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Recommended
Reading For First Grade
Amanda Pig, School Girl
by Jean Van Leeuwen JR V
Amanda has been waiting all
her life to go to school.
Animal Music by Harriet
Ziefert JP ZIE
Animals playing various instruments
to make different kinds of music.
Apple Pie Tree by Zoe
Hall JP HAL
An apple tree in winter, spring,
summer, and fall.
Arthur's Nose by Marc
Brown JP BRO
Unhappy with his nose, Arthur
visits the doctor to get a new one.
Bears Are Curious by Joyce
Milton JR M
Facts about bears.
Big Red Barn by Margaret
Wise Brown by JP BRO
A day in the barnyard
Biscuit Wants to Play
by Alyssa Capucilli JR C
The puppy Biscuit makes friends
with two kittens.
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Book! Book! Book! by Deborah
Bruss JP BRU
When the children go back
to school, the farm animals are bored and decide
to go to the library.
Bug for Lunch by Margery
Facklam JP FAC
Rhyming text introduces bug-eating
animals.
The Case of the Hungry Stranger
by Crosby Bonsall JR B
Four detectives try to find
out who ate Mrs.Meech's blueberry pie.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin JP MAR
A lively alphabet rhyme.
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That
Type by Doreen Cronin JP CRO
The cows find an old typewriter
in the barn, and they type messages to the Farmer
about their home.
Dinosaur's Day by Ruth
Thomson JR T
A gentle Triceratops forgets
to stay with the herd and has to use his sharp
horns to fight a Tyrannosaurus.
Fat Cat Sat on the Mat
by Nurit Karlin JP KAR
Rat tries to get the fat cat
off the mat and back to his usual resting place
in the vat.
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Froggy Goes to Bed by Jonathan
London JP LON
Froggy finds many ways to
delay bedtime.
From Seed to Plant by
Gail Gibbons J 582 G
Find out how plants grow from
seeds.
Go Away Dog by Joan L.
Nodset JR N
An old dog's friendly persistence
slowly convinces a young boy to take him home.
Guss and Button by Saxton
Freymann JP FRE
Gus and his dog, Button, explore
a forest and discover color.
Hoot and Holler by Alan
Brown JP BRO
Two owls play together.
I Love Trucks by Philemon
Sturges JP STU
A child names many of his
favorite trucks.
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Jamela's Dress by Niki
Daly JP DAL
Jamela gets in trouble when
she does not listen to her mother.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
by Simms Taback JP TAB
A very old overcoat is recycled
lots of times into a variety of garments.
A Kiss for Little Bear
by Else Lomelund Minarik JR M
Grandmother sends Little Bear
a kiss via several animals.
Little Red Riding Hood
by Harriet Ziefert JR Z
A little girl meets a hungry
wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her
grandma.
Max Cleans Up by Rosemary
Wells JP WEL
Max's big sister, Ruby, tries
to help her brother clean up his messy room.
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Mother for Choco by Keiko
Kasza JP KAS
Choco, a lonely little bird,
searches for a mother.
Mouse Tales by Arnold
Lobel JR L
Papa Mouse promises to tell
each of his sons one story if they promise to
go to bed afterwards.
No Matter What by Debi
Gliori JP GLI
Small, a very little fox,
needs some reassurance from Large in unconditional
love.
Officer Buckle and Gloria
by Peggy Rathmann JP RAT
Officer Buckle takes his police
dog, Gloria, to Napville Elementary School.
Old Woman Who Loved to Read
by John Winch JP WIN
An old woman moves to the
country to have a peaceful life with lots of time
to read.
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Pizza That We Made by Joan
Holub JR H
Three young cooks have fun
making their own pizza.
Poppleton in Winter by
Cynthia Rylant JR R
Poppleton the pig makes a
new friend.
The Pumpkin Book by Gail
Gibbons J 635.6 G
Describes how pumpkins come
in different shapes and sizes and what they need
to grow.
Sammy and the Dinosaurs
by Ian Whybrow JP WHY
Sammy finds toy dinosaurs
in the attic that come to life when he names each
one.
Sheep Out to Eat by Nancy
Shaw JR S
Five hungry sheep discover
that a tea shop may not be the best place for
them to eat.
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Sleep Tight Ginger by Adele
Geras JP GER
Ginger is a kitten who goes
in search of a place to nap.
