K-5 RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND OTHER RESOURCES LIST Kindergarten
Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
K 1 10 Little Rubber Ducks Carle, Eric HarperCollins 9780060740757 Literary 2005
K 1 A Stick is an Excellent Thing: Poems Singer, Marilyn Houghton Mifflin 9780547124933 Poetry NP 2012 Celebrating Outdoor Play Harcourt
K 1 Corduroy Freeman, Don Penguin Young Readers 9780670241330 Literary 600 1968
K 1 For You Are A Kenyan Child Cunnane, Kelly Atheneum 9780689861949 Literary AD760 2006
K 1 Galimoto Williams, Karen Lynn HarperCollins 9780688109912 Literary 520 1990
K 1 I Love My New Toy: Elephant & Willems, Mo Disney 9781423109617 Literary 10 2008 Piggie
K 1 Jamaica's Find Havill, Juanita Houghton Mifflin 9780395453575 Literary 460 1986 Harcourt
K 1 Niño Wrestles the World Morales, Yuyi Square Fish 9781250062703 Literary 260 2015
K 1 Not a Box Portis, Antoinette HarperCollins 9780061123221 Literary AD50 2006
K 1 Oliver Sif, Birgitta Candlewick 9780763662479 Literary 2012
K 1 Phoebe and Her Digger Springstubb, Tricia Candlewick 9780763652814 Literary 2013
K 1 Press Here Tullet, Herve Chronicle 9780811879545 Literary AD320 2011
K 1 The Day the Crayons Quit Daywalt, Drew Penguin Young Readers 9780399255373 Literary AD730 2013
K 1 The Mouse and the Motorcycle Cleary, Beverly HarperCollins 9780380709243 Literary 860 1965
K 1 The Nowhere Box Zuppardi, Sam Candlewick 9780763663674 Literary 2013
K 1 Too Many Toys Shannon, David Scholastic 9780439490290 Literary AD600 2008
K 1 Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures Jenkins, Emily Random House Children’s 9780385736619 Literary 730 2006 of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic
K 1 Waiting Henkes, Kevin Greenwillow 9780062368430 Literary 260 2015
K 1 What Can You Do with a Paleta Tafolla, Carmen Random House Children's 9781582462219 Literary AD960 2014
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K 1 William's Doll Zolotow, Charlotte HarperCollins 9780064430678 Literary 840 1972
K 1 Winnie-the-Pooh Milne, A.A. Penguin Young Readers 9780525444435 Literary 790 1961
K 1 Elizabeti's Doll Stuve-Bodeen, Stephanie Lee & Low 9781584300816 Literary 560 2002
K 1 I Have a Balloon Bernstein, Ariel Simon & Schuster 9781481472500 Literary 270 2017
K 1 New Red Bike Ransome, James E. Holiday House 9780823438525 Literary 340 2017
K 1 Katie Fry, Private Eye: The Missing Cox, Katherine Scholastic 9780545666756 Literary 420 2015 Fox
K 1 Float Miyares, Daniel Simon & Schuster 9781481415248 Literary 2015
K 1 Bunnies! Atteberry, Kevan HarperCollins 9780062307835 Literary 2015
K 1 Blocks Dickson, Irenee Nosy Crow 9780763686567 Literary 2016
K 1 Little Fox in the Forest Graegin, Stephanie Random House Children’s 9780553537895 Literary 2017
K 1 What to Do with a Box Yolen, Jane Creative Company 9781568462899 Literary 450 2016
K 1 Fort Building Time Lloyd, Megan Wagner Random House Children’s 9780399556555 Literary 2017
K 2 A Letter to Amy Keats, Ezra Jack Penguin Young Readers 9780670880638 Literary 170 1968
K 2 Big Snow Bean, Jonathan Farrar, Straus and Giroux 9780374306960 Literary 470 2013
K 2 Clouds: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Rockwell, Anne HarperCollins 9780064452205 Informational 2008 Science Level 1
K 2 Clouds: National Geographic Kids Delano, Marfe Ferguson National Geographic Kids 9781426318795 Informational 2015 Explore My World
K 2 Clouds: Ready to Read Level One Bauer, Marion Dane Simon Spotlight 9780689854415 Informational 360 2004
K 2 Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Barrett, Judy Atheneum 9780689707490 Literary 730 1978
K 2 Feel the Wind: Let's-Read-and- Dorros, Arthur HarperCollins 9780064450959 Informational AD600 1990 Find-Out Science Level 2
K 2 I Face the Wind Cobb, Vicki HarperCollins 9780688178406 Informational AD540 2003
K 2 Mushroom in the Rain: Adapted Ginsberg, Mirra Aladdin 9780689714412 Literary 380 1987 from the Russian of V. Suteyev
K 2 One Hot Summer Day Crews, Nina Greenwillow 9780688133931 Literary 1995
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K 2 Outside Your Window: A First Book Davies, Nicola Candlewick 9780763655495 Informational 2012 of Nature
K 2 Rain Stojic, Manya Random House Children’s 9780385737296 Literary 120 2000
K 2 Rain, Rain, Go Away Anderson, Steven Cantata 9781632905215 Literary AD40
K 2 Rain: Ready to Read Level One Bauer, Marion Dane Simon Spotlight 9780689854392 Informational 170 2004
K 2 Snow Shulevitz, Uri Square Fish 9780374468620 Literary 220 1998
K 2 Snow: Ready to Read Level One Bauer, Marion Dane Simon Spotlight 9780689854378 Informational 480 2004
K 2 Tap Tap Boom Boom Bluemle, Elizabeth Candlewick 9780763656966 Literary 2014
K 2 The First Snowfall Rockwell, Anne Aladdin 9781481411356 Literary AD470 1987
K 2 The Wind Blew Hutchins, Pat Aladdin 9780689717444 Literary 50 1974
K 2 Thunder Cake Polacco, Patricia Penguin Young Readers 9780698115811 Literary 630 1990
K 2 Thunderstorm Geisert, Arthur Enchanted Lion 9781592701339 Literary 2013
K 2 Tracks in the Snow Yee, Wong Herbert Square Fish 9780312371340 Literary 260 2003
K 2 Weather: Poems for All Seasons Hopkins, Lee Bennett, HarperCollins 9780064441919 Poetry NP 1995 selector
K 2 What Will the Weather Be: Let's- DeWitt, Linda HarperCollins 9780064451130 Informational 500 1991 Read-and-Find-Out Science Level 2
K 2 Who Took the Farmer's Hat Nodset, Joan L HarperCollins 9780064431743 Literary 210 1963
K 2 Wind: Ready to Read Level One Bauer, Marion Dane Simon Spotlight 9780689854439 Informational 370 2004
K 3 A Grand Old Tree DePalma, Mary Newell Scholastic 9780439623346 Informational 460 2005
K 3 A Tree Is a Plant Bulla, Clyde Robert HarperCollins 9780062382108 Informational 1995
K 3 Actual Size Jenkins, Steve Houghton Mifflin 9780547512914 Informational IG1080 2004 Harcourt
K 3 Birdsongs Franco, Betsy Margaret K. McElderry 9780689877773 Literary 2007
K 3 Call Me Tree/Llámame arbol Gonzalez, Maya Christina Lee & Low 9780892392940 Literary 2014
K 3 Celebritrees: Historic & Famous Preus, Margi Henry Holt 9780805078299 Informational 1020 2011 Trees of the World
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K 3 City Shapes Murray, Diana Little, Brown 9780316370929 Literary AD930 2016
K 3 From Seed to Apple Tree Anderson, Steven Cantata 9781632904584 Literary
K 3 House Held Up By Trees Kooser, Ted Candlewick 9780763651077 Literary 2012
K 3 How Do Plants Help Us? Kalman, Bobbie Crabtree 9780778795865 Informational 450 2011
K 3 Just Like Me, Climbing a Tree Bernard, Durga Yael Wisdom Tales 9781937786342 Informational AD760 2015
K 3 Leaf Man Ehlert, Lois Houghton Mifflin 9780152053048 Literary 310 2005 Harcourt
K 3 Old Mikamba Had a Farm Isadora, Rachel Penguin Young Readers 9780399257407 Literary 2013
K 3 Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Nivola, Claire A. Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9780374399184 Informational AD1030 2008 Story of Wangari Maathai
K 3 Poetrees Florian, Douglas Beach Lane 9781416986720 Poetry 2010
K 3 Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf Ehlert, Lois Houghton Mifflin 9780152661977 Literary AD680 1991 Harcourt
K 3 Say Hello! Isadora, Rachel Penguin Young Readers 9780399252303 Literary AD570 2010
K 3 Tell Me, Tree: All About Trees for Gibbons, Gail Little, Brown 9780316309035 Informational 580 2002 Kids
K 3 The Busy Tree Ward, Jennifer Marshall Cavendish 9780761455509 Literary AD890 2009
K 3 The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of Cherry, Lynn Houghton Mifflin 9780152026141 Literary 670 1990 Amazon Rain Forest Harcourt
K 3 The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees Roth, Susan L.& Cindy Lee & Low 9781600604591 Informational NC1190 2011 to Feed Families Trumbore
K 3 The Snowy Day Keats, Ezra Jack Penguin Young Readers 9780670654000 Literary AD500 1962
K 3 The Tiny Seed Carle, Eric Little Simon 9781416979173 Literary 400 1987
K 3 The Very Hungry Caterpillar Carle, Eric Penguin Young Readers 9780399208539 Literary AD460 1969
K 3 Tree For All Seasons Bernard, Robin National Geographic 9780792266747 Informational 420 2001
K 3 Who Will Plant a Tree? Pallota, Jerry Sleeping Bear Press 9781585365029 Literary 2010
K 3 An Apple Tree's Life Cycle Dunn. Mary R. Capstone 9781515770619 Informational 460 2017
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 4 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
K 3 Do Trees Get Hungry?: Noticing Rustad, Martha E. H. Lerner 9781467786058 Informational 480 2015 Plant and Animal Traits
K 3 Full of Fall Sayre, April Pulley Beach Lane 9781481479844 Informational 290 2017
K 3 It Starts with a Seed Knowles, Laura Quarto 9781910277263 Informational 2017
K 3 Tall Tall Tree Fredericks, Anthony D. Dawn Publications 9781584696018 Informational 620 2017
K 3 Trees Lemniscates Candlewick 9780763690014 Informational 2017
K 4 A Leaf Can Be Salas, Laura Purdie Lerner 9780761362036 Literary 170 2012
K 4 As An Oak Tree Grows Karas, G. Brian Penguin Young Readers 9780399252334 Literary 2014
K 4 Because of an Acorn Schaefer, Lola M. and Adam Chronicle 9781452112428 Informational BR 2016
K 4 Celebritrees: Historic & Famous Preus, Margi Henry Holt 9780805078299 Informational 2010 Trees Of The World
K 4 Dear Baobab Foggo, Cheryl Second Story 9781897187913 Literary 890 2011
K 4 Luna and Me: The True Story of a Kostecki-Shaw, Jenny Sue Henry Holt 9780805099768 Informational 2015 Girl Who Lived in a Tree to Save a Forest
K 4 Out of the Way! Out of the Way! Krishnaswami, Uma Groundwood 9781554981304 Literary 960 2010
K 4 Picture a Tree Reid, Barbara Albert Whitman 9780807565261 Literary 2013
K 4 Poetrees Florian, Douglas Beach Lane 9781416986720 Poetry 2010
K 4 Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Sidman, Joyce Houghton Mifflin 9780547014944 Poetry 2009 Colors Harcourt
K 4 Tap the Magic Tree Matheson, Christie HarperCollins 9780062274458 Literary 2013
K 4 The Falling Flowers Reed, Jennifer Lee & Low 9781885008282 Literary 2005
