APPENDIX E

Graded Listing of OutstandingChildren’s Books

N Designates nonfiction

Reading Level: Caption/FrameBeginning Preprimer 1Arnosky, Jim. Mouse Colors. Houghton

Mifflin, 2001, 46 pp.Asch, Frank. Little Fish, Big Fish. Scholastic,

1992, 16 pp.Brown, Craig. My Barn. Greenwillow, 1991,

20 pp.Cameron, Alice. The Cat Sat on the Mat.

Houghton Mifflin, 1994, 30 pp.Carle, Eric. Do You Want to Be My Friend?

Harper, 1971, 30 pp.Carle, Eric. Have You Seen My Cat?

Scholastic, 1987, 24 pp.Gomi, Taro. My Friends. Chronicle Books,

1990, 32 pp.Gomi, Taro. Who Hid It? Millbrook Press,

1991, 22 pp.Grejniec, Michael. What Do You Like? North-

South Books, 1992, 28 pp.Grundy, Lynn N. A Is for Apple. Ladybird

Books, 1980, 26 pp.Hutchins, Pat. 1 Hunter. Greenwillow, 1982,

22 pp.Maris, Ron. My Book. Puffin, 1983, 30 pp.McMillan, Bruce. One, Two, One Pair.

Scholastic, 1991, 30 pp.McMillan, Bruce. Beach Ball-Left, Right.

Holiday House, 1992, 28 pp.McMillan, Bruce. Mouse Views: What the Class

Pet Saw. Holiday House, 1993, 30 pp.Rathmann, Peggy. Good Night, Gorilla.

Putnam, 1994, 34 pp.Rotner, Shelley, & Kreisler, Ken. Faces.

Simon & Schuster, 1994, 24 pp.Rubinstein, Gillian. Dog In, Cat Out. Ticknor

& Fields, 1993, 28 pp.Tafuri, Nancy. Have You Seen My Duckling?

Greenwillow, 1984, 24 pp.Wildsmith, Brian. Cat on the Mat. Oxford,

1982, 16 pp.

Reading Level: Preprimer 1Easy High-Frequency WordsAgee, John. Flapstick. Dutton, 1993, 20 pp.

Appelt, Kathy. Elephants Aloft. Harcourt,1993, 28 pp.

Aruego, Jose, & Dewey, Ariane. We Hide, YouSeek. Greenwillow, 1979, 30 pp.

Asch, Frank. Moonbear’s Books. Simon &Schuster, 1993, 12 pp.

Barton, Byron. Where’s Al? HoughtonMifflin, 1972, 30 pp.

Beck, Ian. Five Little Ducks. Holt, 1992, 24 pp.

Berenstain, Stan, & Berenstain, Jan. InsideOutside Upside Down. Random House,1968, 27 pp.

Berenstain, Stan, & Berenstain, Jan. Bears onWheels. Random House, 1969, 32 pp.

Bond, Michael. Paddington’s Opposites. Viking,1991, 32 pp.

Carle, Eric. Do You Want to Be My Friend?HarperCollins, 1976, 30 pp.

Carle, Eric, & Kazuo, Iwamura. Where AreYou Going? To See My Friend! Orchard,2001, 28 pp.

Christelow, Eileen. Five Little MonkeysJumping on the Bed. Clarion, 1989, 32 pp.

Clarke, Gus. EIEIO: The Story of OldMacDonald Who Had a Farm. Lothrop,Lee & Shepard, 1992, 24 pp.

Cousins, Lucy. What Can Rabbit See?Tambourine, 1991, 16 pp.

Crews, Donald. School Bus. Greenwillow,1984, 32 pp. N

de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. Going for aWalk. HarperCollins, 1961, 1993, 24 pp.

Edwards, Frank B. New at the Zoo. Firefly,1998, 24 pp.

Ellwand, David. Emma’s Elephant & OtherFavorite Animal Friends. Dutton, 1996, 32 pp. N

Fleming, Denise. In the Tall, Tall Grass. Holt,1991, 30 pp.

Florian, Douglas. A Winter Day.Greenwillow, 1988, 22 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. The Chick and the Duckling.Simon & Schuster, 1972, 24 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. Asleep, Asleep. Greenwillow,1992, 22 pp.

Gomi, Taro. Where’s the Fish? Morrow, 1977,24 pp.

Greene, Carol. Snow Joe. Children’s Press,1982, 30 pp.

Hague, Michael. Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear.Morrow, 1993, 16 pp.

Hall, Nancy. The Mess. Children’s Press,1990, 29 pp.

Henkes, Kevin. SHHHH. Greenwillow, 1989,20 pp.

Hoban, Tana. One Little Kitten. Greenwillow,1979, 22 pp.

Hutchins, Pat. Rosie’s Walk. Simon &Schuster, 1968, 30 pp.

Hutchins, Pat. What Game Shall We Play?Greenwillow, 1990, 22 pp.

Jonas, Ann. Now We Can Go. Greenwillow,1986, 23 pp.

Jonas, Ann. Where Can It Be? Greenwillow,1986, 30 pp.

Keats, Ezra Jack. Kitten for a Day. FourWinds, 1974, 30 pp.

Kraus, Robert. Whose Mouse Are You? Simon& Schuster, 1970, 28 pp.

Lillegard, Dee. Where Is It? Children’s Press,1984, 30 pp.

Mansell, Dom. My Old Teddy. CandlewickPress, 1991, 24 pp.

Maris, Ron. Is Anyone Home? Greenwillow,1985, 30 pp.

Martin, Bill, Jr. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, WhatDo You See? Holt, 1967, 24 pp.

Marzollo, Jean. Ten Cats Have Hats.Scholastic, 1994, 20 pp.

Matthias, Catherine. Out the Door. Children’sPress, 1982, 31 pp.

Matthias, Catherine. Over-Under. Children’sPress, 1984, 29 pp.

McKissack, Patricia. Who Is Who? Children’sPress, 1983, 30 pp.

McKissack, Patricia. Who Is Coming?Children’s Press, 1986, 31 pp.

McKissack, Patricia, & McKissack, Fredrick. Bugs! Children’s Press, 1988, 30 pp. N

McMillan, Bruce. One Sun. Holiday House,1990, 30 pp.

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McMillan, Bruce. Play Day, A Book of TerseVerse. Holiday House, 1991, 30 pp.

Miller, Margaret. Whose Hat? Greenwillow,1988, 36 pp.

Miller, Margaret. Who Uses This?Greenwillow, 1990, 37 pp. N

Miller, Margaret. Whose Shoe? Greenwillow,1991, 36 pp. N

Morris, Ann. Tools. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,1992, 32 pp. N

Morris, Ann. I Am Six. Silver Press, 1995, 28 pp.

Namm, Diane. Little Bear. Children’s Press,1990, 24 pp.

Peek, Merle. Roll Over! A Counting Song.Clarion, 1980, 24 pp.

Perkins, Al. The Ear Book. Random House,1968, 28 pp.

Petrie, Catherine. Joshua James Likes Trucks.Children’s Press, 1982, 32 pp.

Pienkowski, Jan. Weather. Simon & Schuster,1975, 22 pp. N

Pomerantz, Charlotte. Where’s the Bear?Greenwillow, 1984, 32 pp.

Raffi. Wheels on the Bus. Crown, 1988, 28 pp.

Raffi. Five Little Ducks. Crown, 1989, 30 pp.Raschka, Chris. Yo! Yes! Orchard, 1993, 24 pp.Rees, Mary. Ten in a Bed. Little, Brown, 1988,

24 pp.Ruane, Joanna. Boats, Boats, Boats. Children’s

Press, 1990, 28 pp. NShaw, Charles G. It Looked Like Spilt Milk.

HarperCollins, 1947, 30 pp.Snow, Pegree. A Pet for Pat. Children’s Press,

1984, 32 pp.Steptoe, John. Baby Says. Lothrop, Lee &

Shepard, 1988, 24 pp.Stobbs, William. Gregory’s Dog. Oxford, 1987,

16 pp.Tafuri, Nancy. Early Morning in the Barn.

Greenwillow, 1983, 21 pp.Tafuri, Nancy. Rabbit’s Morning. Greenwillow,

1985, 24 pp.Tafuri, Nancy. Spots, Feathers, and Curly Tails.

Greenwillow, 1988, 28 pp.Tafuri, Nancy. The Ball Bounced. Greenwillow,

1989, 22 pp.Tafuri, Nancy. This Is the Farmer.

Greenwillow, 1994, 24 pp.Williams, Sue. I Went Walking. Harcourt,

1989, 30 pp.Winter, Susan. I Can. Kindersley, 1993,

32 pp.Wong, Olive. From My Window. Silver

Burdett Press, 1995, 32 pp.Wood, Leslie. The Frog and the Fly. Oxford

University Press, 1997, 16 pp.Ziefert, Harriet. The Turnip. Penguin, 1996,

30 pp.

Reading Level: Preprimer 2Asch, Frank. Just Like Daddy. Simon &

Schuster, 1981, 30 pp.Auster, Benjamin. I Like It When. Raintree,

1990, 24 pp.

Barton, Byron. Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones.Crowell, 1990, 30 pp. N

Barton, Byron. My Car. Greenwillow, 2001, 32 pp. N

Bennett, David. One Cow Moo Moo! Holt,1990, 28 pp.

Brown, Margaret. Where Have You Been?Scholastic, 1952, 32 pp.

Brown, Margaret Wise. Four Fur Feet.Hyperion, 1961, 1994, 21 pp.

Brown, Ruth. A Dark, Dark Tale. Dial Press,1981, 28 pp.

Bullock, Kathleen. She’ll Be Comin’ Round theMountain. Simon & Schuster, 1993, 32 pp.

Carle, Eric. Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me.Picture Book Studio, 1986, 26 pp.

Cebulash, Mel. Willie’s Wonderful Pet.Scholastic, 1972, 28 pp.

Cohen, Caron Lee. Where’s the Fly?Greenwillow, 1996, 28 pp.

Coxe, Molly. Cat Traps. Random House,1996, 32 pp.

Coxe, Molly. Big Egg. Random House, 1997,32 pp.

Crews, Donald. Flying. Greenwillow, 1986, 32 pp.

Dabcovich, Lydia. Sleepy Bear. Dutton, 1982,22 pp.

dePaola, Tomie. Andy, That’s My Name.Simon & Schuster, 1973, 30 pp.

dePaola, Tomie. The Wind and the Sun. SilverPress, 1995, 28 pp.

Dodds, Ann Dayle. Wheel Away.HarperCollins, 1989, 28 pp.

Ford, Miela. Little Elephant. Greenwillow,1994, 20 pp. N

Ford, Miela. Bear Play. Greenwillow, 1995, 20 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). The Foot Book.Random House, 1968, 28 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. Across the Stream.Greenwillow, 1982, 21 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. Asleep, Asleep. Greenwillow,1992, 22 pp.

Gomi, Taro. Coco Can’t Wait. Morrow, 1984,30 pp.

Gregorich, Barbara. Nine Men Chase a Hen.School Zone, 1984, 16 pp.

Hamm, Diane Johnston. How Many Feet inthe Bed? Simon & Schuster, 1991,27 pp.

Hamsa, Bobbie. Animal Babies. Children’sPress, 1985, 30 pp. N

Herman, Gail. My Dog Talks. Scholastic,1995, 29 pp.

Herman, Gail. Teddy Bear for Sale. Scholastic,1995, 29 pp.

Hill, Eric. Where’s Spot? Putnam, 1980, 22 pp.

Hill, Eric. Spot’s First Walk. Putnam, 1981, 22 pp.

Hindley, Judy. The Big Red Bus. CandlewickPress, 1995, 24 pp.

Hutchins, Pat. Little Pink Pig. Greenwillow,1994, 28 pp.

Jonas, Ann. Splash. Greenwillow, 1995, 22 pp.

Jones, Carol. This Old Man. HoughtonMifflin, 1990, 48 pp.

Kalan, Robert. Jump, Frog, Jump.Greenwillow, 1981, 1995, 30 pp.

Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed.HarperCollins, 1945, 24 pp.

Langstaff, John. Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go.Atheneum, 1974, 26 pp.

Lewison, Wendy Cheyette. “Buzz” Said theBee. Scholastic, 1992, 30 pp.

