Swanmania Reading Project
Swanmania Reading Project Reading Curriculum
Click on a grade below to access and print designated curriculum.
Official Swanmania Reading Project Books
Kindergarten through Grade 12 Books
K-Second Grades
The Ugly Duckling adapted and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, 1999
Third through Fifth Grades
The Trumpet of the Swans by E.B. White, first published in 1970, there are several reprints.
Sixth through Eighth Grades
The Summer of the Swans by Betsy Byers, first published in 1970, there are several reprints.
Ninth through Twelfth Grades
Birdwing by Rafe Martin, 2005
Adult Reading Books
Leonardo’s Swans by Karen Essex, Doubleday in hardcover and softcover 352 pages, first published in 2006. Fiction Click here for reading questions.
Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Non-Fiction. Click here for reading questions.
Author of Curriculum Materials
Stacy R. Reeves, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
William Carey University
498 Tuscan Avenue
WCC3
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Tel: 601-318-6604
Fax: 601-318-6185
Book Selection Committee
Ellen H. Ruffin
Curator, de Grummond Children’s Literature Collection
McCain Library and Archives
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5148
Hattiesburg, MS 39406-001
Tel: 601-266-4349
Fax: 601-266-6269
Eric L. Tribunella, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor of English
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5037
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Patricia Furr
Librarian
William Carey University
498 Tuscan Avenue
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Tel: 601-318-6169
Official Book Store
Main Street Books
Jerry/Diane Shepherd
210 Main Street
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Tel: 601-584-6960
Fax: 601-584-6427
info.visitmainstreetbooks.com
Swanmania Swan Sculpture
Painting courtesy of South Mississippi Art Association