Sleepy Bears by Mem Fox
JP FOX
Mother bear reads to her six
little cubs for their long winter snooze.
Surprise Garden by Zoe
Hall JP HAL
After sowing unmarked seeds,
three youngsters wait for their mystery garden
to grow.
Tortoise And the Hare
by Betty Miles JR M
Who wins the running race?
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle
by Eric Carle JP CAR
A clumsy young click beetle
learns to land on its feet with encouragement
from various animals.
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Waiting for Wings by Lois
Ehlert JP EHL
How butterflies are born.
Wake up House! Rooms Full
of Poems by Dee Lillegard JP LIL
A collection of thirty four
poems.
We Just Moved by Stephen
Krensky JR K
When a boy moves with his
family to a bigger castle, he finds that some
things about life in the new place are different.
We're Going on a Lion Hunt
by David Axtell JP AXT
Two girls set out bravely
in search of a lion.
Whatever the Weather by
Karen Wallace JR W
A boy looks out the window
and learns about different kinds of weather.
Recommended
Reading for Second Grade
Arthur's Mystery Envelope
by Marc Brown JFIC BRO
The first volume of a series
of chapter books featuring Arthur, the PBS television
star.
A Big Cheese for the White
House by Candace Fleming JFIC FLE
In 1801, in Cheshire, Massachusetts,
Elder John Leland organizes his fellow townspeople
to make a big cheese for President Jefferson,
who up until that time had been forced to eat
inferior cheeses.
Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express
by Eleanor Coerr JR C
Sixteen-year-old Bill Cody
finds adventure when he becomes a Pony Express
rider.
Chomp! A book About Sharks
by Melvin Berger J 597.3B
A simple explanation, with
lots of pictures, of what sharks look like, how
they hunt, what they eat, and how they are born.
Cottonmouths by Sherie
Bargar J 597.96B
All you ever wanted to know
about snakes in this volume of the snake discovery
library.
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Doris's Dinosaur by Rosemary
Wells JR W
When Mrs. Jenkins proposes
the class paint dinosaurs, Doris' unusual artistic
talent is not recognized until the class visits
a modern art museum.
Emily by Michael Bedard
JFIC BED
When a mother and child visit
their reclusive neighbor Emily, who stays at home
writing poetry all the time, there is an exchange
of gifts.
The Fire Cat by Esther
Averill JR A
The story of a brave cat and
how he found a home in the firehouse.
Flower Girl by Gail Herman
JR H
A young girl's lucky ring
helps her be the perfect flower girl in her sister's
wedding.
Froggy Eats Out by Jonathan
London JP LON
After Froggy misbehaves at
a fancy restaurant, his parents take him to a
fast flies restaurant to celebrate their anniversary.
Try other Froggy books by London, as well.
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Guys From Space by Daniel
Pinkwater JSF PIN
A boy visits another planet
where he discovers amazing things like talking
rocks and root beer with ice cream.
Halmoni's Day by Edna Coe
Bercaw JFIC BER
Jennifer, a Korean American,
is worried that her grandmother, visiting from
Korea, will embarrass her on her school's Grandparents
Day, but the event brings her understanding and
acceptance.
Hattie and the Wild Waves by Barbara Cooney
JFIC COO
A young girl enjoys her summers
at the beach where she can paint and listen to
the wild waves.
Henry and Mudge in the Green
Time by Cynthia Rylant JR R
Henry shares a summer picnic
with his lovable dog Mudge. Cynthia Rylant has
written about lots of Henry and Modge adventures,
try some others.
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Horrible Harry and the Ant
Invasion by Suzy Kline JFIC KLI
Harry cuts back on his mischievous
pranks after falling for Song Lee. Try more Horrible
Harry books by Suzy Kline as well.
Jalapeņo Bagels by Natasha
Wing JP W
A boy brings something that
reflects both the cultures of his parents to a
school international day.
The Josefina Story Quilt
by Eleanor Coerr JR C
While traveling west with
her family, a young girl makes a patchwork quilt
about her experiences on the journey.
Junie B. Jones is a Graduation
Girl by Barbara Park JFIC PAR
Junie B. Jones has just turned
six and is looking forward to her kindergarten
graduation, but when grape juice stains the white
gown she couldn't resist trying on, she is affraid
graduation is ruined. Also try others in this
funny series by Barbara Park.
