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Suggested Summer Book List - With Matching Lexile Levels

Students First Educational Consulting, Inc. Andria Bunner

 The books provided are simply  Make reading a family event. Schedule a suggestions. Please talk with the local certain time each day for reading to take librarian for assistance with selecting place. other books in your child’s Lexile range.  Encourage your child to write about what

they have read, and share with an adult.  When encountering an unknown word  The Lexile range for your child represents use the dictionary to determine the the range where your child is reading. meaning of the word. Books at the lower end of their range  should be able to be read independently. Find topics your child is interested in Books at the higher end of their range reading about. may require some adult support.  Remember reading is a wonderful way to discover new information. Encourage OTHER TIPS TO PROMOTE READING: your child to read both literary and  Make sure students read daily. informational books.  Turn off the volume on the television and Lexile Levels for books were obtained from www.lexile.com encourage the reading of closed Reading tips to promote reading were located using many research books about teaching reading and my personal teaching experiences. captioning. Lexile Bands:  Remember your child also needs to hear First Grade – 190-530 you read aloud. Second Grade – 420-650 Third Grade – 520-820

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Bark, George, by Jules Feiffer Count on Clifford, by Norman Bridwell Lexile Level 100 Froggy Goes to Bed, by Jonathan London Lexile Level 130 Continued A Kiss for Little Bear, by Else Homelund Harry Goes to Day Camp, by Harriet Ziefert Arthur in a Pickle, by Marc Brown I Can Ride a Bike, by Edana Eckart Biscuit Goes to School, by Alyssa S. Capucilli I’m a Fire Fighter, by Mary Packard Glasses for D.W., by Marc Brown Leaf Dance, by Bobby Pearlman Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! , by Dr. Seuss Nate the Great, by Marjorie Sharmat Robert the Rose Horse, by Joan Heilborner Morris the Moose, by Bernard Wiseman Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish Sheep in a Jeep, by Nancy Shaw The Dog Who Cried Wolf!, by Norman Bidwell The Very Busy Spider, by Eric Carle Warthogs in the Kitchen, by Pamela Duncan Edwards ************************************************************ ************************************************************* Lexile Level 140 Lexile Level 110 Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish A Box Can Be Many Things, by Dana Meachen Rau Are You Ready to Play Outside, by Mo Willems A New Brain for Igor, by Teddy O’Connor Brownie and Pearl Step Out, by Cynthia Rylant Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping, by Peggy Parish Cave Boy, by Cathy Bubowski Cat Traps, by Molly Coxe Dear Bear, by Joanna Harrison Good Luck, Charlie, by Jennifer Kramer Fix It, by Suzanne Barchers I Went to the Bay, by Ruth Miller Sand Castle, by Brenda Yee Nate the Great and the Big Sniff, Marjorie Sharmat The Stormy Day Rescue, by Kimberly Weinberger, and Norman Bridwell Nicky Upstairs and Down, by Harriet Ziefert To the Rescue!, by Mercer Mayer Sam’s Teddy Bear, by Barbro Lindgren Using Math Outdoors, by Amy Rauen The Little Red Hen, by Sue Arengo ************************************************************ This Plane, by Paul Collicutt Lexile Level 150 ************************************************************* Arthur Tricks the Tooth Fairy, by Marc Brown Lexile Level 120 Bathtime for Biscuit, by Alyssa Capucilli Arthur’s Fire Drill, by Marc Brown Berenstain Bears Read, Get Set Go, by Stan Berenstain Bear Says “Thank You”, by Michael Dahl Clifford’s Loose Tooth, by Norman Bridwell Clifford, We Love You, by Norman Bridwell Chop, Simmer, Season, by Alexa Brandenberg Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, by Mo Willems Double Trouble, by Kirsten Hall Go Away, Dog, by Joan Nodset Floating or Sinking, by Charlotte Guillain Sammy the Seal Book, by Syd Hoff Fluffy Meets the Groundhog, by Kate McMullan The Show-and-Tell Surprise, by Norman Bridwell Fox on the Job, by James Marshall The Three Little Pigs, by Betty Miles Gone Fishing, by Earlene Long Lexile Level 130 Hello, Two-Wheeler, by Jane Mason

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Max and Mo Make a Snowman, by Paticia Lakin Max, by Rachel Isadora My Best Friend Moved Away, by Nancy Carlson Oliver, by Sid Hoff The Surprise Party, by Pat Hutchins The Littles Do Their Homework, John Peterson Lexile Level 160 Lexile 180 Continued Arthur’s Lost Puppy, by Marc Brown The LIttles Make a Friend, by John Peterson Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, by Doreen Cronin Why Elephants Have Long Noses, by Ron Bacon Clifford’s Busy Week, by Norman Bridwell ************************************************************ Come Back, Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish Lexile Level 190 Franklin’s Surprise, by Paulette Bourgeois Biscuit’s Panic, by Alyssa Capucilli Hamster Chase, by Anastasia Suen, and Ezra Jack Keats If You Take a Mouse to School, by Laura Numeroff Sheep Out to Eat, by Nancy Shaw Morris Goes to School, by Bernard Wiseman Sheep on a Ship, Nancy Shaw The First Day of School, by Mercer Mayer Stitches, by Harriet Ziefert The Goofy Goony Guy, by Stan Berenstain Teddy Bear for Sale, by Gail Herman This Is My Town, by Mercer Mayer The Happy Day, by Ruth Krauss To The Beach, by Linda Ashman The Littles Get Trapped, by John Peterson Trains, by Anne Rockwell Three up a Tree, by James Marshall Twenty Is Too Many, by Kate Duke Will You Be My Friend, by Nancy Tafuri *********************************************************** ********************************************************** Lexile Level 200 Lexile Level 170 Danny and the Dinosaur, by Syd Hoff Amelia Bedelia’s Family Album, Peggy Parish Emma’s Yucky Brother, by Jean Little Chester, by Sid Hoff Fox and His Friends, by Edward Marshall Clifford’s Class Trip, by Norman Bridwell Garbage Juice for Breakfast, by Patricia Reilly Giff Clifford to the Rescue, by Norman Bridwell Just Shopping with Mom, by Mercer Mayer Fox All Week, by Edward Marshall Lexile Level 200 Continued I Like the Way You Are, by Eve Bunting Little Red Riding Hood, by Harriet Ziefert Planting a Rainbow, by Lois Ehlert Oliver Finds His Way, by Phyllis Root Lexile Level 170 Continued Ronald Morgan Goes to Bat, by Patricia Reilly Giff Starfish, by Edith Thacher Hurd The Bremen Town Musicians, by Ruth Gross Wake Up Sun, by David Harrison Three Little Pigs, by Harriet Ziefert Wemberly Worried, by Kevin Henkes ************************************************************* ************************************************************ Lexile Level 210 Lexile Level 180 Amelia Bedelia Helps Out, by Peggy Parish A Fun Place to Eat, by Elfrieda Hiebert Arthur and the Big Snow, by Marc Brown D.W’s Library Card, by Marc Brown Biscuit Meets the Class Pet, by Alyssa Capucilli Elliot Gets Stuck, by Andrea Beck First Day Jitters, by Julie Danneberg Henry and Mudge and Annie’s Perfect Pet, by Cynthia Rylant Happy Birthday, Ronald Morgan, by Patricia Giff

