Books by Reading Level:
Guided Reading Level L
Abraham Lincoln by Lola Schaefer
Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse by Leo Lionni
Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver by Jean van Leeuwen
Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish
Animal Tracks by Arthur Dorros
Astronauts by Tami Deedrick
Beans on the Roof by Betsy Byars
The Best Worst Day by Bonnie Graves
Cam Jansen series by David Adler
The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia R. Giff
Cannonball Chris by Jean Marzollo
Cargo Ships by Adele Richardson
Cesar Chavez by Lola Schaefer
Chang’s Paper Pony by Eleanor Coerr
Chickens by Peter Brady
The Curse of the Cobweb Queen by Geoffrey Hayes
Desert Giant: the World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash
Dinosaur Babies by Lucille Penner
Dinosaur Days by Joyce Milton
Dinosaur Hunters by Kate McMullan
Diplodocus by Daniel Cohen
The Dog that Stole Home by Matt Christopher
Dragon Breath by Jan O’Connor
The Dragons of Blueland by Ruth S. Gannett
Everybody’s Best Friend by Larry Brimner
Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams by Avi
Football Friends by Jean Marzollo
George and Martha series by James Marshall
George Washington by Lola Schaefer
The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone
Grasshopper on the Road by Arnold Lobel
Great Smoky MountainsNational Parkby Mike Graf
Gregory, the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat
Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo
Hill of Fire by Thomas Lewis
Horrible Harry series by Suzy Kline
How Much Is that Guinea Pig in the Window? by Joanne Rocklin
Hungry, Hungry Sharks by Joanna Cole
Jane Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees by Bette Birnbaum
Jennifer, Too by Juanita Havill
The Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr
Judy Moody by Megan McDonald
Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Burton
Little Penguin’s Tale by Audrey Wood
A Little Shopping by Cynthia Rylant
The Long Way Westward by Joan Sandin
Magic Fish by Freya Littledale
Magic Money by David Adler
Maiasaura by Daniel Cohen
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Martin Luther King, Jr. by Lola Schaefer
Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher’s House by Louis Sachar
Mary Marony, Mummy Girl by Suzy Kline
MermaidIslandby Margaret Frith
Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard
Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham
The Mummy’s Gold by Kate McMullan
Old Enough for Magic by Anola Pickett
Pee Wee Scouts series by Judy Delton
Perfect the Pig by Susan Jeschke
Pigs by Peter Brady
Pinky and Rex series by James Howe
Pony Trouble by Dale Gasque
The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston
Rescue Helicopters by Rebecca Olien
Science – Just Add Salt by Sandra Markle
Sets: Sorting into Groups by Michele Koomen
Sound, Heat and Light: Energy at Work by Melvin Berger
Spoiled Rotten by Barthe DeClements
Storms by Seymour Simon
Tales of Amanda Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen
The Three Blind Mice Mystery by Stephen Krensky
Through Grandpa’s Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan
Tooter Pepperday by Jerry Spinelli
The True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford
A Very Strange Dollhouse by Jennifer Dussling
Weather Poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Whales – the Gentle Giants by Joyce Milton
When the Giants Came to Town by Marcia Leonard
Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats
Zoo Keepers by Tami Deedrick
Guided Reading Level M
Abby by Wolfram Hanel
Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha Brenner
The Adventures of Ratman by Ellen Weiss
Aliens for Breakfast by Jonathan Etra
Antarcticaby Katie Bagley
The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola
Arthur and the Lost Diary by Marc Brown
Arthur Makes the Team by Marc Brown
Aunt Flossie’s Hats by Elizabeth Howard
Bailey School Kids series by Debbie Dadey
Baseball by Mike Kennedy
Baseball Flyhawk by Matt Christopher
Basketball by Mike Kennedy
The Bears’ Picnic by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Bears’ Christmas by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Bears on HemlockMountainby Alice Dalgliesh
The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Honey by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Blue Ribbon Blues by Jerry Spinelli
Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
A Book about Your Skeleton by Ruth Gross
Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman
Brad and Butter Play Ball! by Dean Hughes
Buddy: the First Seeing Eye Dog by Eva Moore