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Lila's Little Dinosaur
by Wolfram Hanel JP H
When a girl goes to a dinosaur
exhibit, a little dinosaur becomes so fond of
her that he follows her home.
Lionel in the Fall by
Stephen Krensky JR K
For Lionel, fall means starting
the school year, raking leaves, and dressing up
for Halloween.
Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled
Prairie Tale by Lisa Cambell Ernst JP ERN.
An updated version, set on
the prairie, of the familiar story about a little
girl, her grandmother, and a not-so-clever wolf.
Little Sister, Big Sister
by Pat Brisson JR B.
Hester and her younger sister,
Edna, play queen and her maid, pretend to be mermaids,
eat chocolate, and experience a thunderstorm.
Livingstone Mouse by Pamela
Duncan Edwards JP E
An explorer mouse in search
of China discovers that he must be very careful
in choosing a new home.
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The Long Way Westward by
Joan Sandin JR S
A family of Swedish immigrants
journeys overland from New York to their new home
in Minnesota.
Lunch Bunnies by Kathryn
Lasky JP LAS.
Clyde the rabbit is ready
to start school, but after talking with his brother,
he is worried about what will happen at lunchtime.
Make Way for Ducklings
by Robert McCloskey JPM
A mother duck disrupts everything
when she moves ducklings from the park to the
Boston Public Garden.
Market! by Ted Lewin
J 381.18L
From Fulton Fish Market in
New York to Rissani Market in Morocco, people
go shopping around the world.
Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the
Tea by Cynthia Rylant JR R
Lonely Mr. Putter gets an
old cat to share his life with him. See more Mr.
Putter and Tabby adventures by this author.
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Mud Flat Olympics by James
Stevenson JFIC STE
At the Mud Flat Olympics,
if the animals don't win the Deepest Hole Contest,
the All-Snail High Hurdles, or the River-Cross
Freestyle they can still come to the picnic after
the games and have ice cream for dessert.
My Brother, Ant by Betsy
Byars JR B
Four stories about Ant and
his older brother.
Nate the Great and the Pillowcase
by Marjorie Sharmat JR S
Nate investigates the disappearance
of a homemade pillowcase belonging to Rosamond's
cat. Try more Nate adventures by Majorie Sharmat.
Nine for California by
Sonia Levitin JFIC LEV
Amanda, her mother, and her
family travel by stagecoach to California to join
her father.
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Pinky and Rex and the New Neighbors
by James Howe JFIC HOW
Pinky and Rex are upset to
find out that their friend and neighbor, Mrs.
Morgan, is moving. Also try other Pinky and Rexs
books by James Howe.
Pirates: Robbers of the High
Seas by Gail Gibbons J 910.45G
A description of pirates'
lives, the ships they sailed, and the treasure
they stole.
Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia
by Peggy Parish JR P
Even though she doesn't understand
baseball, Amelia Bedelia bakes the best cookies
in the world. Look for more Amelia Bedelia books
by Peggy Parish.
Porcupine's Pajama Party
by Terry Webb Harshman JR H
Porcupine bakes cookies, watches
a monster movie, and gets scared in the dark when
his two best friends sleep over.
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Sam's Wild West Show by
Nancy Antle JR A
Sam and his Wild West Show
entertain the townsfolk and catch two bank robbers
before moving on to the next town.
Splish, Splash, Splosh! by
Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom J 551.48M
Illustrations and simple text
discuss water, where it comes from, and how it
is treated so that we can use it for drinking,
washing and playing.
Stan the Hot Dog Man by
Leonard Kessler JR K
After he retires, Stan becomes
a hot dog man and makes lots of new friends.
Swamp Angel by Anne Isaacs
JP I
Angelica Longrider, also known
as Swamp Angel, wrestles with a huge bear to save
the winter supplies of the settlers in Tennessee.
Tales of Oliver the Pig
by Jean Van Leeuwen JR V
Five adventures with Oliver
Pig and his family.
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The Treasure Hunt by Bill
Cosby JR C
One rainy day while his father
lisstens to old records, his mother polishes a
silver platter, and his brother enjoys his baseball
card collection, Little Bill discovers his own
treasure, a talent for storytelling. Also try
others in the Little Bill series.
Tut's Mummy Lost and Found
by Judy Donnelly JR D
Describes the burial of the
Pharoah Tutankhamen and the discovery of his long-lost
tomb.