K 4 The Great Paper Caper Jeffers, Oliver Penguin Young Readers 9780399250972 Literary 2009
K 4 The Tree Lady: The True Story of Hopkins, H. Joseph and Beach Lane 9781442414020 Informational 760 2013 How One Tree-Loving Woman McElmurry, Jill Changed A City Forever
K 4 Tree of Cranes Say, Allen Scholastic 9780547350486 Literary 470 1991
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 5 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
K 4 Tree: A Peek-Through Picture Book Teckentrup, Britta Random House Children's 9781101932421 Literary 2015
K 4 Trout Are Made of Trees Sayre, April Pulley Charlesbridge 9781580891387 Informational 450 2008
K 4 Wangari's Trees Of Peace Winter, Jeanette Houghton Mifflin 9780152065454 Informational 730 2008 Harcourt
K 4 Pablo's Tree Mora, Pat Simon & Schuster 9780027674019 Literary 480 1994
K 4 The Shady Tree Demi Henry Holt 9781627797696 Literary 2016
K 4 Strange Trees and the Stories Pourquie, Bernadette Princeton Architectural 9781616894597 Informational 2016 Behind Them Press
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 6 K-5 RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND OTHER RESOURCES LIST Grade 1
Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
1 1 Brick by Brick Smith, Charles R. HarperCollins 9780061920844 Informational 2015
1 1 Brush of the Gods Look, Lenore Random House Children’s 9780375870019 Literary 580 2013
1 1 Building Our House Bean, Jonathan Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9780374380236 Literary AD820 2013
1 1 Can We Help: Kids Volunteering To Ancona, George Candlewick 9780763673673 Informational 2015 Help Their Communities
1 1 Chopsticks Rosenthal, Amy Krouse Disney Press 9781423107965 Literary AD240 2012
1 1 Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop Shulman, Lisa Penguin Young Readers 9780142401866 Literary NP 2004
1 1 Peaceful Piggy Meditation MacLean, Kerry Lee Albert Whitman 9780807563816 Informational 2004
1 1 Rosie Revere, Engineer Beaty, Andrea Abrams 9781419708459 Literary AD860 2013
1 1 Sam & Dave Dig a Hole Barnett, Mac Candlewick 9780763662295 Informational 310 2014
1 1 Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad Rumford, James Roaring Brook Press 9781596432765 Literary AD830 2008
1 1 The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Kamkwamba, William and Penguin Young Readers 9780147510426 Informational 860 2016 Young Readers Edition Bryan Mealer
1 1 The Chickens Build A Wall Dumont, Jean-Francois Eerdmans 9780802854223 Literary AD850 2013
1 1 The Clever Stick Lechner, John Candlewick 9780763639501 Literary 2009
1 1 The Pencil Ahlberg, Allan Candlewick 9780763660888 Literary AD540 2012
1 1 The Red Pencil Pinkney, Andrea Davis Little, Brown 9780316247825 Literary HL620 2015
1 1 Tooling Around: Crafty Creatures Jackson, Ellen Charlesbridge 9781580895651 Informational AD1050 2014 and the Tools They Use
1 1 Tools Rule! Meshon, Aaron Atheneum 9781442496019 Literary BR 2014
1 1 When Sophie Gets Angry--Really, Bang, Molly Scholastic 9780590189798 Literary BR 1999 Really Angry
1 1 Whose Tools Are These? Tourville, Amanda Doering Capstone 9781429660815 Informational 270 2011 (Community Helper Mysteries)
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 7 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
1 1 Whose Tools Are These?: A Look at Cooper, Sharon Katz Capstone 9781404819788 Literary AD670 2006 Tools Workers Use - Big, Sharp and Smooth
1 1 Yasmin's Hammer Malaspina, Ann Lee & Low 9781600603594 Literary AD610 2015
1 1 Billions of Bricks: A Counting Book Cyrus, Kurt Henry Holt 9781627792738 Literary 480 2016 About Building
1 1 Cranes (Seedlings) Frisch, Aaron Creative Company 9780898128840 Informational 350 2014
1 1 Diggers (Seedlings) Frisch, Aaron Creative Company 9780898128857 Informational 360 2014
1 1 Drew the Screw Cerato, Mattia Holiday House 9780823435418 Literary 220 2016
1 1 Interstellar Cinderella Underwood, Deborah Chronicle 9781452125329 Literary 630 2015
1 1 Monkey with a Tool Belt and the Monroe, Chris Lerner 9780822592471 Literary 500 2009 Noisy Problem
1 1 Ready, Set, Build! Fleming, Meg Little Bee Books 9781499801750 Literary 2017
1 1 Tool School Holub, Joan Scholastic 9780545685207 Literary 2017
1 1 Up! Up! Up! Skyscraper Suen, Anastasia Charlesbridge 9781580897105 Informational 2017
1 1 The World is Not a Rectangle: A Winter, Jeanette Beach Lane 9781481446693 Informational 760 2017 Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid
1 2 Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the McDermott, Gerald Houghton Mifflin 9780805003116 Literary AD290 1987 Ashanti Harcourt
1 2 Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian McDermott, Gerald Penguin Young Readers 9780140502114 Literary 480 1977 Tale
1 2 Come Back, Moon Kheridan, David Beach Lane 9781442458871 Literary 2013
1 2 Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Florian, Douglas Houghton Mifflin 9780152053727 Poetry 2007 Space Poems and Paintings Harcourt
1 2 Coyote in Love With a Star: Tales of De Montano, Marty Kreipe Abbeville Kids 9780789201621 Literary 640 1998 the People
1 2 Coyote Places the Stars Taylor, Harriet Peck Aladdin 9780689815355 Literary 780 1993
1 2 Flashlight Boyd, Lizi Chronicle 9781452118949 Literary 2014
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1 2 Fly Guy Presents: Space (Scholastic Arnold, Tedd Scholastic 9780545564922 Informational 590 2013 Reader, Level 2)
1 2 Gravity Chin, Jason Roaring Brook Press 9781596437173 Informational BR 2014
1 2 Henry's Stars Elliott, David Penguin Young Readers 9780399171161 Literary AD500 2015
1 2 How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Oughton, Jerrie Houghton Mifflin 9780395779385 Literary 780 1992 Navajo Legend Harcourt
1 2 I Wonder Why the Sun Rises: and Walpole, Brenda Kingfisher 9780753465295 Informational NC820 1996 Other Questions About Time and Seasons
1 2 If You Decide to Go to the Moon McNulty, Faith Scholastic 9780590483599 Literary AD690 2005
1 2 Kitten's First Full Moon Henkes, Kevin Greenwillow 9780060588281 Literary 360 2004
1 2 Many Moons Thurber, James Houghton Mifflin 9780156569804 Literary 790 1973 Harcourt
1 2 Moon Rope / Un lazo a la luna Ehlert, Lois Houghton Mifflin 9780152017026 Literary 2003 Harcourt
1 2 Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Floca, Brian Atheneum 9781416950462 Informational AD990 2009
1 2 On Earth Karas, G. Brian Penguin Young Readers 9780142410639 Informational AD660 2005
1 2 Our Seasons Lin, Grace Charlesbridge 9781570913617 Informational 2006
1 2 Owl Moon Yolen, Jane Penguin Young Readers 9780399214578 Literary 630 1987
1 2 Raven: A Trickster Tale from the McDermott, Gerald Houghton Mifflin 9780152024499 Literary AD380 1993 Pacific Northwest Harcourt
1 2 Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei Sis, Peter Square Fish 9780374470272 Informational 830 1996
1 2 Sun and Moon Yankey, Lindsey Simply Read Books 9781927018606 Literary 2015
1 2 Sun Up, Sun Down Gibbons, Gail Houghton Mifflin 9780152827823 Informational 490 1983 Harcourt
1 2 Sun Up, Sun Down: The Story of Bailey, Jacqui Capstone 9781404811287 Informational 800 2004 Day and Night (Science Works)
1 2 Sunshine Makes the Seasons (Let's- Branley, Frankyn M. HarperCollins 9780060592059 Informational AD510 1974 Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 9 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
1 2 The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet: Bruchac, Joseph Penguin Young Readers 9780698116474 Poetry 1995 Native American Poems of the Land
1 2 The Librarian Who Measured the Lasky, Kathryn Little, Brown 9780316515269 Informational 840 1994 Earth
1 2 The Moon Book Gibbons, Gail Holiday House 9780823413645 Informational 740 1997
1 2 The Moon Seems to Change (Let's- Branley, Frankyn M. HarperCollins 9780064450652 Informational 470 1960 Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
1 2 The Reasons for Seasons Gibbons, Gail Holiday House 9780823412389 Informational 620 1995
1 2 The Sun Our Nearest Star (Let's Branley, Frankyn M. HarperCollins 9780064452021 Informational AD570 1989 Read and Find Out Science 2)
1 2 There is Day and Night (Tell Me Brennan, Linda Crotta Cherry Lake 9781631880070 Informational 430 2014 Why)
1 2 Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Bruchac, Joseph and Penguin Young Readers 9780698115842 Literary 960 1992 Native American Year of Moons Johnathan London
1 2 What Makes Day and Night (Let's- Branley, Frankyn M. HarperCollins 9780064450508 Informational 230 1961 Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)
1 2 What the Moon is Like (Let's-Read- Branley, Frankyn M. HarperCollins 9780064451857 Informational 490 2000 and-Find-Out Science 2)
1 2 Why the Sun and the Moon Live in Dayrell, Elphinstone Houghton Mifflin 9780395539637 Literary 570 1968 the Sky Harcourt
1 2 Zoo in the Sky: A Book of Animal Mitton, Jacqueline National Geographic 9780792259350 Informational 750 2006 Constellations
1 2 City Moon Cole, Rachael Random House Children’s 9780553497076 Literary 450 2017
1 2 How the Sun Got to Coco's House Graham, Bob Candlewick 9780763681098 Literary 650 2015
1 2 If You Were the Moon Salas, Laura Purdie Lerner 9781467780094 Informational 790 2017
1 2 Mae Among the Stars Ahmed, Roda HarperCollins 9780062651730 Informational 2018
1 2 Many Moons Courgeon, Remi Quatro 9781633222984 Informational 480 2017
1 2 Moon: A Peek Through Picture Book Teckentrup, Britta Random House Children’s 9781524769666 Literary 2018
1 2 My Light: How Sunlight Becomes Bang, Molly Blue Sky Press 9780439489614 Informational 690 2004 Electricity
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1 2 Whose Moon is That? Krans, Kim Random House Children’s 9781101932278 Literary 2017
1 3 A Bird Is a Bird Rockwell, Lizzy Holiday House 9780823430420 Informational 190 2015
1 3 About Birds: A Guide for Children Sill, Cathryn Peachtree 9781561456888 Informational 220 2013