Maccarone, Grace. Cars, Cars, Cars.Scholastic, 1995, 24 pp.

Maris, Ron. Are You There, Bear?Greenwillow, 1984, 32 pp.

Martin, Bill, Jr., & Archambault, John. HereAre My Hands. Holt, 1987, 24 pp.

Matthias, Catherine. I Love Cats. Children’sPress, 1983, 32 pp.

Milgrim, David. Why Benny Barks. RandomHouse, 1994, 30 pp.

Milios, Rita. Bears, Bears, Everywhere.Children’s Press, 1988, 32 pp.

Mora, Pat. Listen to the Desert. Clarion, 1994,22 pp.

Morris, Ann. Shoes Shoes Shoes. Lothrop, Lee& Shepard, 1995, 29 pp. N

Morris, Ann. Work. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,1998, 29 pp. N

Moss, Sally. Peter’s Painting. Mondo, 1995, 24 pp.

Nodset, Joan L. Who Took the Farmer’s Hat?HarperCollins, 1963, 28 pp.

Paxton, Tom. Going to the Zoo. Morrow, 1996,29 pp.

Phillips, Mildred. And the Cow Said “Moo.”Greenwillow, 2000, 32 pp.

Raffi. Down by the Bay. Crown, 1987, 32 pp.Raffi. Shake My Sillies Out. Crown, 1987,

32 pp.Rockwell, Anne. Sweet Potato Pie. Random

House, 1996, 32 pp.Serfozo, Mary. Who Said Red? Simon &

Schuster, 1988, 28 pp.Snow, Pegeen. Eat Your Peas, Louise.

Children’s Press, 1993, 30 pp.Tolstoy, Alexei. The Great Big Enormous

Turnip. Franklin Watts, 1968, 28 pp.Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Hop Jump. Harcourt,

1993, 26 pp.Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Pip’s Magic. Harcourt,

1994, 29 pp.West, Colin. “I Don’t Care!” Said the Bear.

Candlewick, 1996, 27 pp.Yolen, Jane. Hoptoad. Harcourt, 2003,

30 pp.Yoshi. The Butterfly Hunt. Picturebook

Studio, 1990, 24 pp.

Reading Level: Preprimer 3Alborough, Jez. Duck in the Truck.

HarperCollins, 2000, 30 pp.Anholt, Catherine. Good Days, Bad Days.

Putnam, 1991, 24 pp.Asch, Frank. Water. Harcourt, 1995, 25 pp.

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Baker, Alan. White Rabbit’s Color Book.Kingfisher Books, 1994, 22 pp.

Browne, Anthony. I Like Books. Knopf, 1989,18 pp.

Browne, Anthony. Things I Like. Knopf, 1989,18 pp.

Bullock, Kathleen. She’ll Be Comin’ Round theMountain. Simon & Schuster, 1993, 32 pp.

Cobb, Annie. Wheels. Random House, 1996, 32 pp. N

Crews, Donald. Freight Train. Greenwillow,1978, 22 pp. N

Donnelly, Liza. Dinosaur Days. Scholastic,1987, 30 pp. N

Emberley, Ed. Go Away, Big Green Monster.Little, Brown, 1992, 30 pp.

Fleming, Denise. Count. Holt, 1992, 30 pp.Florian, Douglas. A Beach Day. Greenwillow,

1990, 32 pp.Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). The Foot Book.

Random House, 1968, 28 pp.Gomi, Taro. Who Ate It? Millbrook Press,

1991, 22 pp.Gordon, Sharon. What a Dog. Troll, 1980,

32 pp.Hamm, Diane Johnston. Rockabye Farm.

Simon & Schuster, 1992, 24 pp.Heling, Kathryn, & Hembrook, Deborah.

Mouse’s Hide-and-Seek Words. Random,2003, 32 pp.

Hobsson, Sally. Chicken Little. Simon &Schuster, 2000, 26 pp.

Koch, Michelle. Hoot Howl Hiss.Greenwillow, 1991, 22 pp.

Kulman, Andrew. Red Light Stop, Green LightGo. Simon & Schuster, 1993, 24 pp.

Maccarone, Grace. Oink! Moo! How Do YouDo? Scholastic, 1994, 20 pp.

Maris, Ron. I Wish I Could Fly. Greenwillow,1986, 30 pp.

McMillan, Bruce. Puffins Climb, PenguinsRhyme. Harcourt, 1995, 30 pp.

Medearis, Angela Shelf. Here Comes the Snow.Scholastic, 1996, 29 pp.

Miller, Margaret. Guess Who? Greenwillow,1994, 36 pp.

Miller, Margaret. My Five Senses. Simon &Schuster, 1994, 22 pp. N

Minarik, Else Holmelund. It’s Spring.Greenwillow, 1989, 18 pp.

Modesitt, Jeanne. Mama, If You Had a Wish.Green Tiger Press, 1993, 26 pp.

Neasi, Barbara J. Just Like Me. Children’sPress, 1984, 30 pp.

Peek, Merle. Mary Wore Her Red Dress andHenry Wore His Green Sneakers. Clarion,1985, 22 pp.

Pomerantz, Charlotte. Flap Your Wings andTry. Greenwillow, 1989, 22 pp.

Raffi. Everything Grows. Crown, 1989, 28 pp.

Raffi. Tingalayo. Crown, 1989, 30 pp.Raffi. Spider on the Floor. Crown, 1993, 28 pp.Reiser, Lynn. Any Kind of Dog. Greenwillow,

1992, 20 pp.

Rockwell, Anne. Boats. Dutton, 1982, 22 pp. N

Rockwell, Anne. Cars. Dutton, 1984, 22 pp. N

Rockwell, Anne. Sweet Potato Pie. RandomHouse, 1996, 32 pp.

Rohman, Eric. My Friend Rabbit. RoaringBrook Press, 2002, 30 pp.

Rotner, Shelley, & Kreisler, Ken. Citybook.Orchard, 1994, 29 pp.

Russo, Marisabina. Time to Wake Up.Greenwillow, 1994, 22 pp.

Seeger, Laura V. Dog and Bear: Two Friends • Three Stories. Roaring Brook Press, 2007, 32 pp.

Sheppard, Jeff. Splash, Splash. Simon &Schuster, 1994, 40 pp.

Stobbs, William. There’s a Hole in My Bucket.Oxford, 1982, 24 pp.

Testa, Fulvio. If You Take a Paintbrush, A Bookof Colors. Dial, 1982, 24 pp.

Truus. What Kouka Knows. Lothrop, Lee &Shepard, 1993, 24 pp.

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Hop Jump. Harcourt,1993, 26 pp.

West, Colin. “Pardon?” Said the Giraffe.HarperCollins, 1986, 16 pp.

Wildsmith, Brian, & Wildsmith, Rebecca.Wake Up, Wake Up. Harcourt, 1993, 16 pp.

Wiseman, B. Morris the Moose.HarperCollins, 1959, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Sleepy Dog. Random House,1984, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Say Good Night. VikingKestrel, 1987, 30 pp.

Ziefert, Harriett. Gingerbread Boy. Viking,1995, 29 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. I Swapped My Dog.Houghton Mifflin, 1998, 22 pp.

Reading Level: PrimerAlborough, Jez. Duck in the Truck.

HarperCollins, 2000, 30 pp.Aldis, Dorothy. Hiding. Viking, 1993,

30 pp.Alexander, Martha. You’re a Genius, Blackboard

Bear. Candlewick Press, 1995, 22 pp.Aliki. Hush Little Baby. Simon & Schuster,

1986, 30 pp.Aliki. My Five Senses. Crowell, 1962, 1989,

32 pp. NAnholt, Catherine, & Anholt, Laurence. All

About You. Viking, 1991, 26 pp.Arnold, Kataya. Knock, Knock, Teremok.

North-South, 1994, 24 pp.Arnosky, Jim. Deer at the Brook. Lothrop, Lee

& Shepard, 1986, 24 pp. NAsch, Frank. The Last Puppy. Simon &

Schuster, 1980, 24 pp.Asch, Frank. Moongame. Simon & Schuster,

1984, 28 pp.Averill, Esther. Fire Cat. HarperCollins,

1960, 64 pp.Baker, Keith. Who Is the Beast? Harcourt,

1990, 32 pp.

Barton, Byron. The Little Red Hen.HarperCollins, 1993, 28 pp.

Berends, Polly Berrien. “I Heard,” Said theBird. Dial, 1995, 29 pp.

Billingsley, Franny. Big Bad Bunny. Simon &Schuster, 2008, 36 pp.

Bogacki, Tomek. The Story of a Blue Bird.Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1998, 24 pp.

Bonsall, Crosby. And I Mean It, Stanley.HarperCollins, 1974, 32 pp.

Bornstein, Ruth. Little Gorilla. Clarion, 1976,28 pp.

Bornstein, Ruth Lercher. Rabbit’s Good News.Clarion, 1995, 28 pp.

Brenner, Barbara. Annie’s Pet. Bantam, 1989,32 pp.

Brenner, Barbara. Too Many Mice. Bantam,1992, 32 pp.

Brisson, Pat. Benny’s Pennies. Doubleday,1993, 28 pp.

Brown, Margaret Wise. Big Red Barn.HarperCollins, 1956, 1989, 30 pp.

Burningham, John. Aldo. Crown, 1991, 30 pp.

Calmenson, Stephanie. It Begins with an A.Hyperion, 1993, 28 pp.

Capucilli, Alyssa. Biscuit. HarperCollins,1997, 26 pp.

Carle, Eric. Little Cloud. Philomel, 1996, 24 pp.

Carle, Eric. Hello, Red Fox. Simon &Schuster, 1998, 27 pp.

Carlson, Judy. Here Comes Kate! Raintree,1989, 31 pp.

Carter, Penny. A New House for the Morrisons.Viking, 1993, 32 pp.

Cousins, Lucy. Za-Za’s Baby Brother.Candlewick, 1995, 24 pp.

Crebbin, June. The Train Ride. CandlewickPress, 1995, 24 pp.

de Brunhoff, Laurent. Babar’s Little CircusStory. Random House, 1988, 32 pp.

Demi. Find Demi’s Sea Creatures. Putnam,1991, 36 pp. N

de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. How Joe theBear and Sam the Mouse Got Together.Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1990, 28 pp.

Dorros, Arthur. Alligator Shoes. Puffin, 1982,22 pp.

Driscoll, Laura. The Bravest Cat! The TrueStory of Scarlett. Grosset & Dunlap, 1997,32 pp. N

Dunbar, Joyce. A Cake for Barney. Orchard,1987, 30 pp.

Dunbar, Joyce. Seven Sillies. Western, 1993, 30 pp.

Eastman, P. D. Are You My Mother? RandomHouse, 1960, 64 pp.

Eastman, P. D. Go, Dog, Go. Random House,1961, 64 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Growing Vegetable Soup.Harcourt, 1987, 30 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Planting a Rainbow. Harcourt,1988, 28 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Color Zoo. Lippincott, 1989, 28 pp.

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Ehlert, Lois. Feathers for Lunch. Harcourt,1990, 26 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Fish Eyes, A Book You Can CountOn. Harcourt, 1990, 32 pp.

Elting, Mary, & Folsom, Michael. Q Is forDuck. Houghton Mifflin, 1980, 60 pp.

Flack, Marjorie. Ask Mr. Bear. Simon &Schuster, 1932, 32 pp.

Fleming, Denise. In the Tall, Tall Grass. Holt,1991, 30 pp.

Fleming, Denise. Lunch. Holt, 1992, 28 pp.Florian, Douglas. Nature Walk. Greenwillow,

1989, 28 pp.Florian, Douglas. A Carpenter. Greenwillow,

1991, 22 pp.Fox, Mem. Hattie and the Fox. Bradbury

Press, 1987, 30 pp.Fox, Mem. Time for Bed. Harcourt, 1993,

28 pp.Fox, Mem. Zoo Looking. Mondo, 1996, 27 pp.Galdone, Paul. Henny Penny. Clarion, 1968,

30 pp.Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). Green Eggs and

Ham. Random House, 1960, 62 pp.Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). Ten Apples Up on

Top. Random House, 1961, 62 pp.Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). Hop on Pop.