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I Have a Cold, by Grace Maccarone The Bears’ Picnic, by Stan Berenstain Julius, by Syd Hoff The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Dinosaur Bone, by Stan Berenstain The Duckling Gets a Cookie, by Mo Willems Zack’s Alligator Goes to School, by Shirley Mozelle Lexile Level 210 Continued Lexile Level 240 The Case of the Climbing Cat, by Cynthia Rylant A Walk on the Beach, by Jo Waters The Missing Tooth, by Susan Blackaby Dinosaurs Before Dark, by Mary Pope Osborne Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery, by David Adler Duck on a Bike, by David Shannon ************************************************************* Father Bear Comes Home, by Else Minarik Lexile Level 220 George Washington’s Mother, by Jean Fritz Allie’s Bike, by Susan Blackaby Just Try It, Christianne Jones Amelia Bedelia 4 Mayor, by Herman Parish Mouse Soup, by Arnold Lobel Bravo, Amelia Bedelia, by Herman Parish Oh, the Thinks You Can Think, by Dr. Seuss D.W. Flips, by Marc Brown Stay Awake Sally, by Mitra Modaressi Fancy Nancy and the Boy from Paris, by Robin Glasser Tales of Amanda Pig, by Jean Van Leeuwen Franklin and His Friends, by Paulette Bourgeois The Case of the Fidgety Fox, by Cynthia Rylant Franklin Plays Hockey, by Paulette Bourgeois The Case of the Scaredy Cats, by Crosby Bonsall Going to the Firehouse, by Mercer Mayer ******************************************************************** Jake and the Copycats, by Joanne Rocklin Lexile Level 250 Milk to Ice Cream, by Inez Snyder Dolphins, by Carol Lindeen Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish Emily’s Everyday Manners, by Peggy Post Pigeon Loves Things That Go, by Mo Willems George Washington’s Mother, by Jean Fritz Lexile Level 220 Continued Grandmas at the Lake, by Stephen Krensky Moe, the Dog in Tropical Paradise, by Diane Stanley and Elise Primavera Junie B., Frist Grader (at Last), by Barbara Park Wake Up, Black Bear, by Dawn Bentley The Case of the Dumb Bells, by Crosby Bonsall ************************************************************ The Case of the Hungry Stranger, by Crosby Bonsall Lexile Level 230 What a Trip, Amber Brown, by Paula Danzinger Babar’s Little Circus Star, by Laurent de Brunhoff What Do You Hear When Cows Sing? By Marco Maestro Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia, by Herman Parish ************************************************************* How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon, Jane Yolen Lexile Level 260 I Am in Charge of Me, by Dana Meachen Rau Arthur’s Birthday, by Marc Brown Martha and Skits, by Susan Meddaugh Emma’s Strange Pet, by Jean Little Mr. Putter and Tabby Catch the Cold, by Cynthia Rylant Lottie’s Best Friend, by Petra Mathers Nate the Great, Detective, by Marjorie Sharmat Nate the Great and the Tardy Tortoise, by Marjorie Sharmat Night Flight, by Sydell Kramer Olivia and Her Ducklings, by Veera Hiranandani Puppy Mudge Wants to Play, by Cynthia Rylant Red Fox and His Canoe, by Nathaniel Benchley Say “Cheese”, by Patricia Reilly Giff Seals, by Carol Lindeen The Clue at the Zoo, by Patricia Reilly Giff Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery, by David Adler

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Young Cam Jansen and the Double Beach Mystery, by David Adler ********************************************************** Young Cam Jansen and the Zoo Note Mystery, by David Adler ************************************************************* Lexile Level 270 A Fly Went West, by Mike McClintock Lexile Level 300 Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower, by Peggy Parish Big Anthony, by Tomie de Paola Baseball Ballerina, by Kathryn Cristaldi Case of the Bicycle Bandit, by James Preller Fancy Nancy Sees Stars, by Jane O’Connor Clifford at the Circus, by Norman Bridwell Fancy Nancy, The Dazzling Book Report, by Jane O’Connor Fancy Nancy at the Museum, by Jane O’Connor Forest, by Laura Godwin Frog and Toad All Year, by Arnold Lobel Grandmas at Bat, by Emily McCully George and Martha Back in Town, by James Marshall Miss Frizzle’s Adventure – Medieval Castle, by Joanna Cole Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog, by Mo Willems Olivia, by Ian Falconer Rap a Tap Tap, by Leo Dillon The Miami Giant, by Arthur Yorinks Stage Fright on a Summer Night, by Mary Pope Osborne *********************************************************** Strega Nona Takes a Vacation, by Tomie, De Paola Lexile Level 280 Superchicken, by Mary Auch Big Max and the Mystery of the Missing Giraffe, by Kin Platt The Show Must Go On, by Jane O’Connor I Am Not Going to Get Up Today, by Dr. Seuss The Sun, by Thomas Adamson Junie B. First Grader Toothless Wonder, by Barbara Park What Happens at the Airport, by Amy Hutchings Nate the Great on the Owl Express, by Marjorie Sharmat Will I Have a Friend? by Miriam Cohen Night of the Ninjas, by Mary Pope Osborne Young Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery, by David Adler Poppleton in Fall, by Cynthia Rylant ************************************************************** The Adventures of Snail at School, by John Stadler Lexile Level 310 The Best Nest, by P.D. Eastman Biscuit’s Big Friend, by Alyssa Capucilli ********************************************************** Curious George Goes Camping, by Margret and H.A. Rey Lexile Level 290 Do Cows Eat Cake, by Michael Dahl Afternoon on the Amazon, by Mary Pope Osborne Ira Sleeps Over, by Bernard Waber Bones, Bones, Dinosaur Bones, by Byron Barton Iris and Walter, by Elissa Guest Calebs Story, by Patricia MacLachlan Junie B. Jones is Captain Field Day, by Barbara Park Fancy Nancy, The 100th Day of School, by Jane O’Connor Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren, by Barbara Park Life in an Ocean, by Carol Lindeen King of the Playground, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Little Bear’s Visit, by Else Minarik Knight at Dawn, by Mary Pope Osborne Pirates Past Noon, by Mary Pope Osborne Stone Soup, by Heather Forest Poppleton Has Fun, by Cynthia Rylant The Day the Teacher Went Bananas, by James Howe The Nose Book, by Al Perkins The Tall Tree House, by Cynthia Rylant Wake up, Emily, It’s Mother’s Day, by Patricia Giff Twister on Tuesday, by Mary Pope Osborne Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery, by David Adler