CampSink or Swim by Gibbs Davis
The Case of the Elevator Duck by Polly Brends
Catch that Pass by Matt Christopher
The Catcher’s Mask by Matt Christopher
Center Court Sting by Matt Christopher
A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams
The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Bulla
Cherries and Cherry Pits by Vera Williams
Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak
Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco
Christopher Columbus by Mervyn Kaufman
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett
The Copper Lady by Alice and Kent Ross
Crackerjack Halfback by Matt Christopher
The Curse of the Squirrel by Laurence Yep
Dancing with the Indians by Angela Medearis
The Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Heide
Deer: Graceful Grazers by Jody Sullivan
Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley by Rebecca Caudill
Dirt Bike Racer by Matt Christopher
Don’t Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins
The Drinking Gourd by Ferdinand Monjo
Elephants: Trunks and Tusks by Adele Richardson
Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley
Fish by Adele Richardson
Five True Dog Stories by Margaret Davidson
Five True Horse Stories by Margaret Davidson
Football by Mike Kennedy
Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
Frida Maria: A Story of the Old Southwest by Deborah Lattimore
Frogs: Leaping Amphibians by Lola Schaefer
From Peanuts to Peanut Butter by Kristin Keller
George Washington’s Mother by Jean Fritz
The Ghost in Tent 19 by Jim and Jane O’Connor
Ghost Town Treasure by Clyde Bulla
Groundhogs by Adele Richardson
Hard Drive to Short by Matt Christopher
Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson
The Hit-Away Kid by Matt Christopher
House of the Horrible Ghosts by Geoffrey Hayes
I Can’t Said the Ant by Polly Cameron
I Hate Camping by P.J. Petersen
Ice Magic by Matt Christopher
Ichthyosaurus by Daniel Cohen
Iguanadon by Daniel Cohen
Insects by Adele Richardson
The Invisible Dog by Dick King-Smith
Island Baby by Holly Keller
The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg
Jenny Archer series by Ellen Conford
Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park
Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express by Margaret Wetterer
The Kid who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christopher
King Arthur by Marc Brown
LettingSwiftRiver Go by Jane Yolen
The Lighthouse Mermaid by Kathleen Karr
Lily and Miss Liberty by Carla Stephens
Little Swan by Adele Geras
The Littles series by John Peterson
Magic Treehouse series by Mary P. Osborne
Mammals by Adele Richardson
Manners on the Telephone by Terri DeGezelle
Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe by Susan Patron
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen
Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck by Patricia R. Giff
My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Gannett
Mystery in the Night Woods by John Peterson
Mystery of the Stolen Bike by Marc Brown
Nannies for Hire by Amy Hest
Neil Armstrong by Thomas Streissguth
Nine True Dolphin Stories by Margaret Davidson
No Arm in Left Field by Matt Christopher
The Old Rocking Chair by Phyllis Root
The One Bad Thing about Father by Ferdinand Monjo
One-Eyed Jake by Pat Hutchins
The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo by Judy Blume
Onion Sundaes by David Adler
Owls by Adele Richardson
The Paint Brush Kid by Clyde Bulla
Pajama Party by Amy Hest
A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart by David Adler
A Picture Book of Louis Braille by David Adler
A Pocketful of Goobers by Barbara Mitchell
Polk Street School series by Patricia R. Giff
Rats on the Range by James Marshall
Rats on the Roof by James Marshall
Red Ribbon Rosie by Jean Marzollo
Reptiles by Adele Richardson
The Return of Rinaldo the Sly Fox by Ursel Scheffler
Rinaldo the Sly Fox by Ursel Scheffler
Rip-Roaring Russell by Johanna Hurwitz
Rockets by Gregory Vogt
Russell Sprouts by Johanna Hurwitz
Sable by Karen Hesse
Second Grade Friends Again by Miriam Cohen
Shortstop from Tokyoby Matt Christopher
Skateboard Tough by Matt Christopher
Slam Dunk Saturday by Jean Marzollo
Soccer by Mike Kennedy
Soccer Mania by Erika Tamar
Soccer Sam by Jean Marzollo
Solo Girl by Andrea D. Pinkney
Space Stations by Gregory Vogt
Speed Skating by Larry Brimner
The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock by Bill Peet
The Spy in the Attic by Ursel Scheffler
Squirrels by Rebecca Olien
Star by Jo Ann Simon
The Statue of Libertyby Marc Nobleman
A Story – A Story retold by Gail Haley
Tight End by Matt Christopher
Tom Edison’s Bright Ideas by Jack Keller