Random House, 1963, 64 pp.Gelman, Rita Golden. More Spaghetti, I Say!

Scholastic, 1977, 30 pp.Ginsburg, Mirra. Good Morning, Chick.

Greenwillow, 1980, 32 pp.Greenfield, Eloise. Honey, I Love.

HarperCollins, 1978, 16 pp.Gretz, Susanna. Duck Takes Off. Four Winds,

1991, 24 pp.Hale, Sara Joseph. Mary Had a Little Lamb.

Scholastic, 1990, 26 pp.Hawkins, Colin, & Hawkins, Jacqui. I Know

an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Putnam,1987, 22 pp.

Hayes, Sarah. This Is the Bear. HarperCollins,1986, 24 pp.

Hayes, Sarah. Nine Ducks Nine. Lothrop, Lee& Shepard, 1990, 24 pp.

Hayes, Sarah. This Is the Bear and the ScaryNight. Walker, 1992, 24 pp.

Hays, Anna Jane. The Pup Speaks Up.Random House, 2003, 28 pp.

Herman, Gail. What a Hungry Puppy! Grosset& Dunlap, 1993, 32 pp.

Hill, Eric. Spot Goes to the Circus. Putnam,1986, 22 pp.

Hillenbrand, Will. Fiddle-I-Fee. Harcourt,2002, 32 pp.

Hines, Anna Grossnickle. What Joe Saw.Greenwillow, 1994, 30 pp.

Hoberman, Mary Ann. Miss Mary Mack.Little, Brown, 1998, 32 pp.

Holub, Joan. Scat, Cats. Viking, 2001, 30 pp.Horse, Harry. A Friend for Little Bear.

Candlewick, 1996, 30 pp.Hutchins, Pat. The Doorbell Rang.

Greenwillow, 1986, 24 pp.Isadora, Rachel. Yo, Jo. Harcourt, 2007,

32 pp.

Johnson, Crockett. A Picture for Harold’sRoom. HarperCollins, 1960, 64 pp.

Jones, Maurice. I’m Going on a Dragon Hunt.Simon & Schuster, 1987, 30 pp.

Joyce, William. George Shrinks.HarperCollins, 1985, 28 pp.

Kandoian, Ellen. Maybe She Forgot. Dutton,1990, 28 pp.

Kasza, Keiko. When the Elephant Walks.Putnam, 1990, 26 pp.

Kennedy, Jimmy. Teddy Bears’ Picnic. Holt,1992, 28 pp.

Klingel, Cynthia, & Noyed, Robert B. Pigs.The Child’s World, 2001, 24 pp. N

Kraus, Robert. Leo the Late Bloomer. Simon &Schuster, 1971, 28 pp.

Kraus, Robert. Come Out and Play, LittleMouse. Greenwillow, 1987, 28 pp.

Lee, Ho Baek. While We Were Out.Kane/Miller, 2003, 30 pp.

Lewison, Wendy Cheyette. Going to Sleep onthe Farm. Dial, 1992, 22 pp.

Lionni, Leo. Little Blue and Little Yellow.Astor-Honor, 1959, 36 pp.

Lopshire, Robert. Put Me in the Zoo.Random, 1960, 61 pp.

Maccarone, Grace. “What Is THAT?” Said theCat. Scholastic, 1995, 28 pp.

Manning, Maurie J. The Aunts Go Marching.Boyds Mill, 2003, 30 pp.

Martin, Bill, Jr. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, WhatDo You Hear? Holt, 1991, 24 pp.

Mayer, Mercer. There’s a Nightmare in MyCloset. Dial, 1968, 28 pp.

McGuire, Richard. Night Becomes Day.Viking, 1994, 32 pp.

McPhail, David. Lost! Little, Brown, 1990, 28 pp.

Medearis, Angela Shelf. Here Comes the Snow.Scholastic, 1996, 29 pp.

Merriam, Eve. The Hole Story. Simon &Schuster, 1995, 32 pp.

Most, Bernard. Hippopotamus Fun. Harcourt,1994, 31 pp.

Noll, Sally. That Bothered Kate. Greenwillow,1991, 30 pp.

Oppenheim, Joanne. Wake Up, Baby. Bantam,1990, 32 pp.

Oppenheim, Joanne. The Show and Tell Frog.Bantam, 1992, 32 pp.

Phillips, Joan. My New Boy. Random House,1986, 32 pp.

Philpot, Lorna, & Philpot, Graham. AmazingAnthony Ant. Random House, 1993, 22 pp.

Raschka, Chris. Can’t Sleep. Orchard, 1995, 32 pp.

Rathmann, Peggy. Ruby the Copycat.Scholastic, 1991, 27 pp.

Reiser, Lynn. Bedtime Cat. Greenwillow,1991, 20 pp.

Robart, Rose. The Cake That Mack Ate. KidsCan Press, 1991, 24 pp.

Rockwell, Anne. What We Like. Simon &Schuster, 1992, 24 pp.

Rotner, Shelley. Pick a Pet. Orchard Books,1999, 28 pp.

Schade, Susan. Toad on the Road. RandomHouse, 1992, 32 pp.

Schindel, John, & O’Malley, Kevin. What’sfor Lunch? Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,1994, 21 pp.

Shaw, Nancy. Sheep in a Jeep. HoughtonMifflin, 1986, 32 pp.

Stadler, John. Cat at Bat. Dutton, 1979, 32 pp.Stadler, John. Hooray for Snail!

HarperCollins, 1984, 32 pp.Stadler, John. Snail Saves the Day. Crowell,

1985, 32 pp.Stadler, John. Cat at Bat Is Back. Dutton,

1991, 32 pp.Stevenson, James. If I Owned a Candy Factory.

Greenwillow, 1968, 1989, 28 pp.Stoeke, Janet Morgan. A Hat for Minerva

Louise. Dutton, 1994, 22 pp.Sweeney, Jacqueline. Lou Goes Too! Marshall

Cavendish, 2000, 32 pp.Taylor, Barbara. A Day at the Farm. Dorling

Kindersley, 1998, 32 pp. NTripp, Valerie. Baby Koala Finds a Home.

Children’s Press, 1987, 24 pp.Waddell, Martin. When the Teddy Bears Came.

Candlewick, 1994, 24 pp.Wallace, Karen. A Trip to the Zoo. Dorling

Kindersley, 2003, 32 pp. NWalsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse Paint. Harcourt,

1989, 30 pp.Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Mouse Count. Harcourt,

1991, 28 pp.Watson, John. We’re the Noisy Dinosaurs.

Candlewick Press, 1992, 26 pp.Weiss, Nicki. Where Does the Brown Bear Go?

Greenwillow, 1989, 22 pp.Westcott, Nadine Bernard. I Know an Old

Lady Who Swallowed a Fly. Little, Brown,1980, 28 pp.

Westcott, Nadine Bernard. The Lady with theAlligator Purse. Little, Brown, 1988, 22 pp.

Yolen, Jane. Mouse’s Birthday. Putnam, 1993,26 pp.

Young, Ruth. Who Says Moo? Viking, 1994, 28 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Jason’s Bus Ride. Puffin,1987, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Strike Four. Viking, 1989, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Dark Night, Sleepy Night.Penguin, 1993, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Little Red Hen. Puffin,1995, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Oh, What a Noisy Farm!Tambourine, 1995, 27 pp.

Zimmermann, H. Werner. Henny Penny.Scholastic, 1989, 28 pp.

Reading Level: First GradeAlborough, Jez. Where’s My Teddy?

Candlewick Press, 1992, 24 pp.Aliki. We Are Best Friends. Greenwillow, 1982,

28 pp.Allen, Jonathan. My Dog. Gareth Stevens,

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Allen, Pamela. Who Sank the Boat? Coward-McCann, 1982, 28 pp.

Arnold, Marsha. Quick, Quack, Quick!Random House, 1996, 32 pp.

Arnold, Tedd. Green Wilma. Dial, 1993, 30 pp.

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Asch, Frank. Bear Shadow. Simon & Schuster,1985, 28 pp.

Asch, Frank. Goodbye House. Simon &Schuster, 1986, 28 pp.

Baker, Barbara. Digby and Kate and theBeautiful Day. Dutton, 1998, 48 pp.

Barton, Byron. Airport. HarperCollins, 1982, 32 pp.

Beaton, Clare. How Big Is a Pig? BarefootBooks, 2000, 24 pp.

Beck, Ian. Home before Dark. Scholastic, 1997,30 pp.

Blocksma, Mary. Yoo Hoo, Moon. Bantam,1992, 32 pp.

Borden, Louise. Caps, Hats, Socks, andMittens. Scholastic, 1992, 24 pp.

Brandenberg, Franz. Otto Is Different.Greenwillow, 1985, 21 pp.

Brenner, Barbara. The Plant That Kept onGrowing. Bantam, 1996, 29 pp.

Breslow, Susan, & Blakemore, Sally. I Really Want a Dog. Dutton, 1990, 37 pp.

Bridwell, Norman. Clifford the Small RedPuppy. Scholastic, 1972, 28 pp.

Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Reading Race. RandomHouse, 1995, 24 pp.

Brown, Margaret Wise. Little Donkey, CloseYour Eyes. HarperCollins, 1957, 1985,1995, 26 pp.

Burningham, John. Mr. Gumpy’s Outing.Henry Holt, 1970, 32 pp.

Byars, Betsy. My Brother Ant. Viking, 1996, 32 pp.

Capucilli, Alyssa Satin. Inside a Barn in theCountry. Scholastic, 1995, 27 pp.

Carle, Eric. The Very Hungry Caterpillar.Philomel, 1969, 22 pp.

Carle, Eric. The Very Lonely Firefly. Philomel,1995, 26 pp.

Carlstom, Nancy White. I’m Not Moving,Mama. Simon & Schuster, 1990, 28 pp.

Cerf, Bennett. Bennett Cerf’s Book of AnimalRiddles. Random House, 1964, 62 pp.

Child, Lydia Maria. Over the River andThrough the Woods, A Song forThanksgiving. HarperCollins, 1993, 28 pp.

Cole, Joanna. It’s Too Noisy. Crowell, 1989, 28 pp.

Cowen-Fletcher, Jane. Mama Zooms.Scholastic, 1993, 30 pp.

Crews, Donald. Night at the Fair.Greenwillow, 1998, 22 pp.

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Ehlert, Lois. Snowballs. Harcourt, 1995, 32 pp.

Fowler, Allan. Hearing Things. Children’sPress, 1991, 31 pp. N

Frith, Michael. I’ll Teach My Dog 100 Words.Random, 1973, 26 pp.

Gackenbach, Dick. Claude Has a Picnic.Clarion, 1993, 30 pp.

Galdone, Paul. The Gingerbread Boy. Clarion,1975, 40 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). The Cat in theHat. Random House, 1957, 62 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). The Cat in theHat Comes Back. Random House, 1957, 62 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). One Fish TwoFish Red Fish Blue Fish. Random House,1960, 62 pp.

Geisel, Theodor (Dr. Seuss). Great Day forUp. Random House, 1974, 64 pp.

Goennel, Heidi. The Circus. Tambourine,1992, 26 pp.

Gretz, Susanna, & Sage, Alison. Teddy Bearsat the Seaside. Simon & Schuster, 1972,1989, 30 pp.

Guarino, Deborah. Is Your Mama a Llama?Scholastic, 1989, 27 pp.

Harrison, Joanna. Dear Bear. Carolrhoda,1994, 29 pp.

Hazen, Barbara Shook. Stay, Fang.Atheneum, 1990, 28 pp.

Heller, Nicholas. Happy Birthday, Moe Dog.Greenwillow, 1988, 21 pp.

Hendrick, Mary Jean. If Anything Ever GoesWrong with the Zoo. Harcourt, 1993, 27 pp.

Ho, Mingfong. Hush! A Thai Lullaby.Orchard, 1996, 30 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Danny and the Dinosaur.HarperCollins, 1958, 64 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Oliver. HarperCollins, 1960, 64 pp.

Hoff, Syd. The Horse in Harry’s Room.HarperCollins, 1970, 32 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Barkley. HarperCollins, 1975, 32 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Albert the Albatross. HarperCollins,1988, 32 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Mrs. Brice’s Mice. HarperCollins,1988, 32 pp.

