Third Grade Recommendations January/February
Third Grade is fully immersed in their Non- Fiction Unit of study. They are currently using the texts below to scaffold the students’ learning. These are the mentor texts they are experiencing:
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Marshes and Swamps
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A Drop of Water
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Animal Dads
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Corn is Maize
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Zipping Zapping Zooming Bats
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A River Ran Wild
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Salmon Stream
The DRA2 assessment is being administered now. Please check in with your child’s teacher to confirm current reading level.
Listed below are appropriate independent reading levels. Please visit your libraries to check out some of these books!
DRA 20-24 (K-L)
Bony-Legs by Joanna Cole
Camp Knock Knock by Ann Douglas
Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones by Ruth Heller
Commander Toad Series by Jane Yolen
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka H. Noble
The Farmer in the Soup by Freya Littledale
The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord
Greg’s Microscope by Millicent Selsam
Happy Birthday, Dear Duck by Eve Bunting
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham
The Pancake by Anita Lobel
Parents’ Night Fright by Elizabeth Levy
Rollo and Tweedy and the Ghost at Dougal Castle by Laura Jean Allen
The Secret of Foghorn Island by Geoffrey Hayes
Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes
The Smallest Cow in the World by Katherine Paterson
Snow White and Rose Red by Fran Hunia
Stan the Hot Dog Man by Ethel & Leonard Kessler
Teddy Bears Cure a Cold by Susanna Gretz
Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat by Sara Swan Miller
Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog by Sara Swan Miller
DRA 28-30 (M-N)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
The Clue in the Castle by Irene Schultz
The Curse of the Squirrel by Laurence Yep
The Deadly Dungeon by Ron Roy
Frankenstein Doesn’t Slam Hockey Pucks by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jones
Gargoyles Don’t Drive School Buses by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jones
Genies Don’t Ride Bicycles by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jones
Ghouls Don’t Scoop Ice Cream by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jones
I’m Out of My Body…Please Leave a Message by Dan Greenburg
Johnny Long Legs by Matt Christopher
Junie B. Jones (series) by Barbara Park
Lions at Lunchtime by Mary Pope Osborne
Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe by Susan Patron
The Misfortune Cookie by Dan Greenburg
Nannies for Hire by Amy Hest
The Postcard Pest by Patricia Reilly Giff
Slam Dunk Saturday by Jean Marzollo
Trixie and the Cyber Pet by Tessa Krailing
The Turkeys’ Side of It by Janice Lee Smith
Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher by Lois Duncan
The Year Mom Won the Pennant by Matt Christopher
Amber Brown (series) by Paula Danziger
Bozo the Clone by Dan Greenburg
The Cat Who Wore a Pot on Her Head by Jon Slepian & A. Seidler
Don’t Call Me Beanhead! By Susan Wojciechowski
Hey, New Kid! By Ann Douglas
How to Speak Dolphin in Three Easy Lessons by Dan Greenburg
Jenius-The Amazing Guinea Pig by Dick King-Smith
The Leftovers (series) by Tristan Howard
The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
No Room for a Dog by Joan Kane Nichols
Pirate’s Promise by Clyde Robert Bulla
Puppy Love by Betsy Duffy
Rollerama by Jo Hinchliffe
Say Hola, Sarah by Patricia Reilly Giff
Book List
DRA 34-38 (O-P)
Socks by Beverly Cleary
Tamika and the Wisdom Rings by Camille Yarbrough
Teacher’s Pet by Johanna Hurwitz
The Trickster Ghost by Ellen Showell
The Vicar of Nibbleswick by Roald Dahl
Virtual Fred by Vincent Courtney
The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
Circle of Gold by Candy Boyd Dawson
The Daring Rescue of Marlon the Swimming Pig by Susan Saunders
Felicia the Critic by Ellen Conford
Fire at the Triangle Factory by Holly Litchfield
A Girl Called Al by Constance C. Greene
Jazz Pizzazz and the Silver Threads by Mary Quattlebaum
The Lucky Stone by Lucille Clifton
A Nose for Trouble by Nancy Wilson
Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat
Piglet in a Playpen by Lucy Daniels
The Private Notebook of Katie Roberts, Age 11 by Amy Hest
Shoebag by Mary James
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
The Sub by P.J. Peterson
The Twits by Roald Dahl
Where in the World Is the Perfect Family? By Amy Hest
DRA 40-44 (Q,R,S,T)
The Pinballs by Betsy Byars
The Van Gogh Café by Cynthia Rylant
Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling
The Wish Giver by Bill Brittain
Bunnicula by James Howe
Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White
Fourth Grade Celebrity by Patricia Reilly Giff
Help! I’m Trapped in My Teacher’s Body by Todd Strasser
Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard & Florence Atwater
Pedro’s Journal by Pam Conrad
The Samurai’s Daughter by Robert D. San Souci
The Cricket In Times Square by George Selden
Sixth Grade Sleepover by Eve Bunting
