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Austin ISD 2015-16

3rd Grade 1st 9 Weeks Supplemental Books

and On-Line Resources

Unit 1, Arc 1 – Fantasy

Picture Books:

Me, All Alone, at the End of the World by M. T. Anderson

My Life with the Wave by Catherine Cowan

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore by William Joyce

A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon

The Story of Fish and Snail by Deborah Freedman

Two Bad Ants by Chris Van Allsburg

Amos and Boris by William Steig

Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolan

Novels:

The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo

Unit 1, Arc 2 – Folktales

Picture Books:

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe

Chinese Children's Favorite Stories by Mingmei Yip

Two Ways to Count to Ten: A Liberian Folk Tale by Ruby Dee

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema

The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales by Dawn Casey (communities)

Bring the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema (communities)

Unit 1, Arc 3 – Realistic Fiction

Picture Books:

The Art of Miss Chew by Patrica Polacco (jobs)

The Royal Bee by Francis and Ginger Park

The Storyteller's Candle by Lucis Gonzalez (Hispanic heritage)

From North to South by Rene Colato Lainez (immigration)

My Great-Aunt Arizona by Gloria Houston

Old Henry by Stephen Gammell

Novels:

Back to School, Mallory by Laurie Friedman

Frindle by Andrew Clements

Writing Mentor Text:

Dear Deer by Gene Barretta

Unit 1, Arc 4 – Historical Fiction

Picture Books:

Pink and Say by Patrica Polacco

Busing Brewster by Richard Michaelson

Imogene’s Last Stand by Candace Fleming

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Debroah Hopkinson (freedom week)

A Storm Called Katrina by Myron Uhlberg

Leah's Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich

Uncle Jed’s Barbershop by Margaree King Mitchell

Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt by Deborah Hopkinson

Novels:

The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis

Unit 2, Arc 1 – Drama

Picture Books:

The Baker's Neighbor by Merrily P. Hansen (Hispanic heritage)

Munsch at Play by Irene N. Watts

Around the World Through Holidays by Carol Peterson (Hispanic heritage)

Action!  Writing Your Own Play by Nancy Loewen

Reader's Theater:  How to Put On A Production Series by Nancy Wallace

Unit 2, Arc 2 – Drama

Picture books:

Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children by Joseph Bruchac

Multicultural Folktales:  Readers Theatre for Elementary Students by Suzanne I. Barchers

Playing With Plays Shakespeare Series by Brendan P. Kelso

Show Time at the Polk Street School by Patricia Reilly Giff

Treasures:

Treasures Interactive Read Aloud p. 132-199

Unit 2, Arc 3 – Poetry

Picture Books:

Touch the Poem by Arnold Adoff

Amazing Faces by Lee Bennet Hopkins

Face Bug by J. Patrick Lewis

Words, Wit, and Wonder:  Writing Your Own Poem by Nancy Loewen

Here's a Little Poem by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters 

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Marvelous Math by Lee Bennet Hopkins

Haiku Hike by St. Mary's Catholic School

Over In the Jungle:  A Rainforest Rhyme by Marianne Berekes

Unit 2, Arc 4 – Poetry

Picture Books:

Summer Birds the Butterflies of Maria Merian by Margarita Engle (heroes)

On A Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Douglas Florian (sun, moon, and earth)

Love to Langston by Tony Medina (heroes)

This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forgiveness by Joyce Sidman

Some Kind of Love: A Family Reunion in Poems by Traci Dant

I Never Saw Another Butterfly by Hana Volavkola

Wonderful Words by Lee Bennet Hopkins

Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach

Ancient Rhymes:  A Dolphin's Lullaby by John Denver

Austin ISD 2015-16

3rd Grade 2nd 9 Weeks Supplemental Books

and On-Line Resources

Unit 3, Arc 1 – Informational/Expository Text

Picture Books:

How Maps are Made by Martyn Bramwell (map skills)

Once Around the Block by Jose Lozano (informational class ABC book)

The Best Book of Whales and Dolphins by Christina Gunzi

Journey Around New York from A to Z by Martha and Heather Zschock (class ABC book)

S is for Scientist by Larry Verstraete (informational class ABC book) (inquiry- )

Whoever You Are by Mem Fox

Multiple Selections by Reading Genres: A Study Guide

Multiple Selections by Seymour Simon

Multiple Selections by National Geographic Reach

Unit 3, Arc 2 – Informational/Expository Text

Picture Books:

The Once Upon a Time Map Book by B. G. Hennessy (map skills)