Howe, James. The Day the Teacher WentBananas. Dutton, 1984, 28 pp.

Hutchins, Pat. Don’t Forget the Bacon.Greenwillow, 1976, 28 pp.

Johnson, Angela. Do Like Kyla. OrchardBooks, 1990, 27 pp.

Johnson, Angela. Shoes Like Miss Alice’s.Orchard Books, 1995, 26 pp.

Johnson, Suzanne C. Fribbity Ribbit. Knopf,2001, 32 pp.

Keats, Ezra Jack. Whistle for Willie. Puffin,1964, 29 pp.

Kessler, Leonard. Old Turtle’s Riddle and JokeBook. Greenwillow, 1986, 48 pp.

Kimmel, Eric A. The Gingerbread Man.Holiday House, 1993, 28 pp.

Kuskin, Karla. Which Horse Is William?Greenwillow, 1959, 1987, 21 pp.

Lenski, Lois. Sing a Song of People. Little,Brown, 1965, 1987, 28 pp.

Lobel, Arnold. Grasshopper on the Road.HarperCollins, 1978, 62 pp.

Lowry, Lois. Gooney Bird Greene. HoughtonMifflin, 2002, 96 pp.

Mayer, Mercer. There’s Something in My Attic.Dial, 1988, 29 pp.

McGovern, Ann. Too Much Noise. HoughtonMifflin, 1967, 40 pp.

Milios, Rita. The Hungry Billy Goat.Children’s Press, 1989, 30 pp.

Minarik, Else Holmelund. Little Bear’s Visit.HarperCollins, 1961, 64 pp.

Minarik, Else Holmelund. A Kiss for LittleBear. HarperCollins, 1968, 32 pp.

Most, Bernard. If the Dinosaurs Came Back.Harcourt, 1978, 25 pp.

Most, Bernard. Pets in Trumpets and OtherWord-Play Riddles. Harcourt, 1991, 32 pp.

Munsch, Robert N. The Dark. Annick Press,1989, 28 pp.

Nerlove, Miriam. I Meant to Clean My RoomToday. Macmillan, 1988, 26 pp.

Nims, Bonnie Larkin. Where Is the Bear?Whitman, 1988, 20 pp.

Nims, Bonnie Larkin. Where Is the Bear in theCity? Whitman, 1992, 20 pp.

Noble, Trinka Hakes. The Day Jimmy’s BoaAte the Wash. Dial, 1980, 26 pp.

Numeroff, Laura. Dogs Don’t Wear Sneakers.Simon & Schuster, 1993, 27 pp.

Oppenheim, Joanne. “Not Now!” Said theCow. Bantam, 1989, 32 pp.

Oppenheim, Joanne. The Donkey’s Tale.Bantam, 1991, 32 pp.

Parish, Peggy. Dinosaur Time. HarperCollins,1974, 32 pp. N

Rockwell, Anne. Fire Engines. Dutton, 1986, 22 pp. N

Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter and Tabby Walkthe Dog. Harcourt, 1994, 38 pp.

Simon, Norma. Fire Fighters. Simon &Schuster, 1995, 22 pp.

Siracusa, Catherine. Bingo, the Best Dog in theWorld. HarperCollins, 1991, 64 pp.

Slavin, Bill. The Cat Came Back. Whitman,1992, 26 pp.

Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps for Sale.HarperCollins, 1947, 42 pp.

Snyder, Carol. One Up, One Down.Atheneum, 1995, 26 pp.

Stevenson, James. B, R, R, R, R! Greenwillow,1991, 30 pp.

Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Moon.HarperCollins, 1984, 27 pp.

Trapani, Iza. The Itsy Bitsy Spider. WhisperingCoyote Press, 1993, 26 pp.

Weiss, Leatie. My Teacher Sleeps in School.Puffin, 1984, 28 pp.

Westcott, Nadine Bernard. Skip to My Lou.Little, Brown, 1989, 28 pp.

Westcott, Nadine Bernard. I’ve Been Workingon the Railroad. Hyperion, 1996, 27 pp.

Williams, Sherley Anne. Working Cotton.Harcourt, 1992, 26 pp.

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Wong, Herbert Yee. Eek! There’s a Mouse inthe House. Houghton Mifflin, 1992, 24 pp.

Wood, Audrey. The Napping House. Harcourt,1984, 30 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Three Little Pigs. Puffin,1995, 30 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Cow in the House.Viking, 1997, 30 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. A Dozen Ducklings Lost andFound. Houghton Mifflin, 2003, 28 pp.

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Simon & Schuster, 1993, 18 pp.Alda, Arlene. Sheep, Sheep, Sheep, Help Me

Fall Asleep. Doubleday, 1992, 28 pp.Adler, David A. Young Cam Jansen and the

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Aliki. Best Friends Together Again.Greenwillow, 1995, 28 pp.

Anholt, Laurence. The New Puppy. Western,1994, 30 pp.

Babbitt, Natalie. Bub or the Very Best Thing.HarperCollins, 1994, 27 pp.

Baker, Barbara. Digby and Kate. Dutton, 1988,48 pp.

Ballard, Robin. Cat and Alex and the MagicFlying Carpet. HarperCollins, 1991, 32 pp.

Bancroft, Henrietta, & Van Gelder, RichardG. Animals in Winter. HarperCollins,1997, 32 pp. N

Barracca, Debra, & Barracca, Sal. TheAdventures of Taxi Dog. Dial, 1990, 30 pp.

Bauman, A. F. Guess Where You’re Going,Guess What You’ll Do. Houghton Mifflin,1989, 32 pp.

Bayer, Jane. A My Name Is Alice. Dial, 1984,26 pp.

Benchley, Nathaniel. Oscar Otter.HarperCollins, 1966, 64 pp.

Brenner, Barbara, & Hooks, William H. Upsand Downs of Lion and Lamb. Bantam,1991, 48 pp.

Bridwell, Norman. Clifford’s Puppy Days.Scholastic, 1989, 30 pp.

Brown, Craig. Tractor. Greenwillow, 1995, 24 pp.

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Brown, Ruth. Ladybug, Ladybug. Dutton,1988, 26 pp.

Burton, Virginia. The Little House. HoughtonMifflin, 1942, 40 pp.

Byars, Betsy. Hooray for the Golly Sisters.HarperCollins, 1990, 64 pp.

Camp, Lindsay. Keeping up with Cheetah.Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1993, 24 pp.

Carlson, Nancy. Arnie and the New Kid.Viking, 1990, 28 pp.

Celsi, Teresa. The Fourth Little Pig. SteckVaughn, 1990, 23 pp.

Clifton, Lucille. Everett Anderson’s Friend.Holt, 1976, 1992, 20 pp.

Clifton, Lucille. Three Wishes. Doubleday,1992, 28 pp.

Coffelt, Nancy. Tom’s Fish. Harcourt, 1994, 30 pp.

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Cosgrove, Stephen. The Fine Family Farm.Forest House, 1991, 22 pp.

Cowen-Fletcher, Jane. It Takes a Village.Scholastic, 1994, 28 pp.

Crews, Donald. Bigmama’s. Greenwillow,1991, 30 pp.

Deetlerfs, Renee. Tabu and the DancingElephants. Dutton, 1995, 27 pp.

Demarest, Chris L. My Little Red Car. BoydsMill, 1992, 28 pp.

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de Regniers, Beatrice Schenk. It Does Not SayMeow. Seabury Press, 1972, 40 pp.

Dinardo, Jeffrey. The Wolf Who Cried Boy.Grossett & Dunlap, 1989, 30 pp.

Ehlert, Lois. Mole’s Hill: A Woodland Tale.Harcourt, 1994, 30 pp.

Everitt, Betsy. Frida the Wondercat. Harcourt,1990, 30 pp.

Faulkner, Matt. Jack and the Beanstalk.Scholastic, 1986, 48 pp.

Flack, Marjorie. The Story about Ping. Viking,1933, 1961, 32 pp.

Fowler, Susi Gregg. Fog. Greenwillow, 1992,30 pp.

Gackenbach, Dick. Dog for a Day. HoughtonMifflin, 1987, 30 pp.

Gág, Wanda. Millions of Cats. Putnam, 1928,32 pp.

Galdone, Paul. The Three Billy Goats Gruff.Clarion, 1973, 30 pp.

Galdone, Paul. The Three Little Kittens.Clarion, 1986, 30 pp.

Gantos, Jack. Rotten Ralph’s Show and Tell.Houghton Mifflin, 1989, 30 pp.

Garten, Jan. Alphabet Tale. Greenwillow,1994, 52 pp.

Gibson, Betty. The Story of Little Quack.Little, Brown, 1990, 30 pp.

Ginsburg, Mirra. Good Morning, Chick.Greenwillow, 1980, 32 pp.

Goodman, Susan E. Pilgrims of Plymouth.National Geographic Society, 2001, 16 pp.

Greenfield, Eloise. She Come Bringing MeThat Little Baby Girl. HarperCollins,1974, 1990, 28 pp.

Hall, Katy, & Eisenberg, Lisa. Buggy Riddles.Puffin, 1986, 48 pp. N

Harwayne, Shelley. Jewels, Children’s PlayRhymes. Mondo, 1995, 21 pp.

Havill, Juanita. Jamaica’s Find. Scholastic,1986, 31 pp.

Havill, Juanita. Jamaica’s Blue Marker.Houghton Mifflin, 1995, 28 pp.

Hazen, Barbara. Fang. Atheneum, 1987, 28 pp.

Hoban, Lillian. Arthur’s Funny Money.HarperCollins, 1981, 64 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Sammy the Seal. HarperCollins,1959, 64 pp.

Hoff, Syd. Duncan the Dancing Duck. ClarionBooks, 1994, 32 pp.

Hoff, Syd. The Lighthouse Children.HarperCollins, 1994, 32 pp.

Hurwitz, Johanna. New Shoes for Silvia.Morrow, 1993, 28 pp.

Ivimey, John W. Three Blind Mice. Clarion,1987, 30 pp.

Johnson, Angela. The Leaving Morning.Orchard Books, 1992, 28 pp.

Johnson, Crockett. Harold and the PurpleCrayon. HarperCollins, 1955, 1993, 61 pp.

Jordan, Helene J. How a Seed Grows.HarperCollins, 1960, 1992, 30 pp. N

Kasza, Keiko. The Rat and the Tiger. Putnam,1993, 29 pp.

Keats, Ezra Jack. The Snowy Day. Viking,1962, 32 pp.

Keats, Ezra Jack. Louie. Greenwillow, 1975,32 pp.

Kessler, Leonard. Here Comes the Strikeout.HarperCollins, 1966, 64 pp.

Kessler, Leonard. Kick, Pass, and Run.HarperCollins, 1966, 64 pp.

Kessler, Leonard. Super Bowl. Greenwillow,1980, 56 pp.

Kessler, Leonard. The Big Mile Race.Greenwillow, 1983, 47 pp.

Ketteman, Helen. Not Yet, Yvette. Whitman,1992, 22 pp.

Kimmel, Eric A. Anansi and the Moss-CoveredRock. Holiday House, 1988, 28 pp.

Kimmel, Eric A. I Took My Frog to the Library.Viking, 1990, 24 pp.

Kimmel, Eric A. The Old Woman and Her Pig.Holiday, 1992, 30 pp.

Krensky, Stephen. Lionel at Large. Dial, 1986,56 pp.

Lee, Huy Voun. At the Beach. Holt, 1994, 26 pp.

Ling, Mary. See How They Grow, Butterfly.Dorling Kindersley, 1992, 21 pp. N

Lobel, Arnold. Frog and Toad Together.HarperCollins, 1971, 64 pp.

Lobel, Arnold. Owl at Home. HarperCollins,1975, 62 pp.

Lobel, Arnold. Mouse Soup. HarperCollins,1977, 62 pp.

Lobel, Arnold. Days with Frog and Toad.HarperCollins, 1979, 64 pp.

Marshall, James. Fox Be Nimble. Penguin,1992, 48 pp.

Martin, Bill, Jr., & Archambault, John. ChickaChicka Boom Boom. Simon & Schuster,1989, 30 pp.

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Marzollo, Jean. Pretend You’re a Cat. Dial,1990, 26 pp.

