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Authors Appropriate for Kindergarten |
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Frank Asch Lucy Bate Margery Bernstein Jan Brett Eric Carle Tomie DePaola Bonnie Dobkin Deborah Eaton Don Freeman Lillian Hoban Syd Hoff Arnold Lobel Robert Munsch Jane O’Connor Bob Reese H.A. Rey Audrey and Don Wood Jane Yolen Gene Zion |
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Series Appropriate for Grade K |
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Stan and Jan Berenstain-the Berenstain Bears series Norman Bridwell-Clifford the Big Red Dog series Marc Brown-the Arthur Series William Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot-Dick and Jane series Dr. Seuss-The Cat in the Hat and other stories by Seuss Foster and Erickson Get Ready Get Set Read series Arnold Lobel-Frog and Toad series Barbara Park- Junie B. Jones series Cynthia Rylant-Henry and Mudge series |
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Sports Theme Titles for Grade K |
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Berenstain Bears Series-Berenstain Bears Phenom in the Family; Berenstain Bears Blaze a Trail; Berenstain Bears Go Out for the Team; Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race; Berenstain Bears Go to Camp; Ready Set Go! Berenstain Bears at Camp Crush Bicycle Stunt Riding: Check it Out! Kristin Eck (non-fiction) Clifford’s Sports Day. Norman Bridwell |
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Authors Appropriate for Grade 1 |
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Frank Asch Lucy Bate Margery Bernstein Jan Brett Eric Carle Tomie DePaola Deborah Eaton Don Freeman Lillian Hoban Syd Hoff Arnold Lobel Robert Munsch Laura Numeroff H.A. Rey Dr. Seuss Shel Silverstein Audrey and Don Wood Jane Yolen |
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Series Appropriate for Grade 1 |
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Stan and Jan Berenstain-Berenstain Bears series Norman Bridwell-Clifford the Big Red Dog series Marc Brown-Arthur Series William Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot-Dick and Jane series Dr. Seuss-The Cat in the Hat and other stories by Seuss Foster and Erickson Get Ready Get Set Read series Arnold Lobel-Frog and Toad series Barbara Park- Junie B. Jones series Cynthia Rylant-Henry and Mudge series |
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Authors Appropriate for Grade 2 |
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Julie Andrews Richard Atwater Natalie Babbitt Val Biro Carol Rye Brink Betsy Byars Natalie Carlson Roald Dahl Kate DiCamillo Dick Gackenbach Gail Gibbons (non-fiction titles) Bette Greene Kevin Henkes Margaret Hiller Julia Hoban Syd Hoff Dick King-Smith E.L. Konnigsburg Megan McDonald Edward Marshall Richard O’Brien Peggy Parish Barbara Porte Thomas Rockwell Louis Sachar George Selden Elizabeth Speare Kate Spohn Harriet Ziefert |
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Series Appropriate for Grade 2 |
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Jigsaw Jones series Avi-Poppy series Barbara Baker-Digby and Kate series Judy Blume-Fudge series Paulette Bourgeois-Franklin series Beverly Cleary-Ramona series Beverly Cleary-Henry Huggins series Cynthia Rylant-Henry and Mudge series Debbie Dadey-Bailey School Kids series Franklin Dixon-Hardy Boy series John Erickson-Hank the Cowdog series James Howe-Bunnicula series Jonathan London-Froggy series Mary Norton-The Borrowers series Mary Pope Osborne-Magic Tree House series Robert Newton Peck-Soup series Ron Roy-A to Z Mysteries Donald Sobol-Encyclopedia Brown series Gertrude Chandler Warner-Box Car Children series Laura Ingalls Wilder-Little House series |
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Sports Theme Titles for Grade 2 |
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Gymnastics. David Armentrout Franklin series: Franklin Plays the Game; Franklin Rides a Bike; Franklin Plays Hockey. Paulette Bourgeois Bailey School Kids series: Zombies Don’t Play Soccer. Debbie Dadey My Soccer Book; My Baseball Book; My Basketball Book. Gail Gibbons Froggy series: Froggy Learns to Swim; Froggy Plays Soccer. Jonathan London Slam Dunk Saturday. Jean Marzollo |
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Authors Appropriate for Grade 3 |
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Julie Andrews Richard Atwater Natalie Babbitt Val Biro Carol Rye Brink Betsy Byars Natalie Carlson Roald Dahl Kate DiCamillo Dick Gackenbach Gail Gibbons (non-fiction titles) Bette Greene Kevin Henkes Margaret Hiller Julia Hoban Syd Hoff Dick King-Smith E.L. Konnigsburg Megan McDonald Edward Marshall Richard O’Brien Peggy Parish Barbara Porte Thomas Rockwell Louis Sachar George Selden Elizabeth Speare Kate Spohn Harriet Ziefert |
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Series Appropriate for Grade 3 |
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Avi-Poppy series Barbara Baker-Digby and Kate series Judy Blume-Fudge series Paulette Bourgeois-Franklin series Beverly Cleary-Ramona series Beverly Cleary-Henry Huggins series Debbie Dadey-Bailey School Kids series Franklin Dixon-Hardy Boy series John Erickson-Hank the Cowdog series James Howe-Bunnicula series Jonathan London-Froggy series Mary Norton-The Borrowers series Mary Pope Osborne-Magic Tree House series Robert Newton Peck-Soup series Ron Roy-A to Z Mysteries Donald Sobol-Encyclopedia Brown series Gertrude Chandler Warner-Box Car Children series Laura Ingalls Wilder-Little House series |