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************************************************************* Franklin and the Hero, by Paulette Bourgeois Henry and Mudge and the Long Weekend, by Cynthia Rylant Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon, by Suzy Kline Boxcar Children Blue Bay Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Lexile Level 320 Lexile Level 340 Continued Cam Jansen and the First Day of School Mystery, by David Adler Miss Nelson is Missing, by Harry Allard George and Martha Rise and Shine, by James Marshall Meet Benjamin Franklin, by Maggie Scarf Happy Birthday, Danny the Dinosaur, by Sid Hoff Mr. Putter and Tabby Toot the Horn, by Cynthia Rylant Hey Al, by Arthur Yorinks Three Billy-Goats Gruff, by Ellen Appleby Look Out Washington, D.C. by Patricia Giff Thanksgiving on Thursday, Mary Pope Osborne Louis The Fish, by Arthur Yorinks Tonight on the Titanic, by Mary Pope Osborn Miss Nelson Is Back, by Harry Allard Wolf, by Becky Bloom Revolutionary War on Wednesday, by Mary Pope Osborne ******************************************************************** The Case of the Shrunken Allowance, by Joanne Rocklin Lexile Level 350 The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, by Dr. Suess Arthur’s Nose, by Marc Brown There’s A Wocket in My Pocket, by Dr. Suess A Day’s Work, by Eve Bunting Westward to Home, by Patricia Hermes Clifford and the Big Storm, by Norman Bridwell Clara Barton, by Wil Mara Help Me, Mr. Mutt, by Janet Stevens ************************************************************ Henry and Mudge and the Snowman Plan, by Cynthia Rylant Lexile Level 330 Hooray for the Golly Sisters, by Betsy Byars Cam Jansen and the School Play Mystery, by David Adler Mr. Fin’s Trip, by Elfrieda Heibert Frog and Toad Together, by Arnold Lobel New York’s Bravest, by Mary Pope Osborne Froggy Eats Out, by Jonathan London Ronald Morgan Goes to Camp, by Patricia Giff Giggle, Giggle, Quack, by Doreen Cronin The Shape of Me and Others, by Dr. Seuss Muffy’s Secret Admirer, by Marc Brown Triplet Trouble and the Pizza Party, by Debbie Dadey Nate the Great and the Phony Clue, by Marjorie Sharmat Yoko, by Rosemary Wells Poppleton in Spring, by Cynthia Rylant ******************************************************************** Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy, by Barbara Park Lexile Level 360 Stanley, by Syd Hoff Amelia Bedelia Goes Back to School, by Herman Parish Stormy Weather, Stick Together, by Suzy Spafford Buster Baxter, Cat Saver by Marc Brown The Babe and I, by David Adler Bedtime for Frances, by Russell Hoban The Boy Who Ate Dog Biscuits, by Betsy Sachs Cam Jansen and the Catnapping Mystery, by David Adler Triplet Trouble and the Class Trip, by Debbie Dadey Cam Jansen and the Tennis Trophy Mystery, by David Adler *********************************************************** Goodnight Moon, by Margaret Brown Lexile Level 340 Hooray for Amanda and Her Alligator, by Mo Willems Ancient Egypt, by Joanna Cole Hooray for Wodney Rat, by Helen Lester Doorbell Rang, by Pat Hutchins Little Bill, by Bill Cosby

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Poppleton in Winter, by Cynthia Rylant Lexile Level 390 Too Many Bunnies, by Tomie De Paola Arthur and the Scare-Your Pants-Off Club, by Marc Brown The Woodshed Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Bunny Trouble, by Hans Wihelm Bedtime for Frances, by Russell Hoban Cam Jansen and the Birthday Mystery, by David Adler Lexile Level 360 Continued Lexile Level 390 Continued We Share Everything, by Robert Munsch Edgar Badger’s Fix-It Day, by Monica Kulling Young Cam Jansen and the Lost Tooth, by David Adler Just a Few Words Mr. Lincoln, by Jean Fritz Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie, by David Adler Little Cloud, by Eric Carle ******************************************************************** Martha Blah Blah, by Susan Meddaugh Lexile Level 370 Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride, by Kate DiCamillo All by Myself, by Mercer Mayer My Baseball Book, by Gail Gibbons Ben’s Dream, by Chris Van Allsburg Peter’s Chair, by Ezra Jack Keats Bony-Legs, by Joanna Cole You Can’t Smell a Flower With Your Ear! by Joanna Cole Freckle Juice, by Judy Blume ************************************************************* Henry and Mudge and the Wild Goose Chase, by Cynthia Rylant Lexile Level 400 High Tide in Hawaii, by Mary Pope Osborne Amelia Bedelia and the Cat, by Herman Parish Nate the Great Talks Turkey, by Mitchell Sharmat Arthur’s April Fool, by Marc Brown The Dancing Man, by Ruth Bornstein Curious George, by H.A. Rey The Rain Came Down, by David Shannon Frog and Toad Are Friends, by Arnold Lobel Three Hat Day, by Laura Geringer Gus and Grandpa, by Claudia Mills Triplet Trouble and the Talent Show Mess, by Debbie Dadey Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake, by Barbara Park Tigers at Twilight, by Mary Pope Osborne Junie B. Jones is Not A Crook, by Barbara Park Owl at Home, by Arnold Lobel Like Jake and Me, by Mavis Jukes Freckle Juice, by Judy Blume Louis Braille, by Jayne Woodhouse ******************************************************************** My Big Lie, by Bill Cosby Lexile Level 380 Pippi Longstocking in the Park, by Astrid Lindgren Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar, by Anno Masaiachiro Oh, Say Can You Say Ni-No-Saur?, by Bonnie Worth Author Goes To Camp, by Marc Brown River Friendly, River Wild, by Jane Kurtz Franklin has a Sleepover, by Paulette Bourgeois The Tooth Book, by Dr. Seuss Little Critter at Scout Camp, by Mercer Mayer ******************************************************************** Nate the Great and the Missing Key, by Majorie Weinman Sharmat Lexile Level 410 Stringbean’s Trip to the Shining Sea, by Vera Williams Alexander Graham Bell, by Jennifer Kroll The Ghostly Mystery, by David Adler Alicia Has a Bad Day, by Lisa Jahn-Claugh The Teacher from the Black Lagoon, by Mike Thaler Arthur and the Goalie Ghost, by Marc Brown Tippy Lemmey, by Patricia McKissack Cinderdog and the Wicked Stepcat, by Joan Holub Who Likes it Hot?, by Mary Garelick Clifford Takes a Trip, by Norman Bridwell ********************************************************************