1 3 About Hummingbirds: A Guide for Sill, Cathryn Peachtree 9781561458370 Informational 770 2011 Children
1 3 About Parrots: A Guide for Children Sill, Cathryn Peachtree 9781561457953 Informational AD640 2014
1 3 About Raptors: A Guide for Children Sill, Cathryn Peachtree 9781561455362 Informational 530 2010
1 3 Birdology: 30 Activities and Russo, Monica Chicago Review Press 9781613749494 Informational NC1070 2015 Observations for Exploring the World of Birds
1 3 Birds Squire, Ann O. Scholastic 9780531223369 Informational 880 2013
1 3 Birds, Nests, And Eggs Boring, Mel Turtleback 9780613243728 Informational 830 1998
1 3 Birds: Nature's Magnificent Flying Arnold, Caroline Charlesbridge 9781570915727 Informational IG850 2003 Machines
1 3 Birdsongs Franco, Betsy Margaret K. McElderry 9780689877773 Literary 2007
1 3 Brilliant Birds Feldman, Thea Kingfisher 9780753471999 Informational 2015
1 3 Bring On the Birds Stockdale, Susan Peachtree 9781561455607 Informational 2011
1 3 Crow Boy Yashima, Taro Penguin Young Readers 9780140501728 Literary AD760 1955
1 3 Ducks Don't Get Wet Goldin, Augusta R. HarperCollins 9780064451871 Informational AD660 1999
1 3 Each Kindness Woodson, Jacqueline Penguin Young Readers 9780399246524 Literary AD640 2012
1 3 Eagles (Seedlings) Riggs, Kate Creative Company 9780898126914 Informational 270 2012
1 3 Five Little Ducks Anderson, Steven Cantata 9781632905444 Literary
1 3 Fur and Feathers Feldman, Thea & Claire Kingfisher 9780753470886 Informational 540 2013 Llewellyn
1 3 Hummingbirds (Seedlings) Arnold, Quinn Creative Company 9781628323337 Informational 230 2016
1 3 I'm New Here O'Brien, Anne Sibley Charlesbridge 9781580896122 Literary 2015
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1 3 Inch by Inch Lionni, Leo HarperCollins 9780688132835 Literary 210 1960
1 3 Is This Panama?: A Migration Story Thornhill, Jan Owlkids 9781926973883 Informational 620 2013
1 3 National Wildlife Federation's Kurki, Kim & National Black Dog & Leventhal 9781579129699 Informational 2014 World of Birds Wildlife Federation
1 3 Parrots Over Puerto Rico Trumbore, Cindy Lee & Low 9781620140048 Informational 960 2013
1 3 Penguins (Seedlings) Riggs, Kate Creative Company 9781608182794 Informational 320 2012
1 3 Sylvie Sattler, Jennifer Random House Children's 9780449810729 Literary 2009
1 3 The Crows of Pearblossom Huxley, Aldous Abrams 9780810997301 Literary 2011
1 3 The Cuckoo's Haiku and Other Rosen, Michael J. Candlewick 9780763630492 Poetry 2009 Birding Poems
1 3 The Invisible Boy Ludwig, Trudy Random House Children’s 9781582464503 Literary AD680 2013
1 3 The Other Side Woodson, Jacqueline Penguin Young Readers 9780399231162 Literary AD300 2001
1 3 The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks Paterson, Katherine Penguin Young Readers 9780140557398 Literary AD930 1990
1 3 Those Shoes Boelts, Maribeth Candlewick 9780763642846 Literary AD680 2007
1 3 Today at the Bluebird Cafe Ruddell, Deborah Margaret K. McElderry 9780689871535 Poetry 2007
1 3 Two Parrots Kheiriyeh, Rashin NorthSouth Books 9780735841710 Literary AD880 2014
1 3 What Do You Do With a Tail Like Jenkins, Steve & Robin Page Houghton Mifflin 9780439703840 Informational 620 2003 This? Harcourt
1 3 Bird Builds a Nest: A First Science Jenkins, Martin Candlewick 9780763693466 Informational 2018 Storybook
1 3 Birds: Explore the World of Our Bailey, Jill DK Publishing 9781465457578 Informational 2017 Feathered Friends
1 3 The Blue Songbird Kousky, Vern Running Press 9780762460663 Literary 2017
1 3 Circle Baker, Jeannie Candlewick 9780763679668 Literary 2016
1 3 Just Like Us! Birds Heos, Bridget Houghton Mifflin 9780544570443 Informational 980 2017 Harcourt
1 3 Paddle Perch Climb: Bird Feet are Angus, Laurie Ellen Dawn Publications 9781584696148 Informational 480 2018 Neat
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1 3 Plume Simler, Isabelle Eerdmans 9780802854926 Literary 2017
1 3 Robins!: How They Grow Up Christelow, Eileen Clarion 9780544442894 Informational 650 2017
1 3 This is the Nest That Robin Built Fleming, Denise Beach Lane 9781481430838 Literary 2018
1 3 Warbler Wave Sayre, April Pulley Beach Lane 9781481448291 Informational 2018
1 4 A Mother for Choco Kasza, Keiko Penguin Young Readers 9780698113640 Literary 390 1992
1 4 Abby's Birds Schwartz, Ellen Tradewind Books 9781896580869 Literary 2006
1 4 Albert Napoli, Donna Jo Houghton Mifflin 9780152052492 Literary 350 2001 Harcourt
1 4 Basil's Birds Reed, Lynn Rowe Marshall Cavendish 9780761456278 Literary AD590 2010
1 4 Esther the Eaglet: A True Story of Gove-Berg, Christie Adventure Publications 9781591935421 Informational 520 2015 Rescue and Rehabilitation
1 4 Fly Free! Thong, Roseanne Boyds Mills 9781590785508 Literary 760 2010
1 4 Forever Friends Berger, Carin HarperCollins 9780061915284 Literary 2010
1 4 Horton Hatches the Egg Seuss, Dr. Random House Children's 9780394800776 Literary 460 1940
1 4 How to Heal a Broken Wing Graham, Bob Candlewick 9780763639037 Literary 2008
1 4 Just a Baby Bird (Little Critter) Mayer, Mercer HarperCollins 9780061478215 Literary 340 2016
1 4 Lotus and Feather Jiang, Ji-li Disney Press 9781423127543 Literary 2016
1 4 Loveykins Blake, Quentin Peachtree 9781561452828 Literary AD860 2002
1 4 Puffling Patrol Lewin, Ted Lee & Low 9781600604249 Informational 910 2013
1 4 Sparrow Girl Pennypacker, Sara Disney-Hyperion 9781423111870 Literary 590 2009
1 4 Stork's Landing Lehman-Wilzig, Tami Kar-Ben Publishing 9781467713955 Literary 630 2014
1 4 The Birdman Charles, Veronika Martenova Tundra 9780887767401 Literary 2006
1 4 The Dead Bird Brown, Margaret Wise HarperCollins 9780060289317 Literary 2016
1 4 The Wild Robot Brown, Peter Little, Brown 9780316381994 Literary 740 2016
1 4 Vanilla Ice Cream Graham, Bob Candlewick 9780763673772 Literary 220 2014
1 4 Yeti and the Bird Shireen, Nadia Atheneum 9781481403894 Literary AD530 2015
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 13 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
1 4 The Eagles are Back George, Jean Craighead Penguin Young Readers 9780803737716 Informational 2013
1 4 The Great Penguin Rescue: Saving Markle, Sandra Lerner 9781512413151 Informational 1070 2017 the African Penguins
1 4 Hello, Mr. Dodo! Frith, Nicholas John Scholastic 9781338089394 Literary 2017
1 4 The Jelly Bean Tree Yuly, Toni Feiwel & Friends 9781250094063 Literary 2017
1 4 Pandora Turnbull, Victoria Clarion 9780544947337 Literary 500 2017
1 4 Skydiver: Saving the Fastest Bird in Godkin, Celia Pajama Press 9781927485897 Informational 2015 the World
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 14 K-5 RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND OTHER RESOURCES LIST Grade 2
Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
2 1 Crow Boy Yashima, Taro Penguin Young Readers 9780140501728 Literary AD760 1955
2 1 It's Back To School We Go!: First Jackson, Ellen Lerner 9780761319481 Informational 2003 Day Stories from Around The World
2 1 Listen To The Wind : The Story Of Dr. Mortenson, Greg Penguin Young Readers 9780803730588 Informational AD740 2009 Greg And Three Cups Of Tea
2 1 My School In The Rain Forest: How Ruurs, Margriet Highlights Press 9781590786017 Informational NC960 2009 Children Attend School Around The World
2 1 Nasreen's Secret School: A True Winter, Jeannette Beach Lane 9781416994374 Informational AD630 2009 Story from Afghanistan
2 1 Razia's Ray of Hope: One Girl's Suneby, Liz Kids Can Press 9781554538164 Literary 680 2013 Dream of an Education
2 1 Recess at 20 Below Aillaud, Cindy Graphic Arts Books 9780882406091 Informational AD900 2005
2 1 School Days around the World Ruurs, Margriet Kids Can Press 9781771380478 Informational AD680 2015
2 1 School Days Around the World Chambers, Catherine DK Publishing 9780756625481 Informational 2007
2 1 School in Many Cultures Adamson, Heather Capstone 9781515742395 Informational 220 2009
2 1 Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Tonatiuh, Duncan Abrams 9781419710544 Literary AD870 2014 Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
2 1 The Girl Who Buried Her Dreams Trent, Tererai Penguin Young Readers 9780670016549 Literary NC770 2015 in a Can
2 1 The Way to School McCarney, Rosemary Second Story 9781927583784 Informational 2015
2 1 This Is My Home, This Is My School Bean, Jonathan Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9780374380205 Informational 2015
2 1 This Is the Way We Go to School: Baer, Edith Scholastic 9780590431620 Informational 360 1992 A Book About Children Around the World
2 1 Where Are You Going, Manyoni? Stock, Elizabeth HarperCollins 9780688103521 Literary AD570 1993
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 15 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
2 1 Armando and the Blue Tarp School Fine, Edith Hope & Judith Lee & Low 9781620141656 Literary 560 2014 Pinkerton Josephson
2 1 The Barefoot Book of Children Strickland, Tessa & Kate Barefoot Books 9781782852964 Informational 2016 DePalma
2 1 Last Stop on Market Street de la Pena, Matt Penguin Young Readers 9780399257742 Literary 610 2015
2 1 Maybe Something Beautiful: How Campoy, F. Isabel & Theresa Houghton Mifflin 9780544357693 Literary 580 2016 Art Transformed a Neighborhood Howell Harcourt
2 1 School's First Day of School Rex, Adam Roaring Brook Presss 9781596439641 Literary 580 2016
2 1 This is How We Do It: One Day in Lamothe, Matt Chronicle 9781452150185 Informational 620 2017 the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World
2 2 A Mysterious Egg: The Dino Files #1 McAnulty, Stacy Random House Children’s 9780553521917 Literary 440 2016
2 2 Barnum's Bones: How Barnum Fern, Tracy Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9780374305161 Informational 1010 2012 Brown Discovered the Most Famous Dinosaur in the World
2 2 Be a Paleontologist Dowell, Lori Gareth Stevens 9781482412093 Informational 2014
2 2 Boy, Were We Wrong About Kudlinski, Kathleen V. Penguin Young Readers 9780142411933 Informational AD900 2005 Dinosaurs!
