RISING 3RD GRADERS
Group: Regular, ESL and Intermediate
ENGLISH READING LIST
SUMMER 2015
Rising Grade 3,Intermediate, Reading Recommendations (Easier series):
Henry and Mudge
Andy Shane series
Cam Jansen
Commando Toad
Ivy and Bean
Madeline
A to Z mysteries series
The Kids of the Polk Street School
Marvin Redpost series
The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids series
Judy Moody series
Stink series
Magic Tree House series
Flat Stanley
Magic School Bus Chapter Books
Jigsaw Jones Mystery
The Littles
Step into Reading Levels 4-5
National Geographic Kids Levels 4-5
FASNY 2015 Summer Reading Lists
Amelia Bedelia
My Weird School
My First Little House Books
The Rainbow Fairies
Jake Drake
Nate the Great
Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo
Rising Grade 3, Reading Recommendations (Challenging series):
1. The “Classic Starts” Series: 20.000 Leagues Under the Sea, Anne of 2. Green Gables, Oliver
Twist, Treasure Island, and many others
3. The books of Roald Dahl: The Twits, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant
Peach, The BFG and others
4. The “Ramona” series by Beverly Cleary (and many other titles by this author)
5. The “American Girl” series (historical fiction)
6. Paula Danzinger’s Amber Brown series
7. The “Little House on the Prairie” series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
8. The “Lizzie Mcquire” sries by Jasmine Jones
9. Charlotte’s Web by E.B White
10.The “Redwall” series by Brian Jacques (very challenging…)
11. The “Horrible Harry” series by Francesca Simon
12. The “Time Warp” series byJon Scieszka
13.The “Encyclopedia Brown” adventure series by Donald J. Sobal
Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
Stuart Little by E. B. White
The Paper Bag Princess (great story!) by Robert Munsch
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FASNY 2015 Summer Reading Lists
Melisande by P. J. Lynch
Junie B. Jones and other titles by Barbara Park
The Real Thief by William Steig
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
Frindle (and other titles) by Clement Andrews
The Matt Christopher sports series
A Light in the Attic (poetry) by Shel Silverstein
I Can Read books levels 3 and 4 by Harper Trophy
The Junie B. Jones series
Freckle Juice and other books by Judy Bloome
Picture books by Patricia Polacco
Picture books by Tomie de Paolo
Picture books by William Joyce
The Boxcar Children series Gertrude Chandler Warner
Cam Jensen and the Mystery of Stolen Diamonds David A. Adler
The Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
Mr. Popper’s Penguins Richard Atwater
A Cricket in Times Square George Selden
Sarah, Plain and Tall Patricia McLachlan
The Cobble Street Cousins
Secrets of Droon
Poetry by Jack Prelutsky
The Magic School Bus lost in the Solar System (paperback) Joanna Cole
David A. Adler’s Picture Book Biography series I Like This Poem: A Collection of Best-Loved
Poems
Chosen by Children for Other Children (Puffin Books) (paperback)
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FASNY 2015 Summer Reading Lists
A Child’s Calendar by John Updike and Trina Schart Hyman (paperback 2002)
Pass It On: African American Poetry for children
And Then There Were Eight: Poems about Space
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys
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Rising Grade 3ESL, Reading Recommendations (Easier series):
Eloise
Step into Reading Level 1
Fancy Nancy
DK Readers: Level 1
Froggy
I Can Read Series: Level 1, 2, 3
Henry and Mudge
Little Bear
How Do Dinosaurs…?
Marley
Frog and Toad
Pinkalicious
Mercy Watson
Fly Guy
Rainbow Magic Fairies
Mr. Putter and Tabby
If You Give …
Commander Toad
Madeline
Poppleton
Miss Spider
Max and Ruby
Amelia Bedelia
McDuff
Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library
Clifford
Charlie and Lola
I Spy Readers
Classic Seuss
Captain Awesome
Click, Clack
Heidi Heckelback
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FASNY 2015 Summer Reading Lists
Elephant and Piggy
The Critter Club
The Pigeon
Boris (Scholastic)
Reading Rainbow
Galaxy Jack
Skippyon Jones
Toot and Puddle
Young Cam Jansen
Pete the Cat
National Geographic Kids Level 1
Rising Grade 3ESL, Reading Recommendations (Challenging series):
Magic Tree House
Magic School Bus Chapter Books
Ivy and Bean
Clementine
Stink
My Weird School
Arthur Chapter Books
Geronimo Stilton
Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books
Judy Moody
National Geographic Kids Levels 2-3
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart
Roscoe Rile Rules
Martha Speaks Chapter Books
26 Fairmount Avenue
Black Lagoon Adventures
A-Z Mysteries
Anholt’s Artistic Books for Children Series
Puppy Place
Clarice Bean
Ramona
Flat Stanley
DK Readers Level 2-4
My First Little House Books
Step into Reading Levels 2-5
Marvin Redpost
American Girl Doll Series
Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo
Weather Fairies
Adventures of the Bailey School Kids
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FASNY 2015 Summer Reading Lists
Dance Fairies
Dinosaurs Alive!
Petal Fairies
Jake Drake
Pet Fairies
Jump Into Science
Nate the Great
Kids of the Polk Street School
Lego Ninjago Chapter Books
The Littles
Lego Legends of Chime
Magic Tree House Fact Trackers
Star Wars Reading Alone Level 3
Olivia Sharp, Agent for Secret
Pipi Longstocking
Read and Wonder Series
Absolutely Lucy
Humphrey’s Tiny Tales
Magical Animal Friends
The Boxcar Children
The Never Girls
Who Was? Who is? Where is? Series
Sports Illustrated Kids Victory School Superstars Series
Dory Fantas Magory
Owl Diaries
National Geographic Kids Chapters
Stuart Little
Roald Dahl Series
Fun Read Alouds
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
Mapping Penny’s World
The Little House
Frederick
Pancakes, Pancakes
Doctor De Soto
Today is Monday
Sylvester and the Pebble
Mossy
Blueberries for Sal
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FASNY 2015 Summer Reading Lists
Pete the Cat Series
Caps for Sale
Not a Box
Strega Nona
No Dogs Allowed
Goodnight Moon and Goodnight NY
Aunt Eloise’s Hats (And Crab Cakes Later)
Stone Soup
The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo Doorbell Rang
Freckle Juice
Wednesday Surprise
The Paper Bag Princess
Lemonade for Sale
Whistle for Willie
Favorite Author Collections
Dog Breath
Eric Carle
Ferdinand
Tomie DePaola
Thunder Cake
Arnold Lobel
Pete’s Chair
Mercer Mayer
Now one Foot, Now the Other
Laura Numeroff
Koala Lu
Shel Silverstein
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
Dr. Seuss
Miss Nelson is Missing!
Jan Brett
Bringing Rain to Kapiti Plain
Barn Dance
An Extraordinary Egg
You Read to Me, I’ll read to You Short Stories
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