Watch Out, Ronald Morgan!
by Patricia Reilly Giff JFIC GIF
Ronald has a lot of humorous
mishaps until he gets a pair of new eyeglasses.
Don't miss more Ronald Morgan books by Patricia
Reilly Giff.
Where Are My Puffins, Whales,
and Seals? by Ron Hirschi J 591.529H
A description of how sea life
is endangered by marine pollution.
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Wizard and Wart by Janice
Smith JR S
When Wizard and his dog Wart
advertise their magic business, they have problems
with their customers. Look for their other adventures
by Janice Smith.
You Bet Your Britches, Claude
by Joan Lowery Nixon JFIC NIX
Shirley and Claude lead a
quiet life with their adopted son Tom, until Shirley
goes to town to pick up Tom's sister.
Zinnia and Dot by Lisa
Campbell Ernst JP E
Two vain hens run afoul of
a weasel's trickery and prove, indeed, that pride
goeth before a fall.
Recommended
Reading For Third Grade
Antarctic Ants: A Book of
Penguin Poems by Judy Sierra J 811 S
A humorous and enjoyable introduction
to penguins and Antarctica is presented through
extravagant rhymes and goofball lyrics.
Babe, the Gallant Pig
by Dave King-Smith JFIC KIN
A pig destined for the dinner
table reveals a talent for sheep herding. Can
a pig be a sheep-dog? Can a "sheeppig"
win the Grand Challenge Sheepdog Trials?
Bing Bang Bong by Douglas
Florian J 811 F
How do ghosts get their sheets
clean? Verses with a twist.
Black Cat by Christopher
Myers J 811 S
A black cat wanders through
the streets of a city.
Book of Slime by Ellen
Jackson J 574.14 J
What do you get when you cross
a bucket of oozing sludge with a library book?
A book of ooshy, gooshy messes to read about.
Cam Jansen and the Barking
Treasure Mystery by David A. Adler JMYS ADL
In her latest case, Cam Jansen,
the sleuth with the photographic memory, finds
her sharp ears are as important as her sharp eyes
in nabbing a dog collar thief.
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Chocolate Touch by Patrick
Skene Catling JFIC CAT
John Midas trades a funny
old coin for a box of chocolates and soon learns
everything he touches turns to chocolate, including
his mother.
Cody Unplugged by Betsy
Duffy JFIC DUF
Concerned that his television
and video habits have gotten out of hand, Cody's
parents send him to Camp Bear where he learns
to experience real life rather than virtual reality.
The Courage of Sarah Noble
by Alice Dalgleish JFIC DAL
A girl goes alone with her
father to build a new home in the Connecticut
wilderness and stays with the Indians. Her father
goes back to bring the rest of the family.
Diary of a Monster's Son
by Ellen Conford JFIC CON
Bradley Fentriss keeps an
account of life with his loving, if somewhat unusual,
father.
Dinosaur Bones by Aliki
J567.9 A
An easy-to-read look at how
scientists, studying fossil remains, provide information
on how dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.
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Dinosaur Ghosts: The Mystery
of Coelophysis by J. Lynett Gillette J 567.9
G
It is said that dinosaur fossils
come out to play after dark at Ghost Ranch, where
thousands of dinosaur bones have been discovered.
The Dog That Stole Home
by Matthew F. Christopher JFIC CHR
When his telepathic dog Harry
is grounded for nipping another dog, Mike wonders
how he'll ever make it through the baseball game
without his advice and encouragement.
Encyclopedia Brown and the
Case of the Slippery Salamander by Donald Sobol
JMYS SOB
Encyclopedia Brown, the super
sleuth in sneakers, continues his war on crime
in ten new cases.
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald
Dahl JFIC DAH
Three mean farmers will do
anything to get Mr. Fox. Unfortunately for the
farmers, Mr. Fox and his fine family have other
plans.
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Finding Providence by Avi
JB Williams
After being forced to leave
Massachusetts Bay Colony, Roger Williams travels
south and founds Providence, Rhode Island with
the help of the Narragansett Indians.
Goin' Someplace Special
by Patricia McKissick JFIC MCK
In segregated 1950s Nashville,
a young African American girl braves a series
of indignities and obstacles to get to one of
the few integrated places in town: the public
library.
The Great Bicycle Race Mystery
(#76) by Gertrude Chandler Warner JMYS WAR
The Aldens participate in
a three-day bicycle ride and soon find that someone
seems to be intent on keeping others from completing
the event.