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
Tyler Toad and the Thunder by Robert Crowe
Walter the Warlock by Deborah Hautzig
Wingman on Ice by Matt Christopher
Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher by Lois Duncan
The Year Mom Won the Pennant by Matt Christopher
Young Wolf’s First Hunt by Janice Shefelman
The Zack Files series by Dan Greenburg
Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott
Guided Reading Level N
A to Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy
Abraham Lincoln: President of a Divided Country by Carol Green
Adam Joshua Capers series by Janice L. Smith
Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger
Amphibians by Adele Richardson
Ankylosaurus by Daniel Cohen
Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm by Carla Stevens
Apatosaurus by Daniel Cohen
Archaeologists Dig for Clues by Kate Duke
Australiaby Katie Bagley
Be a Friend to Trees by Patricia Lauber
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes
Behind the Couch by Mordicai Gerstein
Benjamin Franklin: a Man with Many Jobs by Carol Greene
Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett
Black Elk: a Man with a Vision by Carol Greene
Blackberries in the Dark by Mavis Jukes
The Boonsville Bombers by Alison Herzig
Buffalo Woman by Paul Goble
Busybody Nora by Johanna Hurwitz
The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster by James Preller
The Case of the Spooky Sleepover by James Preller
Catwings by Ursula LeGuin
Christopher Columbus: a Great Explorer by Carol Greene
The Cloud Book by Tomie DePaola
Danger Guys by Tony Abbott
Daniel Boone: Man of the Forests by Carol Greene
Don’t Call Me Beanhead by Susan Wojciechowski
Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor by Carol Greene
Elizabeth the First: Queen of Englandby Carol Greene
The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl
Europeby Mike Graf
EvergladesNational Parkby Mike Graf
Experiment with Water by Bryan Murphy
Favorite Greek Myths by Mary P. Osborne
Figure Skating by Larry Brimner
Flat Stanleyby Jeff Brown
The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates by Susan Shreve
Fly Homer Fly by Bill Peet
The Forgotten Heroes: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers by Clinton Cox
The Gadget War by Ann Douglas
George Washington Carver: Scientist and Teacher by Carol Greene
George Washington: First President of the U.S.by Carol Greene
A Gift for Mama by Esther Hautzig
A Glass Slipper for Rosie by Patricia R. Giff
Golf by Christin Ditchfield
Good Dog, Bonita by Patricia R. Giff
Hannah by Gloria Whelan
Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks
Hey, New Kid by Betsy Duffey
The House on Walenska Streetby Charolotte Herman
How a Book Is Made by Aliki
How Is a Crayon Made? by Frank Oz
How to Be Cool in the Third Grade by Betsy Duffey
Ice Hockey by Christin Ditchfield
Invisible Stanleyby Jeff Brown
It Takes a Village by Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball by Jim O’Connor
Jenius – the Amazing Guinea Pig by Dick King-Smith
Johann Sebastian Back: Great Man of Music by Carol Greene
John Chapman: the Man Who Was Johnny Appleseed by Carol Greene
John Philip Souza: the March King by Carol Greene
Julian series by Ann Cameron
Katherine Dunham, Black Dancer by Carol Greene
Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Author of the Little House Books by Carol Greene
The Leftovers series by Tristan Howard
Lemurs, Lorises, and Other Lower Primates by Patricia Martin
Leontyne Price: Opera Superstar by Sylvia Williams
Lili the Brave by Jennifer Armstrong
Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan’s Chinese New Year by Kate Waters
Llama Pajamas by Susan Clymer
Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind by Margaret Davidson
Ludwig van Beethoven: Musical Pioneer by Carol Greene
Luke’s Bully by Elizabeth Winthrop
The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
Martin Luther King, Jr.: a Man Who Changed Things by Carol Greene
Max Malone series by Charlotte Herman
Microscopes by Adele Richardson
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
My Great-Aunt Arizonaby Gloria Houston
My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
The Mystery of the Phantom Pony by Lynn Hall
Next Spring an Oriole by Gloria Whelan
Not-So-Perfect Rosie by Patricia R. Giff
Pioneer Cat by William Hooks
Pirate’s Promise by Clyde Bulla
Pitching Trouble by Stephen Kroll
Pompeii… Buried Alive by Edith Kunhardt
Pteranodon by Daniel Cohen
Puppy Love by Betsy Duffey
Rachel Carson: Friend of Nature by Carol Greene
Return of the Home Run Kid by Matt Christopher
Roberto Clemente: Baseball Superstar by Carol Greene
