3Rd Grade 1St 9 Weeks Supplemental Books
Austin ISD 2015-16
3rd Grade 1st 9 Weeks Supplemental Books
and On-Line Resources
Unit 1, Arc 1 – Fantasy
Picture Books:
Me, All Alone, at the End of the World by M. T. Anderson
My Life with the Wave by Catherine Cowan
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon
The Story of Fish and Snail by Deborah Freedman
Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg
Amos and Boris by William Steig
Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolan
Novels:
The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo
Unit 1, Arc 2 – Folktales
Picture Books:
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
Chinese Children's Favorite Stories by Mingmei Yip
Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folk Tale by Ruby Dee
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema
The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales by Dawn Casey (communities)
Bring the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema (communities)
Unit 1, Arc 3 – Realistic Fiction
Picture Books:
The Art of Miss Chew by Patrica Polacco (jobs)
The Royal Bee by Francis and Ginger Park
The Storyteller's Candle by Lucis Gonzalez (Hispanic heritage)
From North to South by Rene Colato Lainez (immigration)
My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston
Old Henry by Stephen Gammell
Novels:
Back to School, Mallory by Laurie Friedman
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Writing Mentor Text:
Dear Deer by Gene Barretta
Unit 1, Arc 4 – Historical Fiction
Picture Books:
Pink and Say by Patrica Polacco
Busing Brewster by Richard Michaelson
Imogene’s Last Stand by Candace Fleming
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Debroah Hopkinson (freedom week)
A Storm Called Katrina by Myron Uhlberg
Leah's Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich
Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson
Novels:
The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis
Unit 2, Arc 1 – Drama
Picture Books:
The Baker's Neighbor by Merrily P. Hansen (Hispanic heritage)
Munsch at Play by Irene N. Watts
Around the World Through Holidays by Carol Peterson (Hispanic heritage)
Action! Writing Your Own Play by Nancy Loewen
Reader's Theater: How to Put On A Production Series by Nancy Wallace
Unit 2, Arc 2 – Drama
Picture books:
Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children by Joseph Bruchac
Multicultural Folktales: Readers Theatre for Elementary Students by Suzanne I. Barchers
Playing With Plays Shakespeare Series by Brendan P. Kelso
Show Time at the Polk Street School by Patricia Reilly Giff
Treasures:
Treasures Interactive Read Aloud p. 132-199
Unit 2, Arc 3 – Poetry
Picture Books:
Touch the Poem by Arnold Adoff
Amazing Faces by Lee Bennet Hopkins
Face Bug by J. Patrick Lewis
Words, Wit, and Wonder: Writing Your Own Poem by Nancy Loewen
Here's a Little Poem by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
Marvelous Math by Lee Bennet Hopkins
Haiku Hike by St. Mary's Catholic School
Over In the Jungle: A Rainforest Rhyme by Marianne Berekes
Unit 2, Arc 4 – Poetry
Picture Books:
Summer Birds the Butterflies of Maria Merian by Margarita Engle (heroes)
On A Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Douglas Florian (sun, moon, and earth)
Love to Langston by Tony Medina (heroes)
This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness by Joyce Sidman
Some Kind of Love: A Family Reunion in Poems by Traci Dant
I Never Saw Another Butterfly by Hana Volavkola
Wonderful Words by Lee Bennet Hopkins
Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach
Ancient Rhymes: A Dolphin's Lullaby by John Denver
Austin ISD 2015-16
3rd Grade 2nd 9 Weeks Supplemental Books
and On-Line Resources
Unit 3, Arc 1 – Informational/Expository Text
Picture Books:
How Maps are Made by Martyn Bramwell (map skills)
Once Around the Block by Jose Lozano (informational class ABC book)
The Best Book of Whales and Dolphins by Christina Gunzi
Journey Around New York from A to Z by Martha and Heather Zschock (class ABC book)
S is for Scientist by Larry Verstraete (informational class ABC book) (inquiry- http://www.btsb.com/libcorner/lp/SisforScientists.pdf )
Whoever You Are by Mem Fox
Multiple Selections by Reading Genres: A Study Guide
Multiple Selections by Seymour Simon
Multiple Selections by National Geographic Reach
Unit 3, Arc 2 – Informational/Expository Text
Picture Books:
The Once Upon a Time Map Book by B. G. Hennessy (map skills)
W is for Woof by Ruth Strother (informational class ABC book)
The ABC Book of American Homes by Michael Shoulders (informational class ABC book)
The Cloud Book by Tomie de Paola
Which Way to the Revolution by Bob Barner (map skills)
Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach
Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide
Multiple Selections by Seymour Simon
Unit 3, Arc 3 – Procedural Text