Marzollo, Jean. Snow Angel. Scholastic, 1995,28 pp.

Mayer, Mercer. There’s an Alligator under MyBed. Dial, 1987, 30 pp.

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McCully, Emily Arnold. The Grandma Mix-up. HarperCollins, 1988, 64 pp.

McDermott, Gerald. Anansi the Spider: A Talefrom the Ashanti. Holt, 1972, 34 pp.

McDermott, Gerald. Zomo the Rabbit: ATrickster Tale from West Africa. Harcourt,1992, 30 pp.

McPhail, David. The Day the Sheep ShowedUp. Scholastic, 1998, 32 pp.

Miles, Betty. Tortoise and the Hare. Simon &Schuster, 1998, 32 pp.

Moore, Inga. Six-Dinner Sid. Simon &Schuster, 1991, 28 pp.

Mozelle, Shirley. Zack’s Alligator.HarperCollins, 1989, 64 pp.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Ducks Disappearing.Atheneum, 1997, 30 pp.

Neitzel, Shirley. The Bag I’m Taking toGrandma’s. Greenwillow, 1995, 30 pp.

Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give a Mouse aCookie. HarperCollins, 1985, 30 pp.

Numeroff, Laura. If You Give a Pig a Pancake.HarperCollins, 1998, 30 pp.

Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia Helps Out.Greenwillow, 1979, 64 pp.

Penner, Lucille. Dinosaur Babies. RandomHouse, 1991, 32 pp. N

Raffi. Baby Beluga. Crown, 1990, 30 pp.Reiser, Lynn. The Surprise Family.

Greenwillow, 1994, 28 pp.Rey, H. A. Curious George. Houghton Mifflin,

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Simon & Schuster, 1992, 26 pp. NRounds, Glen. The Three Billy Goats Gruff.

Holiday House, 1993, 29 pp.Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge, The First

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Scholastic, 1997, 48 pp.Schwartz, Alvin. All of Our Noses Are Here and

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Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are.HarperCollins, 1964, 36 pp.

Serfozo, Mary. Who Wants One? Simon &Schuster, 1989, 32 pp.

Sharmat, Marjorie. Mitchell Is Moving. Simon& Schuster, 1978, 46 pp.

Simon, Norma. Cats Do, Dogs Don’t.Whitman, 1986, 29 pp. N

Siracusa, Catherine. No Mail for Mitchell.Random House, 1990, 32 pp.

Slepian, Jan, & Seidler, Ann. The HungryThing. Scholastic, 1967, 30 pp.

Slepian, Jan, & Seidler, Ann. The HungryThing Returns. Scholastic, 1990, 28 pp.

Stadler, John. The Adventures of Snail atSchool. HarperCollins, 1993, 64 pp.

Stevenson, James. Will You Please Feed OurCat? Greenwillow, 1987, 30 pp.

Van Leeuwen, Jean. Tales of Amanda Pig.Dial, 1983, 56 pp.

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. You Silly Goose. Harcourt,1992, 30 pp.

Wheeler, Cindy. Bookstore Cat. RandomHouse, 1994, 32 pp.

Wilcox, Cathy. Enzo the Wonderfish. Ticknor& Fields, 1983, 30 pp.

Wormel, Mary. Hilda Hen’s Search. Harcourt,1994, 28 pp.

Wormell, Mary. Hilda Hen’s Happy Birthday.Harcourt, 1995, 28 pp.

Yoshi. Who’s Hiding Here? Picture BookStudio, 1987, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. Pete’s Chicken. Tambourine,1994, 32 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Magic Porridge Pot.Puffin, 1997, 30 pp.

Ziefert, Harriet. The Ugly Duckling. Puffin,1997, 30 pp.

Zimmerman, Andrea, & Clemesha, David.The Cow Buzzed. HarperCollins, 1993, 28 pp.

Zion, Gene. Harry the Dirty Dog.HarperCollins, 1956, 28 pp.

Zion, Gene. No Roses for Harry.HarperCollins, 1958, 28 pp.

Reading Level: 2BAlcott, Susan. Young Amelia Earhart: A Dream

to Fly. Troll, 1992, 32 pp. NAllard, Harry, & Marshall, James. Miss

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Arnosky, Jim. Otters under Water. Putnam,1992, 24 pp. N

Arnosky, Jim. Every Autumn Comes the Bear.Putnam, 1993, 28 pp. N

Baehr, Patricia. Mouse in the House. Holiday,1994, 29 pp.

Bang, Molly. The Paper Crane. Greenwillow,1985, 29 pp.

Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline. Penguin,1939, 44 pp.

Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice. Bantam DoubledayDell, 1971, 47 pp.

Blume, Judy. The One in the Middle Is theGreen Kangaroo. Bantam Doubleday Dell,1981, 39 pp.

Boegehold, Betty D. A Horse Called Starfire.Bantam, 1991, 32 pp.

Brenner, Barbara. Wagon Wheels.HarperCollins, 1978, 64 pp.

Brown, Marc. Arthur’s Pet Business. Little,Brown, 1990, 30 pp.

Coerr, Eleanor. The Josephina Story Quilt.HarperCollins, 1986, 64 pp.

Coerr, Eleanor. Chang’s Paper Pony.HarperCollins, 1988, 64 pp.

Cole, Joanna, & Calmeson, Stephanie. WhyDid the Chicken Cross the Road? And OtherRiddles Old and New. Morrow, 1994, 64 pp. N

Cosby, Bill. The Best Way to Play. Scholastic,1997, 33 pp.

Cosby, Bill. The Meanest Thing to Say.Scholastic, 1997, 33 pp.

Cristaldi, Kathryn. Baseball Ballerina.Random, 1992, 48 pp.

Demuth, Patricia Brennan. Achoo! Grosset &Dunlap, 1997, 30 pp. N

de Paola, Tomie. Charlie Needs a Cloak.Prentice-Hall, 1973, 27 pp.

Disalvo-Ryan, Dyanne. City Green. Morrow,1994, 30 pp.

Dorros, Arthur. Abuela. Dutton, 1991, 36 pp.Dorros, Arthur. Radio Man. HarperCollins,

1993, 32 pp.Ehlert, Lois. Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf. Harcourt,

1992, 31 pp.Fowler, Allan. The Biggest Animal Ever.

Children’s Press, 1992, 30 pp. NFowler, Allan. Frogs and Toads and Tadpoles,

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Children’s Press, 1993, 32 pp. NFowler, Allan. The Best Way to See a Shark.

Children’s Press, 1995, 31 pp. NFreeman, Don. Corduroy. Viking, 1968,

32 pp.Galdone, Paul. Little Red Riding Hood.

McGraw-Hill, 1974, 29 pp.Gibbons, Gail. Farming. Holiday House,

1988, 30 pp. NGiff, Patricia Reilly. Today Was a Terrible Day.

Viking, 1985, 25 pp.Giff, Patricia Reilly. Watch Out, Ronald

Morgan. Viking, 1985, 25 pp.Giff, Patricia Reilly. The Secret at the Polk

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1995, 29 pp.Hoban, Lillian. Arthur’s Pen Pal.

HarperCollins, 1976, 64 pp.Hoban, Russell. Bread and Jam for Frances.

HarperCollins, 1964, 31 pp.Hoberman, Mary Ann. One of Each. Little,

Brown, 1997, 30 pp.Hopkins, Lee Bennett (Ed.). Surprises.

HarperCollins, 1986, 64 pp.Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Aunt Flossie’s

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Jaffe, Nina. Sing, Little Sack! Bantam, 1993, 48 pp.

Johnson, Angela. Julius. Orchard, 1993, 30 pp.

Johnson, Dolores. What Kind of Baby-Sitter IsThis? Simon & Schuster, 1991, 32 pp.

Johnson, Doug. Never Babysit theHippopotamuses. Holt, 1993, 28 pp.

Keats, Ezra Jack. Pet Show! Simon &Schuster, 1972, 32 pp.

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Kuskin, Karla. Roar and More. HarperCollins,1956, 1990, 42 pp.

Kuskin, Karla. Something Sleeping in the Hall.HarperCollins, 1985, 64 pp.

Kuskin, Karla. Soap Soup and Other Verses.HarperCollins, 1992, 64 pp.

Kuskin, Karla. City Dog. Clarion, 1994, 27 pp.

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Lionni, Leo. Swimmy. Knopf, 1963, 28 pp.Maestro, Marco, & Maestro, Giulio. What

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Marshall, James. George and Martha Rise andShine. Houghton Mifflin 1976, 44 pp.

Marzollo, Jean. Soccer Sam. Random, 1987, 48 pp.

McDonald, Megan. Is This a House for HermitCrab? Orchard, 1990, 26 pp.

McGovern, Ann. Stone Soup. Scholastic,1968, 32 pp.

Meddaugh, Susan. Tree of Birds. HoughtonMifflin, 1990, 30 pp.

Most, Bernard. A Dinosaur Named after Me.Harcourt, 1991, 32 pp.

Numeroff, Laura Joffe. If You Give a Moose aMuffin. HarperCollins, 1989, 30 pp.

Oechsli, Kelly. Mice at Bat. HarperCollins,1986, 64 pp.

Oppenheim, Joanne. “Uh-Oh!” Said the Crow.Bantam, 1993, 32 pp.

Parish, Peggy. Thank You, Amelia Bedelia.HarperCollins, 1964, 30 pp.

Penner, Lucille Recht. The True Story ofPocahontas. Random House, 1994, 48 pp. N

Pilkey, Dav. When Cats Dream. Orchard,1992, 29 pp.

Platt, Kin. Big Max. HarperCollins, 1965, 64 pp.

Rabe, Tish. On Beyond Bugs! All about Insects.Random House, 1999, 44 pp. N

Rotner, Shelley. Wheels Around. HoughtonMifflin, 1995, 29 pp. N

Rylant, Cynthia. The Relatives Came.Bradbury, 1985, 28 pp.

Sendak, Maurice. Chicken Soup with Rice.HarperCollins, 1962, 32 pp.

Sharmat, Marjorie W. Nate the Great Savesthe King of Sweden. Delacorte, 1998, 48 pp.

Soto, Gary. Too Many Tamales. Putnam, 1993,32 pp.

Stevenson, James. Fun No Fun. Greenwillow,1994, 30 pp.

Teague, Mark. The Field beyond the Outfield.Scholastic, 1992, 30 pp.

Teague, Mark. Pigsty. Scholastic, 1994, 30 pp.Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the Terrible,

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Waber, Ira. Ira Sleeps Over. Scholastic, 1972,46 pp.

Waggoner, Karen. The Lemonade Babysitter.Little, Brown, 1992, 29 pp.

Wildsmith, Brian. The Owl and theWoodpecker. Oxford University Press,1971, 30 pp.

Williams, Vera B. A Chair for My Mother.Greenwillow, 1982, 28 pp.

Winrich, Ralph. The Sun. Capstone, 2008, 24 pp. N

Wu, Norbert. Fish Faces. Holt, 1993, 28 pp. N

Yee, Wong Herbert. Mrs. Brown Went toTown. Houghton Mifflin, 1996, 28 pp.

Yolen, Jane. Owl Moon. Philomel, 1987, 32 pp.

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Challenging Reading Level: Grade 3 (InterestLevel: Grade 2)Choi, Sook Nyul. The Best Older Sister.

Delacorte, 1997, 47 pp.Kline, Suzy. Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt.

Viking, 1994, 52 pp.Kline, Suzy. Marvin and the Mean Words.

Putnam, 1997, 81 pp.Milne, A. A. Winnie-The-Pooh. Bantam

Doubleday Dell, 1926, 161 pp.Stevenson, James. Sam the Zamboni Man.

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Third-Grade BooksEasy Reading Level: Grade 2 (Interest Level:Grade 3)Alphin, Elaine Marie. A Bear for Miguel.

HarperCollins, 1996, 64 pp.Bolognese, Don. Little Hawk’s New Name.

Scholastic, 1995, 48 pp.Bulla, Clyde Robert. The Chalk Box Kid.

Random House, 1987, 57 pp.Bunting, Eve. December. Harcourt, 1997,

28 pp.Dorros, Arthur. Ant Cities. HarperCollins,

1987, 32 pp. NHopkins, L. B. (Ed.). Questions, Poems of

Wonder. HarperCollins, 1992, 64 pp. NLundell, Margo. A Girl Named Helen Keller.