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Hungry, Hungry Sharks, by Joanna Cole The Ocean Alphabet Book, by Jerry Pallotta Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying, by Barbara Park Spaghetti and Meatballs for All! By Marilyn Burns Martins’s Big Words, by Doreen Rappaport The Talent Show from the Black Lagoon, by Mike Thaler Schoolhouse on the Prairie, by Cynthia Mercati ******************************************************************** Lexile Level 410 Continued Lexile Level 440 Thank You, Amelia Bedelia, by Peggy Parish Bonita, Good Dog, by Patricia Reilly Giff The Mystery of the Missing Dog, by Elizabeth Levy Case of the Kidnapped Candy, by James Preller ******************************************************************** Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O. , by David Adler Lexile Level 420 Happy Birthday Moon, by Frank Asch Arthur Plays the Blues, by Marc Brown If you Give a Cat a Cupcake, by Laura Numeroff Baseball Pals, by Matt Christopher Jennie’s Hat, by Ezra Jack Keats Cinderella’s Rat, by Susan Meddaugh Nate the Great and the Fishy Prize, by Marjorie Sharmat Fancy Nancy, by Jane O’Connor Tomas and the Library Lady, by Pat Mora Fighter Planes, by Matt Doeden The Littles Go Exploring, by John Peterson Henry and Mudge and the Forever Sea, by Cynthia Rylant The Piano, by William Miller Henry and Mudge and the Tumbling Trip, by Cynthia Rylant The Worrywarts, by Pamela Duncan Edwards Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures, by Cynthia Rylant Where Does the Sun Go at Night? by Amy Hansen Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth, by Barbara Park Young George Washington, by Andrew Woods Listen Up! Alexander Graham Bell’s Talking Machine, by Monica Kulling ******************************************************************** Louanne Pig in Making the Team, by Nancy Carlson Lexile Level 450 Martha Speaks, by Susan Meddaugh Arthur’s Tooth, by Marc Brown Martin Luther King, Jr. by Lola Schaefer Bus Station Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One, by Judy Blume Cam Jansen and the Millionaire Mystery, by David Adler The Airport, by Patricia Murphy Cam Jansen and the Mystery Writer Mystery, by Cam Jansen The Basketball Mystery, by David Adler Curious George Learns the Alphabet, by H. A. Rey ******************************************************************** Double Fudge, by Judy Blume Lexile Level 430 Fly Away Home, by Eve Bunting A Boy Named Boomer, by Boomer Esiason Grandfather’s Dance, by Patricia MacLachlan A Horse Named Seabiscuit, by Cathy Dubowski How My Parents Learned to Eat, by Ina Friedman Amelia Bedelia, Rocket Scientist, by Herman Parish Mixed-Up Chameleon, by Eric Carle Cam Jansen and the Sports Day Mysteries, by David Adler Molly’s Pilgrim, by Barbara Cohen From Caterpillar to Butterfly, by Gerald Legg Mr. Lincoln’s Way, by Patricia Pollaco Horrible Harry Bugs the Three Bears, by Suzy Kline Pigs, by Robert Munsch Nate the Grate Saves the King of Sweden, by Marjorie Sharmat Princess Smarty-Pants, by Babette, Cole Shipwreck Saturday, by Bill Cosby The Recess Queen, by Alexis O’Neill The Camp-Out Mystery, by Gertrude Warner The Schoolhouse Mystery, by Gertrude Warner The Road to Revolution, by Mark Stan Wacky Baseball Facts to Bounce Around, by Sheila Sweeny

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******************************************************************** A House for Hermit Crab, by Eric Carle Can Jansen and the Mystery of Flight 54, by David Adler Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold Coins, by David Adler Caps for Sale, by Esphyr Slobodkina Lexile Level 460 Lexile Level 480 Continued Cam Jansen and the Wedding Cake Mystery, by David Adler Just Me and My Dad, by Mercer Mayer Hershey’s Weights and Measures, by Jerry Pallota Laura Ingalls Wilder: An Author, by Sarah Glasscock Horrible Harry Moves up to Third Grade, by Suzy Kline Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans Horton Hatches the Egg, by Dr. Seuss Martin Luther King and the March on Washington, by Frances Ruffin Madeline’s Rescue, by Ludwig Bemelmans Nate the Great and the Snowy Trail, by Marjorie Sharmat Martha Washington, by Candice Ransom Stanley, Flat Again! , by Jeff Brown Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly a Plane, by Cynthia Rylant Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid, by Megan McDonald Salt in His Shoes, by Deloris Jordan Stone Soup, by Marcia Brown Sideways Stories from Wayside School, by Louis Sachar The Home Run Mystery, by Gertrude Warner The Glorious Flight, by Alice Provensen The Littles Have a Wedding, by John Peterson The Littles, by John Peterson The Magic Hat by Mem Fox The Magic School Bus Ups and Downs, by Joanna Cole The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, by Joanna Cole The School Nurse from the Black Lagoon, by Mike Thaler The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers, by Mordicai Gertein The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup and Yawn, by Melvin Berger What Lives in a Shell?, by Katheleen Zoehfeld ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** Lexile Level 490 Lexile Level 470 Digging Up Dinosaurs, by Aliki Abe Lincoln At Last, by Mary Pose Osborne Fudge-a-Mania, by Judy Blume Bargain for Frances, by Russell Hoban Horton Hears a Who, by Dr. Suess Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog, David Adler How to Hide a Crocodile, by Ruth Heller Eleanor Everywhere, by Monica Kulling Pigs will be Pigs, by Amy Axelrod Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All, by Cynthia Rylant Pinky and Rex, by James Howe Horrible Harry and the Green Slime, by Suzy Kline River Dream, by Allen Say Wilbur and Orville Wright, by Augusta Stevenson This is Me Clarice Bean, by Lauren Child Skylark, by Patricia MacLachlan The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Warner Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, by Judy Blume The Magic School Bus Explores The Senses, by Joanna Cole The Berry Book, by Gail Gibbons The Boxcar Children, by Gertrude Warner Three Cheers for Tacky, by Helen Lester There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom, by Louis Sachar The Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie, by Joanna Cole The Littles and the Big Storm, by John Peterson The Tree House Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Wilma Rudolph, by Victoria Sherrow ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** Lexile Level 480 Lexile Level 500

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A Visit to the Vet, by Lori Mortensen Emma Kate, by Patricia Polacco Bartholomew and the Oobleck, by Dr. Seuss Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by James Marshall Bicycle Man, by Allen Say Helen Keller, by Margaret Davidson Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball, by David Adler Luba and the Wren, by Patricia Polacco Lexile Level 500 Continued Lexile Level 520 Continued Cam Jansen and the Summer Camp Mysteries, by David Adler Magic School Bus in the Human Body, by Joanna Cole Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School, by Mark Teague Mystery of the Carnival Prize, by David Adler Drama Queen, by Marci Peschke Mystery in the Sand, by Gertrude Warner Fancy Nancy and the Late, Late Night, by Jane O’Connor School Days, by Laura Ingalls Wilder George and Martha, by James Marshall The Mystery Girl, by Gertrude Warner Leprechaun in Late Winter, by Mary Pope Osborne The Principal’s New Clothes, by Stephanie Calmenson Let’s Find Out About Ice Cream, by Mary Reid The Patchwork Quilt, by Valerie Flournoy The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth, by Joanna Cole The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, by Jon Scieszka The Littles to the Rescue, by John Peterson The Wreck of Zephyr, by Chis Van Allsburg Lexile Level 530 Wright Brothers, by Lisa McCormick Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie, by Herman Parish ****************************************************************** Arthur’s Pen Pal, by Lillian Hoban Lexile Level 510 Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Monkey House, by David Adler Aliens for Lunch, by Stephanie and Jonathan Etra Spinner Dogs in the Dead of Night, by Mary Pope Osborne All About Electricity, by Melvin Berger Jellybeans and the Big Dance, by Laura Numeroff Aunt Chip and the Triple Creek Dam Affair, by Patricia Palacco Miss Laney Is Zany! by Dan Gutman Baseball Flyhawk, by Matt Christopher Mrs. Katz and Tush, by Patricia Polacco Bats Creatures of the Night, by Joyce Milton The Berenstain Bears Accept No Substitutes, by Stan Berenstain Fairy’s Mistake (Princess Tales), by Gail Carson Levine The Berenstain Bears Gotta Dance!, by Stan Berenstain I Was a Third Grade Spy, by Mary Jane Auch The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein Judy Moody, the Doctor is in, by Megan McDonald Tsunamis, by Lisa Bullard, Lovable Lyle, by Bernard Waber Want to Buy an Alien, by Eve Bunting Nasty Stinky Sneakers, by Eve Bunting Wild Weather, Hurricanes, by Lorraine Hopping Scrambled States of America, by Laurie Keller ******************************************************************** The Great Bicycle Race, by Gertrude Warner Lexile Level 540 The Littles and the Trash Tinies, by John Peterson Beauty and the Beaks, by Mary Jane Auch ******************************************************************** Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Movie Monster, by David Adler Lexile Level 520 Fables, by Arnold Lobel Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad, by Marlene Brill Harriet Tubman: Freedom’s Trailblazer, by Kathleen Kudlinski Dark Day in the Deep Sea, by Mary Pope Osborne Herby Jones and the Dark Attic, by Suzy Kline Dive!: A Book of Deep-Sea Creatures, by Melvin Berger Herby Jones and the Class Gift, by Suzy Kline Ella Fitzgerald, by Andrea Pinkney

