Main menu:
Parents > Recommended Reading
Third Grade Book Information Rdg. Level
Harry the Dirty Dog
Gene Zion, animal tale
Harry gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him.
Zelda and Ivy
Laura McGee Kvasnosky, fiction
In three short stories, Ivy, a fox, goes along with her sister's daring schemes.
Corduroy
Don Freeman, fiction, series
A toy bear wants many things, but especially a home.
The Littles
John Peterson, adventure, series
The Littles, a family only a few inches tall, encounter dangers and overcome problems.
Ira Sleeps Over
Bernard Waber, fiction
Ira wants to bring his teddy bear to a sleepover but is afraid of being teased.
Elizabeti's Doll Stephanie
Stuve-Bodeen, fiction
A young Tanzanian girl adopts a rock as her baby doll.
Ghost Town at Sundown
Mary Pope Osborne, adventure, series
Jack and Annie land in the Wild West and rush headlong into adventure.
A Rain Forest Tree
Lorien Kite, non-fiction
Creatures survive with one another within the same rainforest tree.
Abigail Adams: Girl of Colonial Days
Jean Brown Wagoner, biography
The life of young Abigail Adams, who married John Adams, the second president of the United States.
The Lorax
Dr. Seuss, fiction
A young boy's small town has a big problem: trees are being destroyed. Just when the boy's town seems beyond saving, he decides to plant trees all over town. T
he Tale of Peter Rabbit
Beatrix Potter, animal tale
Classic tale of the adventures of Peter Rabbit when he raids a garden.
Wolfmen Don't Hula Dance
Debbie and Thornton Jones Dadey, humorous fiction, series
The Bailey School Kids need to discover if the hula dancer is really a wolfman.
Baby-sitters Little Sister, #4:
Karen's Kittycat Club Ann M. Martin, fiction,
series Karen and her friends start a kittycat club but run into problems.
Christopher Columbus
Stephen Krensky, biography
Christopher Columbus sails to the Americas for the first time.
Grandfather Tang's Story
Ann Tompert, mathematics
Grandfather tells a story about shape-changing fox fairies.
The New Kid on the Block
Jack Prelutsky, poetry
Humorous poems about strange creatures and people.
How to Eat Fried Worms
Thomas Rockwell, humorous fiction
Two boys prepare and eat worms to win a bet.