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Authors Appropriate for Grade 4 |
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Richard Adams Louisa May Alcott William Armstrong Janet Asimov Richard Atwater Avi Natalie Babbitt Carolyn Bailey L. Frank Baum Lynne Reid Banks John Belliers Judy Blume Michael Bond Walter Brooks Oliver Butterworth Betsy Byars Lewis Carroll Patrick Catling Sharon Creech Barthe DeClements Matt Christopher Beverly Cleary Paula Danziger Kate DiCamillo Jean George Patricia Reilly Giff Fred Gipson Elizabeth Gray Constance Greene Marguerite Henry Frances Hodgson Burnett Suzy Kline Lois Lenski Lois Lowry Astrid Lindgren Patricia MacLaughlin Robert McCloskey Katherine Patterson Gary Paulsen Robert Peck Margaret Petersen Dav Pilkey Wilson Rawls Thomas Rockwell J.K. Rowling Pam Ryan Louis Sachar Anna Sewell Jerry Spinelli Robert Louis Stevenson Theodore Taylor J.R.R. Tolkien P.L. Travers Gertrude Warner E.B. White Elizabeth Winthrop Laura Ingalls Wilder |
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Series Appropriate for Grade 4 |
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William Farley-Black Stallion series John Fitzgerald-Great Brain series Brian Jacques-Redwall series C.S. Lewis-Tales of Narnia series L.M. Montgomery-Anne of Green Gables and other Anne books Gary Paulsen-Hatchet and sequels |
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Sports Theme Titles for Grade 4 |
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Figure Skating in Action. Kate Calder (non-fiction) Air. Gary Chapman (non-fiction) Look Who’s Playing First Base. Matt Christopher Basketball in Action. John Crossingham (non-fiction) Volleyball in Action. John Crossingham (non-fiction) Night Hoops. Carl Deuker The History of the Tennessee Titans. Aaron Frisch (non-fiction) Atlanta Falcons. Michael E. Goodman (non-fiction) Cal Ripkin, Jr.: Baseball’s Iron Man. Bill Gutman (non-fiction) Beginning Baseball. Julie Jensen (non-fiction) Baseball. Paul Joseph (non-fiction) The Contender and Other Stories. Robert Lipsyte Hoops; Slam! Walter Dean Myers Brian’s Hunt; How Angel Peterson Got his Name and other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports; Tracker; Dunc Breaks the Record. Gary Paulsen Soup’s Hoops and Other Stories. Robert N. Peck New England Patriots. Steve Potts(non-fiction) Cleveland Cavaliers. Richard Rambeck(non-fiction) Taking Sides. Gary Soto Buffalo Bills. Loren Stanley(non-fiction) Jevon Kearse: Force of One. Mark Stewart (non-fiction) |
Fifth grade students should choose at least
three books to read before school starts.
Students will be asked to do a project on
one of these the first week of school.
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Authors Appropriate for Grade 5 |
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Richard Adams Louisa May Alcott William Armstrong Janet Asimov Richard Atwater Avi Natalie Babbitt Carolyn Bailey L. Frank Baum Lynne Reid Banks John Belliers Judy Blume Michael Bond Walter Brooks Oliver Butterworth Betsy Byars Lewis Carroll Patrick Catling Sharon Creech Barthe DeClements Matt Christopher Beverly Cleary Paula Danziger Kate DiCamillo Jean George Patricia Reilly Giff Fred Gipson Elizabeth Gray Constance Greene Marguerite Henry Frances Hodgson Burnett Suzy Kline Lois Lenski Lois Lowry Astrid Lindgren Patricia MacLaughlin Robert McCloskey Katherine Patterson Gary Paulsen Robert Peck Margaret Petersen Dav Pilkey Wilson Rawls Thomas Rockwell J.K. Rowling Pam Ryan Louis Sachar Anna Sewell Jerry Spinelli Robert Louis Stevenson Theodore Taylor J.R.R. Tolkien P.L. Travers Gertrude Warner E.B. White Elizabeth Winthrop Laura Ingalls Wilder |
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Series Appropriate for Grade 5 |
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William Farley-Black Stallion series John Fitzgerald-Great Brain series Brian Jacques-Redwall series C.S. Lewis-Tales of Narnia series L.M. Montgomery-Anne of Green Gables and other Anne books Gary Paulsen-Hatchet and sequels |
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Sports Theme Titles for Grade 5 |
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Figure Skating in Action. Kate Calder (non-fiction) Air. Gary Chapman (non-fiction) Look Who’s Playing First Base. Matt Christopher Basketball in Action. John Crossingham (non-fiction) Volleyball in Action. John Crossingham (non-fiction) Night Hoops. Carl Deuker The History of the Tennessee Titans. Aaron Frisch (non-fiction) Atlanta Falcons. Michael E. Goodman (non-fiction) Cal Ripkin, Jr.: Baseball’s Iron Man. Bill Gutman (non-fiction) Beginning Baseball. Julie Jensen (non-fiction) Baseball. Paul Joseph (non-fiction) The Contender and Other Stories. Robert Lipsyte Hoops; Slam! Walter Dean Myers Brian’s Hunt; How Angel Peterson Got his Name and other Outrageous Tales About Extreme Sports; Tracker; Dunc Breaks the Record. Gary Paulsen Soup’s Hoops and Other Stories. Robert N. Peck New England Patriots. Steve Potts(non-fiction) Cleveland Cavaliers. Richard Rambeck(non-fiction) Taking Sides. Gary Soto Buffalo Bills. Loren Stanley(non-fiction) Jevon Kearse: Force of One. Mark Stewart (non-fiction) |