Grades 3-4 Books to Read

Amber Brown Goes Fourth
by Paula Danziger. Amber copes when her best friend moves away and her parents divorce. http://www.scholastic.com/titles/amberbrown/amber3.htm

Ben's Dream by Chris Van Allsburg. Ben imagines that he and his house float by the monuments of the world.

Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
by Dav Pilkey. Another epic novel. http://www.scholastic.com/captainunderpants/home.htm

Dia's Story Cloth
by Dia Cha. A family treasure records Dia's life in Laos and journey to America.

A Flying Birthday Cake?
by Louis Sachar. Marvin Redpost sees a glowing green thing in the night sky.http://www2.scholastic.com/teachers/authorsandbooks/authorstudies/authorhome.jhtml?authorID=85&collateralID=5278&displayName=Biography

The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus
by Aliki. Who's who from the Titans to Zeus.

The Gold Cadillac
by Mildred D. Taylor. Lois and her family visit the South and encounter racial prejudice for the first time.

Hansel and Gretel
by Rika Lesser. A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a house made of bread, cakes, and candy.

I Was Dreaming to Come to America: Memories from the Ellis Island Oral History Project
by Veronica Lawlor. Immigrants recall their arrival in New York City.

The Imp That Ate My Homework
by Laurence Yep. Jim and his grandfather battle a mischievous demon, released from an ancient Chinese vase.

Its All Greek to Me
by Jon Scieszka. Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported back to the time of Zeus. http://www.nypl.org/branch/kids/authorchat.html

The Kid in the Red Jacket
by Barbara Park. Howard moves to a distant state and adjusts to a new school. http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/junieb/authorbio.html

The Many Troubles of Andy Russell
by David A. Adler. A new baby in the family and missing gerbils in his classroom cause difficulties for Andy. http://www.davidaadler.com/

Minty
by Alan Schroeder. Young Harriet Tubman dreams of escaping slavery.

My Name is María Isabel
by Alma Flor Ada. A third grade girl from Puerto Rico writes about living in America. http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/folk/index.htm

Pinky and Rex Go to Camp
by James Howe. Two best friends leave home for the first time. http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/FairviewES/reading/howe.htm

Poppy
by Avi. A courageous mouse saves her family.

Ship
by David Macaulay. Archaeologists uncover a 15^th century caravel in the Caribbean Sea.

Soul Looks Back in Wonder
Tom Feelings art and selections of poems celebrate African American life.

Stone Fox
by John Reynolds Gardiner. Willy must win the dogsled race. http://teacher.scholastic.com/iditarod/home.htm

26 Fairmount Avenue
by Tomie DePaola. An author and illustrator remembers his childhood.

The Whipping Boy
by Sid Fleischman. Prince Brat and orphan Jemmy both run away from the palace.
http://www.carr.org/authco/fleischman.htm