GRADE THREE SUMMER READING LIST 2017
June 1, 2017
Dear Rising Third Graders,
Summer is a wonderful time of exploration! We invite you to explore the world
of books in new and personal ways. Enjoy the moments you spend reading, both the
wonderful required readings and something that is not required. Our wish is that you
may find many moments to read a new author, as well as take time to read aloud to your
family or friends.
The attached reading list includes suggestions of books that represent a wide
range of third grade reading material and allows for differences in reading interest and
ability. To help select an appropriate book for your reading level, we suggest you:
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Open a book to the center page.
Read aloud one full page.
Check to see if you can read most of the words.
If you miss more than two words, unless they are proper nouns or names, select a
book that is easier to read, one that is interesting and comfortable to read alone.
We hope you will enjoy going to the library and choosing books for summer reading
fun. You may pick books from this suggested list or you may find new ones that you
would like to recommend to us. We want the reading to be fun and an adventure.
Please record the title and author of the books you read on the record sheet at the
end of the Third Grade list. You must read at least five (5) books. On the first day of
school in September please bring in the list that both you and your parents have
signed.
Sincerely,
Your 3rd Grade Teachers
GRADE THREE SUMMER READING LIST 2017
ADVENTURE/ANIMAL FANTASY STORIES
I Was a 3rd Grade Science Project
I was a 3rd Grade Spy
Mary Jane Auch
Flat Stanley (series)
Jeff Brown
Mouse and the Motorcycle
Beverly Cleary
The Cats of Cuckoo Square
Adele Geras
Misty of Chincoteague (and sequels)
Marguerite Henry
Bunnicula: (and sequels)
James and Deborah Howe
The School Mouse
Lady Lollipop
Dick King- Smith
Catwings (and other Catwing titles)
Ursula LeGuin
Marvin Redpost (series)
Louis Sachar
FAMILY/FRIENDSHIP STORIES
Freckle Juice
Fudge (series)
Judy Blume
Gloria (series)
Ann Cameron
Soccer Halfback (and other titles)
Matt Christopher
Ramona the Pest (and other Ramona titles)
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Beverly Cleary
Amber Brown (series)
Paula Danzinger
Miss Daisy is Crazy
Mr. Klutz is Nuts
(And other titles)
Dan Gutman
Gooney Bird Greene
Lois Lowry
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (series)
Betty McDonald
GRADE THREE SUMMER READING LIST 2017
Judy Moody (series)
Megan McDonald
Sideways Stories (series)
Louis Sacher
Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World
Mildred Pitts Walter
FAMOUS PEOPLE
A Picture Book of Simon Bolivar
A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln
A Picture Book of Thomas Jefferson
(And other titles)
David S. Adler
White House Children
Miriam Bourne
Eleanor
Barbara Cooney
Susan B. Anthony
Helen Albee Monsell
Glorious Flight
Alice Provenson
Martin’s Big Words
Doreen Rappaport
Wilma Unlimited
Kathleen Krull
LONG AGO AND FOLK/FAIRY TALES
The Famous Adventures of Jack
Berlie Doherty
Mystic Horse
Iktomi (series)
Paul Goble
Fearless Jack
Paul Brett Johnson
Seven Chinese Brothers
Margaret Mahy
Arrow to the Sun
Gerald McDermott
Grandfather's Journey (others)
Allen Say
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
Janet Stevens
GRADE THREE SUMMER READING LIST 2017
MATH FUN
Anno’s Math Games (series)
Mitsumasa Anno
Marvelous Math
Lee Bennett Hopkins
How Much is a Million?
David M. Schwartz
A Million Dots
Andrew Clements
MYSTERY STORIES
Cam Jansen (series)
David Adler
Magic Tree House (series)
Mary Pope Osborne
Jigsaw Jones Mysteries (series)
James Preller
A to Z Mysteries (series)
Ron Roy
Encyclopedia Brown: Boy Detective (series)
Donald J. Sobol
The Boxcar Children (series)
Gertrude Chandler Warner
POETRY
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
Paul Fleischman
A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems Paul B. Janeczko
Hiawatha
Paul Revere’s Ride
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Beauty of the Beast
For Laughing Out Loud
Jack Prelutsky
Falling Up
The Light in the Attic
Shel Silverstein
GRADE THREE SUMMER READING LIST 2017
READ-ALOUD
Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frindle (And other titles)
Andrew Clements
The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling
Stuart Little
E.B. White
Little House (series)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Swiss Family Robinson
Johann David Wyss
GRAPHIC NOVELS
Babymouse
Jennifer Holm
Zita the Spacegirl
Ben Hatke
Lunch Lady
Jarrett Krosoczka
Please continue to read aloud to your child, even though your child may be an
independent reader.
Have a wonderful literary summer!
GRADE THREE SUMMER READING LIST 2017
Summer Reading List Record
Over the summer you must read at least five (5) books. The NPS reading list provides
many suggestions for books appropriate for you grade level. Please record the books that
you have read and return this completed form to your teacher the first day of school in
September.
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Upon completion of the required reading, the student and parent should sign below.
Student’s Signature
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Parent Signature
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GRADE THREE SUMMER READING LIST 2017
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ADDITIONAL BOOKS I READ
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