2 2 Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Bang, Molly and Peggy Scholastic 9780545577854 Informational NC860 2014 Have Changed the Earth Chisholm
2 2 Curious About Fossils Waters, Kate Penguin Young Readers 9780448490199 Informational NC780 2016
2 2 Digging Up Dinosaurs (Let's Read Aliki HarperCollins 9780064450782 Informational 490 1988 and Find Out Science Stage 2)
2 2 Dinosaur Bones (Let's Read and Aliki HarperCollins 9780064450775 Informational 460 1988 Find Out Science Stage 2)
2 2 Dinosaur Detectives Chrisp, Peter DK Publishing 978-0756655976 Informational 770 2001
2 2 Dinosaur Discoveries Gibbons, Gail Holiday House 9780823420308 Informational IG760 2005
2 2 Dinosaur Tracks (Let's Read and Zoehfeld, Kathleen HarperCollins 9780786837489 Informational 2007 Find Out Science Stage 2) Weidener
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 16 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
2 2 Dinosaurs Zoehfeld, Kathleen National Geographic 9781426307751 Informational 520 2011 Weidener
2 2 Dinosaurs Are Different (Let's Read Aliki HarperCollins 9780064450560 Informational 530 1986 and Find Out Science Stage 2)
2 2 Dinosaurs Before Dark: Magic Tree Osborne, Mary Pope Random House Children’s 679824111 Literary 240 1992 House #1
2 2 Dinothesaurus: Prehistoric Poems Florian, Doug Beach Lane 9781416979784 Poetry 2009 and Paintings
2 2 Edwina, The Dinosaur Who Didn't Willems, Mo Disney Press 9780786837489 Literary AD500 2006 Know She Was Extinct
2 2 Explore Fossils!: With 25 Great Brown, Cynthia Light & Nomad Press 9781619303355 Informational 860 2016 Projects Grace Brown
2 2 Fossil Thomson, Bill Amazon Children’s 9781477847008 Informational NP 2013
2 2 Fossil (DK Eyewitness Books Series) Taylor, Paul DK Publishing 9780756606824 Informational 1995
2 2 Fossils Tell Stories Kim, Yu-ri Lerner 9781925186161 Informational AD500 2015
2 2 Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: Willems, Mo Balzer + Bray 9780062104182 Literary AD910 2012 As Retold by Mo Willems
2 2 How Does a Bone Become a Fossil? Stewart, Melissa Heinemann-Raintree 9781410985293 Informational 870 2009 (How Does It Happen)
2 2 How the Dinosaur Got to the Hartland, Jessie Blue Apple Books 9781609050900 Informational AD1280 2011 Museum
2 2 Ivy and Bean Break the Fossil Barrows, Annie Chronicle 9780811862509 Literary 520 2007 Record (Ivy and Bean Series #3)
2 2 Life Story Burton, Virginia Lee Houghton Mifflin 9780547203591 Informational 870 1962 Harcourt
2 2 Living Fossils: Clues to the Past Arnold, Caroline Charlesbridge 9781580896917 Informational 1040 2016
2 2 My Visit to the Dinosaurs (Let's Aliki HarperCollins 9780064450201 Informational 540 1969 Read and Find Out Science Stage 2)
2 2 Paleontology: The Study of Gray, Susan Heinrichs Scholastic 9780531282748 Informational 860 2012 Prehistoric Life
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 17 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
2 2 Prehistoric Actual Size Jenkins, Steve Houghton Mifflin 9780544582385 Informational IG1130 2015 Harcourt
2 2 Rocks, Fossils and Arrowheads Evert, Laura Cooper Square 9781559717861 Informational 2001
2 2 The Dino Files #2: Too Big to Hide McAnulty, Stacy Random House Children's 9780553521948 Literary 400 2016
2 2 The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Kerley, Barbara Scholastic 9780439114943 Informational 550 2001 Hawkins
2 2 Buried Sunlight: How Fossil Fuels Bang, Molly & Penny Blue Sky Press 9780545577854 Informational 860 2014 Have Changed the Earth Chisholm
2 2 You Can Be a Paleontologist: Sampson, Scott D. National Geographic 9781426327285 Informational 890 2017 Discovering Dinosaurs with Dr. Scott
2 3 A Seed Is Sleepy Aston, Dianna Hutts Chronicle 9781452131474 Informational AD750 2014
2 3 Achoo!: Why Pollen Counts Bersani, Shennen Arbordale 9781628555509 Literary 670 2015
2 3 Animal Pollinators Boothroyd, Jennifer Lerner 9781467760690 Informational 470 2015
2 3 Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make Gourley, Robbin Houghton Mifflin 9780544809017 Literary AD810 2008 You a Pie: A Story About Edna Harcourt Lewis
2 3 City Green DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne HarperCollins 9780688127862 Literary 480 1994
2 3 From Seed to Apple Tree Anderson, Steven Cantata 9781632904584 Literary 2015
2 3 From Seed to Flower Anderson, Steven Cantata 9781632904560 Literary 2015
2 3 How a Seed Grows Jordan, Helene J. HarperCollins 9780062381880 Informational AD400 1992
2 3 In the Garden Schwartz, David M. Creative Teaching Press 9781574712162 Informational 1999
2 3 Insect Pollinators Boothroyd, Jennifer Lerner 9781467760683 Informational 490 2015
2 3 Miss Rumphius Cooney, Barbara Penguin Young Readers 9780140505399 Literary 680 1982
2 3 Our Community Garden Pollak, Barbara Beyond Words 9781582701097 Literary 2004
2 3 Plantzilla Nolen, Jerdine Houghton Mifflin 9780152053925 Literary 460 2002 Harcourt
2 3 Seeds Robbins, Ken Atheneum 9780689850417 Informational 2004
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 18 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
2 3 Slugs, Bugs, And Salamanders Kneidel, Sally Fulcrum 9781555913137 Informational 1997
2 3 Sylvia's Spinach Pryor, Katherine Readers to Eaters 9780983661511 Literary 2012
2 3 The Curious Garden Brown, Peter Little, Brown 9780316015479 Literary AD840 2009
2 3 The Garden of Happiness Tamar, Erika Houghton Mifflin 9780152305826 Literary 590 1996 Harcourt
2 3 The Gardener Stewart, Sarah Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9780312367497 Literary AD570 1997
2 3 The Reason for a Flower: A Book Heller, Ruth Penguin Young Readers 9780698115590 Informational NP 1983 About Flowers, Pollen, and Seeds
2 3 The Ugly Vegetables Lin, Grace Charlesbridge 9781570914911 Literary 390 1999
2 3 Up in the Garden and Down in the Messner, Kate Chronicle 9781452119366 Informational AD730 2015 Dirt
2 3 Weslandia Fleischman, Paul Candlewick 9780763610524 Literary AD820 1999
2 3 What If There Are No Bees? Slade, Suzanne Capstone 9781404863941 Informational 890 2011
2 3 What's in the Garden? Berkes, Marianne Dawn Publications 9781584691907 Informational AD710 2013
2 3 Bees: National Geographic Reader Marsh, Laura National Geographic 9781426322815 Informational 530 2016 Level 2
2 3 Plants Can't Sit Still Hirsch, Rebecca E. Lerner 9781467780315 Informational 510 2016
2 4 A Boy and a Jaguar Rabinowitz, Alan Houghton Mifflin 9780547875071 Informational 670 2014 Harcourt
2 4 Ada's Violin: The Story Of The Hood, Susan Simon & Schuster 9781481430951 Informational 820 2016 Recycled Orchestra Of Paraguay
2 4 Aesop's Fables Aesop and Pinkney, Jerry Chronicle 9781587170003 Literary 760 2000
2 4 Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Engle, Margarita Houghton Mifflin 9780544102293 Informational 2015 Courage Changed Music Harcourt
2 4 Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story Thompson, Laurie Ann Random House Children's 9780449817445 Informational AD770 2015 of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
2 4 Fables Lobel, Arnold HarperCollins 9780064430463 Literary 540 1980
2 4 First Come The Zebra Barasch, Lynne Lee & Low 9781600603655 Literary AD600 2010
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 19 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
2 4 Follow The Moon Home Cousteau, Philippe Chronicle 9781452112411 Literary NC520 2016
2 4 Kids Who Are Changing the World Jankeliowitch, Anne Sourcebooks 9781402295324 Informational 950 2014
2 4 Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Binder, Phil Chronicle 9781452125787 Literary AD560 2015 Katrina And The Spirit Of New Orleans
2 4 My Name Is Sangoel Stock, Catherine and Khadra Eerdmans 9780802853073 Literary AD440 2009 Mohammed
2 4 My Three Best Friends and Me, Best, Cari Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9780374388195 Literary 2015 Zulay
2 4 One Hen: How One Small Loan Milway, Katie Smith Kids Can Press 9781554530281 Informational 810 2008 Made a Big Difference
2 4 One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and Paul, Miranda Lerner 9781467716086 Informational AD480 2015 the Recycling Women of the Gambia
2 4 Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Tonatiuh, Duncan Abrams 9781419710544 Informational 870 2014 Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
2 4 The Amazing Age of John Roy Barton, Chris Eerdmans 9780802853790 Informational 920 2015 Lynch
2 4 The Grasshopper and the Ants Pinkney, Jerry Little, Brown 9780316400817 Literary 2015
2 4 What If There Were No Bees?: A Slade, Suzanne Capston 9781404863941 Informational 890 2010 Book About Grassland Ecosystem
2 4 The Bee Book Milner, Charlotte DK Publishing 9781465465535 Informational 2018
2 4 Give Bees a Chance Barton, Bethany Penguin Young Readers 9780670016945 Informational 2017
2 4 You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Woolf, Alex Scholastic 9780531224878 Informational 920 2016 Bees
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 20 K-5 RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND OTHER RESOURCES LIST Grade 3
Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
3 1 Bibiloburro: A True Story from Winter, Jeanette Beach Lane 9781416997788 Informational AD640 2010 Colombia
3 1 Four Feet, Two Sandals Williams, Karen Lynn and Eerdmans 9780802852960 Literary 620 2007 Mohammed, Khadra
3 1 Freedom's School Cline-Ransome, Lesa Disney Press 9781423161035 Literary 2015
3 1 La Mariposa Jimenez, Francisco Houghton Mifflin 9780618073177 Literary 750 2000 Harcourt
3 1 My Name Is Sangoel Williams, Karen Lynn and Eerdmans 9780802853073 Literary AD440 2009 Mohammed, Khadra
3 1 Razia's Ray of Hope: One Girl's Suneby, Liz Kids Can Press 9781554538164 Literary 680 2013 Dream of an Education
3 1 The Breadwinner Ellis, Deborah Groundwood 9781554987658 Literary 630 2015
3 1 Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys Howard, Elizabeth Fitzerald Simon & Schuster 9780689800764 Literary 190 2000
3 1 Who is Malala Yousafzai? Brown, Dinah Penguin Young Readers 9780448489377 Informational 680 2015
3 1 First Step: How One Girl Put Goodman, Susan E. Bloomsbury 9780802737397 Informational 770 2016 Segregation on Trial
3 1 Six Dots: A Story of Louis Braille Bryant, Jen Random House Children’s 9780449813379 Informational 590 2016
3 1 Steamboat School Hopkinson, Deborah Disney Press 9781423121961 Informational 660 2016
3 2 A Place for Frogs Stewart, Melissa Peachtree 9781561459025 Informational 930 2016
3 2 Amphibian (Eyewitness DVD) Hanson, David (writer); DK Publishing 9780756645038 Multimedia 2008 Miller, Perry (director)
3 2 Fabulous Frogs Thompson, Sally PBS 9781627890731 Multimedia 2014 (filmmaker), Attenborough, David
3 2 Face to Face with Frogs (Face to Moffett, Mark W. National Geographic 9781426306266 Informational 940 2008 Face with Animals)
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 21 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
3 2 Frankly, I Never Wanted to Kiss Loewen, Nancy Capstone 9781479519521 Literary 540 2013 Anybody!
