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elementary school reading list
The following is a suggested reading list for middle school students.
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Pre-K |Kindergarten | Grade One |
Grade Two | Grade Three |
Grade Four | Grade Five
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Recommended Pre-K Summer
Reading List |
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Parent Read Aloud Titles and Wordless Picture
Books |
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Read Aloud Titles* |
Author |
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*These titles are appropriate for parents to
read aloud to
Pre-K children |
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Babies |
S. Canizares & P.
Chanko |
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The Cheerios Board
Book |
Barbara McGrath |
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Clifford Board Books |
Norman Bridwell |
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David Huele! |
David Shannon |
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Five Little Dinosaurs |
Will Grace |
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Five Ugly Monsters |
Tedd Arnold |
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I Love You, Little
One |
Nancy Tafuri |
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If You Were My Bunny |
K. McMullan & D.
McPhail |
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Is Your Mama a Llama? |
Deborah Guarino |
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Joshua Board Books |
Angela Johnson |
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Now I Eat My ABCs |
Pam Abrams |
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The Very Hungry
Caterpillar |
Eric Carle |
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What-a-Baby Board
Books |
Cheryl Willis Hudson |
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Wordless Picture Book Titles * |
Author |
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* Pre-K children can use the pictures to tell
parents what is happening in the story. This is
extremely important for oral language
development, a necessity for reading success. |
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A Boy, A Dog, and a
Frog |
Mercer Mayer |
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Carl (series) |
Alexandra Day |
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Do You Want to Be My
Friend? |
Eric Carle |
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Four Hungry Kittens |
Emily McCully |
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Grey Lady and the
Strawberry Snatcher |
Molly Bang |
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The Last Laugh |
Jose Aruego |
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New Baby |
Emily McCully |
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Pancakes for
Breakfast |
Tomie De Paola |
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The Red Book |
Barbara Lehman |
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Sidewalk Circus |
Paul Fleischman |
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Tabby: A Story in
Pictures |
Aliki |
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Truck |
Donald Crews |
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Window |
Jeannie Baker |
Recommended
Kindergarten
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Parent Read Aloud Titles and
Kindergarten Leveled Readers |
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Read Aloud Titles* |
Author |
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*These titles are
appropriate for parents to read aloud to
kindergarten children |
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Arthur (series) |
Lillian Hoban |
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Arthur Picture Book
(series) |
Marc Brown |
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Chameleon |
Joy Cowley |
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Count! |
Denise Fleming |
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Crayola Counting |
Margaret Hillert |
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Danny and the
Dinosaur |
Syd Hoff |
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Exactly the Opposite |
Tana Hoban |
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Frances books
(series) |
Russell Hoban |
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Frog and Toad
(series) |
Arnold Lobel |
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Goodnight My Duckling |
Nancy Tafuri |
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How Do Dinosaurs Eat
Their Food |
Jane Yolen |
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How Do Dinosaurs Get
Well Soon |
Jane Yolen |
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How Do Dinosaurs Say
Good Night |
Jane Yolen |
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I Drive (series) |
Sarah Bridges |
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Leo the Late Bloomer |
Robert Kraus |
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Leveled Readers* |
Author |
Level |
Genre |
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*Check with your child’s kindergarten teacher to
learn your child’s reading level
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Bob Books |
B. Maslen |
A/B |
Fiction |
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Do You Want to Be My
Friend? |
Eric Carle |
A/B |
Fiction |
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Have You Seen My Cat? |
Eric Carle |
A/B |
Fiction |
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My Sound Box (series) |
Jane Belk Moncure |
A/B |
Fiction |
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Wonder Books (series) |
Cynthia Klingel |
A/B |
Fiction |
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Word Bird (series) |
Jane Belk Moncure |
A/B |
Fiction |
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Bugs! |
Pat McKissack |
C |
Fiction |
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Flying |
Donald Crews |
C |
Fiction |
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I Went Walking |
Sue Williams |
C |
Fiction |
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Spots, Feathers, and
Curly Tails |
Nancy Tafuri |
C |
Fiction |
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Big and Little |
Berger & Chanko |
A |
Non-Fiction |
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Bugs! |
McKissack |
C |
Non-Fiction |
Recommended
First Grade
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Parent Read Aloud
Titles and First Grade Leveled Readers |
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Read Aloud Titles**These titles are appropriate
for parents to read to first grade children |
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Title |
Author |