Scholastic, 1995, 48 pp. NPenner, Lucille Recht. Sitting Bull. Grosset &

Dunlap, 1995, 48 pp. N

Average Reading Level: Grade 3 (Interest Level:Grade 3)Aardema, Verna. Anansi Does the Impossible!

An Ashanti Tale. Atheneum, 1997, 28 pp.Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Benjamin

Franklin. Holiday House, 1990, 32 pp. NAdler, David A. A Picture Book of Harriett

Tubman. Holiday House, 1992, 32 pp. NAdler, David A. A Picture Book of Rosa Parks.

Holiday House, 1993, 32 pp. NAngelou, Maya. Kofi and His Magic. Clarkson

Potter, 1996, 38 pp. NArnosky, Jim. Crinkleroot’s Guide to Knowing

Butterflies and Moths. Simon & Schuster,1996, 32 pp. N

Ball, Jacqueline. Do Fish Drink? FirstQuestions and Answers about Water. TimeLife, 1993, 48 pp. N

Banks, Kate. Lenny’s Space. Farrar, Straus &Giroux, 2007, 152 pp.

Barrett, Judi. Cloudy with a Chance ofMeatballs. Atheneum, 1978, 30 pp.

Bloom, Valerie. Fruits: A Caribbean CountingPoem. Holt, 1992, 26 pp.

Bottner, Barbara. Nana Hannah’s Piano.Putnam, 1996, 32 pp.

Calmenson, Stephanie. The Frog Principal.Scholastic, 2001, 28 pp.

Choi, Yangsook. New Cat. Farrar, Straus &Giroux, 1999, 28 pp.

Clifford, Eth. Flatfoot Fox. Houghton Mifflin,1995, 47 pp.

Codell, Esmé Raji. Sahara Special. Hyperion,2003, 192 pp.

Cohen, Barbara. Molly’s Pilgrim. BantamDoubleday Dell, 1983, 41 pp.

Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus and theElectric Field Trip. Scholastic, 1997, 48 pp. N

Dalgliesh, Alice. Courage of Sarah Noble.Scribner’s, 1954, 54 pp.

Darling, Kathy. Rain Forest Babies. Walker,1996, 32 pp. N

Demuth, Patricia Brennan. In Trouble withTeacher. Dutton, 1995, 73 pp.

Duffey, Betsy. Hey, New Kid. Viking, 1996, 89 pp.

Florian, Douglas. Bow Wow Meow Meow, It’sRhyming Cats and Dogs. Harcourt, 2003, 48 pp.

Garland, Sherry. My Father’s Boat. Scholastic,1998, 30 pp.

George, Jean Craighead. Arctic Son.Hyperion, 1997, 30 pp.

Gershator, David, & Gershator, Phillis.Palampam Day. Marshall Cavendish,1997, 24 pp.

Gerstein, Mordicai. Behind the Couch.Hyperion, 1996, 57 pp.

Gibbons, Gail. Weather Words and What TheyMean. Holiday House, 1990, 30 pp. N

Gibbons, Gail. Marshes and Swamps. HolidayHouse, 1998, 30 pp. N

Giff, Patricia Reilly. A Glass Slipper for Rosie.Viking, 1997, 73 pp.

Hautzig, Deborah. Beauty and the Beast.Random House, 1995, 32 pp.

Hodge, Deborah. Whales, Killer Whales, BlueWhales and More. Kids Can Press, 1997, 32 pp. N

Johnson, Dolores. Grandma’s Hands. MarshallCavendish, 1998, 30 pp.

Kimmel, Eric A. Easy Work! An Old Tale!Holiday House, 1998, 30 pp.

Look, Lenore. Ruby Lu, Brave and True.Atheneum, 2004, 176 pp.

MacDonald, Margaret Read. Pickin’ Peas.HarperCollins, 1998, 28 pp.

Markle, Sandra. Outside and Inside Bats.Atheneum, 1997, 40 pp. N

McCourt, Lisa. The Goodness Gorillas. HealthCommunications, 1997, 29 pp.

Meddaugh, Susan. Cinderella’s Rat. HoughtonMifflin, 1997, 32 pp.

Medina, Tony. Deshawn Days. Lee and Low,2001, 30 pp.

Miller, Debbie E. Are Trees Alive? Walker,2002, 30 pp. N

Mitchell, Rhonda. The Talking Cloth.Orchard, 1997, 26 pp.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. I Can’t Take YouAnywhere. Atheneum, 1997, 32 pp.

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Polacco, Patricia. Aunt Chip and the GreatTriple Creek Dam Affair. Philomel, 1996, 36 pp.

Riggio, Anita. Secret Signs along theUnderground Railroad. Boyds Mill Press,1997, 28 pp.

Sanders, Scott Russell. A Place CalledFreedom. Simon & Schuster, 1997, 28 pp.

Shulevitz, Uri. How I Learned Geography.Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2008, 30 pp.

Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends.HarperCollins, 1974, 166 pp.

Slepian, Jan, & Seidler, Ann. The Hungry ThingGoes to a Restaurant. Scholastic, 1992, 30 pp.

Stolz, Mary. King Emmett the Second.Greenwillow, 1991, 56 pp.

Teague, Mark. The Secret Shortcut. Scholastic,1996, 24 pp.

Warner, Gertrude C. The Boxcar Children:Mystery Behind the Wall. Albert Whitman,1973, 127 pp.

Yolen, Jane. Sleeping Ugly. Coward, McCann& Geoghegan, 1981, 64 pp.

Challenging Reading Level: Grade 4 (InterestLevel: Grade 3)Ada, Alma Flor. My Name Is Maria Isabel.

Simon & Schuster, 1993, 57 pp.Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Thurgood

Marshall. Holiday, 1997, 32 pp. NBond, Michael. A Bear Called Paddington.

Houghton Mifflin, 1958, 128 pp.Brown, Marc. Arthur Makes the Team. Little,

Brown, 1998, 61 pp.Cleary, Beverly. Muggie Maggie. Avon, 1990,

70 pp.Gibbons, Gail. Recycle! A Handbook for Kids.

Little, Brown, 1992, 28 pp. NGibbons, Gail. Planet Earth/Inside Out.

Morrow, 1995, 26 pp. NHarrison, Michael, & Stuart-Clark,

Christopher. The New Oxford Treasury ofChildren’s Poems. Oxford University Press,1995, 174 pp.

Hickox, Rebecca. The Golden Sandal: AMiddle Eastern Cinderella Story. HolidayHouse, 1998, 28 pp.

Lindberg, Becky Thoman. Thomas Tuttle, Justin Time. Whitman, 1994, 111 pp.

MacDonald, Betty. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle.HarperCollins, 1947, 119 pp.

Penner, Lucille Recht. Monster Bugs. RandomHouse, 1996, 48 pp. N

Steig, William. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble.Simon & Schuster, 1969, 30 pp.

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner. Terrible Tyran-nosaurus. HarperCollins, 2001, 30 pp. N

Fourth-Grade BooksEasy Reading Level: Grade 2 (Interest Level:Grade 4)Bulla, Clyde Robert. Shoeshine Girl. Crowell,

1975, 84 pp.Shea, George. Amazing Rescues. Random

House, 1992, 48 pp. N

Easy Reading Level: Grade 3 (Interest Level:Grade 4)Abbott, Tony. Danger Guys. HarperCollins,

1994, 69 pp.Adler, David A. Lou Gehrig, The Luckiest Man.

Harcourt Brace, 1997, 30 pp. NAvi. Man from the Sky. Knopf, 1980, 117 pp.Ballard, Robert. Finding the Titanic.

Scholastic, 1993, 48 pp. NBerends, Polly. The Case of the Elevator Duck.

Random House, 1973, 60 pp.Blume, Judy. Blubber. Dell, 1974, 153 pp.Bunting, Eve. Train to Somewhere. Houghton

Mifflin, 1996, 32 pp.Carbone, Elisa. Night Running: How James

Escaped with the Help of His Faithful Dog.Knopf, 2008, 32 pp.

Clymer, Eleanor. The Trolley Car Family.Scholastic, 1947, 216 pp.

Danziger, Paula. Amber Brown Goes Fourth.Putnam, 1995, 101 pp.

DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie.Candlewick Press, 2000, 182 pp.

Donnelly, Judy. The Titanic Lost and Found.Random House, 1987, 48 pp. N

Donnelly, Judy. Tut’s Mummy Lost . . . andFound. Random House, 1988, 48 pp. N

Fritz, Jean. Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln.Grossett & Dunlap, 1993, 48 pp. N

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Shark in School.Delacorte, 1994, 103 pp.

Hall, Lynn. Barry, The Bravest Saint Bernard.Random House, 1973, 48 pp. N

Hirschman, Kris. Oh Baby! Amazing BabyAnimals. Scholastic, 2002, 30 pp. N

Kunhardt, Edith. Pompeii . . . Buried Alive.Random House, 1987, 48 pp. N

Lears, Laurie. Ian’s Walk, A Story aboutAutism. Whitman, 1998, 28 pp.

Louie, Ai-Ling. Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Storyfrom China. Philomel, 1982, 28 pp.

McKissack, Patricia A. Away West. Viking,2006, 121 pp.

Milton, Joyce. Mummies. Grossett & Dunlap,1996, 48 pp. N

Mora, Pat. Tomás and the Library Lady.Random House, 1997, 28 pp.

O’Connor, Jim. Comeback! Four True Stories.Random House, 1992, 48 pp. N

Penner, Lucille Recht. Twisters. RandomHouse, 1996, 46 pp. N

Pinkwater, Daniel. Mush: A Dog from Space.Atheneum, 1995, 40 pp.

Prelutsky, Jack. The Beauty of the Beast.Knopf, 1997, 100 pp. N

Sachar, Louis. Wayside School Is Falling Down.Avon, 1989, 179 pp.

Sachar, Louis. Wayside School Gets a LittleStranger. Avon, 1995, 168 pp.

Sobol, Donald J. Encyclopedia Brown Saves theDay. Bantam, 1970, 114 pp.

Steptoe, John. Creativity. Houghton Mifflin,1997, 28 pp.

Terhune, Albert Payson. Lad, a Dog (retoldby Margo Lundell). Scholastic, 1997, 44 pp.

Wells, Robert E. What’s Faster than a SpeedingCheetah? Whitman, 1997, 29 pp. N

Average Reading Level: Grade 4 (Interest Level:Grade 4)Aardema, Verna. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in

People’s Ears. Dial, 1975, 21 pp.Ada, Alma Flor. The Gold Coin. Atheneum,

1991, 32 pp.Arnold, Eric. Volcanoes! Mountains of Fire.

Random House, 1997, 64 pp. NAtwater, Richard, & Atwater, Florence. Mr.

Popper’s Penguins. Little, Brown, 1938, 139 pp.

Banks, Kate. The Bunnysitters. RandomHouse, 1991, 63 pp.

Ben-Ezer, Ehud. Hosni the Dreamer. Farrar,Straus & Giroux, 1997, 28 pp.

Blume, Judy. Blubber. Dell, 1974, 153 pp.Brown, Jeff. Flat Stanley. HarperCollins,

1964, 44 pp.Butterworth, Oliver. The Enormous Egg.

Little, Brown, 1956, 169 pp.Choi, Yangsook. The Name Jar. Knopf, 2001,

30 pp.Christopher, Matt. The Dog That Pitched a

No-Hitter. Little, Brown, 1988, 32 pp.Christopher, Matt. Baseball Turnaround.

Little, Brown, 1997, 122 pp.Clifford, Eth. Help! I’m a Prisoner in the

Library. Scholastic, 1979, 96 pp.Cooper, Floyd. Coming Home: From the Life of

Langston Hughes. Philomel, 1994, 30 pp. N

Costain, Meredith, & Collins, Paul. Welcometo China. Chelsea House, 2002, 32 pp. N

Curtis, Gavin. The Bat Boy and His Violin.Simon & Schuster, 1998, 28 pp.

Dadey, Debbie, & Jones, Marcia Thornton.Martians Don’t Take Temperatures.Scholastic, 1996, 67 pp.