3 2 Frog Song Guiberson, Brenda Z. Henry Holt 9780805092547 Informational AD950 2012
3 2 Frogs Simon, Seymour HarperCollins 9780062289117 Informational 2015
3 2 Frogs Bishop, Nic Scholastic 9780439877558 Informational 890 2008
3 2 Frogs! Strange and Wonderful Pringle, Laurence Highlights Press 9781590783719 Informational 980 2012
3 2 Marsh Music Berkes, Marianne Lerner 9780761374619 Literary 2000
3 2 Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout McDonald, Megan Candlewick 9780763666880 Literary 500 2014
3 2 The Frog Prince, Continued Scieszka, Jon Penguin Young Readers 9780140542851 Literary AD600 1991
3 2 The Wind in the Willows Grahame, Kenneth Aladdin 9780689713101 Literary 1140 1989
3 2 Tuesday Wiesner, David Clarion 9780395870822 Literary NP 1991
3 2 With the Frogs Greenburg, J.C. Random House Children's 9780375846687 Literary 570 2008
3 2 The Frog in the Well Tresselt, Alvin New York Review Books 9781681370965 Literary 2017
3 2 Frogs Gibbons, Gail Holiday House 9780823411344 Informational 600 1993
3 2 Leaps and Bounce Hood, Susan Disney Press 9781423152347 Literary 2016
3 2 The Life Cycle of a Frog Kalman, Bobbie & Kathryn Crabtree 9780778706816 Informational 910 1997 Smithyman
3 3 A Spoon for Every Bite/Una cuchara Hayes, Joe Cinco Puntos 9780938317937 Literary 700 2005 para cada bocado
3 3 Aesop's Fables Pinkney, Jerry Chronicle 9781587170003 Literary 760 2000
3 3 All-of-a-Kind-Family Taylor, Sydney Random House Children's 9780440400592 Literary 750 1951
3 3 Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave Mayer, Marianna HarperCollins 9780688085001 Literary 820 1994
3 3 Boy: Tales of Childhood Dahl, Roald Penguin Young Readers 9780142413814 Informational 1090 1984
3 3 Charlotte's Web White, E. B., HarperCollins 9780061124952 Literary 680 1952
3 3 Dear Mr. Henshaw Cleary, Beverly HarperCollins 9780380709588 Literary 910 1983
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 22 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
3 3 El Cucuy!: A Bogeyman Cuento in Hayes, Joe Cinco Puntos 9780938317784 Literary 770 2001 English and Spanish
3 3 Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm, Jacob & Wilhelm Penguin Young Readers 9780147509499 Literary 2012 Grimm: Deluxe Hardcover Classic
3 3 Finn Family Moomintroll Jansson, Tove Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9780312608897 Literary AD770 1951
3 3 Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Andersen, Hans Christian Penguin Young Readers 9780141329017 Literary 2010 Tales
3 3 James and the Giant Peach Dahl, Roald Penguin Young Readers 9780140374247 Literary 870 1961
3 3 Joha Makes A Wish Kimmel, Eric A. Amazon Children’s 9781477816875 Literary AD500 2010
3 3 Lost Boy: The Story Of The Man Yolen, Jane Penguin Young Readers 9780525478867 Informational 970 2010 Who Created Peter Pan
3 3 Mr. Popper's Penguins Atwater, Richard & Florence Little, Brown 9780316058438 Literary 910 1938
3 3 My Father's Dragon Gannett, Ruth Stiles Random House Children's 9780394890487 Literary 1040 1948
3 3 Nasreddine Weulersse, Odile Eerdmans 9780802854162 Literary AD680 2013
3 3 Native American Stories Bruchac, Joseph & Michael Fulcrum 9781555910945 Literary 1991 J. Caduto
3 3 Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Mandela, Nelson W. W. Norton 9780393329902 Literary 2002 Folktales
3 3 Phantom Tollbooth Juster, Norton Random House Children's 9780394820378 Literary 1000 1961
3 3 Pippi Longstocking Lindgren, Astrid Penguin Young Readers 9780670014040 Literary 870 1945
3 3 Ramona the Pest Cleary, Beverly HarperCollins 9780380709540 Literary 850 1968
3 3 Some Writer: the Story of E. B. Sweet, Melissa Houghton Mifflin 9780544319592 Informational 1030 2016 White Harcourt
3 3 Stuart Little White, E. B., HarperCollins 9780064400565 Literary 920 1945
3 3 Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Ada, Alma Flor & F. Isabel Atheneum 9780689825835 Literary 2006 Hispanic Folktale Collection Campoy
3 3 The Adventures of Spider: West Arkhurst, Joyce Cooper Little, Brown 9780316051071 Literary 710 1964 African Folktales
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 23 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile (Last Name, First Name) Date
3 3 The Borrowers Norton, Mary Houghton Mifflin 9780152047375 Literary 780 1953 Harcourt
3 3 The Coyote Under The Table/El Hayes, Joe Cinco Puntos 9781935955061 Literary 780 2011 coyote debajo de la mesa
3 3 The Green Frogs: A Korean Folktale Heo, Yumi Houghton Mifflin 9780618432288 Literary 790 1996 Harcourt
3 3 The Hundred Dresses Estes, Eleanor Houghton Mifflin 9780152052607 Literary 870 1944 Harcourt
3 3 The Mouse and the Motorcycle Cleary, Beverly HarperCollins 9780380709243 Literary 860 1965
3 3 The People Could Fly: American Hamilton, Virginia Random House Children's 9780679843368 Literary 660 1985 Black Folktales
3 3 The Random House Book of Fairy Ehrlich, Amy Random House Children's 9780394856933 Literary 810 1985 Tales
3 3 The Story of Doctor Dolittle Lofting, Hugh Random House Children's 9780440483076 Literary 580 1920
3 3 The Storyteller Turk, Evan Atheneum 9781481435185 Literary AD870 2016
3 3 Why Mosquitoes Buzz In People's Aardema, Verna Penguin Young Readers 9780140549058 Literary 770 1975 Ears
3 3 Winnie-the-Pooh Milne, A. A. Penguin Young Readers 9780525444435 Literary 790 1926
3 3 Her Stories: African American Hamilton, Virginia Blue Sky Press 9780590473705 Literary 880 1995 Folktales, Fairy Tales and True Tales
3 3 Let's Clap, Jump, Sing, & Shout; McKissack, Patricia Random House Children’s 9780375870880 Literary 990 2017 Dance, Spin & Turn It Out! Games, Songs & Stories from an African American Childhood
3 3 The Magic Orange Tree and Other Wolkstein, Diane Schocken 9780805210774 Literary 710 1997 Haitian Folktales
3 3 Peach Boy and Other Japanese Sakade, Florence Tuttle 9784805309964 Literary 2008 Children's Favorite Stories
3 4 A Cool Drink of Water Kerley, Barbara National Geographic 9780792267232 Informational 2002
3 4 Anna Carries Water Senior, Olive Tradewind Books 9781896580609 Literary 2013
| Language Arts Curriculum 24 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
3 4 Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain Aardema, Verna Penguin Young Readers 9780140546163 Literary 1981
3 4 Clean Water (Sally Ride Science) Geiger, Beth Roaring Brook Press 9781596435773 Informational 930L 2009
3 4 Dear Wandering Wildebeest: And Latham, Irene Lerner 9781467712323 Informational 2014 Other Poems from the Water Hole
3 4 Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Mulder, Michelle Orca 9781459802230 Informational 1050 2014 Water Home
3 4 Green River Lee, Wonkyeong Norwood House Press 9781599536606 Literary 450 2015
3 4 Hope Springs Walters, Eric Tundra 9781770495302 Literary 2014
3 4 Not a Drop to Drink: Water for a Burgan, Michael National Geographic 9781426303609 Informational 1130 2008 Thirsty World
3 4 One Well: The Story of Water on Strauss, Rochelle Kids Can Press 9781553379546 Informational IG960 2007 Earth
3 4 Our World of Water: Children and Hollyer, Beatrice Henry Holt 9780805089417 Informational 890 2009 Water Around the World
3 4 The Storyteller Turk, Evan Atheneum 9781481435185 Literary AD870 2016
3 4 The Water Princess Verde, Susan Penguin Young Readers 9780399172588 Literary 290L 2016
3 4 Voices of the Dust Bowl Garland, Sherry Pelican 9781589809642 Informational 2012
3 4 Water (National Geographic Kids Stewart, Melissa National Geographic 9781426314759 Informational NC740 2014 Reader Level 3)
3 4 Water in the Park: A Book About Jenkins, Emily Random House Children's 9780375870026 Literary AD590 2013 Water and the Times of the Day
3 4 Water Is Water: A Book About the Paul, Miranda Roaring Brook Press 9781596439849 Informational BR 2015 Water Cycle
3 4 Water Rolls, Water Rises: El agua Mora, Pat Lee & Low 9780892393251 Literary 930 2014 rueda, el agua sube
3 4 Water Wow! A Visual Exploration Banyard, Antonia and Ayer, Annick Press 9781554518210 Informational 1070 2016 Paula
3 4 You Wouldn't Want to Live Without Canavan, Roger Scholastic 9780531213100 Informational 1070 2015 Clean Water!