Stuart Little by E.B. White
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Caleb’s Choice by Clifton G. Wisler
The Cybil War by Betsy Byars
Just Juice by Karen Hesse
Koya DeLaney and the Good Girl Blues by Eloise Greenfield
The Lemonade Trick by Scott Corbet
Third Grade Monthly Book Recommendations – November/December
The lists below are book titles that your children are experiencing during the Literacy Block. They have just begun an Author Study on Allen Say. They are fully immersed in this author; ask your children to share all the wonderful things they are learning! The library is a great resource as they have all the books that are listed below.
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Grandfather’s Journey
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A River Dream
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Tree of Cranes
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The Lost Lake
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Emma’s Rug
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Tea with Milk
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The Bicycle Man
Here are more DRA leveled texts. Please make sure you know your child’s level; ask the teacher if you’re not sure.
Book List
DRA 20-24 (K-L)
True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford
Marvin Redpost (series) by Louis Sachar
George and Martha (series) by James Marshall
Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan
Frog and Toad (series) by Arnold Lobel
Happy Birthday, Dear Duck by Eve Bunting
Alison’s Puppy by Marion Dane Bauer
All About Things People Do by Melanie & Chris Rice
Frances (series) by Russell Hoban
Baseball Ballerina by Kathryn Cristaldi
Bat Bones and Spider Stew by Michelle Poploff
A Bear for Miguel by Elaine Marie Alphin
The Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby
The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr
The Big Sneeze by Ruth Brown
A Birthday Bike for Brimhall by Judy Delton
DRA 28-30 (M-N)
Lily and Miss Liberty by Deborah Kogan Ray
Max Malone Makes a Million by Charlotte Herman
Julian’s Glorious Summer by Ann Cameron
The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates by Susan Shreve
Pioneer Cat by William Hooks
Second Chance by Steven Kroll
Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Robert Bulla
Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar
Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz
Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha Brenner
Aliens Don’t Wear Braces by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jones
Aunt Flossie’s (and Crab Cakes Later) by Elizabeth Howard
The Baseball Heroes by Irene Schultz
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
Brain-in-a-Box by Steve Matthews
Camp Sink or Swim by Gibbs Davis
Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
Book List
DRA 34-38 (O-P)
A Dragon in the Family by Jackie French Koller
Encyclopedia Brown (series) by Donald and Rose Sobol
Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
A Lion to Guard Us by Clyde Robert Bulla
Magic School Bus Series by Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen
Yang the Youngest & His Terrible Ear by Lensey Namiak
The Broken Window and Other Cases by Seymour Simon
Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? By Jean Fritz
Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz
Dragon Bones by Paul Hindman & Nate Evans
E Is for Elisa by Johanna Hurwitz
Foolish Gretel by Jennifer Armstrong
George Washington’s Socks by Elvira Woodruff
Godzilla Ate My Homework by Marcia Jones
Good Grief Third Grade by Colleen O’Shaughnessy
Happily Ever After by Anna Quindlen
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
In the Treetops by M. Wooley & K. Pigdon
Jason and the Aliens Down the Street by Greg Greer & Bob Ruddick
The King’s Equal by Katherine Paterson
The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola
Make a Wish, Molly by Barbara Cohen
McBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm by Sid Fleischman
Mieko and the Fifth Treasure by Eleanor Coerr
The Most Beautiful Place in the World by Ann Cameron
Much Ado About Aldo by Johanna Hurwitz
Muggie Maggie by Beverly Cleary
Mystery on October Road by Alison C. Herzig & Jane Mali
Next Stop, New York City! by Patricia Reilly Giff
No One Is Going to Nashville by Mavis Jukes
Patrick Doyle Is Full of Blarney by Jennifer Armstrong
Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary
Rent a Third Grader by Bonnie Bryant Hiller
DRA 40-44 (Q,R,S,T)
Fudge-A-Mania by Judy Blume
Grandpa’s Face by Eloise Greenfield
Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
Onion Tears by Diana Kidd
Plain Girl by Virginia Sorensen
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
And Then What Happened Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
The Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
The Library Card by Jerry Spinelli
Stuart Little by E.B. White
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Corville
Third Grade Monthly Book Recommendations – October
The lists below are book titles that your children are experiencing during the Literacy Block. Your child may want to borrow one of these books from the library. These are wonderful books for you or your child to read aloud. Practice retelling the story together!