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Picnic with Piggins, by Jane Yolen Sarah, Plain and Tall, by Patricia MacLachlan The Deserted Library Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Shape Up! Fun with Triangles and Other Polygons, by David Adler The Disappearing Friend Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Someone for Mr. Sussman, by Patricia Polacco The Princess and the Pizza, by Jane Auch The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss Lexile Level 540 Continued Lexile Level 570 The Rough Face Girl, by Rafe Martin Cinderella Bigfoot, by Mike Thaler The Summer of Riley, by Eve Bunting Coast to Coast, by Betsy Byars Thomas Jefferson, by Helen Monsell Ellie McDoodle, by Ruth Barshaw Weather Forecasting, by Gail Gibbons Encyclopedia Brown Saves the Day, Donald Sobol Wish for a Fish, by Dr. Seuss Johnny Appleseed, by Eva Moore ******************************************************************** Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind, by Judy Finchler Lexile Level 550 Stanley in Space, by Jeff Brown Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper, by David Adler The Castle Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Celebrate the 50 States!, by Loreen Leedy The Homerun King, by Patricia McKissack Goin’ Someplace Special, by Patricia McKissack The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, By A. Wolf, by John Scieszka Jim Throrpe, by Guernsey Van Riper The Whipping Boy, by Sid Fleischman Koala Lou, by Mem Fox The Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, by Donald Sobol Hard Times on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder The World’s Worst Fairy Godmother, by Bruce Coville In Aunt Lucy’s Kitchen, by Cynthia Rylant Who Was Helen Keller, by Gare Thompson Mallory on the Move, by Laurie B. Friedman ******************************************************************** Moonwalk: The First Trip to the Moon, by Judy Donnelly Lexile Level 580 Tabby in the Tub, by Ben Baglio Art Around the World, by Heather Leonard The Gymnastic Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Baby Whales Drink Milk, by Barbara Esbensen The School Bus Driver from the Black Lagoon, by Mike Thaler Curious George Rides a Bike, by H. A. Rey The Soccer Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo’s Nose, by Donald Sobol The Three Little Pigs, by Paul Galdone Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand, by Donald Sobol Young Harriet Tubman, by Anne Benjamin Garden of Abdul Gasazi, by Chris Van Allsburg ******************************************************************** Hang Tough, Paul Mather, by Alfred Slote Lexile Level 560 Hurricane Mystery, by Gertrude Warner The Year at Maple Hill Farm, by Alice Provensen John Willy and Freddy McGee, by Holly Meade Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery, by David Adler Manatees, by Frank Staub Bat Loves the Night, by Nicola Davies Postcards from Pluto, by Loreen Leedy Dr. de Soto, by William Steig The Tree Little Pigs and the Fox, by William H. Hooks Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective, by Donald Sobol The Littles and the Terrible Tiny Kid, by John Peterson Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Case, by Donald Sobol What You Never Knew About Chopsticks, by Patricia Lauber Herbie Jones, by Suzy Kline ******************************************************************** Loved Best, by Patricia McKissack Lexile Level 590

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Akiak, by Robert Blake We Are Patriots, by Kristiana Gregory Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown, by David Adler Who Was Amelia Earhart? by Kate Jerome Encyclopedia Brown Shows the Way, by Donald Sobol With Love, Little Red Hen, by Alma Ada If You Give a Moose a Muffin, by Laura Numeroff ************************************************************** Lexile Level 590 Continued Lexile Level 620 If You Lived in Colonial Times, by Ann McGovern Bubba the Cowboy Prince, by Helen Ketteman Judy Moody Declares, Independence, by Megan McDonald Christopher Columbus, by Peter and Connie Roop My Brother’s Keeper, by Mary Pope Osborne Davy Crockett, by Aileen Parks My Five Senses, by Aliki Encyclopedia Brown Solves Them All, by Donald Sobol Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great, by Judy Blume Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace, by Donald Sobol Samuel Eaton’s Day, by Kate Waters Knights Don’t Teach Piano, by Debbie Dadey Some Birthday, by Patricia Pollaco M.C. Higgins, the Great, by Eve Bunting The Mystery in the Mall, by Gertrude Warner Red Riding Hood Takes Charge, by Tony Bradman The Magic School Bus in a Pickle, by Joanna Cole Rufferella, by Vanessa Gill-Brown ************************************************************** Soccer Duel, by Matt Christopher Lexile Level 600 The Egyptian Cinderella, by Shirley Climo After the Rain, by Mary Pope Osborne The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, by Julie Andrews Edwards Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride, by Pam Ryan The Mystery of the Hidden Beach, by Gertrude Warner Challenge at Second Base, by Matt Christopher Verdi, by Janell Cannon Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, by Steve Jenkins Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean, by Arthur Dorros Who Eats What? by Patricia Lauber Hank Aaron, by Peter Golenbock ************************************************************* Hawk, I’m Your Brother, by Baylor Byrd Lexile Level 630 Help! I’m Trapped in My Teacher’s Body, by Todd Strasser Amazing Whales, by Sarah Thomson If You Sailed on the Mayflower in 1620, by Ann McGovern Brave Irene, by William Steig Lucky Beans, by Becky Birtha Burning Question of Bingo Brown, by Betsy Byars Robots Don’t Catch Chicken Pox, by Debbie Dadey Encyclopedia Brown, by Donald Sobol Superfudge, by Judy Blume Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story, by Trolls Don’t Ride Roller Coasters, by Debbie Dadey Kit Learns a Lesson, by Valerie Tripp ********************************************************** Little House on Rocky Ridge, by Roger MacBride Lexile Level 610 Make Way for Ducklings, by Robert McCloskey Cinder Edna, by Ellen Jackson Mystery of the Pirate’s Map, by Gertrude Warner Eleanor Roosevelt, by Ann Weil Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln, by David Adler Encyclopedia Brown Finds the Clues, by Donald Sobol Prince Cinders, by Babette Cole Flossie and the Fox, by Patricia McKissack Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes, by Eleanor Coerr Mrs. Mack, by Patricia Polacco The Art of Miss Chew, by Patricia Polacco The Mystery of the Runaway Ghost, by Gertrude Warner The Mystery on the Train, by Gertrude Warner