W is for Woof by Ruth Strother (informational class ABC book)

The ABC Book of American Homes by Michael Shoulders (informational class ABC book)

The Cloud Book by Tomie de Paola

Which Way to the Revolution by Bob Barner (map skills)

Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach

Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide

Multiple Selections by Seymour Simon

Unit 3, Arc 3 – Procedural Text

Picture Books:

Hot Topics Tornado Touchdown Evan Moore Publishers (  -teachers please preview and find a segment appropriate for your class)

B is for Bookworm by Anita C. Prieto

How to Clean Your Room in 10 Easy Steps by Jennifer Larue Huget

Emeril's There's a Chef in my Soup! by Emeril Lagasse

Do It Yourself Science Series

Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide

Unit 3, Arc 4 – Procedural Text

Picture Books:

How to Babysit a Grandpa by Jean Regan

M.O.M. (Mom Operating Manual) by Doreen Cronin

Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley

How to Make a Cherry Pie and See the U.S.A. by Marjorie Priceman

How-To Books by Gail Gibbons

Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide

Unit 4, Arc 1 – Literary Nonfiction/Biography

Picture Books:

On A Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein by Jennifer Berne

Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull

Lives of the Scientists by Kathleen Krull

A Splash of Red:  The Life and Art of Horace Pippen by Jen Bryant

Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet (Thanksgiving customs and traditions)

Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say

In My Family by Carmen Lomas Garza

The Upside-Down Boy by Juan Felipe Herrera

Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach

Unit 4, Arc 2 – Literary Nonfiction/Biography

Picture books:

Teammates by Peter Golenbock (customs and traditions)

Anne Frank by Josephine Poole

The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino

Thank You Sarah: The Woman Who Saved Thanksgiving by Laurie Halse (Thanksgiving customs and traditions)

26 Fairmont Avenue by Tomie dePaola

When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan

Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach

Unit 4, Arc 3 – Literary Nonficiton/Biography

Novels:

"Here Come the Girl Scouts! The Amazing All-True Story of Juliette ""Daisy"" Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure" by Shana Corey

Me...Jane by Patrick McDonnell

This Is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson

Black Elk's Vision:  A Lakota Story by S. D. Nelson

Helen's Big World:  The Life of Helen Keller by Doreen Rappaport

Satchel Paige by Lisa Cline-Ransome

Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach

Unit 5, Arc 1 – Persuasive Text

Picture Books:

My Brother Dan's Delicious by Steven L. Layne

I Wanna Iguanna by Karen Kaufman Orlof

Lincoln Tells a Joke by Kathleen Krull

Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Hey Little Ant! by Philip M. Hoose

Can I Have a Stegosaurus Mom?  Can I Please? by Lois Grambling

Unit 5, Arc 2 – Persuasive Text

Picture Books:

The Moon by Paulette Bourgeois (sun, earth, and moon)

Capstone Series:  Media Literacy

Winnie Finn, Worm Farmer by Carol Brendler

Earrings by Judith Viorst

Should We Have Pets?  A Persuasive Text by Sylvia Lollis

3rd Grade 3rd 9 Weeks Supplemental Books

and On-Line Resources

Unit 6, Arc 1 – Drama

Picture books:

Show Me A Story: Writing Your Own Picture Book by Nancy Loewen

One Fine Day:  A Radio Play by Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

Shakespeare Can Be Fun Series by Lois Burdett

Multicultural Folktales: Readers Theatre for Elementary Students by Suzanne I. Barchers

Munsch at Play by Irene N. Watts

Unit 6, Arc 2 – Fable, Myths, Legends, and Folktales

Picture Books:

Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Why the Sun and Moon Live in the Sky by Elphinstone Dayrell (earth)

Odysseys and the Cyclops by Carl Meister

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China by Ed Young

The Legend of Bluebonnet by Tomi DePaola (earth)

Paul Bunyan by Steven Kellogg

Unit 6, Arc 3 – Historical Fiction

Picture Books:

The Hallelujah Flight by Phil Bildner

Share A Scare:  Writing Your Own Scary Story by Nancy Loewen

Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown (communities change)

Freedom River by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier

Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine

The Cheshire Cheese Cat:  A Dickens of a Tale by Carmen Agra Deedy

More than Anything Else by Marie Bradby

Unit 6, Arc 4 – Historical informational Text

Picture Books:

Once Upon A Time:  Writing Your Own Fairy Tale by Nancy Loewen

All Stations! Distress!:  April 15, 1912, The Day the Titanic Sank by D. Brown

14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy

The Cod's Tale by Mark Kurlansky

Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson

Unit 7, Arc 1 – Poetry

Picture Books:

Mirror, Mirror by Marilyn Singer

The Spider and the Fly by Tony DiTerlizzi

When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer by Walt Whitman

A Whiff of Pine, a Hint of Skunk: A Forest of Poems by Deborah Ruddell

Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices by Paul Janeczko

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

Turtle in July by Marilyn Singer

If I Were In Charge of the World by Judith Viorst

Unit 7, Arc 2 – Informational/Expository Text

Picture Books:

Olivia's Birds: Saving the Gulf by Olivia Bouler

No Monkeys, No Chocolate by Melissa Stewart

Abe's Honest Words by Doreen Rappaport

Langston's Train Ride by Robert Burleigh

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Doreen Rappaport

Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide

Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach

Multiple Selections by Seymour Simon

Unit 7, Arc 3 – Literary Fiction

Picture Books:

The Boy Who Harnassed the Wind by William Kamkwamba (Earth Resources)

So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George/ David Small (President’s Day)

Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It! by Carey Armstrong-Ellis

Seeds of Change by Jen Cullerton Johnson (Black History/Environments)

Enemy Pie by Derek Munson

Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

Saving Sweetness by Diane Stanley

The Junkyard Wondersby Patricia Polacco

Novels:

Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

Unit 7, Arc 4 – Literary Fiction

Picture Books:

No One But You by Dougles Wood (organisms and environments)

The Table Where Rich People Sit by Peter Baylor

Those Darn Squirrels! by Adam Rubin (organisms and environmetns)

Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea Beaty

The Rough-Faced Girl by Rafe Martin

Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss (organisms and environments)

Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas by Cyntia Rylant

My Freedom Trip by Ginger and Francis Park

The Three Questions by John J. Muth

City Green by DyAnne DiSalvo (organisms and environments)

Somebody Loves You Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli

Unit 7, Arc 5 – Literary Nonfiction/Biography

Picture Books:

Home Run: The Story of Babe Ruth by Robert Burleigh

My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz by Monica Brown

Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself by Margaret Frith

Salt in his Shoes: Michael Jordon in Pursuit of his Dreams by Delores and Roslyn Jordon

Alvin Ailey by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Texas history)

Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach

Lives of Athletes by Kathleen Krull

Multiple Selections by David Adler

Novels:

The Boy's War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the War by Jim Murphy

Unit 7, Arc 6 – Informational/Expository Text

Picture Books:

Peace Begins With You by Katherine Scholes

What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You? by Steve Jenkins (food chains)

Who Says Women Can't Be Doctors? by Tanya Lee Stone (Womens’ history)

Staying Alive:  The Story of Food Chains by Jacqui Bailey (food chains)

Secrets of the Garden: Food Chains and the Food Web In Our Backyard by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld (food chains)

Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide

Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach

Multiple Selections - Seymour Simon

3rd Grade 4th 9 Weeks Supplemental Books

and On-Line Resources

Unit 8, Arc 1 – Informational/Expository Text

Picture Books:

Where in the Wild? by David M. Schwartz and Yael Schy (adaptations)

The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry (adaptations)

Snow School by Sandra Markle (adaptations)

Family Pack by Sandra Markle (adaptations)

Now and Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta (inventions)

A Drop of Water by Walter Wick

Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide

Multiple Selections - National Geographic Reach

Multiple Selections - Seymour Simon

Unit 8, Arc 2 – Poetry

Picture Books:

The Burger and the Hot Dog by Jim Aylesworth

A Poke in the I:  A Collection of Contrete Poems by Paul B. Janeczko

If Not For the Cat by Jack Prelutsky

Under the Mambo Moon by Julia Durango

The Hound Dog's Haiku by Michael J. Rosen

Speak to Me by Karen English

Pirates by David Harrison

A Light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein

Unit 8, Arc 3 – Folktales

Picture Books:

Martina the Beautiful Cockroach:  A Cuban Folktale by Carmen Agra Deedy

The Paper Crane by Molly Bang

Thirteen Moons on a Turtle's Back by Joseph Bruchac

Sungura and Leopard: A Swahili Trickster Tale by Barbara Knutson

The Lizard and the Sun by Alma Ada

What's in Rabbit's House by Verna Aardema

Oh, Kojo!  How Could You? by Verna Aardema

Rabbit Makes a Monkey of Lion by Verna Aardema

Unit 8, Arc 4 – Procedural Text

Picture Books:

