
Little People Big Dreams Martin Luther King Jr
She Persisted
Bark Ship Bonnie
My First Day
On Air with Zoe Washington
Becoming a Good Creature
Babajoon's Treasure
Daddy and Me Side By Side
Impossible Moon
Justice Rising
Memories of a Birch Tree
Pele
Marcus Makes it Big