Horrible Harry and the Purple
People by Suzy Kline JFIC KLI
Horrible Harry, the class
clown of Room 2B, returns to the spotlight with
the Purple People, mysterious beings that only
he can see.
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How We Crossed the West: The
Adventures of Lewis and Clark by Rosalyn Schamzer
J 978 S
When Thomas Jefferson was
president of the 17 United States, the beautiful
and untamed wilderness west of the Mississippi
was explored by Lewis, Clark and young Sacajawea.
I, Amber Brown by Paula
Danzinger JFIC DAN
Because her divorced parents
share joint custody of her, nine-year-old Amber
suffers from lack of self-esteem and feels that
she is a piece of jointly-owned property.
In the Time of the Drums
by Kim Siegelson JFIC SIE
Mentu, an American-born slave
boy, watches his beloved grandmother, Twi, lead
the insurrection at Teakettle Creek of Ibo people
arriving from Africa on a slave ship.
Ink Drinker by Eric Sanvoisin
JFIC SAN
A boy who hates books discovers
an ink-drinking vampire in his father's bookshop
and follows him to his underground vault.
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Jackie Robinson: He Was the
First by David A. Adler JB ROBINSON
Jackie Robinson, a star athlete,
helped the Brooklyn Dodgers win six pennants and
a World Series.
Judy Moody by Megan McDonald
JFIC MCD
Third grader Judy Moody is
in a first day of school bad mood until she gets
an assignment to create a collage all about herself
and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage.
Julian's Glorious Summer
by Ann Cameron JFIC CAM
It was Julian's seventh summer
and he really wanted a bike.
Just Like Mike by Gail
Herman JFIC HER
When Michael Brown's mother
remarries and Michael's last name changes to Jordan,
the kids at his new school expect him to be like
his namesake on the basketball court but, unfortunately,
this Michael is terrible at sports.
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Justin and the Best Biscuits
in the World by Mildred P. Walter JFIC WAL
As a boy in a family full
of females, Justin thinks keeping house is women's
work, until he spends time on his grandfather's
ranch.
Kate Shelley, Bound for Legend
by Robert D. San Souci JB Shelley
The biography of an Iowa teenager
who helped rescue survivors of a train wreck and
became a national heroine.
Llama in the Family by
Johanna Hurwitz JFIC HUR
A boy who hopes his family
will surprise him with a new bike gets a pet llama
instead.
Lizzie Logan, Second Banana
by Eileen Spinelli JFIC SPI
When Lizzie's mother announces
that she is going to have a baby, best friend
Heather helps Lizzie deal with her fears that
her stepfather will love the new baby more than
he loves her.
Marven of the Great North
Woods by Kathryn Lasky JFIC LAS
When his Jewish parents send
him to a Minnesota logging camp to escape the
influenza epidemic of 1918, ten-year-old Marven
finds a special friend.
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Me Tarzan by Betsy Byars
JFIC BYA
When Dorothy gets the part
of Tarzan in the class play, her tremendous yell
attracts the attention of increasingly larger
and wilder animals.
Muggie Maggie by Beverly
Cleary JFIC CLE
Maggie refuses to learn how
to read and write cursive. Her teacher has a secret
plan to help Maggie.
Piggins by Jane Yolen
JMYS YOL
Piggins, the butler, discovers
the theft of Mrs. Reynard's diamond necklace during
a dinner party.
Ragweed by Avi JFIC
AVI
Ragweed, a young country mouse,
leaves his family and travels to the big city,
where he finds excitement and danger and sees
cats for the first time.
Red-Eyed Tree Frog by
Joy Cowley J 597.87 C
In this photo-illustrated
book, a plucky red-eyed tree frog searches for
something to eat--and avoids the many dangers
of the rain forest.
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Sarah, Plain and Tall by
Patricia MacLachlan JFIC MAC
Sarah, a mail-order bride,
comes to live with Caleb, Anna and their father
on the prairie.
Skirt by Gary Soto JFIC
SOT
When a girl leaves the skirt
she is to wear in a dance performance on the school
bus, she needs all her wits to get it back before
her parents find out she has lost something yet
again.
So You Want to be President
by Judith St. George J 923 S 2000
The reader is led through
the good points of the presidency (big house with
its own bowling alley and movie theater) and bad
points (lots of homework) and finally into presidential
history with humorous comparisons and contrasts.