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Amber Brown (series) |
Paula Danziger |
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Amelia Bedelia
(series) |
Peggy Parish |
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Harry the Dirty Dog |
Gene Zion |
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Henry and Mudge
(series) |
Cynthia Rylant |
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Nate the Great
(series) |
Marjorie Sharmat |
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Rainbow Fish |
Marcus Pfister |
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Stellaluna |
Janell Cannon |
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Leveled Readers* |
Author |
Level |
Genre |
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*Check with your child’s first grade teacher to
learn your child’s reading level
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Biscuit |
Alyssa Capucilli |
F |
Fiction |
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Cookie’s Week |
Cindy Ward |
F |
Fiction |
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Does A Kangaroo Have
A Mother, Too |
Eric Carle |
F |
Fiction |
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Harry Goes to Day
Camp |
James Ziefert |
F |
Fiction |
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Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs |
Byron Barton |
G |
Fiction |
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Each Peach, Pear,
Plum |
Janet Ahlberg |
G |
Fiction |
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The Great Race |
David McPhail |
G |
Fiction |
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More Spaghetti, I
Say! |
Rita Golden Gelman |
G |
Fiction |
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Danny and the
Dinosaur Go to Camp |
Syd Hoff |
H |
Fiction |
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Happy Birthday, Danny
and the Dinosaur! |
Syd Hoff |
H |
Fiction |
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Sammy the Seal |
Syd Hoff |
H
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Fiction |
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Ten, Nine, Eight |
Molly Bang |
H |
Fiction |
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Are You My Mother? |
P. D. Eastman |
I |
Fiction |
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Boss For a Day |
Tomie De Paola |
I |
Fiction |
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Dragon’s Halloween |
Dav Pilkey |
I |
Fiction |
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Dragon’s Merry
Christmas |
Dav Pilkey |
I |
Fiction |
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Grizzwold |
Syd Hoff |
I |
Fiction |
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Hattie and the Fox |
Mem Fox |
I |
Fiction |
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How Do Dinosaurs Eat
Their Food |
Jane Yolen |
I
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Fiction |
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School Bus |
Crews, Donald |
D |
Non-Fiction |
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Firefighters A to Z |
Chris L. Demarest |
F |
Non-Fiction |
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I Love Trains |
Philemon Sturges |
F |
Non-Fiction |
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I Love Trucks |
Philemon Sturges |
G |
Non-Fiction |
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Eating the Alphabet |
Ehlert Lois |
H |
Non-Fiction |
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Red-Eye Tree Frog |
Cowley, Joy |
I |
Non-Fiction |
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Recommended
Second Grade |
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Title |
Author |
Level |
Genre |
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Fox (series) |
Edward Marshall |
J |
Fiction |
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Henry and Mudge
(series) |
Cynthia Rylant |
J |
Fiction |
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Little Bear (series) |
Else H. Minarik |
J |
Fiction |
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Poppleton |
Cynthia Rylant |
J |
Fiction |
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Commander Toad
(series) |
Jane Yolen |
K |
Fiction |
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The Day Jimmy’s Boa
Ate the Wash |
Trinka Hakes Noble |
K |
Fiction |
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Frog and Toad
(series) |
Arnold Lobel |
K |
Fiction |
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Jamaica and Brianna |
Juanita Havill |
K |
Fiction |
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Nate the Great
(series) |
Marjorie Sharmat |
K |
Fiction |
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Sheila Rae, the Brave |
Kevin Henkes |
K |
Fiction |
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Alexander and The
Wind Up Mouse |
Leo Lionni |
L |
Fiction |
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Amelia Bedelia series |
Peggy Parish |
L |
Fiction |
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Cam Jansen (series) |
David Adler |
L |
Fiction |
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George and Martha
(series) |
James Marshall |
L |
Fiction |
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Horrible Harry
(series) |
Suzy Kline |
L |
Fiction |
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Little Bill (series) |
Bill Cosby |
L |
Fiction |
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Blueberries For Sal |
Robert McCloskey |
M |
Fiction |
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Chicken Sunday |
Patricia Polacco |
M |
Fiction |
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Flat Stanley |
Jeff Brown |
M |
Fiction |
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Jenny Archer (series) |
Ellen Conford |
M |
Fiction |
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Junie B. Jones
(series) |
Barbara Park |
M |
Fiction |
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Magic Tree House
(series) |
Mary Pope Osborne |
M |
Fiction |
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Marvin Redpost
(series) |
Louis Sachar |
M |
Fiction |
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Chickens Aren't the
Only Ones |
Ruth Heller |
K |
Non-Fiction |
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Desert Giant |
Bash, Barbara |
L
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Non-Fiction |
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Duke Ellington, The
Piano Prince & Orchestra |
Andrea Davis Pinkney |
L |
Non-Fiction |
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This Is My House |
Dorros, Arthur |
L |
Non-Fiction |
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Math-terpieces |
Greg Tang |
L |
Non-Fiction |
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Danger!
