Fifth Grade Supplemental Reading List
Bible Stories and Catholic Stories:
- New Catholic Picture Bible (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- Picture Book of Saints (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- Saints for Young People for Every Day of the Year (available free on-line at www.daughtersofstpaul.com/saintday/m1.html or in text version by calling 1-800-876-4463)
- Saints and Feast Days (available at www.setonbooks.com)
Dictionary & Thesaurus:
- Merriam-Webster Children’s Dictionary, Dorling Kindersley (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- The American Heritage Student Thesaurus, Houghton Mifflin (available at www.setonbooks.com)
Recommended Anthologies:
- American Cardinal Readers, Book Five (available at www.neumannpress.com). Book Five contains forty-seven stories and poems, including the following titles: The Childhood of Saint Joan of Arc; The Epiphany; Our Steam Railroads; The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Robert Browning; The Day is Done, Henry W. Longfellow; The Youth of the Holy Priest of Ars; The Story of Sir Isaac Newton, Nathaniel Hawthorne; A Child’s Dream of a Star, Charles Dickens; Aladdin, James Russell Lowell; The Shepherdess and the Chimney-Sweeper, Hans Christian Andersen; St. Martin of Tours; The Miraculous Pitcher, Nathaniel Hawthorne; The Passion of Our Lord; St. Brigid, Patroness of Ireland; and The Star-Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key.
- What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know (available at www.coreknowledge.org)
- Listen, My Children: Poems for Fifth Graders (available at www.coreknowledge.org)
- A Swinger of Birches: Poems of Robert Frost for Young People, by Robert Frost
- Treasury of Christian Classics for Children, adapted by Rhonda S. Hogan and Mary Hollingsworth
- D’Aulaires Book of Greek Myths, by Ingri and Edgar D’Aulaire (nice illustrations)
- The Children’s Book of Heroes, edited by William J. Bennett
- The Children’s Book of Faith, edited by William J. Bennett
- Leaders of Freedom, Land of Our Lady Series - (available at www.neumannpress.com)
- Challenge of Freedom, Land of Our Lady Series - (available at www.neumannpress.com)
- Guardian of Freedom, Land of Our Lady Series - (available at www.neumannpress.com)
Foreign Languages and Cultures:
International Children’s Digital Library (available at www.icdlbooks.org)Book Report Books: Saints
- Mary Fabian Windeat Books (available at www.setonbooks.com): Saint Rose of Lima; Saint Martin de Porres; King David and His Songs; Blessed Marie of New France
- Vision Books (available at www.setonbooks.com): Saint Catherine Labouré; Saint John Bosco and Saint Dominic Savio; Saint Pius X; Saint Elizabeth’s Three Crowns
Abridged Classics for Fifth Grade Students:
(available at www.coreknowledge.org)- Don Quixote, by Miguel de Cervantes, abridged by the Core Knowledge Foundation
- Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, abridged by the Core Knowledge Foundation
- Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathan Swift, abridged by the Core Knowledge Foundation
Unabridged Children’s Classics:
- A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens (recommended edition: The Whole Story, ISBN: 0-670-88879-6)
- Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll
- An Old-Fashioned Girl, by Louisa May Alcott
- Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery
- Blue Willow; and Hercales, by Doris Gates
- Caddie Woodlawn, by Carol Ryrie Brink
- Cricket on the Hearth, by Charles Dickens
- Evangeline, by Henry W. Longfellow
- Heidi, by Johanna Spyri, Books of Wonder translation recommended - ISBN: 0-688-14519-1; The Whole Story edition, Viking Press - ISBN: 0-670-86987-2 - good supplemental book - contains only the first 14 chapters.
- Homer Price, by Robert McCloskey
- James Herriot’s Treasury for Children, by James Herriot (St. Martin’s Press)
- Juniper Tree and Other Tales from Grimm, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
- Mary Poppins, by P. L. Travers
- Pinocchio, (complete and unabridged edition) by Carol Collodi
- Phantom Tollbooth, by Juster Norton
- Strawberry Girl; and Judy’s Journey, by Lois Lensky
- The Black Stallion, by Walter Farley
- The Chronicles of Narnia, (a series of 7 books) by C. S. Lewis
- The Cricket in Times Square, by George Selden
- The Happy Prince, by Oscar Wilde
- The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Gift of the Magi, by O. Henry
- The Jungle Book, by Rudyard Kipling - (The Whole Story Edition: ISBN: 0-670-86797-7)
- The Little Princess, by Frances Burnette
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, by C. S. Lewis
- The Nutcracker: A Story and A Ballet, by Ellen Switzer
- The Perilous Road; and Winter Danger; and Flaming Arrows, (historical fiction) by William O. Steele
- The Rose Round, by Meriol Trevor (and other books published by Bethlehem Books www.bethlehembooks.com)
- The Secret Garden, Little Lord Fauntleroy, and The Little Princess, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Story of Dr. Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting
- The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, (and sequels), by L. Frank Baum (original editions at www.booksofwonder.com)
American Tall Tales
- Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales , retold by Julius Lester, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
- Rip Van Winkle; and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow; and other tales, by Washington Irving
Non-fiction: American History
A History of US, (10 Volumes) Oxford University Press (www.oup.com/us/)Biographies in American History
Childhood of Famous Americans (series of books) Titles Include:- Abraham Lincoln, by Augusta Stevenson
- Albert Einstein, by Marie Hammontree
- Annie Oakley, by Ellen Wilson
- Ben Franklin, by Augusta Stevenson
- Betsy Ross, by Ann Weil
- Buffalo Bill, by Augusta Stevenson
- Clara Barton, by Augusta Stevenson
- Sacagawea, by Flora Warren Seymour
- Teddy Roosevelt, by Edd Winfield Parks
- Daniel Boone, by Augusta Stevenson
- Davy Crockett, by Aileen Wells Parks
- Elizabeth Blackwell, by Joanne Landers Henry
- George Washington, by Augusta Stevenson
- Geronimo, by George Edward Stanley
- Henry Ford, by Hazel B. Aird
- Laura Ingalls Wilder, by Beatrice Gormley
- Louisa May Alcott, by Beatrice Gormley
- Martha Washington, by Jean Brown Wagoner
- Mary Todd Lincoln, by Katharine E. Wilkie
- Meriwether Lewis, by Charlotta M. Bebenroth
- Paul Revere, by Augusta Stevenson
- Pocahontas, by Leslie Gourse
- Robert E. Lee, by Helen Albee Monsell
- Sitting Bull, by Augusta Stevenson
- Susan B. Anthony, by Helen Albee Monsell
- Thomas Edison, by Sue Guthridge
- Tom Jefferson, by Helen Albee Monsell
- Wilbur and Orville Wright, by A. Stevenson
Dorling Kindersley Eyewitness Books
A wide selection of non-fiction picture books (www.dk.com)Recommended Publishers
Core Knowledge Foundation (adapted classics)
(888) 876-2220
www.coreknowledge.org
Books of Wonder (finest quality classic editions)
(800) 835-4135
www.booksofwonder.com
Viking/Penguin Putnam (The Whole Story Classics)
1-800-788-6262
Pauline Books and Media
(800) 876-4463
www.pauline.org
Ignatius Press
(800) 651-1531
www.ignatius.com
The Neumann Press
(800) 746-2521
www.neumannpress.com
TAN Books
(800) 437-5876
www.tanbooks.com
Bethlehem Books
(800) 757-6831
www.bethlehembooks.com
Catholic Book Publishing
(888) 662-2356
www.st-jude.com