Dean, Harvey. Secret Elephant of HarlanKooter. Houghton Mifflin, 1992, 130 pp.

Donati, Annabelle. Animal Record Holders.Western, 1993, 32 pp. N

Earth Works Group. 50 Simple Things KidsCan Do to Save the Earth. Andrews andMcMeel, 1990, 156 pp. N

Engel, Trudie. We’ll Never Forget You, RobertoClemente. Scholastic, 1996, 106 pp. N

Facklam, Margery. Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars.Little, Brown, 1996, 32 pp. N

Flournoy, Valerie. The Patchwork Quilt. Dial,1985, 29 pp.

Fritz, Jean. The Cabin Faced West. Puffin,1958, 124 pp.

Fritz, Jean. And Then What Happened, PaulRevere. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan,1973, 48 pp. N

Gardiner, John Reynolds. Stone Fox.HarperCollins, 1980, 71 pp.

Hopkinson, Deborah. Birdie’s Lighthouse.Atheneum, 1997, 29 pp.

Hughes, Carol. Toots and the Upside-DownHouse. Random House, 1996, 143 pp.

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Hurwitz, Johanna. Aldo Applesauce. Morrow,1979, 127 pp.

James, Mary. Shoebag Returns. Scholastic,1996, 144 pp.

Kimmel, Eric A. Ten Suns, A Chinese Legend.Holiday House, 1998, 30 pp.

Kramer, S. A. Basketball’s Greatest Players.Random House, 1997, 48 pp. N

Kramer, S. A. Wonder Women of Sports.Grossett & Dunlap, 1997, 48 pp. N

Krumgold, Joseph. And Now Miguel. Crowell,1953, 245 pp.

Krupinski, Loretta. The Bluewater Journal,Voyage of the Sea Tiger. HarperCollins,1995, 26 pp.

Lauber, Patricia. You’re Aboard SpaceshipEarth. HarperCollins, 1996, 32 pp. N

Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking. Puffin,1950, 160 pp.

MacLachlan, Patricia. Sarah, Plain and Tall.HarperCollins, 1985, 58 pp.

Mead, Alice. Junebug. HarperCollins, 1995,102 pp.

Meunier, Brian. Bravo, Tavo! Dutton, 2007,32 pp.

Milway, Katie S. One Hen. Kids Can Press,2008, 32 pp.

Minahan, John A. Abigail’s Drum. Pippin,1995, 64 pp.

Nivola, Claire A. Planting the Trees of Kenya:The Story of Wangari Maathai. Farrar,Straus & Giroux, 2008, 30 pp. N

O’Connor, Jim. Jackie Robinson and the Storyof All-Black Baseball. Random House,1989, 48 pp. N

Petty, Kate. I Didn’t Know That the Sun Is aStar and Other Amazing Facts about theUniverse. Copper Beech Books, 1997, 32 pp. N

Rylant, Cynthia. The Van Gogh Cafe.Harcourt, 1995, 53 pp.

Sachs, Marilyn. The Bears’ House. PuffinBooks, 1971, 67 pp.

Simon, Seymour. Seymour Simon’s Book ofTrucks. HarperCollins, 2000, 32 pp. N

Soto, Gary. The Cat’s Meow. Scholastic, 1987,78 pp.

Soto, Gary. Chato and the Party Animals.Putnam, 2000, 30 pp.

Spyri, Johanna. Heidi (retold by LorettaKrupinski). HarperCollins, 1996, 30 pp.

Taylor, Mildred D. The Gold Cadillac. Dial,1987, 43 pp.

White, E. B. Charlotte’s Web. HarperCollins,1952, 184 pp.

Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the BigWoods. HarperCollins, 1932, 238 pp.

Woodruff, Elvira. Awfully Short for the FourthGrade. Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1989, 142 pp.

Challenging Reading Level: Grade 5 (InterestLevel: Grade 4)Avi. The Barn. Orchard, 1994, 106 pp.Bateman, Teresa. The Ring of Truth. Holiday

House, 1997, 28 pp.

Baum, L. Frank. The Wizard of Oz. Puffin,1900, 1988, 188 pp.

Dahl, Roald. James and the Giant Peach.Puffin, 1961, 126 pp.

Facklam, Margery. The Big Bug Book. Little,Brown, 1994, 32 pp. N

Fritz, Jean. Why Don’t You Get a Horse, SamAdams? Coward, McCann & Geoghegan,1974, 48 pp. N

Gutman, Bill. Becoming Your Dog’s Best Friend.Millbrook Press, 1996, 64 pp. N

Henry, Marguerite. Benjamin West and HisCat Grimalkin. Macmillan, 1947, 147pp.

Kipling, Rudyard. The Jungle Book.Weathervane Books, 1893, 1964, 213 pp.

Taylor, Mildred. Roll of Thunder, Hear MyCry. Puffin, 1976, 275 pp.

The World Almanac for Kids. World AlmanacBooks, 2007. N

Fifth-Grade BooksEasy Reading Level: Grade 3 (Interest Level:Grade 5)Adler, David A. Jeffrey’s Ghost and the Fifth-

Grade Dragon. Holt, 1985, 52 pp.Avi. Silent Movie. Atheneum, 2003,

44 pp. NBlatchford, Claire H. Going with the Flow.

Carolrhoda, 1998, 40 pp.Bulla, Clyde Robert. White Bird. Random

House, 1966, 1990, 63 pp.Cole, Joanna, & Calmeson, Stephanie. Yours

Till Banana Splits. Morrow, 1995, 64 pp. N

Giovanni, Nikki. Spin a Soft Song (Rev. ed.).Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1985, 57 pp. N

Haas, Jessie. Beware the Mare. Greenwillow,1993, 66 pp.

Hamilton, Virginia. The People Could Fly.Knopf, 1985, 173 pp.

Peck, Robert Newton. Banjo. Knopf, 1982, 80 pp.

Slote, Alfred. Finding Buck McHenry.HarperCollins, 1991, 250 pp.

Easy Reading Level: Grade 4 (Interest Level:Grade 5)Bledsoe, Lucy Jane. Tracks in the Snow.

Holiday House, 1997, 152 pp.Boyd, Candy Dawson. Chevrolet Saturdays.

Penguin, 1995, 176 pp.Bryan, Ashley. Ashley Bryan’s ABC of African

American Poetry. Atheneum, 1997, 26 pp. N

Bunting, Eve. The In-Between Days.HarperCollins, 1994, 119 pp.

Byars, Betsy. Cracker Jackson. Puffin, 1985,146 pp.

Cohen, Barbara. Thank You, Jackie Robinson.Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1974, 125 pp.

Coville, Bruce. I Left My Sneakers inDimension X. Pocket Books, 1994, 180 pp.

DeClements, Barthe. Nothing Is Fair in FifthGrade. Penguin, 1990, 137 pp.

Etra, Jonathan, & Spinner, Stephanie. Aliensfor Lunch. Random House, 1991, 64 pp.

Gutman, Dan. Honus & Me. Avon, 1997, 138 pp.

Haas, Jessie. Be Well, Beware. Greenwillow,1996, 66 pp.

Hamm, Diane Johnston. Daughter of Suqua.Whitman, 1997, 154 pp.

Hest, Amy. Private Notebook of Katie Roberts,Age 11. Candlewick Press, 1995, 75 pp.

Howe, James. Bunnicula. Avon, 1979, 98 pp.Hurwitz, Johanna. The Up and Down Spring.

Morrow, 1993, 103 pp.Marschall, Ken. Inside the Titanic. Little,

Brown, 1997, 31 pp. NMcSwigan, Marie. Snow Treasure. Scholastic,

1942, 156 pp.Myers, Walter Dean. Mop, Moondance, and the

Nagasaki Knights. Bantam DoubledayDell, 1992, 150 pp.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh. Dell, 1991,144 pp.

O’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins.Houghton Mifflin, 1960, 192 pp.

Oliver, Diana. McCracken’s Class, Tough Luck,Ronnie. Random House, 1994, 124 pp.

Paulsen, Gary. Mr. Tucket. Delacorte, 1994, 166 pp.

Paulsen, Gary. My Life in Dog Years.Delacorte Press, 1998, 137 pp. N

Prelutsky, Jack. A Pizza the Size of the Sun:Poems by Jack Prelutsky. Greenwillow,1996, 159 pp. N

Roop, Peter, & Roop, Connie. Ahyoka and theTalking Leaves. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard,1992, 60 pp.

Sachar, Louis. There’s a Boy in the Girls’Bathroom. Random House, 1987, 195 pp.

Simon, Seymour. Animals Nobody Loves.North South Books, 2001, 48 pp. N

Spinelli, Jerry. Wringer. HarperCollins, 1997,229 pp.

Strasser, Todd. Kidnap Kids. Putnam, 1998, 166 pp.

Tamar, Erika. The Junkyard Dog. Knopf,1995, 185 pp.

Average Reading Level: Grade 5 (Interest Level:Grade 5)Anderson, William. Laura Ingalls Wilder: A

Biography. HarperCollins, 1992, 240 pp. N

Armstrong, Jennifer. Black-Eyed Susan.Crown, 1995, 120 pp.

Arnosky, Jim. Watching Water Birds. NationalGeographic, 1997, 28 pp. N

Avi. Poppy. Camelot, 1995, 160 pp.Banks, Lynne Reid. The Indian in the

Cupboard. Doubleday, 1980, 181 pp.Barrie, J. M. Peter Pan. Bantam, 1911,

168 pp.Betancourt, Jeanne. My Name is Brain Brian.

Scholastic, 1993, 128 pp.Birdseye, Tom. Just Call Me Stupid. Holiday

House, 1993, 181 pp.Brink, Carol Ryrie. Caddie Woodlawn.

Macmillan, 1933, 275 pp.

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Bryan, Jenny. Your Amazing Brain. JoshuaMorris Publishing, 1995, 17 pp. N

Byars, Betsy. The TV Kid. Puffin Books, 1976,123 pp.

Byars, Betsy. The Pinballs. HarperCollins,1977, 136 pp.

Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does MyShirts. Putnam, 2004, 225 pp.

Christopher, Matt. Baseball Jokes and Riddles.Little, Brown, 1996, 45 pp. N

Cleary, Beverly. The Mouse and the Motorcycle.Morrow, 1965, 160 pp.

Cleary, Beverly. Dear Mr. Henshaw. Morrow,1983, 133 pp.

Conrad, Pam. Pedro’s Journal: A Voyage withChristopher Columbus, August 3,1492–February 14, 1493. Boyd’s Mill,1991, 81 pp.

Coville, Bruce. Jennifer Murdley’s Toad.Harcourt Brace, 1992, 148 pp.

Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.Penguin, 1964, 162 pp.

Fitzgerald, John D. The Great Brain. BantamDoubleday Dell, 1967, 174 pp.

Fleschman, Sid. The Whipping Boy.Greenwillow, 1986, 89 pp.

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Lily’s Crossing. Delacorte,1997, 180 pp.

Horvath, Polly. When the Circus Came toTown. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996, 138 pp.

King-Smith, Dick. Babe the Gallant Pig.Random House, 1983, 118 pp.

Knight, Eric. Lassie Come Home. Dell, 1940,230 pp.

Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files ofMrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. Atheneum,1967, 162 pp.

Lester, Julius, & Pinkney, Jerry. Black Cowboy,Wild Horses. Dial, 1998, 38 pp.

Lisle, Janet Taylor. The Gold Dust Letters.Avon, 1994, 116 pp.

Lofting, Hugh. Voyages of Doctor Dolittle.Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1922, 311 pp.

Lord, Betty Bao. In the Year of the Boar andJackie Robinson. HarperCollins, 1984, 169 pp.

Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars. HoughtonMifflin, 1989, 137 pp.

Markle, Sandra. Outside and Inside Sharks.Atheneum, 1996, 40 pp. N

McKissack, Patricia C. Run Away Home.Scholastic, 1997, 160 pp.

Myers, Jack. Highlights Book of ScienceQuestions That Children Ask. Boyds Mill,1995, 251 pp. N

Norton, Mary. The Borrowers. HarcourtBrace, 1953, 180 pp.

Polacco, Patricia. Thank You, Mr. Falker.Philomel, 1998, 36 pp. N

Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows.Doubleday, 1961, 212 pp.