Picture Books:
Hot Topics Tornado Touchdown Evan Moore Publishers ( www.howcast.com -teachers please preview and find a segment appropriate for your class)
B is for Bookworm by Anita C. Prieto
How to Clean Your Room in 10 Easy Steps by Jennifer Larue Huget
Emeril's There's a Chef in my Soup! by Emeril Lagasse
Do It Yourself Science Series
Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide
Unit 3, Arc 4 – Procedural Text
Picture Books:
How to Babysit a Grandpa by Jean Regan
M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual) by Doreen Cronin
Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. by Marjorie Priceman
How-To Books by Gail Gibbons
Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide
Unit 4, Arc 1 – Literary Nonfiction/Biography
Picture Books:
On A Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne
Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull
Lives of the Scientists by Kathleen Krull
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippen by Jen Bryant
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet (Thanksgiving customs and traditions)
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
In My Family by Carmen Lomas Garza
The Upside-Down Boy by Juan Felipe Herrera
Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach
Unit 4, Arc 2 – Literary Nonfiction/Biography
Picture books:
Teammates by Peter Golenbock (customs and traditions)
Anne Frank by Josephine Poole
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino
Thank You Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse (Thanksgiving customs and traditions)
26 Fairmont Avenue by Tomie dePaola
When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan
Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach
Unit 4, Arc 3 – Literary Nonficiton/Biography
Novels:
"Here Come the Girl Scouts! The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette ""Daisy"" Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure" by Shana Corey
Me...Jane by Patrick McDonnell
This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson
Black Elk's Vision: A Lakota Story by S. D. Nelson
Helen's Big World: The Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport
Satchel Paige by Lisa Cline-Ransome
Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach
Unit 5, Arc 1 – Persuasive Text
Picture Books:
My Brother Dan's Delicious by Steven L. Layne
I Wanna Iguanna by Karen Kaufman Orlof
Lincoln Tells a Joke by Kathleen Krull
Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Hey Little Ant! by Philip M.Hoose
Can I Have a Stegosaurus Mom? Can I Please? by Lois Grambling
Unit 5, Arc 2 – Persuasive Text
Picture Books:
The Moon by Paulette Bourgeois (sun, earth, and moon)
Capstone Series: Media Literacy
Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer by Carol Brendler
Earrings by Judith Viorst
Should We Have Pets? A Persuasive Text by Sylvia Lollis
3rd Grade 3rd 9 Weeks Supplemental Books
and On-Line Resources
Unit 6, Arc 1 – Drama
Picture books:
Show Me A Story: Writing Your Own Picture Book by Nancy Loewen
One Fine Day: A Radio Play by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk
Shakespeare Can Be Fun Series by Lois Burdett
Multicultural Folktales: Readers Theatre for Elementary Students by Suzanne I. Barchers
Munsch at Play by Irene N. Watts
Unit 6, Arc 2 – Fable, Myths, Legends, and Folktales
Picture Books:
Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman
The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell (earth)
Odysseys and the Cyclops by Carl Meister
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young
The Legend of Bluebonnet by Tomi DePaola (earth)
Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg
Unit 6, Arc 3 – Historical Fiction
Picture Books:
The Hallelujah Flight by Phil Bildner
Share A Scare: Writing Your Own Scary Story by Nancy Loewen
Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown (communities change)
Freedom River by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
The Cheshire Cheese Cat: A Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy
More than Anything Else by Marie Bradby
Unit 6, Arc 4 – Historical informational Text
Picture Books:
Once Upon A Time: Writing Your Own Fairy Tale by Nancy Loewen
All Stations! Distress!: April 15, 1912, The Day the Titanic Sank by D. Brown
14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy
The Cod's Tale by Mark Kurlansky
Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson
Unit 7, Arc 1 – Poetry
Picture Books:
Mirror, Mirror by Marilyn Singer
The Spider and the Fly by Tony DiTerlizzi
When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer by Walt Whitman
A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems by Deborah Ruddell
Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices by Paul Janeczko
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
Turtle in July by Marilyn Singer
