Books Your Child Should Read Before Third Grade
Third Grade Reading
Reading in school and at home is important for many reasons, like language acquisition, communication and the sharing of information and ideas. A book takes the reader on a journey and opens up a lifetime of knowledge and information. Reading requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. Children who grow up reading books stand out by the way they think and act from those who have not been exposed to reading. Reading paves the way to education and wisdom. It has been proven that children who are introduced to reading at an early age seem to have a better understanding of phonics, achieve language skills with ease, have an abounding vocabulary and possess greater mental abilities. It is never too late to read to your children and get them excited about words and the world around them.
Below is a list of simple books your child should be able to entering the fourth grade. Plus: books on the earth, moon, sun phases of the moon, electricity, plant parts, and books on the 13 colonies and life in the colonial times.
Independent Reading
- My Weird School series by Dan Gutman
- Fourth Grade Fuss by Johanna Hurwitz
- Gully's Travels by Tor Seidler
- Amazing Days of Abby Hayes series by Anne Mazer
- Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
- Popular Clone by M.E. Castle
- Way Down Deep by Ruth White
- May B., by Caroline Starr Rose
- Pammy the Pig by Pam Fisher
Other suggestions: (Books listed below are from the 2014-2015 Sunshine State Young Reader's Award)
- Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea Beaty
- Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson
- Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
- The Adventure of Beanboy by Lisa Harkrader
- The Adventures of South Pole Pig by Chris Kurtz
- Elvis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee
- Capture the Flag by Kate Messner
- Hooper Finds a Family by Jane Paley
- When Life Gives You O.J. by Erica Perl
- Abby Carnelia's One & Only Magic Power by David Pogue
- Stranded by Jeff Probst
- The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors
- Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff
- King of the Mound by Wess Tooke
- 8 Class Pets + 1 Squirrel + 1 Dog = Chaos by Vivian Vande Velde
- My Near-Death Adventures (99% True) by Alison DeCamp
You will discover helpful resources and information on the Hellokids.com Reading channel. Keep your mind wide open!