26 Fairmount Avenue by
Thomas DePaola JB DE PAOLA 1999
The popular illustrator recounts
the events that surrounded his family's move to
the address of the title, in Meriden, Connecticut,
when he was five years old.
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Tallchief, America's Prima
Ballerina by Maria Tallchief JB TALLCHIEF
Tallchief's story begins with
her childhood on an Osage Indian reservation in
Oklahoma, where she took her first piano and dance
lessons. After moving to Los Angeles her parents
found excellent teachers for the young dancer
who worked hard to fulfill her aspiration to dance
with the best, the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo.
The Truth about Great White
Sharks by Mary Cerullo J 597.3 C 2000
Cerullo examines what is known
about sharks, using many photos and trendy graphics.
Topics covered include physical characteristics,
behaviors, feeding habits, the difficulties of
studying sharks, and the potential to provide
medical benefits for humans.
Tut Tut by John Scieszka
JFIC SCI
The intrepid Time Warp Trio
is back and up to hieroglyphic high-jinks in the
land of the pyramids.
Recommended
Reading For Fourth Grade
26 Fairmount Avenue by
Tomie De Paola JB PAOLA
An autobiography of the popular
children's author Tomie De Paola. He describes
the year before his family moved from an apartment
into their new home on Fairmount Avenue. The book
gives glimpses into his childhood and connects
with his picture books.
Abel's Island by William
Steig JFIC STE
When Abel tries to rescue
Amanda's scarf, he is swept away into a torrent
of water and finally lands on an island. Here
the lazy and pampered Abel must take care of himself
and find a way home.
Ace the Very Important Pig
by Dick King-Smith JFIC KIN
Farmer Tubb's amazing pig,
Ace, winds up on television for his cleverness.
Afternoon of the Elves
by Janet Taylor Lisle JFIC LIS
Hillary doesn't believe the
mean things she hears about Sara-Kate, she leaves
her comfortable surroundings to live and explore
the elves' village in Sara-Kate's back yard.
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All About Sam by Lois Lowry
JFIC LOW
Anastasia Krupnik's little
brother Sam gets a chance to tell his own story
about life in the Krupnik family.
Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit
by Paula Danziger JFIC DAN
Amber Brown is in 4th grade.
Her parents get a divorce, her best friend Justin
moves away, and she gets in trouble in school.
Beetles, Lightly Toasted
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor JFIC NAY
A boy competes with his know-it-all
cousin by creating recipes from unusual food sources
and testing them on unaware friends and family.
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly
Cleary JFIC CLE
Nine-year-old Beezus Quimby
has her hands full with her little sister, Ramona.
Sure, other people have little sisters who bother
them sometimes, but are there any in the world
like Ramona?
Best School Year Ever
by Barbara Robinson JFIC ROB
The six horrible Herdmans,
the worst kids in the history of the world, cause
mayhem throughout the school year. Sequel to Best
Christmas Pageant Ever.
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Bill Peet: An Autobiography
by Bill Peet JB PEET
In words and pixyish pictures,
the children's book writer who animated major
Disney films remembers his childhood and career.
The Boy Who Owned the School
by Gary Paulsen JFIC PAU
A funny book — it is about
a shy boy who doesn't like to talk to anyone or
be noticed. He's flunking English and has to work
on the set of the school play to get extra credit.
Catch That Pass by Matt
Christopher JFIC CHR
One of a long series of books
about football, baseball, hockey, and other sports.
Chocolate Touch by Patrick
Skene Catling JFIC CAT
The story tells of the two
days after John acquired the chocolate touch —
the magic that turned everything he touches into
chocolate.
Christina's Ghost by Betty
Wright JMYS WRI
When Christina has to spend
the summer with grumpy Uncle Ralph in his Victorian
mansion, she is dismayed to find a ghost in the
house.
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Coffin on a Case by Eve
Bunting JMYS BON
Twelve-year-old Henry Coffin,
son of a private investigator, helps a gorgeous
high school girl in a dangerous attempt to find
her kidnapped mother.
Coyotes in the Crosswalk
by Diane Swanson J 591.5268 S
Learn how all sorts of unique
and wily wild creatures have made themselves at
home in the cracks and crannies of our cities
and towns.
