State of Israel
Ministry of Education
Pedagogical Secretariat
Language Department
English Language Education and
Diplomacy and International Communication in English
September 2015
Reading for Pleasure
Recommended List of Suggested Books According to Grade Levels
4th Grade
5th Grade
Oxford- Start with English –level 1 -2
Oxford- Start with English – level3
KITE
PAT AND HER PICTURE
PO-PO
MARY AND HER BASKET
NEW TOOTH
BIRD AND THE BREAD
JOHN & PAUL GO TO SCHOOL
PETER AND HIS BOOK
TONK AND HIS FRIENDS
Macmillan – Explorer series - level 1
AUNT ROSE COMES TO STAY
DAISY HAS THE HICCUPS
IN THE JUNGLE
CRAZY CAT AND FAT OLD RAT
PROFESSOR GREEN AND THE SNAKE
GOING TO THE BEACH
BIG RACE
FOX & STORK / BIRD & GLASS
MAN IN THE BIG CAR
QUEEN'S HANDKERCHIEF
SAM'S BALL
Macmillan -Explorer series -level2-3
BIKE RACE
DAISY'S DANCING LESSON
SEE YOU SOON
PIRATE JACK
THE MUDDY SHEEP
SUN, CLOUD, STONE
A YETI IN TOWN
THE CAMCORDER THIEF
SNOW WHITE AND THE 7 DWARFS
THE MAGIC FLUTE
THE ELEPHANT'S CHILD
HOW THE CAMEL GOT HIS HUMP
UP&AWAY:1C-THE ZOO
UP&AWAY:1D-NAUGHTY MONKEY
OFARIM–First Steps to English–steps 1-2
OUR TOYS
BY THE SEA
OFARIM – BEGINNER READERS –
LEVELS A - B
UP&AWAY:2A-VERY DANGEROUS
DRIVER
UP&AWAY:2B-ELEPHANT DRIVER
UP&AWAY:2C-JIMMY'S LUCKY DAY
UP&AWAY:2D-SUNNY'S LUCKY DAY
UP&AWAY:3A-MAGIC PICTURE
BOOK
UP&AWAY:3BADV. WITH GOOD FRIEND
UP&AWAY:3COLD GHOST HOUSE
UP&AWAY:3D-MAY GOES TO STAR Y
UP&AWAY:4A-SUNNY THE SKI
JUMPER
UP&AWAY:4B-AROUND THE WORLD
UP&AWAY:4C-MISSING MONKEY
UP&AWAY:4D-SUNNY GOES TO
TOWN
Oxford –Classic tales series level 1-2
ENOURMOUS TURNIP
LITTLE RED HEN
RUMPLESTILTSKIN
SHOEMAKER&THE ELVES
FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE
GINGERBREAD MAN
JACK AND BEANSTALK
THUMBELINA
OFARIM-First Steps to English –
steps 3-6
THINGS WE LIKE TO DO
BUSY DAYS
A SUNNY DAY
FRIENDS
OFARIM – Meet the Stars series 1-6
6th Grade
PENGUIN – easy start series
TROY STONE
WHO WANTS TO BE A STAR?
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
FLYING HOME
FIREBOY
LEOPARD & THE LIGHTHOUSE
PETE AND THE PIRATES
TINKERS ISLAND
HANNA & THE HURRICANE
PEARL GIRL
Penguin Readers level 1
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
WILLIAM TELL
HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES
BATTLE OF NEWTON ROAD
DAVID BECKHAM
RIP VAN WINKLE&LEGEND
MARCEL GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
PELE
ECB BOOKS – level R1
EADV OF CAPT CROSSBONE
FIVE CHILDREN AND IT
GHOST TEACHER
MESSAGE IN THE SKY
MUMMY'S SECRET
PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
RAILWAY CHILDREN
THREE MUSKETEERS
CAMBRIDGE – level 1
HELP
JOHN DOE
INSPECTOR LOGAN
OXFORD – Bookworm series (ST)
PIRATE TREASURE
DEAD MAN'S MONEY
ORCA
SURVIVE !
