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Reading Beyond for Children in Grades K-1 reading at a 3rd Grade level 25 books chosen by the American Library Association & Children’s Book Council Joint Committee to provide guidance to parents, caregivers, teachers, librarians, and others interested in discovering books for children who read at an advanced level and are seeking more challenging, but still age-appropriate, books. We suggest the following sites for more book titles: www.cbcbooks.org www.ala.org/alsc Questions? 2020-2021 *Ada Twist, Scientist *Detective Gordon: Flora and Ulysses: by Andrea Beaty. Illus by The First Case The Illuminated David Roberts by Ulf Nilsson. Illus. by Gitte Adventures Abrams Books for Young Spee by Kate DiCamillo. Illus. by K. Readers, 2016 Gecko Press, 2016 G. Campbell A wonderful story told in A chapter book mystery Candlewick Press, 2013 rhyme, Ada asks questions starring Detective Gordon, Flora rescues Ulysses from and performs experiments a toad searching for the a vacuum cleaner and to understand the world thieves behind a stolen discovers he has incredible around her. Just like a stash of nuts in a woodland magical powers. He’s also scientist! ▲ Spanish. setting. ▲ Spanish. a squirrel. *Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke. Illus by Lauren Tobia Do Not Lick This Book I Dissent: Ruth Bader Kane Miller Books, 2010 by Idan Ben-Barak. Illus. by Ginsburg Makes Her The charming, fascinating Julian Frost Mark stories about the spunky Macmillan Children’s by Debbie Levy. Illus. by Publishing Group / Roaring Anna detailing her Elizabeth Baddeley Brook Press, 2018 urban, middle-class life Simon & Schuster Children’s Told from the point of view in contemporary Africa, Publishing, 2016 of Min the microbe, this is a joyfully celebrate family The first Jewish woman perfect introduction to the and everyday life while to sit on the United States microscopic world around gently exploring social Supreme Court, Ginsburg’s us. justice issues in such a life story and fight for equal way as to captivate young rights for all is the subject readers. of this biographical picture Echo Echo: Reverso book. Chef Roy Choi and Poems about Greek the Street Food Remix Myths by Jacqueline Briggs Martin by Marilyn Singer. Illus. by Insect Superpowers and June Jo Lee. Illus by Man Josée Masse by Kate Messner. Illus. by One Random House Children’s Jillian Nickell Readers to Eaters, 2017 Books / Dial, 2016 Chronicle Books, 2019 A successful food truck Mirror poems that Using a comic-book cook’s life story and are meant to be read style, this book cleverly how he decided what he backwards and forwards introduces 18 various wanted to do with his life. present two sides of classic insects and their Greek Myths. “superpowers” in action. The Day the Universe Exploded My Head: Poems to Take You Firebird *Mr. Wolf’s Class into Space and Back by Misty Copeland. Illus. by by Aron Steinke Again Christopher Myers Scholastic / Graphix, 2018 by Allan Wolf. Illus. by Anna Penguin Young Readers / G.P. A 4th grade first time Raff Putnam’s Sons, 2014 teacher is anxious to have Candlewick Press, 2019 Written by the American the first day of school go Blast off into space with Ballet Theater dancer Misty smoothly in this graphic a wide variety of space Copeland, this beautifully novel. poems, from silly pun-filled illustrated story encourages verses to serious poems; a young ballet dancer to notes on the poems and a not let her low self-image glossary of space terms are and lack of confidence get included. in her way. National Geographic The Roots of Rap: 16 Trombone Shorty Book of Nature Bars on the 4 Pillars by Troy Andrews. Illus. by Poetry of Hip-Hop Bryan Collier by J. Patrick Lewis by Carole Boston Weatherford. Abrams Books for Young National Geographic Kids, Illus. by Frank Morrison Readers, 2015 2015 Little Bee Books, 2019 The true story of a musician A broad variety of nature The history of hip-hop, who bucked the odds to poetry paired with including its roots in achieve his dreams. breathtaking photographs folktales, spirituals and that celebrate how poetry, and the art and inspiring nature can be. dance that co-evolved *Weekends with Max with it. and His Dad by Linda Urban. Illus. by Katie *Sam Wu is Not Kath One Proud Penny HMH Books for Young by Randy Siegel. Illus. by Serge Afraid of Ghosts Readers, 2018 Bloch by Katie Tsang and Kevin Third-grader Max pursues Macmillan Children’s Tsang. Illus. by Nathan Reed neighborhood adventures Sterling Children’s Books, Publishing Group / Roaring with his dad as they both 2018 Brook Press, 2017 adjust to recent changes in A zany boy has one An interesting their family. anthropomorphic penny problem after another travels from his birthplace trying to convince his in Philadelphia around the classmates that he isn’t a country, recounting his scaredy-cat. Wet Cement: A Mix of adventures. Concrete Poems