Earthquakes |
Seymour Simon |
M |
Non-Fiction |
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Danger! Volcanoes |
Seymour Simon |
M |
Non-Fiction |
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Recommended
Third Grade |
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Title |
Author |
Level |
Genre |
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Imogene’s Antlers |
David Small |
L |
Fiction |
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Judy Moody (series) |
Barbara Park |
L |
Fiction |
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Arthur Chapter Books |
Marc Brown |
M |
Fiction |
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Bailey School Kids
series |
Debbie Dadey |
M |
Fiction |
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Capital Mysteries
series |
Ron Roy |
M |
Fiction |
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Freckle Juice |
Judy Blume |
M |
Fiction |
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Ghostville Elementary
(series) |
D. Dadey & M.T. Jones |
M |
Fiction |
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Marvin Redpost -
Class President (series |
Marvin Redpost |
M |
Fiction |
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A to Z Mysteries
(series) |
Ron Roy |
N |
Fiction |
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Amber Brown Goes to
Fourth (series) |
Paula Danziger |
N |
Fiction |
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Boom Town |
Sonia Levitin |
N |
Fiction |
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Elisa in the Middle |
Joanna Hurwitz |
N |
Fiction |
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Mufaro’s Beautiful
Daughters |
John Steptoe |
N |
Fiction |
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Riverside
Kids-Busybody Nora (series) |
Johanna Hurwitz |
N |
Fiction |
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Back Yard Angel |
Judy Delton |
O |
Fiction |
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Borreguita and the
Coyote |
Verna Aardema |
O |
Fiction |
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The Boxcar Children
(series) |
Gertrude Chandler
Warner |
O |
Fiction |
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Chocolate Fever |
Robert Kimmel Smith |
O |
Fiction |
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Class Clown |
Johanna Hurwitz |
O |
Fiction |
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The Courage of Sarah
Noble |
Alice Dalgliesh |
O |
Fiction |
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Captain Underpants
(series) |
Dav Pilkey |
P |
Fiction |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox |
Roald Dahl |
P |
Fiction |
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George’s Marvelous
Medicine |
Roald Dahl |
P |
Fiction |
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Hank the Cowdog
(series) |
John Erickson |
P |
Fiction |
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Sideways Stories from
Wayside School |
Louis Sachar |
P |
Fiction |
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John Henry |
Julius Lester |
M |
Non-Fiction |
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Life in the
Rainforests |
Lucy Baker |
N |
Non-Fiction |
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Magnets |
Ann Schreiber |
N |
Non-Fiction |
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The Wild Whale Watch |
Eva Moore |
N |
Non-Fiction |
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I Wonder Why Snakes
Shed Their Skins |
Amanda O'Neill |
O |
Non-Fiction |
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Nights of the
Pufflings |
Bruce McMillian |
O |
Non-Fiction |
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A Beach for the Bird |
Bruce McMillian |
P |
Non-Fiction |
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Born in the Breezes |
Kathryn Lasky |
P |
Non-Fiction |
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Magic School Bus
Series (Chapter Books |
Joanna Cole |
P |
Non-Fiction |
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What Do Sharks Eat
for Dinner? |
Melvin Berger |
P |
Non-Fiction |
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Recommended
Fourth Grade |
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Title |
Author |
Level |
Genre |
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Bunnicula
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Deborah and James
Howe |
P |
Fiction |
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Howliday Inn |
James Howe |
P |
Fiction |
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Riding Freedom |
Pam Munoz Ryan |
P |
Fiction |
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Stone Fox |
John R. Gardiner |
P |
Fiction |
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The Time Warp Trio
(series) |
Jon Scieszka |
P |
Fiction |
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Aliens Ate My
Homework |
Bruce Coville |
Q |
Fiction |
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American Girls
(series) |
Various Authors
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Q |
Fiction |
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Animal Ark (series) |
Ben M. Baglio |
Q |
Fiction |
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Fudge (series) |
Judy Blume |
Q |
Fiction |
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James and the Giant
Peach (“Books Alive” title) |
Roald Dahl |
Q |
Fiction |
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Little House on the
Prairie (series) |
Laura Ingalls Wilder |
Q |
Fiction |
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Brighty of the Grand
Canyon |
Marguerite Henry |
R |
Fiction |
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Caddie Woodlawn |
Carol Ryrie Brink |
R |
Fiction |
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Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory (“Books Alive” title)
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Roald Dahl |
R |
Fiction |
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Frindle |
Andrew Clements |
R |
Fiction |
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Jeremy Thatcher,