Rumpelstiltskin by Paul Zelinsky
Save the Manatee by Alison Friesinger
School’s Out by Johanna Hurwitz
Second Chance by Stephen Kroll
Shadow of the Wolf by Gloria Whelan
Shark Lady: The Adventures of Eugenie Clark by Ann McGovern
Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Bulla
Sidewalk Story by Sharon Mathis
Silver by Gloria Whelan
Someone Is Following Pip Ramsey by Ron Roy
Something Queer mystery series by Elizabeth Levy
Song Lee series by Suzy Kline
Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Bulla
Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown
Stegosaurus by Daniel Cohen
Striped Ice Cream by Joan Lexau
The Summer Olympics by Bob Knotts
Telescopes by Adele Richardson
Tennis by Christin Ditchfield
Thomas Jefferson: Author, Inventor, President by Carol Greene
Throw-Away Pets by Betsy Duffey
Thurgood Marshall: First Black Supreme Court Justice by Carol Greene
The Titanic, Lost… and Found by Judy Donnelly
To the Top! by Sydelle A. Kramer
A Toad for Tuesday by Russell Erickson
Triceratops by Daniel Cohen
The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War by Emily Little
True-Life Treasure Hunts by Judy Donnelly
26 Fairmount Avenueby Tomie dePaola
Volleyball by Christin Ditchfield
Voting by Sarah De Capua
Walking the Road to Freedom by Jeri Ferris
WaysideSchool Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar
What Makes a Bird a Bird? by May Garelick
What’s the Matter, Kelly Beans? by Judith Enderle
White Bird by Clyde Bulla
Winter Olympics by Larry Brimner
Witch Hunt: It Happened in SalemVillageby Stephen Krensky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musical Genius by Carol Greene
Wolves: Life in the Pack by Lola Schaefer
Working Cotton by Sherley Williams
Wrong Way Around Magic by Ruth Chew
YellowstoneNational Parkby Mike Graf
YosemiteNational Parkby Mike Graf
You’re Out by Stephen Kroll
Guided Reading Level O
The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein by Johanna Hurwitz
Aldo series, Johanna Hurwitz
All about Sam by Lois Lowry
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad by Marlene Brill
And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? By Jean Fritz
Angel Park Soccer Stars series by Dean Hughes
Ant Cities by Arthur Dorros
The Arctic Oceanby Anne Ylvisaker
The Atlantic Oceanby Anne Ylvisaker
Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer by Linda Lowery
Baseball Fever by Johanna Hurwitz
Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki
Baseball’s Best, Five True Stories by Andrew Gutelle
Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary
Benjamin Banneker by Ginger Wadsworth
The Blind Pony by Jeanne Betancourt
The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady by Betsy Byars
Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema
The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude C. Warner
Bugs by Nancy Parker
Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz
The Case of the Dirty Bird by Gary Paulsen
Charles Lindbergh by Lucile Davis
Chocolate Fever by Robert Smith
Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz
Corn Is Maize by Aliki
The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh
Cowpokes and Desperadoes by Gary Paulsen
Davy Crockett by Kathy Feeney
Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl
Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar
Dragon Bones by Paul Hindman
Earthworms by Kevin Holmes
Einstein Anderson, Science Detective series by Seymour Simon
Eleven Kids, One Summer by Ann M. Martin
Elizabeth Cady Stantonby Lucile Davis
Face-Off by Matt Christopher
The Finch’s Fabulous Furnace by Roger Drury
Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack
Foolish Gretel by Jennifer Armstrong
The Fortune-tellers by Lloyd Alexander
Frederick Douglass by Margo McLoone
George Washington’s Socks by Elvira Woodruff
The Ghost Pony by Jeanne Betancourt
Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes
Good Grief Third Grade by Colleen McKenna
Gorgonzola Zombies in the Park by Elizabeth Levy
The Great Little Madisonby Jean Fritz
Gymnastics by Christin Ditchfield
Happily Ever After by Anna Quindlen
The Haunting of Grade Three by Grace Maccarone
Henry Huggins series by Beverly Cleary
Her Seven Brothers by Paul Goble
Herbie Jones series by Suzy Kline
Here Comes McBroom by Sid Fleischman
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes
Jason and the Aliens Down the Street by Greg Greer
The Key to the Playhouse by Carol York
The King’s Equal by Katherine Paterson
Lake Huronby Anne Ylvisaker
Lake Michiganby Anne Ylvisaker
Lavender by Karen Hesse
The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola
Leif Eriksson by Jason Glaser