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Thunder Cake, by Patricia Polacco Who Was Sacagawea? by Fradin Bloom Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears, by Cynthia Swain You Can’t Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown, by Paula Danziger How People Learned to Fly, by Fran Hodgkins ******************************************************************** *************************************************************** Lexile Level 640 Lexile Level 660 Armadillo Tattletale, by Helen Ketteman Addie’s Long Summer, by Laurie Lawlor A Weed Is a Flower, by Aliki Adelita, by Tomie de Paola Baby Animals, by Seymour Simon Changes for Samantha, by Valarie Tripp Coretta Scott King, by Laura Waxman Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Handprints, by Donald Sobol Dolphin’s First Day, by Kathleen Zoehfeld Forever Amber Brown, by Paula Danzinger Felicity Saves the Day, by Valerie Tripp How the Moon Regained Her Shape, by Janet Heller From Seed to Pumpkin, by Wendy Pheffer If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff George’s Marvelous Medicine, by Roald Dahl Just Plain Fancy, by Patricia Polacco Happy Birthday, Samantha, by Valerie Tripp Madeline in London, by Ludwig Bemelmans Halmoni and the Picnic, by Sook Choi Martin’s Dream, by Jane Kurtz Jack and the Beanstalk, by Steven Kellogg More Than Anything Else, by Marie Bradby Samantha’s Winter Party, by Valerie Tripp The Airplane Alphabet Book, by Jerry Pallotta Sharks, by Gail Gibbons The Junkyard Wonders by, Patricia Polacco Sunflower, by Angela Royston The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks, by Joanna Cole The Dinosaur Mystery, by Gertrude Warner ******************************************************************** The Pizza Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Lexile Level 670 The Stranger, by Chris Van Allsburg Beware of the Storybook Wolves, by Lauren Child The Wolf Who Cried Boy, by Bob Hartman By the Dawn’s Early Light, by Steven Kroll What Makes a Magnet? by Franklyn Branley Clementine, Friend of the Week, by Sara Pennypacker **************************************************************** Ella Enchanted, by Gail Levine Lexile Level 650 First Thanksgiving, by Kanne Kamma Addy Studies Freedom, by The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, by Paul Goble Chicken Sunday, by Patricia Pollaco Henry Huggins, by Beverly Cleary Cindy Ellen, by Susan Lowell Little House Farm Days, by Laura Ingalls Wilder Grandfather’s Journey, by Allen Say Lon Po Po, by Ed Young How to Eat Fried Worms, by Thomas Rockwell River Ran Wild, by Lynne Cherry Mummies and Pyramids, by Will Osborne The Great Kapok Tree, by Lynn Cherry Phoebe the Spy, by Judith Griffin The Secret of the Mask, by Gertrude Warner Strawberry Girl, by Louis Lenski Thomas Edison, by George Sullivan Thank You, Mr. Falker, by Patricia Pollaco Who Was Jackie Robinson? , by Gail Herman The Memory Coat, by Elvira Woodruff ******************************************************************** Who Was Harriet Tubman? by Yona McDonough

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Lexile Level 700 Black Beauty, by Anna Sewell Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery, by Deborah and James Howe Do Polar Bears Snooze in Hollow Trees? by Laura Salas Lexile Level 680 Lexile Level 700 Continued A Little House Birthday, by Laura Ingalls Wilder Do Stars Have Points, by Melvin Berger Amazing Grace, by Mary Hoffman Earthworms, by Claire Llewellyn Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures, by Jeff Brown Chocolate Fever, by Robert Smith Jennifer Murdley’s Toad, by Bruce Coville How to Think Like a Scientist, by Stephen Kramer Here We All Are, by Tomie dePaola I Have a Dream, The Story of Martin Luther King, by Margaret Davidson How is Chocolate Made, by Angela Royston If You Grew up with George Washington, by Ruth Gross Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson, by David Adler Louis Braille, by Madeline Donaldson It’s Great to Be Eight, by Beverly Cleary Mudball, by Andy Tavares Sarah Morton’s Day, by Kate Waters Sunken Treasure, by Gail Gibbons Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, by William Steig Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, by Deborah Hopkinson The Animal Shelter Mystery, by Gertrude Warner Swiss Family Robinson, by Wyss Johann The Story of George Washington Carver, by Eva Moore The Bee Tree, by Patricia Polacco The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig, by Eugene Trivizas The Gigantic Ants and Other Cases, by Seymour Simon Tornadoes Can Make it Rain Crabs, by Melvin Berger The Journal of Jasper Jonathan Pierce, by Ann Finaldi Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls Titanic, by Mary Pope Osborne ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** Lexile Level 710 Lexile Level 690 Amber Brown Wants Extra Credit, by Paula Danziger If You Lived with the Sioux Indians, by Beatrice Darwin Amazing Aircraft, by Seymour Simon Jackie Robinson, by Herb Dunn A Time to Dance, by Mary Pope Osborne Just Juice, by Karen Hesse Danger! Earthquakes, by Seymour Simon Make Your Mark, Franklin Roosevelt, by Judith St. George Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Fractions Book, by Jerry Pallotta Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster, by Debra Frasier Laura’s Ma, by Laura Ingalls Wilder Mountain Wedding, by Faye Gibbons Picture Book of Christopher Columbus, by David Adler Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Megan Stine Roxaboxen, by Alice McLerran Strega Nona’s Harvest, by Tomie de Paola The Butter Battle Book, by Dr. Seuss The Chocolate Sunday Mystery, by Gertrude Warner The Story of the White House, by Kate Waters The Library Dragon, by Carmen Deedy Where Do Polar Bears Live, by Sarah Thomas Wondrous Whirligig, by Andrew Glass Who Was Paul Revere? by Roberta Edwards Working with Fractions, by David Adler Why Does Popcorn Pop? by Catherine Ripley Zeely, by Virginia Hamilton Young Thurgood Marshall, by Eric Carpenter ******************************************************************** ********************************************************************