If I Were In Charge of the World by Judith Viorst
Unit 7, Arc 2 – Informational/Expository Text
Picture Books:
Olivia's Birds: Saving the Gulf by Olivia Bouler
No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart
Abe's Honest Words by Doreen Rappaport
Langston's Train Ride by Robert Burleigh
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. by Doreen Rappaport
Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide
Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach
Multiple Selections by Seymour Simon
Unit 7, Arc 3 – Literary Fiction
Picture Books:
The Boy Who Harnassed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Earth Resources)
So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George/ David Small (President’s Day)
Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It! by Carey Armstrong-Ellis
Seeds of Change by Jen Cullerton Johnson (Black History/Environments)
Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
Saving Sweetness by Diane Stanley
The Junkyard Wondersby Patricia Polacco
Novels:
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Unit 7, Arc 4 – Literary Fiction
Picture Books:
No One But You by Dougles Wood (organisms and environments)
The Table Where Rich People Sit by Peter Baylor
Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin (organisms and environmetns)
Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea Beaty
The Rough-Faced Girl by Rafe Martin
Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss (organisms and environments)
Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas by Cyntia Rylant
My Freedom Trip by Ginger and Francis Park
The Three Questions by John J. Muth
City Green by DyAnne DiSalvo (organisms and environments)
Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli
Unit 7, Arc 5 – Literary Nonfiction/Biography
Picture Books:
Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth by Robert Burleigh
My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz by Monica Brown
Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself by Margaret Frith
Salt in his Shoes: Michael Jordon in Pursuit of his Dreams by Delores and Roslyn Jordon
Alvin Ailey by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Texas history)
Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach
Lives of Athletes by Kathleen Krull
Multiple Selections by David Adler
Novels:
The Boy's War:Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the War by Jim Murphy
Unit 7, Arc 6 – Informational/Expository Text
Picture Books:
Peace Begins With You by Katherine Scholes
What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? by Steve Jenkins (food chains)
Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? by Tanya Lee Stone (Womens’ history)
Staying Alive: The Story of Food Chains by Jacqui Bailey (food chains)
Secrets of the Garden: Food Chains and the Food Web In Our Backyard by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld (food chains)
Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide
Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach
Multiple Selections - Seymour Simon
3rd Grade 4th 9 Weeks Supplemental Books
and On-Line Resources
Unit 8, Arc 1 – Informational/Expository Text
Picture Books:
Where in the Wild? by David M. Schwartz and Yael Schy (adaptations)
The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry (adaptations)
Snow School by Sandra Markle (adaptations)
Family Pack by Sandra Markle (adaptations)
Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta (inventions)
A Drop of Water by Walter Wick
Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide
Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach
Multiple Selections - Seymour Simon
Unit 8, Arc 2 – Poetry
Picture Books:
The Burger and the Hot Dog by Jim Aylesworth
A Poke in the I: A Collection of Contrete Poems by Paul B. Janeczko
If Not For the Cat by Jack Prelutsky
Under the Mambo Moon by Julia Durango
The Hound Dog's Haiku by Michael J. Rosen
Speak to Me by Karen English
Pirates by David Harrison
A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein
Unit 8, Arc 3 – Folktales
Picture Books:
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale by Carmen Agra Deedy
The Paper Crane by Molly Bang
Thirteen Moons on a Turtle's Back by Joseph Bruchac
Sungura and Leopard: A Swahili Trickster Tale by Barbara Knutson
The Lizard and the Sun by Alma Ada
What's in Rabbit's House by Verna Aardema
Oh, Kojo! How Could You? by Verna Aardema
Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion by Verna Aardema
Unit 8, Arc 4 – Procedural Text
Picture Books:
From Egg to Butterfly - Lerner Series: Start to Finish (life cycles)
Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills
DK Readers Series: The Story of Chocolate by C.J. Polin
How to Draw 50 Series by Lee Ames
Georgia Rises: A Day in the Life of Georgia O'Keeffe by Katheryn Lasky