Snowman - Cold = by Bob Raczka. Illus. by Puddle Theodore Taylor III by Laura Purdie Salas. Illus by Macmillan Children’s *The Princess in Black Micha Archer Publishing Group / Roaring by Shannon and Dean Hale. Charlesbridge, 2019 Brook Press, 2016 Illus. by LeUyen Pham A collection of seasonal Concrete poetry is always Candlewick Press, 2014 poems that creatively popular because it is so The prim and perfect incorporate math language visually pleasing. This book princess has an alter ego and concepts. won’t disappoint. who dresses all in black and saves the kingdom The Stuff of Stars from various threats. ▲ by Marion Dane Bauer. Illus. Spanish. Whoosh!: Lonnie by Ekua Holmes Johnson’s Super- Candlewick Press, 2018 Soaking Stream of Gorgeously illustrated, this Inventions *Pugs of the Frozen book explores nothing less by Chris Barton. Illus. by Don North than the formation of the universe. Tate by Philip Reeve. Illus. by Sarah Charlesbridge, 2016 McIntyre This biography of the NASA Random House Children’s The Thing about Bees engineer who accidentally Books / Yearling, 2016 by Shabazz Larkin invented one of the best A lively step up from early Readers to Eaters, 2019 toys of all time is inspiring chapter books, Not-So- A love letter to the author/ and engaging. ▲ Spanish. Impossible Tales are illustrator’s two sons that packed with big adventure, describes how important quirky misfits, and two- bees are. color art on almost every page. * asterisk denotes one book of a series. ▲ denotes Spanish edition available for Children in Grades 2-3 reading at a 5th Grade level 25 books chosen by the American Library Association & Children’s Book Council Joint Committee to provide guidance to parents, caregivers, teachers, librarians, and others interested in discovering books for children who read at an advanced level and are seeking more challenging, but still age-appropriate, books. We suggest the following sites for more book titles: www.cbcbooks.org www.ala.org/alsc Questions? 2020-2021 Amelia Lost : The Life Go for the Moon: The One and Only and Disappearance of A Rocket, a Boy, Ivan Amelia Earhart and the First Moon by Katherine Applegate. Illus. by Candace Fleming Landing by Patricia Castelao Random House Children’s by Chris Gall HarperCollins Children’s Books / Yearling, 2019 Macmillan Children’s Books, 2012 A riveting look at the life, Publishing Group / Roaring Inspired by the true story of disappearance, and search Brook Press, 2019 a captive gorilla who spent for legendary aviatrix A boy creates his own 27 years in an enclosure in Amelia Earhart. adventures to accompany a shopping mall. the Apollo 11 astronauts in this picture book filled with scientific details and fun The Parker Echo facts. by Pam Muñoz Ryan Inheritance Scholastic, 2015 by Varian Johnson In a story that blends Her Own Two Feet: A Scholastic, 2018 folktale and realism, a Rwandan Girl’s Brave A multigenerational family harmonica connects three Fight to Walk story set in South Carolina musically-talented children by Meredith Davis & Rebeka explores the history of from different periods in Uwitonze racism in a mystery with history. Scholastic / Focus, 2019 elements of The Westing A Rwandan girl born with Game. clubfeet moves to America and endures numerous Genius!: The surgeries in this story of Most Astonishing faith and perseverance. A Place to Belong Inventions of All Time by Cynthia Kadohata. Illus. by by Deborah Kespert Julia Kuo Thames and Hudson, 2015 Simon & Schuster Children’s Young readers are Migrations: Open Publishing / Atheneum, 2019 introduced to the stories of Hearts, Open Borders Story illuminating the the thinkers and inventors by ICPBS (various authors). history of post-WWII Japan, that helped shape our Illus. by various told through a Japanese- modern world, such as Candlewick Studio, 2019 American girl whose family Archimedes, da Vinci, Postcard images of birds was expatriated and had to Gutenberg, James Watt, (and words) by 50+ join her grandparents on a the Wright brothers, and creators from all over the farm outside Hiroshima. Tim Berners-Lee. world send messages of hope for human migration. Mountain Dog The Poetry of Us by J. Patrick Lewis The Girl Who Drew by Margarita Engle. Illus. by National Geographic Kids, Butterflies: How Aleksey and Olga Ivanov 2018 Macmillan Children’s Maria Merian’s Art A wide variety of old Changed Science Publishing Group / Henry Holt and Co, 2013 and new poets, poetic by Joyce Sidman A novel in verse told techniques, forms, and HMH Books for Young topics covering life in the Readers, 2018 from two points of view: Tony, whose mother is United States, from large A biography of Maria cities to rural areas. Sibylla Merian, a pioneering incarcerated, and Gabe, 17th-century scientist and a search-and-rescue dog artist who documented who helps Tony learn about the metamorphosis of life in the wilderness.
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