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Lexile Level 720 If You Lived in the Days of the Nights, by Ann McGovern A Picture Book of Patrick Henry, by David Adler Little Farm in the Ozarks, by Roger Lea MacBride Amber Brown is NOT a Crayon, by Paula Danzinger Math for Smarty Pants, by Marilyn Burns Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, by Roald Dahl My Teacher Glows in the Dark, by Bruce Coville Lexile Level 720 Continued Lexile Level 740 Continued Ida Early Comes Over the Mountain, by Robert Burch On the Mayflower, by Kate Waters John Henry, by Julius Lester Soup, by Robert Peck Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters, by John Steptoe Stars and Stripes, by Sarah Thomson The BFG, by Roald Dahl The Story of the Statue of Liberty, by Betsy Maestro The Scrambled States of America Talent Show, by Laurie Keller Who Is Barack Obama? by Roberta Edwards Volcanoes! By Eric Arnold Winter Days in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder Who Was George Washington? by Robert Edwards ******************************************************************** Who Was Walt Disney? by Whitney Stewart Lexile Level 750 ******************************************************************** Beethoven Lives Upstairs, by Nicole Barbara Lexile Level 730 Encyclopedia Brown Cracks the Case, by Donald Sobol Aliens Ate My Homework, by Bruce Coville Esperanza Rising, by Pam Ryan Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, by Judi Barrett Hooray for Diffendoofer Day, by Dr. Seuss Dolphins and Sharks, by Mary Pope Osborne If You Were a Pioneer on the Prairie, by Anne Kamma Lincoln and His Boys, by Rosemary Wells If you Lived When Women Won Their Rights, by Anne Kamma Hattie and the Wild Waves, by Barbra Cooney In Our Mothers’ House, by Patricia Palacco Henry and Beezus, by Beverly Cleary It’s Fine to Be Nine, by Judy Blume Home At Last, by Kathryn Lasky John Philip Duck, by Patricia Palacco In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson, by Bette Lord Journey to Ellis Island, by Carol Bierman Millions of Cats, by Wanda Gag Pets in a Jar, by Seymour Simon Muggie Maggie, by Beverly Cleary Ramona’s World, by Beverly Cleary So You Want to Be President, by Judith St. George The Comeback Challenge, by Matt Christopher The Fox Steals Home, by Matt Christopher The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White The Irish Cinderella, Shirley Climo Wild Bears, by Seymour Simon The Moon, by Seymour Simon ******************************************************************** The Story of Ruby Bridges, by Robert Coles Lexile Level 760 Wilma Unlimited, by Kathleen Krull 26 Fairmount Avenue, by Tomie dePaola ******************************************************************** Amber Brown is Feeling Blue, by Paula Danzinger Lexile Level 740 Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? by Dr. Seuss A Wrinkle in Time, by L’Engle Madeleine If You Lived with the Hopi Indians, by Anne Kamma Changes for Kit, by Valerie Tripp If You Lived at the Time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake, by Ellen Levine Harvey’s Horrible Snake Disaster, by Eth Clifford Lady Liberty, by Doreen Rappaport Henry and Ribsy, by Beverly Cleary Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Supercharged Infield, by Matt Christopher Abe Lincoln Remembers, by Ann Warren Turner The Persian Cinderella, by Shirley Climo Dance at Grandpa’s, by Laura Ingalls Wilder The Pumpkin Runner, by Marsha Arnold Emma’s Poem, by Linda Glaser Wilford Gordon McDonald Partridge, by Mem Fox Fish, by Mark Evans Lexile Level 770 Lexile Level 790 Continued Booker T. Washington, by Suzanne Slade Sam Johnson and the Blue Ribbon Quilt, by Lisa Ernst Do Tornadoes Really Twist? by Melvin Berger Taking Care of Yoki, by Barbara Campbell Dog Heroes: A Nonfiction Companion to Dogs in the Dead of Night, by Mary Osborne The Great Brain is Back, by John Fitzgerald Ice Magic, by Matt Christopher The Great Brain Reforms, by John Fitzgerald If You Lived in the Alaska Territory, by Nancy Levinson The Long Winter, by Laura Ingalls Wilder Mailing May, by Michael Tunnell The Statue of Liberty, by Mary Firestone The Chocolate Touch, by Patrick Skene Catling The Titanic Sinks! , by Thomas Conklin The Finn Family Moomintroll, by Tove Jansson The Thirteen Clocks, by James Thurber The Milk Makers, by Gail Gibbons Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? by Margaret Frith Throw Your Tooth on the Roof, by Selby Beeler Who Was Johnny Appleseed? by Joan Holub Too Many Pumpkins, by Linda White Winnie-the- Pooh, by A.A. Milne Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech ******************************************************************** Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ear, by Verna Aardema Lexile Level 800 ******************************************************************** Can’t You Make Them Behave King George, by Jean Fritz Lexile Level 780 Cherokee, by Peter Roop An Orange for Frankie, by Patricia Polacco Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, by Jean Marzollo Beezus and Ramona, by Beverly Cleary If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America, by Anna Kamma Celebrating the Powwow, by Bobbie Kalman Mr. Lincoln’s Drummer, by G. Clifton Wisler Chucaro, by Francis Kalnay O, Say Can You See? , by Sheila Keenan Lassie Come-Home, by Eric Knight Paper, Paper Everywhere, by Gail Gibbons Pet Disasters, by Claudia Mills Redwall, by Brian Jacques Planets Around the Sun, by Seymour Simon Seaman, by Gail Karwoski Rechenka’s Eggs, by Patricia Polacco The Great Gilly Hopkins, by Katherine Paterson The Boy Who Loved Words, by Roni Schotter The Inuit, by Suzanne Williams The Cricket in Time Square, by George Selden Why Don’t You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? by Jean Fritz The Indian in the Cupboard, by Lynne Banks ******************************************************************** The Oregon Trail, by Elaine Landau Lexile Level 810 Therapy Dogs, by Linda Tagliaferro Big Bugs, by Seymour Simon Who’s That Stepping on Plymouth Rock, by Jean Fritz Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, by Roald Dahl Who Was Ronald Reagan? by Joyce Milton For the Duration, by Tomie dePaolo ******************************************************************* For the Love of Autumn, by Patricia Polacco Lexile Level 790 Granny Torrelli Makes Soup, by Sharon Creech

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If You Lived with the Iroquois, by Ellen Levine What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin, by Jean Fritz If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King, by Ellen Levine Who Really Killed Cock Robin? by Jean C. George If You Were There When They Signed The Constitution, by Elizabeth Levy ******************************************************************** Nubs, by Brian Dennis Lexile Level 810 Continued Lexile Level 840 Ramona Forever, by Beverly Cleary America, by Lynne Cheney Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, by Rudyard Kipling, and Jerry Pinkney A Medieval Feast, by Aliki Saturn, by Seymour Simon If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War, by Kay Moore The Comeback Dog, by Jane Thomas If the World Were a Village (Second Edition), by David Smith The Gettysburg Address, by Kenneth Richards Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle’s Farm, by Betty MacDonald The Great Brain Does it Again, by John Fitzgerald Ramona and Her Father, by Beverly Cleary Who Is Neil Armstrong? by Roberta Edwards Recycle, by Gail Gibbons Who Is Saying What in Jamestown, by Jean Fritz So You Want to be An Inventor, by Judith St. George ******************************************************************** Strider, by Beverly Cleary Lexile Level 820 These Happy Golden Years, by Laura Ingalls Wilder By the Shores of Silver Lake, by Laura Ingalls Wilder Thurgood Marshall, by Montrew Dunham Farmer Boy, by Laura Ingalls Wilder Volcanoes and Earthquake, by Patricia Lauber Henry and the Clubhouse, by Beverly Cleary Yeh-Shen, by Ai-Ling Louie Henry and the Paper Route, by Beverly Cleary ******************************************************************** Jupiter, by Seymour Simon Lexile Level 850 Ramona the Brave, by Beverly Cleary An American Spring, by Kathryn Lasky Ribsy, by Beverly Cleary Hurricanes Have Eyes but Can’t See, by Melvin Berger Secrets of the Mummies, by Harriett Griffey If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days, by Barbara Brenner In the Land of the Big Red Apple, by Roger Lea MacBride Sukey and the Mermaid, by Robert San Souci Liberty’s Journey, by Kelly DiPucchio The Toothpaste Millionaire, by Jean Merrill Little House by Boston Bay, by Melissa Wiley Who Was Dr. Seuss? by Janet Pascal Little Town on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder ******************************************************************** More Adventures of the Great Brain, by John Fitzgerald Lexile Level 830 Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary Bound for Oregon, by Jean Van Leeuwen Queenie Peavy, by Robert Burch Frindle, by Andrew Clements Salamander Rain, by Kristin Joy Pratt- Serafini Call it Courage, by Armstrong Sperry Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories, by Issac Singer Do Penguins Get Frostbite? by Melvin Berger ******************************************************************** Mary Poppins, by Pamela L. Travers Lexile Level 860 North American Indians, by Marie Gorsline If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution, by Kay Moore Stars, by Seymour Simon If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon, by Ellen Levine The Summer of the Swans, by Betsy Byars Ralph S. Mouse, by Beverly Cleary Volcano, by Patricia Lauber

