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Literacy Development:
Reading is an important focus for Third Graders. Please practice reading at home at least 15- 20 minutes a night. Below you will find a list of recommended Third Grade books:
- Abbott, Tony -
"The Secrets of Droon" series - THE SECRETS OF DROON is an ongoing epic saga for readers who enjoy exciting fantasy. Eric, Julie, and Neal, a trio of best friends from our world stumble upon the magical world of Droon, a realm populated by wizards and sorcerers and full of strange landscapes.
- Adler, David -
"Cam Jansen" Mysteries ("A Picture Book About..." Biography Series (and others) Third graders enjoy Adler's many picture book biographies and mysteries Auch, Mary Jane -
I Was a Third Grade Science Project, I Was a Third Grade Spy, and I Was a Third Grade Bodyguard, Join Josh, Brian, and Arful (Brian's dog) for some funny adventures.
Avi -Poppy, Poppy and Rye, Ragweed, Ereth's Birthday, and Poppy's Return, Read about the exciting adventures of Poppy and Rye (deer mice) and their friends in Dimwood Forest.
- Blume, Judy -
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, Superfudge, Fudge-a-mania, and Double Fudge, Fourth grader Peter Hatcher has a terrible problem -- his little brother, Fudge! Read these hilarious stories about the Hatcher family.
- Some of my favorite 3rd Grade books are:
Ramona Quimby, Aged 8 (Paperback)
by Beverley Cleary
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Paperback: 174 pages
Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great (Paperback)
by Judy Blume "I'm glad there's only one more week of school before summer vacation..."
- Bulla, Clyde - Chalk Box Kid, Pocahontas And The Strangers, Shoeshine Girl, Ghost Town Treasure, Squanto, Friend Of The Pilgrims (and others)
- Byars, Betsy - Beans On The Roof, Tornado, My Dog, My Hero Cameron, Ann, "Julian" Books
- Caseley, Judith - Starring Dorothy Kane and
- Cleary, Beverly - "Ramona" Books (and others
Christopher, Matt - Man Out At First, The Dog That Stole Football Plays, Centerfield Ball Hawk, Zero's Slider (and many others) |
- Cohen, Barbara - Molly's Pilgrim, Make A Wish, Molly
- Cole, Joanna - "Magic School Bus " Books Conford, Ellen - "Jenny Archer" Books
- Cox, Judy - Third Grade Pet - Fearing for the safety of the third grade's class pet, Cheese the rat, Rosemary takes him home in her backpack and creates chaos in the household.
- Dadey, Debbie - Leprechauns Don't Play Basketball, Werewolves Don't Go To Summer Camp, "Bailey School Kids" Books
Dahl,Roald -
James And The Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda (and others) |
- Dalgliesh, A. - The Bears On Hemlock Mountain, Courage Of Sarah Noble
- Danziger, Paula - "Amber Brown" books
DeFelice, Cynthia -
The Light on Hogback Hill, (and others) |
- Delton, Judy - "Pee Wee Scouts" Books
- Dillon, Barbara - The Teddy Bear Tree, The Good-Guy Cake
Duey, Kathleen -
"Unicorn's Secret" Books - Legends say unicorns once lived in Lord Dunraven's forests...Everyone knows the old stories. No one believes them, of course --who would?
Heart knows the truth...and the truth is dangerous. Heart vows to protect the unicorns. She knows she needs help. She is searching desperately for her family, her home. Her journey is long and hard. She finds friends..and enemies along the way. Will she ever find her own family? Will there ever be a safe place for her and the unicorns? |
Duffey, Betsy -
A Boy In The Doghouse, How To Be Cool In The Third Grade, The Gadget War, Lucky On The Loose, The Math Wiz, Wild Things , Alien for Rent (and others) |
- Erickson, Russell - Toad For Tuesday, Warton And Morton
- Gannett, Ruth - "The Dragons Of Blueland" series
- George, Jean Craighead- There's an Owl in the Giff, Patricia Reilly - Matthew Jackson Meets The Wall, "The Kids of Polk Street School" Books (and others)
Haas, Jessie - Runaway Radish , Beware The Mare, A Blue for Beware, and others |
- Honeycott, Natalie - The All New Jonah Twist, The Best Laid Plans Of Jonah Twist, Juliet Fisher And The Foolproof Plan
Hurwitz, Johanna - Class Clown, Class President, Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein, "Aldo" Books, "Russell" Books, "Nora" Books, (and others) |
- Impey, Rose - Desperate For A Dog, The No-Name Dog
- Kay, Helen - The First Teddy Bear
King-Smith, Dick -
Martin's Mice, The Invisible Dog, Babe, the Gallant Pig , Lady Lollipop, Hogsel and Gruntel and Other Animal Stories, (and many others) |
A quick-witted swineherd and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform a spoiled princess. |
- Kline, Suzy - "Herbie Jones" Books, "Horrible Harry" Books, "Mary Maroney" Books
- Landon, Lucinda - "Meg MacKintosh" Mysteries
Lerengis, Peter -
"Abracadabra" series - Max and his friends in the Abracadabra Club love magic. |
- Levy, Elizabeth - "Something Queer" Mystery Books, Rude Rowdy Rumors: A Brian and Pea Brain Mystery
- Lindgren, Astrid - "Pippi Longstocking" Books
Lowry, Lois -
All About Sam, Attaboy Sam!, See You Around, Sam!, and Zooman Sam and others
Sam will make you laugh with his funny adventures |
- MacDonald, Betty - "Mrs. Piggle Wiggle" Books
- McDonald, Megan - "Judy Moody" Books
- MacLachlan, Patricia - Seven Kisses In A Row
- Marshall, James - Rats On The Roof And Other Stories, Rats On The Range And Other Stories
