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Recommended
Books
Third and Fourth Grades
Fiction
I
Was a Third Grade Spy
by Mary Jane Auch; illustrated
by Herm Auch
When Brian’s dog begins
to talk, he uses him to spy on his classmates.
Tales
of a Fourth Grade Nothing
by Judy Blume; illustrated
by Roy Doty
Peter’s demanding two-year-old
brother gets all the attention.
Gloria
Rising
by Ann Cameron; pictures
by Lis Toft
A female astronaut encourages
Gloria to do her best.
The
Key Collection
by Andrea Cheng; illustrated
by Yangsook Choi
Jimmy’s world is turned
upside-down when his grandmother moves away
to California.
Butterfly
Buddies
by Judy Cox; illustrated
by Blanche Sims
Robin learns the value of
honesty while trying to become friends with
her science project partner.
Amber
Brown is Green with Envy
by Paula Danziger; illustrated
by Tony Ross
When her mother decides to
remarry, Amber makes some important decisions
of her own.
Rosy
Cole’s Worst Ever, Best Yet Tour of New
York City
by Sheila Greenwald
Rosy attempts to show her
small-town cousin the sights of New York.
Five
Smooth Stones: Hope’s Diary
by Kristiana Gregory
Hope’s diary reflects
the beginning of the American Revolution in
1776.
Chang
and the Bamboo Flute
by Elizabeth Starr Hill;
pictures by Lesley Liu
Chang helps save his father’s
fishing raft during a storm.
Starring
Grace
by Mary Hoffman; pictures
by Caroline Binch
Grace and her friends have
many adventures during their summer vacation.
Invasion
of the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6!
by James Howe; illustrated
by Brett Helquist
Howie the dachshund tells
how he and Delilah save Earth from an invasion.
Herbie
Jones and the Class Gift
by Suzy Kline; illustrated
by Richard Williams
Disaster strikes when Herbie
and Raymond go to pick up the teacher’s
gift.
The
Lost Flower Children
by Janet Taylor Lisle;
illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa
After their mother dies,
two sisters go to live with their great aunt.
A
Crazy Mixed-Up Spanglish Day
by Marisa Montes; illustrated
by Joe Cepeda
Gabí tries to remember
to speak English in school and Spanish at home,
but a classmate’s teasing adds to her
problems.
The
Charm Bracelet
by Emily Rodda; illustrations
by Raoul Vitale
While searching for her ill
grandmother’s charm bracelet, Jessie is
led into a magical world.
Meet
Kaya: An American Girl
by Janet Shaw; illustrations
by Bill Farnsworth
In 1764, while fishing with
her family, Kaya learns an important lesson
about bragging.
Fourth
Grade Rats
by Jerry Spinelli; illustrated
by Paul Casale
Suds learns that you don’t
have to be a tough guy to be grown up.
Skunk
Scout
by Laurence Yep
Teddy finds that camping
with his uncle is a big change from the city
life he loves.
Nonfiction
One
Giant Leap: The Story of Neil Armstrong
written and illustrated
by Don Brown
Neil Armstrong’s childhood
dreams are fulfilled when he becomes an astronaut.
Behold…the
Dragons!
by Gail Gibbons
Learn how myths about dragons
began and how different cultures portray dragons.
Whales!
Strange and Wonderful
by Laurence Pringle;
illustrated by Meryl Henderson
Information about different
kinds of whales is presented in both words and
pictures.
Millions
to Measure
by David M. Schwartz;
pictures by Steven Kellogg
Marvelosissimo the Magician
explains the development of our system of measurement.
Math
Appeal
by Greg Tang; illustrated
by Harry Briggs
Illustrated rhymes pose mind-stretching
math riddles and give hints for solving them.
Least
Things: Poems about Small Natures
by Jane Yolen; photographs
by Jason Stemple
Several small creatures are
featured in haiku and color photographs.
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