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Ramona Quinby Age 8, by Beverly Cleary Volcanoes, by Seymour Simon Shiloh Season, by Phyllis Naylor ******************************************************************** The Cabin Faced West, by Jean Fritz The Children’s Book of America, by William Bennett Lexile Level 860 Continued Lexile Level 890 The Legend of the Teddy Bear, by Frank Murphy Caddie Woodlawn, by Carol Brink The Lewis and Clark Expedition, by Christin Ditchfield Cheaper by the Dozen, by Frank B. Gilbreth The Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary Eyes and Ears, by Seymour Simon The Swiss Family Robinson, by Johann Davis Wyss The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence, by Judith St. George Through My Eyes: Ruby Bridges, by Ruby Bridges Pony Express Riders of the Wild West, by Jeff Savage Totem Pole, by Diane Hoyt Goldsmith Rocks and Minerals, by Seymour Simon Wackiest White House Pets, by Katherine Davis Runaway Ralph, by Beverly Cleary ******************************************************************** Socks, by Beverly Cleary Lexile Level 870 Tales of the Shimmering Sky, by Susan Milord A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder, by Walter Wick The Top of the World, Climbing Mount Everest, Steve Jenkins Dragonwings, by Laurence Yep Where Do You Think You’re Going, Christopher Columbus?, by Jean Fritz James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl ******************************************************************** If You Lived with the Indians of the Northwest Coast, by Anne Kamma Lexile Level 900 Neil Armstrong, by Montrew Dunham Abraham Lincoln, by Clara Judson Pippi Longstockings, by Astrid Lindgren A Journey to the New World, by Kathryn Lasky Pippi Goes on Board, by Astrid Lingren A Place Called Freedom, by Scott Sanders The Secret of the Indian, by Lynne Banks Brain, by Seymour Simon The Hundred Dresses, by Eleanor Estes Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs, by Kathleen Kudlinski The Moon and I, by Betsy Byars First Facts about the Presidents, by Elaine Pascoe This Place is Cold, by Vicki Cobb Sounder, by William Armstrong The Sun, by Seymour Simon The Enormous Egg, by Oliver Butterworth You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?, by Jean Fritz This Place is Dry, by Vicki Cobb ******************************************************************** This Place is High, by Vicki Cobb Lexile Level 880 This Place is Wet, by Vicki Cobb Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake, by Donald Sobol Why Not, Lafayette, by Jean Fritz First Facts About the States, by David Stinecker ******************************************************************** Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, by J. K. Rowling Lexile Level 910 Icebergs and Glaciers, Seymour Simon Ah, Music, by Aliki If Your Name Changed at Ellis Island, by Ellen Levine Dear Mr. Henshaw, by Beverly Cleary Jacob I Have Loved, by Katherine Patterson Emily’s Runaway Imagination, by Beverly Cleary The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin, by James Giblin Now and Ben, by Gene Barretta The Life and Times of the Apple, by Charles Micucci Old Yeller, by Fred Gipson

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Our Only May Amelia, by Jennifer Holm Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution, by Jean Fritz Rodrick Rules, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney Toys! Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions, by Don Wulffson The Search for Delicious, by Natalie Babbitt Whales, by Seymour Simon ******************************************************************** Lexile Level 920 Lexile Level 960 Abel’s Island, by William Steig A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl’s Journal, by Joan Blos Bonanza Girl, by Patricia Beatty A Line in the Sand, by Sherry Garland Little House in Brookfield, by Maria Wilkes Heidi, by Johanna Spyri Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor Peppermints in the Parlor, by Barbara Wallace Stuart Little, by E.B. White River, by Gary Paulsen The Keeping Quilt, by Patricia Pallaco Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back, by Joseph Bruchac What is a Whale? by Bobbie Kalman ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** Lexile Level 970 Lexile Level 930 A Jar of Dreams, by Yoshiko Uchida Accidents May Happen, by Charlotte Foltz American Tall Tales, by Mary Pope Osborne Bat 6, by Virginia Wolff Don’t Know Much About the Presidents, by Kenneth Davis Come Back, Salmon, by Molly Cone Fields of Fury, The American Civil War, by James McPherson Dogsong, by Gary Paulsen Talkin’ About Bessie, The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman, by Nikki Grimes Dolphin Adventure, by Wayne Grover The Birchbark House, by Louise Erdrich Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, by Betty MacDonald The Last Straw, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney Horses, by Seymour Simon The Secret Garden, by Frances Burnett Little House in the Big Woods, by Laura Ingalls Wilder Wild Weather, by Seymour Simon ******************************************************************** Will You Sign Here, John Hancock, by Jean Fritz Lexile Level 940 ******************************************************************** Alice’s Adventure in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll Lexile Level 980 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt, by Jean Fritz Planets, by Seymour Simon Caddie Woodlawn’s Family, by Carol Brink Shelter Dogs, by Peg Kehret Storms, by Seymour Simon Exploring the Titanic, by Robert Ballard Water, Water, Everywhere, by Mark Rauzon Missing May, by Cynthia Rylant ******************************************************************** My Librarian is a Camel, by Margriet Ruurs Lexile Level 950 Pioneer Girl, by William Anderson Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Curtis The Kid’s Guide to Money, by Steve Otfinoski Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney The Life and Times of the Peanut, by Charles Micucci Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling ******************************************************************** Mars, by Seymour Simon Lexile Level 990 Mitch and Amy, by Beverly Cleary Ginger Pye, by Eleanor Estes More Fun Facts About Pets, by Seymour Simon John and Abigail Adams, by Judith St. George

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My President, by George Sullivan Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, by Brian Floca Oceans, by Seymour Simon The Door in the Wall, by Margaret de Angeli Lexile Level 1000 A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Miserable Mill, by Lemony Snicket Island of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O’Dell The Ugly Truth, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Jeff Kinney Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May, by Jean Fritz ******************************************************************* Lexile Level 1010 Children of the Wild West, by Russell Freedman Dog Days, by Jeff Kinney Earthquakes, by Seymour Simon Galaxies, by Seymour Simon Make Way for Sam Houston, by Jean Fritz The White House, by Catherine Grace ******************************************************************* Lexile 1020 Deserts, by Seymour Simon Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen The Best School Year Eve, by Barbara Robinson Tornadoes, by Seymour Simon

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