3 4 A Good Trade Fullerton, Alma Pajama Press 9780986949593 Literary 1030 2013
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 25 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
3 4 Hydrology: The Study of Water Taylor-Butler, Christine Scholastic 9780531282717 Informational 790 2012
3 4 Over and Under the Pond Messner, Kate Chronicle 9781452145426 Informational 660 2017
3 4 Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Bang, Molly & Penny Blue Sky Press 9780545805414 Informational 830 2017 Moves Water Around the Earth Chisholm
3 4 Song of the Water Boatman and Sidman, Joyce Houghton Mifflin 9780618135479 Literary 2005 Other Pond Poems Harcourt
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 26 K-5 RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND OTHER RESOURCES LIST Grade 4
Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
4 1 A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Lasky, Katherine Candlewick 9780763660918 Informational 940 2012 Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet
4 1 Arroz con Leche: Popular Songs and Argueta, Jorge Scholastic 9780590418867 Poetry 1992 Rhymes from Latin America
4 1 Emma's Poem: The Voice of the Glaser, Linda Houghton Mifflin 9780544105089 Informational AD790 2010 Statue of Liberty Harcourt
4 1 Guacamole: Un Poema Para Cocinar Argueta, Jorge Groundwood 9781554981335 Poetry AD820 2012
4 1 Jump Back, Paul: The Life and Derby, Sally Candlewick 9780763660703 Informational 2014 Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar
4 1 Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reverso Singer, Marilyn Penguin Young Readers 9780525479017 Poetry 2010 Poems
4 1 No Mirrors in My Nana's House Barnwell, Ysaye M. Houghton Mifflin 9780152018252 Poetry NP 1998 Harcourt
4 1 Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People Brown, Monica Henry Holt 9780805091984 Informational AD970 2011
4 1 Poems in the Attic Grimes, Nikki Lee & Low 9781620140277 Poetry 2015
4 1 Poet: The Remarkable Story of Tate, Don Peachtree 9781561458257 Informational 730 2015 George Moses Horton
4 1 Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad Rumford, James Roaring Brook Press 9781596432765 Literary AD830 2008
4 1 Spilling Ink: A Young Writer's Mazer, Anne and Ellen Square Fish 9781596436282 Informational 830 2010 Handbook Potter
4 1 Stella by Starlight Draper, Sharon M. Simon & Schuster 9781442494985 Literary 740 2015
4 1 The Boy Who Loved Words Schotter, Roni Random House Children's 9780375836015 Literary AD780 2006
4 1 The Day of Ahmed's Secret Parry, Florence Heide and HarperCollins 9780688140236 Literary AD810 1995 Judith Heide Gilliland
4 1 The Dreamer Muñoz Ryan, Pam Scholastic 9780439269988 Informational 650 2012
4 1 The Drum Dream Girl Engle, Margarita Houghton Mifflin 9780544102293 Literary NP 2015 Harcourt
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 27 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
4 1 Visiting Langston Perdomo, Willie Square Fish 9780805078817 Literary NP 2002
4 1 Word After Word After Word MacLachlan, Patricia HarperCollins 9780060279714 Literary 450 2010
4 1 Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut Barnes, Derrick Agate Publishing 9781572842243 Literary 2017
4 1 Bravo! Poems About Amazing Engle, Margarita Henry Holt 9780805098761 Literary 1150 2017 Hispanic Americans
4 1 One Last Word: Wisdom from the Grimes, NIkki Bloomsbury 9781619635548 Literary 2017 Harlem Renaissance
4 1 Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Alexander, Kwame Candlewick 9780763680947 Literary 2017 Poets
4 1 The Right Word: Roget and His Bryant, Jen Eerdmans 9780802853851 Informational 590 2014 Thesaurus
4 1 A River of Words: The Story of Bryant, Jen Eerdmans 9780802853028 Informational 820 2008 William Carlos Williams
4 1 Some Writer: The Story of E. B. Sweet, Melissa Houghton Mifflin 9780544319592 Informational 1030 2016 White Harcourt
4 2 101 Animal Secrets Berger, Melvin and Gilda Scholastic 9780545051224 Informational 830 2009 Berger
4 2 101 Animal Super Powers Berger, Melvin and Gilda Scholastic 9780545826242 Informational 1020 2015 Berger
4 2 101 Hidden Animals Berger, Melvin and Gilda Scholastic 9780545670166 Informational NC1080 2014 Berger
4 2 Animals That Make Me Say Ewww! Cusick, Dawn Charlesbridge 9781623540630 Informational NC1080 2016 (National Wildlife Federation)
4 2 Animals That Make Me Say Look Cusick, Dawn Charlesbridge 9781623540807 Informational IG990 2016 Out! (National Wildlife Federation)
4 2 Animals That Make Me Say Ouch! Cusick, Dawn Charlesbridge 9781623540425 Informational 2014 (National Wildlife Federation): Fierce Fangs, Stinging Spines, Scary Stares, and More
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 28 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
4 2 Animals That Make Me Say Wow! Cusick, Dawn Charlesbridge 9781623540418 Informational 2014 (National Wildlife Federation): Secret Hideaways, Infrasonic Hearing, Bubble Gills, and More
4 2 Camouflage and Mimicry: Animal Riehecky, Janet Capstone 9781429680073 Informational 690 2012 Weapons and Defenses
4 2 Hide-and-Seek Science: Animal Stevenson, Emma Holiday House 9780823422937 Informational 900 2013 Camouflage
4 2 Rain Forest Animal Adaptations Amstutz, Lisa J. Capstone 9781429670340 Informational 680 2011
4 2 The Best Camouflaged Animals Peterson, Megan C. Capstone 9781429679022 Informational 670 2012 (Extreme Animals)
4 2 Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Sidman , Joyce Houghton Mifflin 9780618717194 Poetry NC1300 2010 Survivors Harcourt
4 2 What are Camouflage and Mimicry? Kalman, Bobbie & John Crabtree 9780865059627 Informational NC930 2000 Crossingham
4 2 What Do You Do When Something Jenkins, Steve Houghton Mifflin 9780618152438 Informational AD580 2001 Wants To Eat You? Harcourt
4 2 When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Johnson, Rebecca L. Lerner 9781467721097 Informational 2014 Clever Animal Defenses
4 2 Where in the Wild?: Camouflaged Schwartz, David M. and Yael Random House Children's 9781582463995 Informational 2011 Creatures Concealed... and Revealed Schy
4 2 Animals by the Numbers: A Book of Jenkins, Steve Houghton Mifflin 9780544630925 Informational 940 2016 Animal Infographics Harcourt
4 2 Extreme Animals: The Toughest Davies, Nicola Candlewick 9780763641276 Informational 1100 2009 Creatures on Earth
4 2 Frozen Wild: How Animals Survive Arnosky, Jim Sterling 9781454910251 Informational 1130 2015 in the Coldest Places on Earth
4 2 Hidden Dangers: Seek and Find 13 of Schaefer, Lola M. Chronicle 9781452134291 Informational 850 2017 the World's Deadliest Animals
4 2 Hidden Wildlife: How Animals Hide Arnosky, Jim Sterling 9781454920977 Informational 1150 2017 in Plain Sight
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 29 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile (Last Name, First Name) Date
4 2 How to Be an Elephant: Growing Up Roy, Katherine Roaring Brook Press 9781626721784 Informational 1310 2017 in the African Wild
4 2 Now You See Them, Now You Don't: Harrison, David L. Charlesbridge 9781580896108 Literary 2016 Poems About Creatures That Hide
4 2 Trickiest: 19 Sneaky Animals Jenkins, Steve Houghton Mifflin 9781328841957 Informational 880 2017 Harcourt
4 3 Aaron and Alexander: The Most Brown, Don Roaring Brook Press 9781596439986 Informational 890 2015 Famous Duel in American History
4 3 America's Black Founders: Sanders, Nancy I. Chicago Review Press 9781556528118 Informational 2010 Revolutionary Heroes & Early Leaders with 21 Activities
4 3 American Revolution Murray, Stuart DK Publishing 9781465438584 Informational 2002
4 3 An Overview of the American Micklos, John Enslow 9780766041356 Informational 810 2013 Revolution - Through Primary Sources
4 3 Cannons at Dawn: The Second Gregory, Kristiana Scholastic 9780545213196 Literary 740 2011 Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart
4 3 Daniel at the Siege of Boston, 1776 Calkhoven, Laurie Penguin Young Readers 9780142417508 Literary 710 2010
4 3 Discovering Black America: From Tarrant-Reid, Linda Abrams 9780810970984 Informational 1370 2012 the Age of Exploration to the Twenty-First Century
4 3 Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Byrd, Robert Penguin Young Readers 9780803737495 Informational NC1050 2012 Times of Benjamin Franklin
4 3 Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Bryan, Ashley Atheneum 9781481456906 Poetry 730 2016 Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life
4 3 George vs. George: The American Schanzer, Rosalyn National Geographic 9781426300424 Informational 1120 2004 Revolution As Seen from Both Sides
4 3 George Washington's Socks Woodruff, Elvira Scholastic 9780590440363 Literary 840 1991
4 3 George Washington's Spy Woodruff, Elvira Scholastic 9780545104883 Literary 710 2010
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4 3 Henry and the Cannons: An Brown, Don Roaring Brook Press 9781596432666 Informational AD820 2013 Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution
4 3 I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of Grady, Cynthia Eerdmans 9780802853868 Poetry 990 2012 American Slavery
4 3 Independent Dames: What You Anderson, Laurie Halse Simon & Schuster 9780689858086 Informational 930 2008 Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution
4 3 Let It Begin Here!: Lexington Fradin, Dennis Brindell Bloomsbury 9780802797117 Informational NA 2005 & Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution
4 3 Mumbet's Declaration of Woelfle, Gretchen Lerner 9780761365891 Informational 540 2014 Independence
4 3 One Dead Spy Hale, Nathan Abrams 9781419703966 Informational GN270 2012
4 3 Sophia's War: A Tale of the Avi Beach Lane 9781442414426 Literary 730 2012 Revolution
4 3 The American Revolution for Kids: Herbert, Janis Chicago Review Press 9781556524561 Informational 2002 A History with 21 Activities
4 3 The American Revolution: Writings Rhodehamel, John H. Library of America 9781883011918 Informational 2001 from the War of Independence (editor)
4 3 The Fighting Ground Avi HarperCollins 9780064401852 Literary 580 1984
4 3 The Winter of Red Snow: The Diary Gregory, Kristiana Scholastic 9780545238021 Literary 870 1996 of Abigail Jane Stewart
4 3 What Is the Declaration of Harris, Michael C. Penguin Young Readers 9780448486925 Informational 880 2016 Independence?
