Reading List: Grade 3-4 

In grades 3-4, students are focusing more on developing their reading skills. At this grade level, students will do more than just read books in the classroom; they’ll be asked to read aloud, act out scenes, write about what they read, and begin discussing books based on their thoughts and ideas.

 

Even though your child is growing up, it’s important that you continue to read with your child. When reading together let your child see the words, and don't be afraid to talk aloud about the book that you read together. If you think something is funny, strange or interesting, be sure to share those comments with your child.

 

Summer is a great time to begin developing reading rituals with your child. Take 30 minutes out of every day to sit down and read one of our recommended books together. Most of these books are available at your local public library for free. To check out any of these books all you need to have is a library card. Click on the links below to learn more about each book or download the  2009 summer reading list.

 

Grades 3-4 summer reading list 

 

Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln , Doreen Rappaport

 

Abraham Lincoln Comes Home , Robert Burleigh

 

Aesop's Fables , John Cech

 

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things , Lenore Look

 

Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope , Nikki Grimes

 

Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane , Carole Boston Weatherford

 

The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry , Bill Martin Jr.

 

Clementine's Letter , Sara Pennypacker

 

Coretta Scott , Ntozake Shange

 

The Dangerous Alphabet  , Neil Gaiman

 

Dodger and Me ,  Jordan Sonnenblick

 

Fun and Simple Great Lakes State Crafts: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota , June Ponte

 

The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales , James Bruchac

 

How I Learned Geography , Uri Shulevitz

 

Ibby's Magic Weekend  , Heather Dyer

 

Illinois , Barbara A. Somervill

 

Julia Gillian (and the Art of Knowing) ,  Alison McGhee

 

Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories About Growing Up Scieszka , Jon Scieszka

 

Lady Liberty: A Biography , Doreen Rappaport

 

Lincoln and His Boys , Rosemary Wells

 

The Lincoln Memorial  , Mary Firestone

 

Masterpiece , Elise Broach

 

The Maze of Bones , Rick Riordan

 

Mazes Around the World , Mary Lankford

 

Medusa Jones , Ross Collins

 

Mr. Lincoln's Boys: Being the Mostly True Adventures  of Abraham Lincoln's Trouble-Making Sons, Tad and Willie , Staton Rabin

 

The Monster Health Book: A Guide to Eating Healthy, Being Active & Feeling Great for Monsters and Kids , Edward Miller

 

My Dog May Be a Genius , Jack Prelutsky

 

Nic Bishop Frogs , Nic Bishop

 

One False Note , Gordon Korman

 

One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference , Katie Smith Milway

 

Phillis's Big Test , Catherine Clinton

 

Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum , Robert Andrew Parker

 

Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari  Maathai , Claire A. Nivola

 

A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams , Jennifer Bryant

 

Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World , Jane Yolen

 

Silent Music: A Story of Baghdad , James Rumford

 

Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express , Megan McDonald

 

The Tales of Beedle the Bard ,  J. K. Rowling

 

The Thing About Georgie: A Novel , Lisa Graff

 

Way Up and Over Everything ,  Alice McGill

 

What to Do About Alice?: How Alice Roosevelt Broke the Rules, Charmed the World, and Drove Her Father Teddy Crazy! , Barbara Kerley

 

Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator , Sarah C. Campbell

 

Other books

Down Girl & Sit: Bad to the Bone, Lucy Nolan

 

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