Common Core Suggested Reading List
Second Grade and Third Grade Common Core Suggested Reading List
· My Father’s Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett
· “The Fire Cat,” Esther Averill
· Amos and Boris William Steig
· The Treasure Uri Shulevitz
· The Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron
· Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan
· Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures Cythia Rylant
· Tops and Bottoms Janet Stevens
· The Raft Jim LaMarche
· Poppleton in Winter Cynthia Rylant
· The Lighthouse Family: The Storm Cynthia Rylant
· The One-Eyed Giant Mary Pope Osborne
· Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa Erica Silverman
Poetry
· “Autumn,” Emily Dickinson
· “Who Has Seen the Wind?” Christina Rossetti
· “Afternoon on a Hill,” Edna St. Vincent Millay
· “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Robert Frost
· “Something Told the Wild Geese” Rachel Field
· “Grandpa’s Stories” Langston Hughes
· “A Bat is Born” Randall Jarrell
· “Knoxville, Tennessee” Nikki Giovanni
· “Weather” Eve Merriam
· “Eating While Reading” Gary Soto
Informational Texts
· A Medieval Feast Aliki
· From Seed to Plant Gail Gibbons
· Bats: Creatures of the Night Joyce Milton
· Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions Around the World Selby Beeler
· Art around the World Heather Leonard
· Martin Luther King and the March on Washington Frances E. Ruffin
· So You Want to Be President? Judith St. George
· Crittercam Andrew Einspruch
· Boy, We Were Wrong About Dinosaurs Kathleen V. Kudlinski
· Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Brian Floca
o ***See our REVIEW and Resources you could use with this book!***
· Where Do Polar Bears Live? Sarah L. Thomson
Read-Aloud Stories
· How the Camel Got His Hump Rudyard Kipling
· The Thirteen Clocks James Thurber
· Charlotte’s Web E.B. White
o ***See what we thought about reading this book and get other links to help with lesson planning!***
· The Cricket in Times Square George Selden
· The Search for Delicious, Natalie Babbitt
· Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
· Sign Painter Allen Say
Read-Aloud Poetry
· “The Jumblies,” Edward Lear
· “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” Robert Browning
· “Your World,” Georgia Douglas Johnson
· “The Song of the Jellicles” T.S. Elliot
· “Fireflies,” Paul Fleischman
Read-Aloud Informational Texts
o Lincoln: A Photobiography Russell Freedman
o The Story of the Ruby Bridges Robert Coles
o A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder Walter Wick
o If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People David J. Smith
o Ah, Music Aliki
o The Museum Book: A Guide to Strange and Wonderful Collections Jan Mark
o What the World Eats Faith D’Aluisio
o Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature’s Footprints
o 14 Cows for America Carmen Agra Deedy
Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade Common Core Suggested Reading List
Literature
· Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
· The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett
· The Black Stallion Walter Farley
· The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
· Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt
· Zlateh the Goat Isaac Bashevis Singer
· M.C. Higgins, the Great Virginia Hamilton
· The Birchbark House Louise Erdrich
· Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
· Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin
Poetry
· “The Echoing Green,” William Blake
· “The New Colossus,” Emma Lazarus
· “Casey at the Bat,” Ernest Lawrence Thayer
· “A Bird Came Down the Walk,” Emily Dickinson
· “Fog,” Carl Sandburg
· “Dust of Snow” Robert Frost
· “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf” Roald Dahl
· “They Were My People” Grace Nichols
· “Words Free As Confetti,” Pat Mora
Informational Texts
o Discovering Mars: The Amazing Story of the Red Planet Melvin Berger
o Let’s Investigate Marvelously Meaningful Maps Madelyn Wood Carlisle
o Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms Patricia Lauber
o The Kid’s Guide to Money: Earning It, Saving It, Spending It, Growing It, Sharing It Steve Otfinoski
o Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions Don Wulffson
o Good Pet, Bad Pet Elizabeth Schleichert
o Ancient Mound Builders E. Barrie Kavash
o About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks Bruce Koscielniak
o England the Land Erinn Banting
o A History of US Joy Hakim
o My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World Margriet Ruurs
o Horses Seymour Simon
o Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea Sy Montgomery
o Volcanoes Simon Seymour
o We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball Kadir Nelson
o Kenya’s Long Dry Season Nellie Gonzalez Cutler
o Seeing Eye to Eye Leslie Hall