Dragon Hatcher |
Bruce Coville |
R |
Fiction |
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School Story |
Andrew Clements |
R
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Fiction |
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The Borrowers |
Mary Norton |
S |
Fiction |
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Disappearing Acts |
Betsy Byars |
S |
Fiction |
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The Grand Escape |
Phyllis Naylor |
S |
Fiction |
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Matilda |
Roald Dahl |
S |
Fiction |
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Poppy |
Avi |
S |
Fiction |
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Poppy and Rye |
Avi |
S |
Fiction |
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The Great Shark
Escape |
Jennifer Johnston |
O |
Non-Fiction |
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Penguins! |
Gail Gibbons |
O |
Non-Fiction |
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Magic School Bus
Series |
Joanna Cole |
O |
Non-Fiction |
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When Marian Sang |
Pam Munoz Ryan |
P |
Non-Fiction |
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Wilma Unlimited |
Kathleen Krull |
P |
Non-Fiction |
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Deserts |
Seymour Simon |
Q |
Non-Fiction |
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Will You Sign Here,
John Hancock? |
Jean Fritz |
Q |
Non-Fiction |
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Amelia Earhart: Young
Aviator |
Beatrice Gormley |
R |
Non-Fiction |
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Crispus Attucks,
Black Leader of Colonial Patriots |
Dharanthula Millender |
R |
Non-Fiction |
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Science Experiments
You Can Eat |
Vicki Cobb |
R |
Non-Fiction |
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Pink and Say |
Patricia Polacco |
S |
Non-Fiction |
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Recommended Fifth Grade |
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Title |
Author |
Level |
Genre |
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Anastasia Krupnik |
Lois Lowry |
Q |
Fiction |
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Soup |
Robert N. Peck |
Q |
Fiction |
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Tales of a Fourth
Grade Nothing |
Judy Blume |
Q |
Fiction |
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The Adventures of
Spider |
Joyce C. Arkhurst |
R |
Fiction |
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Because of Winn-Dixie |
Kate DiCamillo |
R |
Fiction |
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13 Scary Ghost
Stories |
Marianne Carus |
R |
Fiction |
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The Witches
(“Books Alive” title) |
Roald Dahl |
R |
Fiction |
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The Broccoli |
Jan Slepian |
S |
Fiction |
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Catwings |
Ursula K. Le Guin |
S |
Fiction |
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Flying Solo |
Ralph Fletcher |
S |
Fiction |
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I Was a Sixth Grade
Alien |
Bruce Coville |
S |
Fiction |
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Mississippi Bridge |
Mildred Taylor |
S |
Fiction |
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What Hearts |
Bruce Brooks |
S |
Fiction |
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The Chronicles of
Narnia (series) |
C.S. Lewis |
T |
Fiction |
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The Great Brain
(series) |
John D. Fitzgerald |
T |
Fiction |
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Guests |
Michael Dorris |
T |
Fiction |
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Sammy Keyes (series) |
W. Van Drannen |
T |
Fiction |
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Sing Down the Moon |
Scott O’Dell |
T |
Fiction |
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Sounder |
William Armstrong |
T |
Fiction |
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Sports Shorts |
Joseph Bruchac |
T |
Fiction |
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The Book of Three |
Lloyd Alexander |
U |
Fiction |
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Circle of Magic & The
Circle Opens (series) |
Tamora Pierce |
U |
Fiction |
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Julie of the Wolves |
Jean C. George |
U |
Fiction |
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Nothing But the Truth |
Avi |
U |
Fiction |
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Tangerine |
Edward Bloor |
U |
Fiction |
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Crash |
Jerry Spinelli |
V |
Fiction |
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A Series of
Unfortunate Event (series) |
Lemony Snicket |
V |
Fiction |
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Smart Robots |
Mark Hanlin |
R |
Non-Fiction |
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You Wouldn't Want to
Be an Egyptian Mummy! |
David Stewart |
R |
Non-Fiction |
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Boy |
Roald Dahl |
T |
Non-Fiction |
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Talkin' About Bessie |
Nikki Grimes |
T |
Non-Fiction |
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Mummies, Bones, &
Body Parts |
Charlotte Wilcox |
U |
Non-Fiction |
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Skeleton Man |
Joseph Bruchac |
U |
Non-Fiction |
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Music of Dolphins |
Karen Hesse |
V |
Non-Fiction |
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1000 Facts About
Space |
Pam Beasant |
V |
Non-Fiction |
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Secrets of the Sphinx |
James Cross Giblin |
V |
Non-Fiction |
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You Want the Woman to
Vote, Lizzie Stanton? |
Jean Fritz |
W |
Non-Fiction |
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