WHITE STONES
MYSTERY IN LONDON
ORANGES IN THE SNOW
ORCA
ELEPHANT MAN
MONKEY'S PAW
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY
Macmillan- Explorer series- level 4
PINOCCHIO
THE SNOW QUEEN
DAN TRIES TO HELP
ESCAPE FROM THE FIRE
ROBIN HOOD
OFARIM-First Steps to English –
steps 6-8
FRIENDS
HOLIDAYS
SUMMER TIME
Recommended List of Suggested Books According to Grade Levels (continued)
7th Grade
PENGUIN – levels 1-2
ALI AND HIS CAMERA (1)
DANIEL RADCLIFFE (1)
GIRL MEETS BOY (1)
LISA IN LONDON (1)
MARCEL & SHAKESPEARE LETTER
MICHAEL JORDAN (1)
MIKE'S LUCKY DAY (1)
MISSING COINS (1)
SURFER (1)
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND (2)
JUNGLE BOOK (2)
PERSUASION (2)
WALKABOUT (2)
WAVE (2)
TREASURE ISLAND (2)
HEIDI (2)
KIDNAPPED (2)
BLACK BEAUTY (2)
DANTE'S PEAK (2)
CAMBRIDGE – level 2
JOJO'S STORY
DOUBLE BASS MYSTERY
DIFFERENT WORLDS
OXFORD-Bookworm series level 2
RED DOG
ROBINSON CRUSOE
SHERLOCK HOLMES SHORT STORIES
YEAR OF SHARING
FACTFILES-BEAUTIFUL GAME
ECB BOOKS - R2 level
ABANDONED HOUSE
ADV .OF TOM SAWYER
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
CATHY'S DREAM
EVIL PAINTING
HERCULES
JOURNEY TO CENT EARTH
SECRET OF WHITE MOUNTAIN
MACMILLAN – Beginner level
JANE EYRE
LITTLE WOMEN
THE HOUSE IN THE PICTURE
THE TRUTH MACHINE
MARCO
PICTURE PUZZLE
RICH MAN, POOR MAN
MONEY FOR A MOTORBIKE
8th Grade
PENGUIN – level 3
RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
ROAD AHEAD
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
THIRTY NINE STEPS
INTERPRETER
EMIL AND THE DETECTIVES
NOTTING HILL
K'S FIRST CASE
MARTIN LUTHER KING
MATILDA
NO 1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY
RING
CAMBRIDGE – level 3
DOUBLE CROSS
EYE OF THE STORM
HOW I MET MYSELF
OXFORD – Bookworm series – level 3
SECRET GARDEN
SKYJACK
LOVE STORY
JUSTICE
CALL OF THE WILD
ECB BOOKS – R3
CHALLENGE
DANGER AT SHARK ROCK
GHOST OF GREEN LADY
INVISIBLE MAN
KIDNAPPED
KILMARNY ISLAND
PHANTOM OF OPERA
THE HACKER
MACMILLAN – Elementary level
THE WOMAN IN BLACK
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
THE PHANTOM AIRMAN
THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER
THE PRINCESS DIARIES
THE PROMISE
THE QUEST
THE WHITE FANG
9th Grade
PENGUIN – level 4
BOURNE IDENTITY
DAY OF THE JACKAL
DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
CINDERELLA MAN
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
GLADIATOR
FALLING LEAVES
MOSQUITO COAST
PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
THREE ADV OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
OXFORD – Bookworm series – level 4
LITTLE WOMEN
THREE MEN IN A BOAT
DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE
SILVER SWORD
SILAS MARNER
ECB BOOKS – level R4
CALL OF THE WILD
DRACULA
INNOCENT VICTIM
OLIVER TWIST
OLYMPIC KATE
RANSOM OF RED CHIEF
SAFARI MYSTERY
SECRETS OF SILVER LAKE
MACMILLAN – Pre-intermediate level
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
DAISY MILLER
FAR FROM THE MADDENING CROWD
THE WIZARD OF OZ
THE INVISIBLE MAN
I, ROBOT
OWL HALL
THE CALL OF THE WILD