4 3 America's Tea Parties: Not One, But Moss, Marissa Candlewick 9781419718748 Informational 2016 Four! Boston, Charleston, New York, Philadelphia
4 3 Answering the Cry for Freedom: Woelfle, Gretchen Boyd Mills 9781629793061 Informational 1040 2016 Stories of African Americans and the American Revolution
4 3 Ben's Revolution: Benjamin Russell Philbrick, Nathaniel Penguin Young Readers 9780399166747 Informational 1070 2017 and the Battle of Bunker Hill
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 31 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
4 3 The Good Fight: The Feuds of the Quirk, Anne Random House Children’s 9781524700355 Informational 920 2017 Founding Fathers (and How They Shaped a Nation)
4 3 Guts & Glory: The American Thompson, Ben Little, Brown 9780316312097 Informational 2017 Revolution
4 3 I Survived the American Revolution, Tarshis, Lauren Scholastic 9780545919739 Literary 660 2017 1776
4 3 Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales: Hale, Nathan Abrams 9781419703966 Literary GN270 2012 One Dead Spy - The Life, Times, and Last Words of Nathan Hale, America's Most Famous Spy
4 3 Revolutionary Friends: General Castrovilla, Selene Boyd Mills 9781590788806 Informational 620 2013 George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette
4 3 Revolutionary Rogues: John Andre Castrovilla, Selene Boyd Mills 9781629793412 Informational 710 2017 and Benedict Arnold
4 3 A Spy Called James: The True Story Rockwell, Anne Lerner 9781467749336 Informational 940 2016 of James Lafayette, Revolutionary War Double Agent
4 3 Sybil Ludington: Revolutionary War Abbott, E. F. Square Fish 9781250104120 Literary 2017 Rider
4 3 The Thrifty Guide to the American Stokes, Jonathan W. Penguin Young Readers 9780451479617 Informational 2018 Revolution: A Handbook for Time Travelers
4 3 Who Was Alexander Hamilton? Pollack, Pam & Meg Belviso Penguin Young Readers 9780399544279 Informational 910 2017
4 4 Brave Girl: Clara and the Shirtwaist Markel, Michelle HarperCollins 9780061804427 Informational AD760 2013 Makers' Strike of 1909
4 4 Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys Grimes, Nikki Scholastic 9780439793384 Informational 960L 2015 of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts
4 4 Desmond And the Very Mean Word Tutu, Desmond Candlewick 9780763652296 Literary 2013
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 32 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
4 4 Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Stone, Tanya Lee Henry Holt 9780312602369 Informational AD700 2008 Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote
4 4 Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to Bandy, Michael S. and Stein, Candlewick 9780763665937 Literary AD670 2015 the Ballot Box Eric
4 4 I Pledge Allegiance Mora, Pat Random House Children's 9780307931818 Literary AD580 2014
4 4 Iqbal D'Adamo, Francesco Atheneum 9780786263851 Literary 730 2003
4 4 Lillian's Right to Vote: A Winter, Jonah Random House Children's 9780385390286 Informational 1030 2015 Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
4 4 Lion Island: Chinese Cuba's Warrior Engle, Margarita Atheneum 9781481461122 Literary 2016 of Words
4 4 Miss Paul and the President: The Robbins, Dean Random House Children's 9781101937204 Informational 2016 Creative Campaign for Women's Right to Vote
4 4 My Name Is Truth: The Life of Turner, Ann HarperCollins 9780060758981 Informational AD1410 2015 Sojourner Truth
4 4 Only Passing Through: The Story of Rockwell, Anne Random House Children's 9780440417668 Informational AD790 2000 Sojourner Truth
4 4 Paper Wishes Sepahban, Lois Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9780374302160 Literary 550L 2016
4 4 Ruth and the Green Book Ramsey, Calvin Alexander Lerner 9780761352556 Literary 810L 2010 and Strauss, Gwen
4 4 Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Tonatiuh, Duncan Abrams 9781419710544 Informational 870 2014 Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
4 4 Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up Pinkney, Andrea Davis Little, Brown 9780316070164 Informational AD500 2010 by Sitting Down
4 4 Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Pinkney, Andrea Davis Disney Press 9780786807673 Informational AD650 2009 Stride
4 4 The First Step: How One Girl Put Goodman, Susan E. Bloomsbury 9780802737397 Informational 770 2016 Segregation on Trial
4 4 The Voting Rights Act of 1965: An Burgan, Michael Capstone 9781491418055 Informational 740 2015 Interactive History Adventure
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 33 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
4 4 The Youngest Marcher: The Story Levinson, Cynthia Atheneum 9781481400701 Informational 2017 of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist
4 4 Through My Eyes Bridges, Ruby Scholastic 9780590189231 Informational 860 1999
4 4 Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: Lowery, Lynda Blackmon (as Penguin Young Readers 9780147512161 Informational 780 2015 My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting told to Elspeth Leacock and Rights March Susan Buckley)
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 34 K-5 RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND OTHER RESOURCES LIST Grade 5
Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
5 1 A Hare in the Elephant's Trunk Coates, Jan L. Fitzhenry & Whiteside 9780889954519 Literary 2010
5 1 A Long Walk to Water: Based on a Park, Linda Sue Houghton Mifflin 9780547577319 Literary 720 2010 True Story Harcourt
5 1 Arcady's Goal Yelchin, Eugene Square Fish 9781250068149 Literary 630 2014
5 1 Boys without Names Sheth, Kashmira HarperCollins 9780061857621 Literary 670 2011
5 1 Caminar Brown, Skila Candlewick 9780763665166 Poetry NP 2014
5 1 Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Chikwanine, Michel and Kids Can Press 9781771381260 Informational 680 2015 Are Used in War Jessica Dee Humphreys
5 1 Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Mulder, Michelle Orca 9781459802230 Informational 1050 2014 Water Home
5 1 Heart and Soul: The Story of Nelson, Kadir Balzer + Bray 9780061730795 Informational 1050 2013 America and African Americans
5 1 How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Tingle, Tim RoadRunner Press 9781937054533 Literary HL480 2013 Trail of Tears story
5 1 I Have a Right to be a Child Serres, Alain Groundwood 9781554981496 Informational 2012
5 1 Iqbal D'Adamo, Francesco Aladdin 9781416903291 Literary 730 2003
5 1 Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX: Blumenthal, Karen Simon & Schuster 9780689859571 Informational 1140 2005 The Law That Changed The Future of Girls in America
5 1 Marching for Freedom: Walk Partridge, Elizabeth Penguin Young Readers 9780670011896 Informational 960 2009 Together, Children, and Don't You Grow Weary
5 1 Night On Fire Kidd, Ronald Albert Whitman 9780807570241 Literary 600 2015
5 1 No Ordinary Day Ellis, Deborah Groundwood 9781554981083 Literary 580 2011
5 1 Not a Drop to Drink: Water for a Burgan, Michael National Geographic 9781426302671 Informational 1130 2008 Thirsty World
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 35 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
5 1 Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Nivola, Claire Farrar, Straus & Giroux 9780374399184 Informational 1030 2008 Story of Wangari Maathai
5 1 Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy) Wiles, Deborah Scholastic 9780545106078 Literary 840 2014
5 1 Ruth and the Green Book Ramsey, Calvin A. Lerner 9780761352556 Literary 810 2010
5 1 Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Tonatiuh, Duncan Abrams 9781419710544 Literary 870 2014 Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
5 1 Sylvia & Aki Conkling, Winifred Random House Children’s 9781582463452 Literary 760 2013
5 1 The Lions of Little Rock Levine, Kristin Penguin Young Readers 9780142424353 Literary 630 2012
5 1 Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: Lowry, Linda Blackmon and Penguin Young Readers 9780803741232 Informational 780 2015 My Story of the Selma Voting Rights Elspeth Leacock and Susan March Buckley
5 1 We've Got a Job: The 1963 Levinson, Cynthia Peachtree 9781561456277 Informational 1020 2012 Birmingham Children's March
5 1 Weedflower Kadohata, Cynthia Aladdin 9780547722399 Literary 750 2006
5 1 When My Name Was Keoko Park, Linda Sue Random House Children’s 9780440419440 Literary 610 2002
5 1 Fannie Never Flinched: One Farrell, Mary Cronk Abrams 9781419718847 Informational 1020 2016 Woman's Courage in the Struggle for American Labor Union Rights
5 1 Fatty Legs: A True Story Jordan-Fenton, Christy & Annick Press 9781554512461 Informational 2010 Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
5 1 Fighting for Justice: Fred Atkins, Laura & Stan Yogi Heyday 9781597143684 Informational 2017 Korematsu Speaks Up
5 1 Hidden Figures Young Readers Shetterly, Margot Lee HarperCollins 9780062662378 Informational 1120 2016 Edition
5 1 I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Yousafzai, Malala with Little, Brown 9780316327916 Informational 830 2016 Up for Education and Changed the Patricia McCormick World (Young Readers Edition)
5 1 I Am Not a Number Dupuis, Jenny Kay & Kathy Second Story 9781927583944 Informational 640 2016 Kacer
5 1 My Brigadista Year Paterson, Katherine Candlewick 9780763695088 Literary 830 2017
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 36 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
5 1 Paper Wishes Sepahban, Lois Square Fish 9781250104144 Literary 550 2017
5 1 Refugee Gratz, Alan Scholastic 9780545880831 Literary 800 2017
5 1 Return to Sender Alvarez, Julia Random House Children’s 9780375851230 Literary 890 2010
5 1 Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Stelson, Caren Lerner 9781467789035 Informational 850 2016 Survivor's Story
5 1 Stella by Starlight Draper, Sharon Atheneum 9781442494985 Literary 740 2016
5 1 Uprooted: The Japanese American Marrin, Albert Random House Children’s 9780553509366 Informational 1050 2016 Experience During World War II
5 1 We Will Not Be Silent: The White Freedman, Russell Clarion 9780544223790 Informational 630 2016 Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler
5 2 Animal Poems of the Iguazú: Alarcón, Francisco X. Lee & Low 9780892392995 Literary 2013 Animalario del Iguazú
5 2 Breakfast in the Rainforest: A Visit Sobol, Richard Candlewick 9780763651343 Informational 1180 2010 with Mountain Gorillas