From Egg to Butterfly - Lerner Series:  Start to Finish (life cycles)

Rocket Writes a Story by Tad Hills

DK Readers Series:  The Story of Chocolate by C.J. Polin

How to Draw 50 Series by Lee Ames

Georgia Rises: A Day in the Life of Georgia O'Keeffe by Katheryn Lasky

Multiple Selections - Reading Genres: A Study Guide

Unit 8, Arc 5 – Drama

Picture Books:

Pushing Up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for Children by Joseph Bruchac

Playing With Plays Shakespeare Series by Brendan P. Kelso

Show Time at the Polk Street School by Patricia Reilly Giff

Around the World Through Holidays by Carol Peterson

Treasures:

Treasures Interactive Read Aloud p. 132-199

Unit 9, Arc 1 – Literary and Informational Text Connections

Picture Books:

Literary:  Sweet Potato Pie by Kathleen D. Lindsey (money management)

Informational:  Not Your Parents Money Book by Jean Chatzky

Literary:  The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco (life cycle)

Informational:  The Life and Times of the Honeybee by Charles Micucci

Literary:  Jessie's Island by Sheryl McFarlane

Informational:  Big Blue by Shelley Gill

Literary:  Chicken Big by Keith Graves (life cycle)

Informational:  Chicks and Chickens by Gail Gibbons

Literary:  Brave Irene by William Steig

Informational:  A Walk in the Tundra by Rebecca L. Johnson

Unit 9, Arc 2 – Literary and Informational Text Connections

Picture Books:

Literary:  Fire Flies!  by Julie Brinkloe

Informational:  National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry by Patrick Lewis

Literary:  Turtle Bay by Saviour Pirotta (life cycle)

Informational:  The Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle by Bobbie Kalman

Literary:  Swimmy by Leo Lionni

Informational:  Who Eats What? by Patricia Lauber

Literary:  Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog by Pamela Turner

Literary: Jessie's Island by Sheryl McFarlane

Informational: Big Blue by Shelley Gill

Unit 10, Arc 1 – Literary and Informational Text Connections

Picture Books:

Just the Facts: Writing Your Own Research Report by Nancy Loewen

Literary:  The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Informational: Owen and Mzee by Isabella Hatkoff

Literary:  Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford

Informational:  Harriet Tubman, Time for Kids

Literary:  America's White Table by Margot Theis Raven

Informational:  H is for Honor by Devin Scillian

Literary:  Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman

Informational:  Bottle Houses:  The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey by Melissa Eskridge Slaymaker

Unit 10, Arc 2 – Literary and Informational Text Connections

Picture Books:

Literary:  Blackout by John Rocco

Informational:  Energy Island: How One Community Harnessed the Wind by Allan Drummond

Literary: Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster by Debra Frasier

Informational: Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know/ Stop and Go, Yes and NO/ How Much Can A Bare Bear Bear? All by Brian ClearyI

Literary: A Book for Black-Eyed Susan by Judy Young

Informational:  We the People Series:  The Oregon Trail by Jean Blashfield

Literary:  If You Decide to Go To the Moon by Faith McNulty

Informational:  Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 by Brian Floca

Literary: America's White Table by Margot Theis Raven

Informational: H is for Honor by Devin Scillian

Unit 11, Arc 1 – Literary and Informational Text Connections

Picture Books:

Literary:  A Gift from Papa Diego by Benjamin Alire Saenz (holidays and observances)

Informational:  Hispanic Books: Mexico for Kids by Julie Moreno

Literary: My Name Is Yoon by Helen Recorvits

Informational: Immigrant Kids by Russell Freedman

Literary:  Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patrica Polacco

Informational:  The Big Lie: A True Story by Isabella Leitner

Literary:  Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn

Informational:  Japan (Countries of the World Series) by Michael Dahl

Literary:  The First Tortilla: A Bilingual Story by Rudolfo Anaya

Informational:  The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen

Unit 11, Arc 2 – Literary and Informational Text Connections

Picture Books:

Literary: Red Kite, Blue Kite by Ji-li Jiang

Informational: Kites by Demi Demi

Literary:  Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin

Informational (folktale):  The Five Chinese Brothers by Claire Huchet Bishop

Literary: Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan

Informational: Harvest by George Ancona

Literary: Mrs. Katz and Tush by Patrica Polacco

Informational: The Big Lie: A True Story by Isabella Leitner

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