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3rd Grade

3rd Graders

Henrietta Hornbuckle's Circus of Life

Author: 
Michael De Guzman
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Reading Level: Grades 3-6

Stuck

Author: 
Oliver Jeffers
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Reading Level: Ages 3 and up

Floyd's kite gets stuck in a tree and he does everything he can think of to get it out. Unfortunately, what he can't do is think of an intelligent solution in this ridiculously absurd story that will appeal to the truly silly child in your life (or in you).

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Snake and Lizard

Author: 
Joy Cowley
Illustrator: 
Gavin Bishop
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Reading Level: Grades K-3

Though Snake and Lizard have their differences, friendship prevails and the two are best of friends, going on short adventures from story to story.

Snake and Lizard is a charming and hilarious episodic entry into the chapter book world not to be missed by animal and humor lovers of all ages. A step up (in every way) from classics like Frog and Toad, this short chapter book is great for independent readers or as a bedtime serial.  This book is not to be missed.

Killer Koalas From Outer Space and Lots of Other Very Bad Stuff That Will Make Your Brain Explode!

Author: 
Andy Griffiths
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Reading Level: Grades 2-8 (and even adults on a silly day)

They're soft. They're cute. They're fluffy. They'll rip you face off!! They are killer koalas from outer space. And they are only one of the hilarious hazards you'll encounter in this book full of terrible jokes, blood-sucking grannies and poo...lots and lots and lots of poo.

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Invisible Inkling

Author: 
Jenkins, Emily
lexile level: 
570

Prudence Wants a Pet

Author: 
Cathleen Daly
Illustrator: 
Stephen Michael King
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Reading Level: Ages 3 - 9

Prudence really, really wants a pet, but her parents say no, so she is forced to find pets wherever she can, such as her pet Branch and Twig and Formal Footwear in this silly story of a very persistent little girl.

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More books by Cathleen Daly

A Donkey Reads: Adapted from a Turkish Folktale

Author: 
Muriel Mandell
Illustrator: 
André Letria
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Reading Level: Grades 3 - 5

When an evil Mongol invader demands tribute from everyone in a small Turkish town one family can only offer an old donkey. Nasreddin Hoca saves the day by promising to teach the donkey to read in one month. How is that possible?

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The Star Maker

Author: 
Laurence Yep
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Reading Level: Grades 2-4

When Artie promises his mean cousin that he will give everyone firecrackers on the next Chinese New Year celebration, he immediately regrets it. How will he ever come up with enough money to buy all those firecrackers? Sympathetic to Artie's problem is Uncle Chester - a fun loving everyman who is wildly popular in Chinatown where Artie's family lives. Uncle Chester promises Artie that he will help - but when Uncle Chester's seemingly endless money starts to run out, Artie begins to worry.

The Buddy Files: The Case of the Lost Boy

Author: 
Dori Hillestad Butler
Illustrator: 
Jeremy Tugeau
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Reading Level: Grades 1-3

King, a golden retriever, is in the p-o-u-n-d and he doesn't know why! His family, Dad and Kayla (Mom is in the National Guard and not at home) went on vacation to Grandma's house and they never came home!

But now that King is in the pound, other families are looking at him and he is ADOPTED!!!! His new family calls him Buddy! How can King be adopted when Kayla and Dad are missing and he needs to find them?

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