5 2 Jaguar Smith, Roland Disney-Hyperion 9780786813124 Literary 690 1997
5 2 Journey to the River Sea Ibbotson, Eva Penguin Young Readers 9780142501849 Literary 860 2002
5 2 Jungle of Bones Mikaelsen, Ben Scholastic 9780545442862 Literary 770 2014
5 2 No Monkeys, No Chocolate Stewart, Melissa and Alan Charlesbridge 9781580892872 Informational AD740 2013 Young
5 2 One Day in the Tropical Rain Forest George, Jean Craighead HarperCollins 9780064420167 Informational 880 1995
5 2 Rain Forests Vogt, Richard C. Simon & Schuster 9781416938668 Informational 2009
5 2 Rainforest Food Chains Aloian, Molly and Bobbie Crabtree 9780778719977 Informational NC860 2006 Kalman
5 2 Silver People: Voices from the Engle, Margarita Houghton Mifflin 9780544109414 Literary 2014 Panama Canal Harcourt
5 2 The Forever Forest: Kids Save a Pratt-Serafini, Kristin Joy Dawn Publications 9781584691020 Informational 950 2008 Tropical Treasure and Rachel Crandell
5 2 This Place Is Wet Cobb, Vicki Walker 9780802734006 Informational 900 2013
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 37 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
5 2 Tree of Wonder: The Many Messner, Kate Chronicle 9781452112480 Informational NC1060 2015 Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree
5 2 Tropical Rainforests Simon, Seymour HarperCollins 9780061142536 Informational NC1060 2010
5 2 Amazon Adventure: How Tiny Fish Montgomery, Sy Houghton Mifflin 9780544352995 Informational 1050 2017 are Saving the World's Largest Harcourt Rainforest (Scientists in the Field)
5 2 The Explorer Rundell, Katherine Simon & Schuster 9781481419451 Literary 600 2017
5 2 Super Simple Rain Forest Projects: Bernhardt, Carolyn ABDO 9781680784435 Informational 540 2016 Fun & Easy Animal Environment Activities
5 3 Game, Set, Match, Champion Hubbard, Crystal Lee & Low 9781620143162 Informational 960 2010 Arthur Ashe
5 3 Louis Sockalexis: Native American Wise, Bill Lee & Low 9781600604287 Informational AD920 2007 Baseball Pioneer
5 3 A Boy and a Jaguar Rabinowitz, Alan Houghton Mifflin 9780547875071 Informational AD670 2014 Harcourt
5 3 A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Bryant, Jen Random House Children's 9780375867125 Informational 610 2013 Horace Pippin
5 3 Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Stone, Tanya Lee Candlewick 9780763636111 Informational 980 2009 Dared to Dream
5 3 America's Champion Swimmer: Adler, David A. Houghton Mifflin 9780152052515 Informational 580 2000 Gertrude Ederle Harcourt
5 3 Babe Conquers the World: The Wallace, Rich & Sandra Neil Highlights Press 9781590789810 Informational 930 2014 Legendary Life of Babe Didrikson Wallace Zaharias
5 3 Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Freedman, Russell Houghton Mifflin 9780544104914 Informational 1060 1999 Making of a Champion Harcourt
5 3 Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Moss, Marisa Abrams 9781419720581 Informational 800 2013 Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII
5 3 Baseball Saved Us Mochizuki, Ken Lee & Low 9781880000199 Literary AD550 1993
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 38 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
5 3 Becoming Joe DiMaggio Testa, Maria Candlewick 9780763624446 Poetry NP 2002
5 3 Catching The Moon: The Story Of A Hubbard, Crystal Lee & Low 9781600605727 Informational AD760 2005 Young Girl's Baseball Dream
5 3 Colors of the Wind: The Story of Powers, J.L. Purple House 9781930900738 Informational 2014 Blind Artist and Champion Runner George Mendoza
5 3 Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story Thompson, Laurie Ann Random House Children's 9780449817445 Informational AD770 2015 of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
5 3 Game Changer: John Mclendon And Coy, John Lerner 9781467726047 Informational NC1170 2015 The Secret Game
5 3 Growing Up Pedro: How the Tavares, Matt Candlewick 9780763668242 Informational AD820 2015 Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues
5 3 Henry Aaron's Dream Tavares, Matt Candlewick 9780763658205 Informational AD920 2010
5 3 Just as Good: How Larry Doby Crowe, Chris Candlewick 9780763650261 Literary AD690 2012 Changed America's Game
5 3 Knockout!: A Photobiography of Sullivan, George National Geographic 9781426303289 Informational 830 2008 Boxer Joe Louis
5 3 Let Me Play: The Story Of Title IX: Blumenthal, Karen Atheneum 9780689859571 Informational 1140 2005 The Law That Changed The Future Of Girls In America
5 3 My Name Is Blessing Walters, Eric Tundra 9781770493018 Literary AD630 2013
5 3 Silent Running: Our Family's Schneider, Robyn K. Triumph 9781629370910 Informational 2015 Journey To The Finish Line With Autism
5 3 Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story Smith Jr., Charles R. Candlewick 9780763616922 Poetry NP 2007 of Muhammad Ali
5 3 We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro Nelson, Kadir Disney-Hyperion 9780786808328 Informational 900 2008 League Baseball
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 39 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
5 3 Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Krull, Kathleen Houghton Mifflin 9780152020989 Informational AD730 1996 Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Harcourt Woman
5 3 Ali's Knockout Punch: How a Burgan, Michael Compass Point 9780756555313 Informational 1000 2017 Photograph Stunned the Boxing World
5 3 Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem with Little, Brown 9780316555388 Informational 990 2017 and Off the Court Raymond Obstfeld
5 3 The Boys in the Boat: The True Brown, Daniel James Penguin Young Readers 9780147516855 Informational 1000 2016 Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics (Young Readers Edition)
5 3 Ghost (Track #1) Reynolds, Jason Atheneum 9781481450164 Literary 730 2017
5 3 Jim Thorpe: Original All American Bruchac, Joseph Penguin Young Readers 9780142412336 Informational 950 2008
5 3 Muhammad Ali: A Champion is Barretta, Gene HarperCollins 9780062430168 Informational 2017 Born
5 3 Olympic Gold 1936: How the Image Burgan, Michael Compass Point 9780756555320 Informational 1080 2017 of Jesse Owens Crushed Hitler's Evil Myth
5 3 Patina (Track #2) Reynolds, Jason Atheneum 9781481450188 Literary 710 2017
5 3 Rising Above: How 11 Athletes Zuckerman, Gregory Penguin Young Readers 9780399173820 Informational 1010 2016 Overcame Challenges in Their Youth to Become Stars
5 3 Rising Above: Inspiring Women in Zuckerman, Gregory Penguin Young Readers 9780399547478 Informational 1070 2018 Sports
5 3 Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Sheinkin, Steve Roaring Brook Presss 9781596439542 Informational 980 2017 Carlisle Indian School Football Team
5 4 Another Kind of Hurricane Smith, Tamara Ellis Random House Children's 9780553511932 Literary 560 2015
5 4 Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina Brown, Don Houghton Mifflin 9780544157774 Informational GN920 2015 and New Orleans Harcourt
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5 4 Earthquake Terror Kehret, Peg Penguin Young Readers 9780140383430 Literary 690L 1996
5 4 Earthquakes Simon, Seymour HarperCollins 9780060877156 Informational 1010 1991
5 4 Escaping the Giant Wave Kehret, Peg Aladdin 9780689852732 Literary 750 2003
5 4 Finding Someplace Patrick, Denise Lewis Square Fish 9781250079824 Literary 680 2016
5 4 Hurricane & Tornado Challoner, Jack DK Publishing 9781465420534 Informational IG1090 2000
5 4 Hurricane Boy Dragon, Laura Roach Pelican 9781455619160 Literary 2014
5 4 Hurricanes Simon, Seymour HarperCollins 9780061170713 Informational 2003
5 4 Inside Tornadoes Carson, Mary Kay Sterling 9781402777813 Informational 2010
5 4 Natural Disasters Watts, Claire and Day, DK Publishing 9781465438089 Informational NC1220 2006 Trevor
5 4 Night of the Howling Dogs Salisbury, Graham Random House Children's 9780440238393 Literary 530 2007
5 4 Ninth Ward Rhodes, Jewell Parker Little, Brown 9780316043083 Literary 470 2010
5 4 Saint Louis Armstrong Beach Woods, Brenda Penguin Young Readers 9780142421864 Literary 660 2012
5 4 Serafina's Promise Burg, Ann E. Scholastic 9780545535670 Literary 2013
5 4 Storms Simon, Seymour HarperCollins 9780688117085 Informational 940 1989
5 4 The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Yep, Laurence HarperCollins 9780060008468 Literary 510 2006 Francisco Earthquake of 1906
5 4 Tornadoes Simon, Seymour HarperCollins 9780064437912 Informational 1020 1999
5 4 Tsunami! Kajikawa, Komiko Penguin Young Readers 9780399250064 Literary NC620 2009
5 4 Under the Ashes Rankin, Cindy Albert Whitman 9780807536353 Literary 690 2016
5 4 Upside Down in the Middle of Lamana, Julie T. Chronicle 9781452128801 Literary 750 2014 Nowhere
5 4 Volcano & Earthquake Van Rose, Susanna DK Publishing 9781465426185 Informational 1060 1992
5 4 Volcanoes Simon, Seymour HarperCollins 9780060877170 Informational 880 1988
| Language Arts Curriculum Updated April 2019 41 Author Pub Grade Module Title Publisher ISBN13 Text Type Lexile® (Last Name, First Name) Date
5 4 When the Earth Shakes: Winchester, Simon Penguin Young Readers 9780670785360 Informational NC1290 2015 Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
5 4 Wildfires Simon, Seymour HarperCollins 9780062345066 Informational 990 1996
5 4 Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Philbrick, Rodman Scholastic 9780545342391 Literary 860 2013 Katrina
5 4 Eye of the Storm: NASA, Drones, Cherrix, Amy Houghton Mifflin 9780544411654 Informational 2017 and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Harcourt Code (Scientists in the Field)
5 4 Fault Lines and Tectonic Plates: Reilly, Kathleen M. Nomad Press 9781619304659 Informational 1000 2017 Find Out What Happens When the Earth's Crust Moves, with 25 Projects
5 4 Fault Lines: Understanding the Wagstaffe, Johanna Orca 9781459812437 Informational 1070 2017 Power of Earthquakes
5 4 Rising Seas: Flooding, Climate Thomas, Keltie Random House Children’s 9780228100218 Informational 2018 Change and Our New World
5 4 Super Earth Encyclopedia Woodward, John DK Publishing 9781465461872 Informational 2017
5 4 Volcanoes: Fire and Life (Science Chad, Jon First Second 9781626723603 Informational 2016 Comics)
5 4 When the Sky Breaks: Hurricanes, Winchester, Simon Penguin Young Readers 9780451476357 Informational 1180 2017 Tornadoes, and the Worst Weather in the World
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