o Telescopes Colin A. Ronan
o Underground Railroad Henrietta Buckmaster
· My Father’s Dragon Ruth Stiles Gannett
· “The Fire Cat,” Esther Averill
· Amos and Boris William Steig
· The Treasure Uri Shulevitz
· The Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron
· Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan
· Henry and Mudge: The First Book of Their Adventures Cythia Rylant
· Tops and Bottoms Janet Stevens
· The Raft Jim LaMarche
· Poppleton in Winter Cynthia Rylant
· The Lighthouse Family: The Storm Cynthia Rylant
· The One-Eyed Giant Mary Pope Osborne
· Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa Erica Silverman
Poetry
· “Autumn,” Emily Dickinson
· “Who Has Seen the Wind?” Christina Rossetti
· “Afternoon on a Hill,” Edna St. Vincent Millay
· “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” Robert Frost
· “Something Told the Wild Geese” Rachel Field
· “Grandpa’s Stories” Langston Hughes
· “A Bat is Born” Randall Jarrell
· “Knoxville, Tennessee” Nikki Giovanni
· “Weather” Eve Merriam
· “Eating While Reading” Gary Soto
Informational Texts
· A Medieval Feast Aliki
· From Seed to Plant Gail Gibbons
· Bats: Creatures of the Night Joyce Milton
· Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions Around the World Selby Beeler
· Art around the World Heather Leonard
· Martin Luther King and the March on Washington Frances E. Ruffin
· So You Want to Be President? Judith St. George
· Crittercam Andrew Einspruch
· Boy, We Were Wrong About Dinosaurs Kathleen V. Kudlinski
· Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 Brian Floca
o ***See our REVIEW and Resources you could use with this book!***
· Where Do Polar Bears Live? Sarah L. Thomson
Read-Aloud Stories
· How the Camel Got His Hump Rudyard Kipling
· The Thirteen Clocks James Thurber
· Charlotte’s Web E.B. White
o ***See what we thought about reading this book and get other links to help with lesson planning!***
· The Cricket in Times Square George Selden
· The Search for Delicious, Natalie Babbitt
· Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
· Sign Painter Allen Say
Read-Aloud Poetry
· “The Jumblies,” Edward Lear
· “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” Robert Browning
· “Your World,” Georgia Douglas Johnson
· “The Song of the Jellicles” T.S. Elliot
· “Fireflies,” Paul Fleischman
Read-Aloud Informational Texts
o Lincoln: A Photobiography Russell Freedman
o The Story of the Ruby Bridges Robert Coles
o A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder Walter Wick
o If the World Were a Village: A Book about the World’s People David J. Smith
o Ah, Music Aliki
o The Museum Book: A Guide to Strange and Wonderful Collections Jan Mark
o What the World Eats Faith D’Aluisio
o Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature’s Footprints
o 14 Cows for America Carmen Agra Deedy
Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade Common Core Suggested Reading List
Literature
· Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll
· The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett
· The Black Stallion Walter Farley
· The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
· Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt
· Zlateh the Goat Isaac Bashevis Singer
· M.C. Higgins, the Great Virginia Hamilton
· The Birchbark House Louise Erdrich
· Bud, Not Buddy Christopher Paul Curtis
· Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin
Poetry
· “The Echoing Green,” William Blake
· “The New Colossus,” Emma Lazarus
· “Casey at the Bat,” Ernest Lawrence Thayer
· “A Bird Came Down the Walk,” Emily Dickinson
· “Fog,” Carl Sandburg
· “Dust of Snow” Robert Frost
· “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf” Roald Dahl
· “They Were My People” Grace Nichols
· “Words Free As Confetti,” Pat Mora
Informational Texts
o Discovering Mars: The Amazing Story of the Red Planet Melvin Berger
o Let’s Investigate Marvelously Meaningful Maps Madelyn Wood Carlisle
o Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms Patricia Lauber
o The Kid’s Guide to Money: Earning It, Saving It, Spending It, Growing It, Sharing It Steve Otfinoski
o Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions Don Wulffson
o Good Pet, Bad Pet Elizabeth Schleichert
o Ancient Mound Builders E. Barrie Kavash
o About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks Bruce Koscielniak
o England the Land Erinn Banting
o A History of US Joy Hakim
o My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World Margriet Ruurs
o Horses Seymour Simon
o Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea Sy Montgomery
o Volcanoes Simon Seymour
o We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball Kadir Nelson
o Kenya’s Long Dry Season Nellie Gonzalez Cutler
o Seeing Eye to Eye Leslie Hall
o Telescopes Colin A. Ronan
o Underground Railroad Henrietta Buckmaster