· The True Story of the Three Little Pigs
· Chicken Sunday
· My Rotten Red-headed Older Brother
· Family Pictures/ Cuadros de Familia
· The Honest-to-Goodness Truth
· Dear Mrs. LaRue
· Too Many Tamales
· Two Bad Ants
· Owl Moon
· Just a Dream
· How Many Days to America?
· A Lucky Thing
· Baloney (Henry P.)
· Family Pictures/ Cuadros de Familia
· A Writer’s Notebook
· Tar Beach
· The Relatives Came
· A Letter from Phoenix Farm
· Owl Moon
· Nature! Wild and Wonderful
· I’m in Charge of Celebrations
· Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
· Night in the Country
The Developmental Reading Assessments (DRA2) will be completed soon.
Ask your child’s teacher what their DRA2 score is… then you can match an appropriate text with your child to read independently.
Book List
DRA 20-24 (K-L)
Poppleton Cynthia Rylant
Arthur Books (series) Lillian Hoban
Camp Knock Knock Ann Douglas
Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole (series) Jane Yolen
Hooray for the Golly Sisters Betsy Byars
M & M (series) Pat Ross
Nate the Great (series) Weinman Sharmat
Three Days on a River On a Canoe Vera Williams
Cam Jansen Series David Adler
Amelia Bedilia Series Peggy Parish
The Powder Puff Puzzle Patricia Reilly Giff
Pinky and Rex (series) James Howe
Tales of Amanda Pig Jean Van Leeuwen
Hungry, Hungry Sharks Joanna Cole
DRA 28-30 (M-N)
Count Your Money with the Polk Street School Patricia Reilly Giff
Can Do, Jenny Archer Ellen Conford
Freckle Juice Judy Blume
The Littles (series) John Peterson
Rats on the Range James Marshall
Russell Rides Again Johanna Hurwitz
Russell Sprouts Patricia Reilly Giff
Tyler Toad and Thunder Robert Crowe
Flat Stanley Jeff Brown
Donovan’s Word Jar Monalisa DeGross
Leftovers: The Catch Flies Tristan Howard
Book List
DRA 34-38 (O-P)
Beezus and Ramona Beverly Cleary
The Cat’s Meow Gary Soto
Class Clown Johanna Hurwitz
Flossie and the Fox Patricia McKissack
Laura Ingalls Wilder Thomas Allen
All About Sam Lois Lowry
Angel Park Hoopstars (series) Dean Hughes
Armies of Ants Walter Retan
Baby Animal Zoo Ann Martin M.
The Baby-sitter’s Club (series) Ann Martin M.
Baseball Fever Johanna Hurwitz
The Boxcar Children (series) Gertrude Chandler Warner
Chocolate Fever Robert Smith
Culpepper’s Canyon Gary Paulsen
Herbie Jones Series Suzy Kline
Meg Mackintosh Mysteries Lucinda Landon
Ralph S. Mouse Beverly Cleary
Bunnicula James Howe