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Grade 3 Supplemental Reading List


Bible Stories and Catholic Stories

New Catholic Picture Bible (available at www.setonhome.org)
Picture Book of Saints (available at www.setonhome.org)
Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls, Volume 3 (available at www.neumannpress.com )
The Catholic Christmas Book, Father Francis Weiser (available at www.neumannpress.com )

Dictionary & Thesaurus

The American Heritage Children's Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin (available at www.setonhome.org)
The American Heritage Children's Thesaurus, Houghton Mifflin (available at www.setonhome.org)

Recommended Anthologies

American Cardinal Readers, Book Three (available at www.neumannpress.com).  Book Three contains fifty-two stories and poems, including the following titles: The Pied Piper; The Annunciation; The Christ Child in the Temple; A Child's Evening Prayer; The Grateful Indian; Indian Children; The Story of Tiny Tim, Charles Dickens - adapted; The Lamplighter, Robert L. Stevenson; Abraham Lincoln's Education; St. Christopher; The Wind, Robert L. Stevenson; Fairies, Sisters of Charity; The Silver Bell, Mary Frary and Charles Stebbins - adapted; St. Tarcisius, Sisters of Charity; and A Child's Wish, Father Ryan.
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (available at www.coreknowledge.org)
Listen, My Children: Poems for Third Graders (available at www.coreknowledge.org)
Read and Learn with Classic Stories, Grade 3 (ISBN: 1-56189-684-5 available at www.teacherspecialty.com )
Early Saints of God, by Bob Hartman (www.augsburgfortress.org)
The Children's Book of Faith, edited by William J. Bennett
Treasury of Christian Classics for Children, adapted by Rhonda S. Hogan and Mary Hollingsworth
One Hundred and One Read-Aloud Classics, edited by Pamela Horn
One Hundred and One More Read-Aloud Classics, edited by Pamela Horn

Foreign Languages and Cultures

International Children's Digital Library (available at www.icdlbooks.org)

Children's Classic Myths and Legends

A Children's Treasury of Mythology, illustrated by Margaret Evans Price, - reprinted from A Child's Book of Myths (1924) and Enchantment Tales for Children (1926) (Barnes and Noble Edition available at www.barnesandnoble.com)
King Midas and the Golden Touch, Charlotte Craft, Kinuko Craft
The Dancing Stars: An Iroquois Legend, Anne Rockwell
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale, John Steptoe

Parent References: Children's Classic Myths and Legends

A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Tanglewood Tales, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls, Everyman's Library Children's Classics, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls, Oxford University Press, by N. Hawthorne, illustrated by W. Crane
Myths, Legends, and Folktales of America : An Anthology, by Jake Page, David Adams Leeming
Oxford Myths and Legends, Oxford University Press, (www.oup.com/us/)

Book Review Books: Favorites from My Childhood (Now I Can Read Them Myself!)

The Little House, by Virginia Lee Burton
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton
The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams
Blueberries for Sal, and Time of Wonder, by Robert McCloskey
Raggedy Ann Stories, by Johnny Gruelle (unabridged edition)
Raggedy Andy Stories, by Johnny Gruelle (unabridged edition)
The Magical Land of Noom, by Johnny Gruelle (unabridged edition)
Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales, The Original and Authorized Edition - F. Warne & Co.
The Complete Tales of Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne
The Complete Poems of Winnie the Pooh, by A. A. Milne
Paddington Treasury, by Michael Bond
Thomas the Tank Engine: The Complete Collection, (unabridged edition) by Reverend W. Awdry

Book Review Books: Saints

Encounter the Saints Series (available at www.pauline.org).  Titles include:  Blessed Jacinta and Francisco Marto: Shepherds of Fatima; Saint Anthony of Padua: Fire and Light; Saint Bernadette Soubirous: Light in the Grotto; Saint Edith Stein: Blessed by the Cross; Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton: Daughter of America; Saint Francis of Assisi: Gentle Revolutionary; Saint Ignatius of Loyola: For the Greater Glory of God; Saint Joan of Arc: God's Soldier; Journeys with Mary; Saint Isaac Jogues; Saint Juan Diego; Saint Julie Billiart; Saint Maximilian Kolbe; Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
Kate from Philadelphia: The life of Saint Katharine Drexel for Children, by Patricia Edward Jablonski (www.pauline.org)
St. Francis of Assisi, by Margaret and Matthew Bunson (Saints You Should Know Series - www.osv.com)
Kateri Tekakwitha, by Margaret and Matthew Bunson (Saints You Should Know Series - www.osv.com)
Saint Joan of Arc, by Margaret and Matthew Bunson (Saints You Should Know Series - www.osv.com)
Saint Patrick, by Margaret and Matthew Bunson (Saints You Should Know Series - www.osv.com)
Saint Nicholas, by Ann Tompert, Michael Garland (Illustrator)

Zaner-Bloser Non-Fiction Literacy books: Fluent Level (www.zaner-bloser.com)

U.S. Landmarks & Symbols

Book Review Books: Dorling Kindersley Level 4 Readers (www.dk.com) (Photographs and facts)

Robin Hood; Black Beauty (This book may be used as a supplement to the Grade 4 unabridged edition.)
Joan of Arc (Supplement this secular picture book with a Saint Joan of Arc book listed above.)
Other tiles include: Days of the Knights; Volcanoes and Other Natural Disasters; Secrets of the Mummies; Pirates; Horse Heroes; Trojan Horse; Micromonsters; Going for the Gold; Extreme Machines; Flying Ace - the Story of Amelia Earhart; Free at Last! The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.; Spooky Spinechillers; Welcome to the Globe: The Story of Shakespeare's Theater; Space Station: Accident on Mir; Antarctic Adventure; Atlantis: The Lost City; Antarctic Adventure, Exploring the Frozen Continent; Pirates; Dinosaur Detectives; Crime Busters; Danger on the Mountain.

Book Review Books: Children's Books

Chanticleer and the Fox, by Barbara Cooney (introduces the child to a story from Chaucer)
Ox-Cart Man, by Barbara Cooney
Twenty and Ten, by Claire Huchet Bishop (parental guidance suggested)
Homer Price, by Robert McCloskey
The Courage of Sarah Noble, by Alice Dalgliesh
John Henry: An American Legend, by Ezra Jack Keats
Reckenka's Eggs, by Patricia Polacco (www.penguinputnam.com/yreaders)This book illustrates the home and church of an Eastern Catholic woman, including icons and pysanki (painted eggs).

Book Review Books: Children's Classic Literature

Pinocchio, unabridged edition by Carlo Collodi or abridged edition adapted by Sue Kassirer
A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, abridged by Vivian French (Candlewick Press)
The Arabian Nights and Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, by Andrew Lang
Pippi Longstocking, series of books by Astrid Lindgren
The Happy Prince and Other Stories, by Oscar Wilde
The Little Prince, by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti, retold by Gerald McDermott
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, by Robert Browning - original edition and the retelling by Dorothy Hautzig

Recommended Publishers

Barnes and Noble (reasonably priced classic reprints and eBooks: www.barnesandnoble.com)
Puffin Classics paperback books, available at bookstores, (for information see www.puffin.co.uk)
Books of Wonder (finest quality classic editions) www.booksofwonder.com (800) 835-4135



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