Following is the list of adopted titles used for the third grade reading program. Although certain titles are assigned to specific grades, when necessary, teachers may use a list of titles above or below their grade. It is desired that at least 10 adopted books are read each year. (Outside recreational reading is highly encouraged for the students. However, that reading is not included in the number above.)
Atwater, Richard Mr. Popper's Penguins – H, YC
Bailey, Carolyn Miss Hickory – H, YC
Bishop, Claire Huchet Twenty & Ten – H
Cleary, Beverly Henry & Beezus – H, YC
Cleary, Beverly Henry Huggins – H, YC
Cleary, Beverly Ribsy – H, YC
Cleary, Beverly Ramona The Pest – H, YC
D'Aulaire, I.E. Benjamin Franklin + – H
Dalgliesh, Alice The Courage of Sarah Noble – H, YC
Dalgliesh, Alice America Begins – H, YC
Erickson, Russell Wharton & The Castaways – H
Farley, Walter The Black Stallion + – H, YC
Fritz, Jean What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?– H, YC
Fritz, Jean Where Was Patrick Henry on May 29?– H, YC
Fritz, Jean Why Don’t You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? – H
Fritz, Jean Will You Sign Here, John Hancock? – H, YC
Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books +
Henry, Marguerite Misty of Chincoteague + – YC
Herriot, James James Herriot’s Treasury for Children – H, YC
Holling, H.C. Paddle to the Sea + – H, YC
Hope, Laura The Bobbsey Twins + – YC
Hurwitz, Johanna Aldo Applesauce – H, YC
Jackson, Dave and Neta Trailblazer Series +
Kipling, Rudyard Just So Stories – H
Lawson, Robert Rabbit Hill – H, YC
Lawson, Robert Ben and Me – H, YC
MacLachlan, Patricia Sarah, Plain and Tall – H, YC
McGovern, Ann If You Grew Up With Abraham Lincoln – H
McGovern, Ann If You Lived With the Sioux Indians
Milne, A.A. Winnie the Pooh – H, YC
Reece, Colleen The Mayflower Adventure (American Adventure Series +)
Roddy, Lee Ladd Family Adventures
Sewell, Anna Black Beauty – H, YC
Sobol, Donald Encyclopedia Brown Series + – H, YC
Warner, Gertrude The Boxcar Children + – H, YC
White, E.B. Charlotte's Web + – H, YC
White, E.B. Stuart Little – H, YC
White, E.B. The Trumpet of the Swan – H, YC
Wilder, Laura On the Banks of Plum Creek – H, YC
Wilder, Laura By the Shores of Silver Lake – H, YC
Wilder, Laura The Little House on the Prairie + – H, YC
Editor's note: "+" = any title in that series would be acceptable.
H = Hampton Public Library
YC = York County Public Library
THIRD GRADE HISTORY LITERATURE LIST
Six books must be read from the following list:
Adler, David A Picture Book of Patrick Henry – YC
Barrett, Marvin Meet Thomas Jefferson – H
Brandt, Keith Lafayette: Hero of Two Nations – YC
Brandt, Keith Paul Revere: Son of Liberty – H
Carter, Alden R. The American Revolution – H, YC
Cousins, Margaret Ben Franklin in Old Philadelphia – H
Daughtery, James The Landing of the Pilgrims – H
Ferris, Jeri Chase Remember the Ladies: A Story About Abigail Adams – YC
Greene, Carol Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musical Genius – H
Greene, Carol Johann Sebastian Bach: Great Man of Music – H
Greene, Stephanie Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble – H
Harness, Cheryl They’re Off! The Story of the Pony Express – H, YC
Henry, Marguerite Justin Morgan had a Horse – H, YC
Lerner Biographies Native American Doctor: The Story of Susan LaFlesche Picotte – YC
Maestro, Betsy & Guilio The Story of the Statue of Liberty – H
Maestro, Betsy & Guilio A More Perfect Union: The Story of the Constitution – H
Morley, Jacqueline How Would You Survive in the American West? – H, YC
Penner, Lucille Recht The True Story of Pocahontas – YC
Sabin, Louis Patrick Henry: Voice of the American Revolution – H
Souci, Robert San N.C. Wyeth’s Pilgrims – YC
Venezia, Mike Rembrandt – YC
Waters, Kate Mary Geddy’s Day: A Colonial Girl in Williamsburg – YC
If our own CCS library does not carry the above books, they can be found at the two following libraries:
H = Hampton Public Library
YC = York County Public Library
Four books must be read from the original CCS reading list.
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