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       Books for 3rd and 4th Graders

                   

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The Littles

Series

by John Peterson

 

The adventures of a tiny family who live within the walls of the Bigg's house.
 


 

 

Hoboken Chicken Emergency

or any book.....

 

by Daniel Pinkwater

 

When Arthur Bobowicz is sent out to bring home the family's Thanksgiving turkey, he returns instead with Henrietta -- a 266 pound chicken with a mind of her own. Feathers fly when this colossal clucker descends upon Hoboken, New Jersey.
 

 


 

I, Freddy :

 Book One in the Golden Hamster Saga

Series

 

by Dietlof Reiche

 

Freddy, a remarkably intelligent golden hamster, learns how to read and how to write on a computer and escapes captivity to become an independent and civilized creature.


 

 

How to Eat Fried Worms

or any book...

by Thomas Rockwell

 

Two boys set out to prove that worms can make a delicious meal.


 

 

The Charm Bracelet

Fairy Realm Series

by Emily Rodda

 

When Jessie searches for her ill grandmother's missing charm bracelet, she is led to a magical world and finds she has a reason and right to be there.


 

 

Marvin Redpost, Kidnapped at Birth?

Series

by Louis Sachar

 

Red-haired Marvin is convinced that the reason he looks different from the rest of his family is that he is really the lost prince of Shampoon.

 

 

 


 

 

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Series

by Louis Sachar

 

Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.


 

 

The Stinky Cheese Man

Or any book....

by John Scieszka

 

Madcap revisions of familiar fairy tales.


 

 

Knights of the Kitchen Table

Time Warp Trio Series

by John Scieszka

 

 

Joe receives a magic book for his birthday present from his uncle. Joe, Fred, and Sam are transported to a time when evil knights, fire-breathing dragons, and vile-smelling giants roamed the land.


 

 

The Cricket in Times Square

by George Selden

 

The adventures of a country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York and is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat.


 

 

Light in the Attic

or any book...

by Shel Silverstein

 

A collection of humorous poems and drawings.


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The Show-and-Tell War and

Other Stories About Adam Joshua

Series

by Janice Lee Smith

 

 

Five stories relate the adventures and misadventures of Adam Joshua as he contends with the first day of school, pretending to be sick, stealing a library book, making the scariest Halloween costume, and being upstaged at show-and-tell time.

 


 

 

Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake!

Series

by Donald J. Sobol

 

Encyclopedia Brown is a detective with good taste. This "Cook and Case Book" pairs clever recipes with lip-smacking recipes. Readers can solve the Case of the Secret Recipe and serve up some Idaville Apple Pie, prove that Bugs Meany stole Tim Gomez's pinata and enjoy a Mexican fiesta, and more.

 


 

 

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