Rosen, Michael. Walking the Bridge of YourNose: Wordplay Poems and Rhymes.Kingfisher, 1995, 61 pp. N

Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Becoming Naomi León.Scholastic, 2004, 246 pp.

Sewell, Anna. Black Beauty. Scholastic, 1877,245 pp.

Spyri, Johanna. Heidi. Scholastic, 1959, 234 pp.

Stengel, Joyce A. Letting Go. Poolbeg, 1997,110 pp.

Stolz, Mary. Stealing Home. HarperCollins,1992, 153 pp.

Travers, P. L. Mary Poppins. Harcourt, 1934,206 pp.

Winthrop, Elizabeth. Counting on Grace.Random House, 2006, 240 pp.

Woodruff, Elvira. The Summer I Shrank MyGrandmother. Bantam Doubleday Dell,1990, 153 pp.

Challenging Reading Level: Grade 6 (InterestLevel: Grade 5)Christian, Mary Blount. Sebastian (Super

Sleuth) and the Copycat Crime. Macmillan,1993, 62 pp.

Darling, Kathy. Komodo Dragon on Location.Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1997, 40 pp. N

Erickson, Paul. Daily Life in the PilgrimColony. Clarion, 2001, 48 pp. N

Hall, Elizabeth. Child of the Wolves.Houghton Mifflin, 1996, 160 pp.

Lewis, C. S. The Lion, the Witch, and theWardrobe. HarperCollins, 1950, 189 pp.

Spinelli, Jerry. Knots in My Yo-yo String.Knopf, 1998, 148 pp. N

Wallace, Barbara Brooks. The Twin in theTavern. Aladdin, 1993, 177 pp.

Challenging Reading Level: Grade 7 (InterestLevel: Grade 5)Aiken, Joan. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.

Dell, 1962, 168 pp.Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden.

HarperCollins, 1912, 224 pp.Collier, Christopher, & Collier, James

Lincoln. The American Revolution.Marshall Cavendish, 1998, 95 pp. N

Kipling, Rudyard. Just So Stories. NewAmerican Library, 1912, 158 pp.

Sixth-Grade BooksEasy Reading Level: Grade 4 (Interest Level:Grade 6)Bunting, Eve. The Waiting Game. Lippincott,

1981, 56 pp.Byars, Betsy. Summer of the Swans. Viking,

1970, 142 pp.Coerr, Eleanor. Sadako and the Thousand

Paper Cranes. Bantam Doubleday Dell,1977, 64 pp.

Coville, Bruce. Aliens Ate My Homework.Simon & Schuster, Avon, 1993, 179 pp.

Fitzhugh, Louise. Harriet the Spy.HarperCollins, 1964, 298 pp.

Gantos, Jack. Heads or Tails: Stories from theSixth Grade. Farrar, Straus & Giroux,1994, 151 pp.

MacLachlan, Patricia. Journey. Delacorte,1991, 83 pp.

Mills, Claudia. Losers, Inc. HarperCollins,1997, 150 pp.

Nobisso, Josephine. In English, of Course.Gingerbread House, 2002, 32 pp.

Paulsen, Gary. Hatchet. Simon & Schuster,1987, 195 pp.

Spinelli, Jerry. Crash. Knopf, 1996, 162 pp.Stolz, Mary. Explorer of Barkham Street.

HarperCollins, 1985, 179 pp.Strasser, Todd. Help! I’m Trapped in the First

Day of School. Scholastic, 1994, 114 pp.

Easy Reading Level: Grade 5 (Interest Level:Grade 6)Armstrong, William H. Sounder.

HarperCollins, 1969, 116 pp.Balgassi, Haemi. Tae’s Sonata. Clarion, 1997,

123 pp.Dygard, Thomas J. Infield Hit. Morrow,

1995, 149 pp.Fleischman, Sid. The Thirteenth Floor: A Ghost

Story. Greenwillow, 1995, 131 pp.Fletcher, Ralph. Spider Boy. Houghton

Mifflin, 1997, 180 pp.George, Jean C. My Side of the Mountain.

Dutton, 1959, 177 pp.Gipson, Fred. Old Yeller. HarperCollins,

1956, 158 pp.Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Running Out of

Time. Simon & Schuster, 1995, 184 pp.Harrison, Michael. It’s My Life. Holiday

House, 1997, 132 pp.Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust. Scholastic,

1997, 227 pp.Hurwitz, Johanna. The Down and Up Fall.

Morrow, 1996, 165 pp.Kehret, Peg. Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio.

Whitman, 1996, 179 pp. NLowry, Lois. Anastasia, Absolutely. Houghton

Mifflin, 1995, 119 pp.Merrill, Jean. The Pushcart War. Bantam

Doubleday Dell, 1964, 223 pp.Paulsen, Gary. Woodsong. Puffin, 1991,

132 pp. NSlepian, Jan. Back to Before. Philomel, 1993,

170 pp.Spinelli, Jerry. Maniac Magee. HarperCollins,

1990, 184 pp.Taylor, Theodore. The Cay. Avon, 1969,

144 pp.

Average Reading Level: Grade 6 (Interest Level:Grade 6)Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Viking,

1868, 1997, 285 pp.Armstrong, Alan. Whittington. Random

House, 2005, 191 pp.Bolden, Tonya. George Washington Carver.

Abrams, 2008, 41 pp. NCarroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in

Wonderland. Holt, Rinehart & Winston,1865, 122 pp.

Coville, Bruce. Jeremy Thatcher, DragonHatcher. Pocket Books, 1991, 148 pp.

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Duffey, Betsy. Fur-ever Yours, Booker Jones.Viking, 2001, 100 pp.

Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain. HoughtonMifflin, 1943, 256 pp.

Fox, Paula. One-Eyed Cat. Bantam DoubledayDell, 1984, 216 pp.

Freedman, Russell. Out of Darkness.Houghton Mifflin, 1997, 81 pp. N

Fritz, Jean. Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt.Scholastic, 1991, 127 pp. N

George, Jean Craighead. Julie of the Wolves.HarperCollins, 1972, 170 pp.

Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth. Knopf,1961, 256 pp.

L’Engle, Madeline. A Wrinkle in Time.Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1962, 190 pp.

Levine, Gail Carson. Ella Enchanted.HarperCollins, 1997, 232 pp.

O’Brien, Robert C. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats ofNIMH. Aladdin, 1971, 233 pp.

Paterson, Katherine. The Great Gilly Hopkins.HarperCollins, 1978, 148 pp.

Paterson, Katherine. Jacob Have I Loved.HarperCollins, 1980, 244 pp.

Sachar, Louis. Holes. Farrar, Straus & Giroux,1998, 233 pp.

St. George, Judith. Sacagawea. Putnam, 1997,115 pp. N

Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. Gib Rides Home.Delacorte Press, 1998, 246 pp.

Stein, R. Conrad. The Underground Railroad.Children’s Press, 1997, 32 pp. N

Wheeler, Jill C. Alternative Cars (Eye onEnergy series). Checkerboard Books,2007, 32 pp. N

Challenging Reading Level: Grade 7 (InterestLevel: Grade 6)Blos, Joan W. A Gathering of Days. Aladdin,

1979, 144 pp.Bonar, Samantha. Comets. Franklin Watts,

1998, 64 pp. NBrook, Donna. The Journey of English.

Clarion, 1998, 47 pp. NBumford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey.

Bantam, 1961, 145 pp.Cooper, Susan. The Boggart. Simon &

Schuster, 1995, 196 pp.Freedman, Russell. Lincoln, A Photobiography.

Clarion, 1987, 150 pp. NKing, Martin Luther, Jr. I Have a Dream.

Scholastic, 1997, 40 pp. NKonigsburg, E. L. The View from Saturday.

Atheneum, 1996, 163 pp.Lowry, Lois. The Giver. Bantam Doubleday

Dell, 1993, 180 pp.

Meigs, Cornelia. Invincible Louisa. Little,Brown, 1933, 195 pp. N

Sperry, Armstrong. Call It Courage.Macmillan, 1940, 95 pp.

Wiggin, Kate Douglas. Rebecca of Sunny-brook Farm. Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1903,252 pp.

Seventh- & Eighth-Grade BooksEasy Reading Level: Grade 5 (Interest Level:Grades 7–8)Ayers, Katherine. North by Night: A Story of

the Underground Railroad. Delacorte,1998, 176 pp. N

Byars, Betsy. Disappearing Acts. Viking, 1998,120 pp.

Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy.Delacorte, 1999, 256 pp.

Duffey, Betsy. Utterly Yours, Booker Jones.Viking, 1995, 116 pp.

Easy Reading Level: Grade 6 (Interest Level:Grades 7–8)Atkin, S. Beth. Voices from the Fields: Children

of Migrant Farm Workers Tell Their Stories.Little, Brown, 1993, 96 pp. N

Collier, James L. My Brother Sam Is Dead.Scholastic, 1974, 216 pp.

Fleischman, Paul. A Joyful Noise: Poems forTwo Voices. HarperCollins, 1993, 102 pp.

Fleischman, Paul. Bull Run. HarperCollins,1995, 104 pp.

MacLachlan, Patricia. Edward’s Eyes.Atheneum, 2007, 116 pp.

Peck, Richard. A Year Down Yonder. DialBooks, 2000, 230 pp.

Roop, Connie. Girl of the Shining Mountains:Sacagawea’s Story. Hyperion, 1999, 178 pp. N

Average Reading Level: Grades 7–8 (InterestLevel: Grades 7–8)Armstrong, Jennifer. Shipwreck at the Bottom

of the World: The Extraordinary True Storyof Shackleton and the Endurance. Crown,1998, 131 pp. N

Armstrong, Jennifer. In My Hands: Memories ofa Holocaust Rescuer. Knopf, 1999, 276 pp. N

Bradbury, Ray. Dandelion Wine. Bantam,1957, 239 pp.

De Angeli, Marguerite. The Door in the Wall.Scholastic, 1949, 121 pp.

DeAngelis, Gina. Jackie Robinson. Chelsea,2001, 104 pp. N

Dingle, Derek T. First in the Field: BaseballHero Jackie Robinson. Hyperion, 1998, 48 pp. N

Frank, Anne. The Diary of a Young Girl.Random, 1952, 285 pp. N

Freedman, Russell. Kids at Work: Lewis Hineand the Crusade against Child Labor.Clarion, 1994, 97 pp. N

Henry, O. The Gift of the Magi and OtherStories. Creative, 1986, 32 pp.

Herriot, James. All Creatures Great and Small.Bantam, 1989, 499 pp. N

Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-Kira. Atheneum,2004, 256 pp.

Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous.Doubleday, 1896, 1964, 210 pp.

Mazer, Harry. A Boy at War: A Novel of PearlHarbor. Simon & Schuster, 2001, 104 pp.

McKissack, Patricia C., & McKissack,Fredrick L. Days of Jubilee, The End ofSlavery in the United States. Scholastic,2003, 134 pp. N

Miller, Marilyn. Words That Built a Nation.Scholastic, 1999, 172 pp. N

Morris, Neil. Global Warming (What If WeDo Nothing? series). World AlmanacLibrary, 2007, 48 pp. N

Nicolson, Cynthia Pratt. Hurricane! Kids CanPress, 2002, 32 pp. N

Perkins, Lynne Rae. Criss Cross. Greenwillow,2005, 352 pp.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Let It Shine: Stories ofBlack Women Freedom Fighters. Harcourt,2000, 30 pp. N

Soto, Gary. Jessie De La Cruz: A Portrait of aUnited Farm Worker. Persea Books, 2000,116 pp. N

Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit. Balantine, 1938,1979, 304 pp.

Wulffson, Don L. The Kid Who Invented theTrampoline. Dutton, 2001, 120 pp. N

Challenging Reading Level: Grade 9 (InterestLevel: Grades 7–8)London, Jack. The Call of the Wild. Viking,

1903, 1996, 126 pp.McKissack, Patricia C. Black Hands, White

Sails: The Story of African AmericanWhalers. Scholastic, 1999, 152 pp. N

Rodriguez, Consuelo. César Chavez. ChelseaHouse, 1991, 106 pp. N

Sandburg, Carl. Abe Lincoln Grows Up.Harcourt, 1928, 222 pp. N

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