Annabelle Doll has lived with her family in the same doll house for over a hundred years. Though her little human girls grow up and have their own children, one day is much like the other until the day she discovers her missing Auntie Doll's mysterious journal about the same time a new doll family moves in. Will Annabelle Doll leave the safety of her dollhouse to solve the forty-year-old mystery? |
Martin, Ann M. -
The Doll People, The Meanest Doll in the World , "Baby-Sitters Little Sister" Books and others |
- Marzollo, Jean - Pizza Pie Slugger, Red Ribbon Rosie, "I Spy" Books (and others)
- McClung, Robert - Major, The Story Of A Black Bear
McKenna, Colleen -
Good Grief, Third Grade, Third Grade Stinks, Third Grade Ghouls, Doggone - Third Grade, and others
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- Miller, Sarah - Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog, Three Stories You Can Read to Your Cat, and others
- Moore, Lilian - I'll Meet You At The Cucumbers
- Moss, Marissa - Amelia's Notebook, Amelia Writes Again, and Myers, Laurie - Earthquake in the Third Grade
Ashamed of his wimpy younger cousin, 8 year-old Jimmy is determined to keep him out of his special club for rough, tough, and terrible boys |
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds -
One of the Third Grade Thonkers, Carlotta's Kittens, The Healing of Texas Jake, The Grand Escape, Polo's Mother and others |
Osborne, Mary Pope-
"Spider Kane" Books, "Magic Tree House" Books, "Magic Tree House Companion" Books, and others |
- Park, Barbara - "Junie B. Jones" Books: We have almost all of these books in our classroom library. These are one of my favoriteJ
- Paulsen, Gary - "World of Adventure" Series
- Pearson, Susan - "Eagle-Eye Ernie" Series
Pilkey, Dav -
"Captain Underpants" Books, "Ricky Ricotta Giant Robot" Books, (and others) . |
- Porter, Connie - "Addy" Books (The American Girls Collection) Find this book along with others of this collection in our classroom library.
Rodda, Emily -
Rowan of Rin Series, Dragons of Deltora Series, Fairy Realm Series
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Rodowsky, Colby F. - Not My Dog
Eight-year-old Ellie wants a puppy. So, she is not happy when her parents tell her they are adopting a full-grown dog belonging to a distant relative. But, gradually the brown, skinny-tailed dog with sticking-up ears wins her over. |
- Russell, Ching Yeung - First Apple, Water Ghost
Sachar, Louis - "Marvin Redpost" Books, "Wayside School" Books
- Schwartz, Alvin - Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, Scary Stories 3
- Scieszka, Jon -
The True Story Of The Three Little Pigs By A. Wolf, Math Curse, The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, "Time Warp Trio" Books, Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals for Beastly Fables, and Baloney, Henry P. |
- Seldon, George - "Chester Cricket" Books
- Shaw, Janet - "Kirsten" Books (The American Girls Collection)
- Silverstein, Shel - A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends Slote, Alfred - My Robot Buddy, My Trip To Alpha I
- Sobol, Donald J. - "Encyclopedia Brown" Books
- Stine, R. L. - "Goosebumps" Series
- Tripp, Valerie - "Molly" Books (American Girls Collection), "Samantha" Books (American Girls Collection), "Felicity" Books (American Girls Collection), "Kit" Books (American Girls Collection)
- VanAllsburg, Chris -
Jumanji, Zathura, The Garden of Abdul Gasazi, The Widow's Broom, Bad Day at Riverbend, Two Bad Ants (and others) |
- Warner, Gertrude - "The Boxcar Children" Mystery Series
- West, Colin - Monty, The Dog Who Wears Glasses
- Whelan, Gloria - Next Spring An Oriole
, Hannah, and others White, E. B. - Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, The Trumpet Of The Swan
- Wilder, Laura - "Little House" Books. Find this book and many other of Laura Wilder’s books in our classroom library.
- Winthrop, Elizabeth - Luke's Bully
- Wittman, Sally - Stepbrother Sabotage, Jessie's Wish
Information adapted from:
http://www.nisk.k12.ny.us/birchwood/recrdng3.html (MEDIA CENTER RECOMMENDED READING
BOOKS FOR THIRD GRADERS )
and
www.amazon.com
Infer
I read between the lines to draw conclusions, to make predictions before and during reading, and to identify the theme to help myself understand what I am reading.
- I think…
- I predict…
- I learned the lesson that…
- The theme of the story is…
Probing Questions for Parents to Ask Children
Informational & Narrative Text
- Did the author do an adequate job in providing all the information you needed? Why or why not?
- What did the author mean by__________________?
- What were you thinking when the text said __________________?
Visualize
I create a picture in my mind. I use all of my senses to connect to the characters, events, and ideas t help myself understand what I am reading.
- In my mind I see…
- I can smell, hear, or taste…
- I can picture…
Probing Questions for Parents to Ask Children
Informational Text
- Can you tell me about an image you created in your head as you were reading?
- What could you draw to illustrate that idea?
- What could you hear, taste, and smell as you read?
Narrative Text
- Can you tell me about an image you created in your head as you were reading?
- What could you draw to illustrate that idea?
- What could you hear, taste, and smell as you read?
Adapted from Keene’s (1997) Major Point Interview Created for Macomb MLPP Literacy Center by Elaine Weber, Macomb ISD and Jeff Beal, St. Clair ISD
Adapted from Keene’s (1997) Major Point Interview Created for Macomb MLPP Literacy Center by Elaine Weber, Macomb ISD and Jeff Beal, St. Clair ISD
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