Dead Letter by Betsy Byars
JMYS BYA
Herculeah Jones and her best
friend Meat set out to crack the case of a mysterious
note which she finds in the lining of a second-hand
coat.
Dolphin Treasure by Wayne
Grove J 599.53 G
In this sequel to Dolphin
Adventure, a man searching for buried treasure
off the Florida coast is cast adrift by a storm
until a dolphin comes to his aid.
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Encyclopedia Brown and the
Case Of Pablo's Nose by Donald Sobol JMYS SOB
America's "Sherlock Holmes
in sneakers" continues his war on crime in
10 more cases, the solutions to which appear in
the back of the book.
Falling Up by Shel Silverstein
J 811 S
Poems and drawings by the
author of Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Fat Fanny, Beanpole Bertha,
and the Boys by Barbara Ann Porte JFIC POR
To raise money, Bertha and
Fanny decide to teach Fanny's triplet brothers
to tap dance.
The Fighting Ground by
Avi JFIC AVI
Jonathan learns about war
the hard way when he runs away to join the American
Revolution.
Ginger Pye Eleanor Estes
JFIC EST
Jerry and Rachel are very
proud of the dog they purchased for $1, and are
puzzled and upset when they must solve the mystery
of who stole Ginger on Thanksgiving Day.
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Great Brain by John D.
Fitzgerald JFIC FIT
The exploits of the Great
Brain of Adenville, Utah are described by his
younger brother, the frequent victim of the Great
Brain's schemes.
Guide Dog Puppy Grows Up
by Caroline Arnold J 636.73 A
Follows the career of a guide
dog from its days as a puppy, through the training
process, until it is placed with a blind person.
Hannah on Her Way by Claudia
Mills JFIC MIL
Quiet, introspective Hannah
is surprised when she is befriended by a very
popular girl at her school.
Harvey's Horrible Snake Disaster
by Eth Clifford JFIC CLI
Harvey tries to hide the fact
that he is petrified of snakes.
Hey, New Kid by Betsy
Duffey JFIC DUF
When his family moves in the
middle of the school year, third-grader Cody decides
to start fresh; instead of being ordinary Cody,
he's going to be Super Cody.
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Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
JFIC McC
Classic story of an all-American
boy growing up in a small midwestern town. Continued
in Centerburg Tales.
Hot and Cold Summer by
Johanna Hurwitz JFIC HUR
Two inseparable 10-year-old
boys discover there is room in their friendship
for another person, and it really doesn't matter
if she is a girl.
How to Eat Fried Worms
by Thomas Rockwell JFIC ROC
Two boys set out to prove
that worms can make a delicious meal.
Hurricanes: Earth's Mightiest
Storms by Patricia Lauber J 551.55 L
Tells how hurricanes form,
how scientists study them, and how they have affected
people and the environment.
In the Year of the Boar and
Jackie Robinson by Betty Bao Lord JFIC LOR
A Chinese girl moves to Brooklyn
where she makes new friends, discovers baseball,
and becomes a Brooklyn Dodgers fan.
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Indian in the Cupboard
by Lynn Reid Banks JFIC BAN
A nine-year old boy receives
a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a key for his
birthday, and finds himself involved in adventure
when the Indian comes to life.
Jim Ugly by Sid Fleischman
JFIC FLE
The adventures of Jake and
Jim Ugly, Jake's part-mongrel, part-wolf dog,
as they travel through the Old West trying to
find out what really happened to Jake's father.
Just Like Mike by Gail
Herman JFIC HER
Michael's mother is remarrying,
and soon Michael will have a new family, a new
home, and a new dad. Worst of all, though, he's
going to have a new name; Michael Brown will be
Michael Jordan.
Knights of the Kitchen Table
by Jon Scieszka JFIC SCI
Three friends meet up with
dragons, giants, and wizards when they are sent
back in time by a magic book.
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Lily's Crossing by Patricia
Reilly Giff JFIC GIF
During a summer spent at Rockaway
Beach in 1944, a girl's friendship with a young
Hungarian refugee causes her to see the war and
her own world differently.
Little House in the Big Woods
by Laura Ingalls Wilder JFIC WIL
The first volume in the well-known
series of books about a pioneer family's struggle
to survive in the wilderness.
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder JFIC WIL
Laura and her family travel
for many days in their covered wagon from Wisconsin
to Kansas, until they find the best spot to build
their little house on the prairie.
Little Ships: The Heroic Rescue
at Dunkirk in World War II by Louise Borden JFIC
BOR
An English girl and her father
take their sturdy fishing boat and join scores
of other civilian vessels crossing the English
Channel to rescue Allied troops.
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Lost in the Devil's Desert
by Gloria Skurzynski JFIC SKU
An 11-year-old boy suddenly
finds himself alone and lost in the Utah desert,
with only his wits to help him survive.
Matilda by Roald Dahl
JFIC DAH
Super-bright first-grader
Matilda is upset when the evil school principal
Miss Trunchbutt goes after the teacher, Miss Honey.
Maxie, Rosie and Earl: Partners
in Grime by Barbara Park JFIC PAR
Humorous story about three
misfits who meet in the principal's office and
end up hiding in the school dumpster.
Miracles on Maple Hill
by Virginia Sorenson JFIC SOR
Marly and her brother experience
new adventures and friends when they move to the
country, including helping to get in a neighbor's
maple sugar crop.
Misty of Chincoteague
by Marguerite Henry JFIC HEN
Paul and Maureen work together
to bring Phantom and her new foal, Misty, to Chincoteague.
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Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by Betty
MacDonald JFIC
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle is a smart
and caring lady who helps out the neighborhood
kids by curing them of "bad habits"
such as quarreling, not picking up toys, and every
not-so-nice trait, that's been attributed to children.
The Noonday Friends byMary
Stolz JFIC STO
Frannie Davis and her best
friend quarrel because Frannie is kept too busy
helping her Family after school, and they can
only spend time together at school lunch .
Off and Running by Gary
Soto JFIC SOT
When they learn that Rudy
and Alex, two fifth grade class clowns, plan to
run against them in the school elections, Miata
and Ana know that they face a difficult race.
Paper Airplane Book by
Seymour Simon J 629.133 S
An explanation of how things
fly, plus directions for making your own paper
airplanes.
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Pippi Longstocking by Astrid
Lindgren JFIC LIN
Fantastic adventures of a
red-headed Swedish girl with extraordinary power,
who has a monkey and a horse for companions.
Poppy by Avi JFIC AVI
Mr. Ocax the owl rules the
territory where Poppy, a young deer mouse, lives
with her large, extended family. The mice have
agreed to obey Mr. Ocax and, in exchange, he has
promised to protect them from danger.
Rabbit Hill by Robert
Lawson JFIC LAW
The animals on Rabbit Hill
are full of anticipation about the new family
about to move into the big house .
Ramona Forever by Beverly
Cleary JFIC CLE
Ramona copes with a wedding,
a new arrival in her family, a death, and her
father's new job.
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Shiloh by Phyllis Naylor
JFIC NAY
Eleven-year-old Marty Preston
finds a mistreated beagle pup in his hometown
of Friendly, West Virginia. The dog was abused
by his owner. What should Marty do about it?
Shooting Star by Sheila
Klass JFIC KLA
Annie Oakley, a girl who prefers
hunting over sewing, breaks free from conventional
behavior for girls and becomes a sharpshooter
and entertainer.
Sounder by William Armstrong
JFIC ARM
A poor sharecropper's family
suffers when the father is unjustly imprisoned,
and is kept growing by courage and love.
Soup in Love by Robert
Newton Peck JFIC PEC
As Valentine's Day approaches,
Soup and Rob learn that there are several different
kinds of love.
Stinker From Space by
Pamela Service JSF SER
An agent of the Sylon Confederacy
fleeing from enemy ships crash-lands on earth
and transfers his mind to the body of a skunk.
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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy Blume JFIC BLU
Fourth grader Peter must deal
with his two-year-old brother, Fudge, with his
disgusting cuteness and propensity for complicating
Peter's life.
Tallchief: America's Prima
Ballerina by Maria Tallchief JB TALLCHIEF
Maria Tallchief describes
her childhood on an Osage reservation in Oklahoma,
her development of her love of ballet, and her
departure to New York where she rose to success.
Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander
JFIC ALE
Jason's amazing cat, Gareth,
takes him on exciting adventures through time
and space.
Twin in the Tavern by
Barbara Brooks Wallace JFIC WAL
A young orphan, afraid of
being sent to the workhouse, finds himself at
the mercy of the unsavory owner of a tavern in
Alexandria, Virginia.
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