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Children's Recommendations - Grade 3

Grade 3 - Readers

Cover of Eva's Treetop Festival by Rebecca Elliott depicting a colorful owl wearing a pink beret.
ISBN: 9780545683630
Title: Eva's Treetop Festival
Author: Elliott, Rebecca
Cover of The Cozy Home by Ame Dyckman depicting a bat, a cat, and a rat walking towards a two-story, white house.
ISBN: 9781665930420
Title: The Cozy Home
Author: Dyckman, Ame
Cover of Katrina Hyena, Stand-up Comedian by Sophie Kahn depicting a hyena holding a microphone in one hand and raising her other arm above her head.
ISBN: 9781771475655
Title: Katrina Hyena, Stand-up Comedian
Author: Kohn, Sophie
Cover of Trim Sets Sail by Deborah Hopkinson depicting a black cat sitting on the head of a brown dog. They are looking at a large ship sailing far out at sea.
ISBN: 9781682632901
Title: Trim Sets Sail
Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Cover of Vivi Loves Science: Wind and Water by Kimberly Derting depicting a brown skinned girl wearing a yellow rain jacket and boots, standing underneath a purple umbrella.
ISBN: 9780063116603
Title: Vivi Loves Science: Wind and Water
Author: Derting, Kimberly
Cover of Sydney and Taylor Explore the Whole Wide World by Jacqueline Davies depicting a skunk and a hedgehog hiking.
ISBN: 9780358106319
Author: Davies, Jacqueline
Cover of Fitz and Cleo by Jonathan Stutzman depicting two ghosts hugging. One is wearing round glasses and a orange and yellow baseball hat and the other is wearing a purple bow on top of their head.
ISBN: 9781250239440
Title: Fitz and Cleo
Author: Stutzman, Jonathan
Cover of True Colors! The Story of Crayola by Jesse Burton depicting many different arms holding crayons drawing on the same sheet of paper. There are several human arms, a furry purple arm, a green tentacle, a robotic metal arm, and a arm with a hook hand.
ISBN: 9781534425675
Title: True Colors! The Story of Crayola
Author: Burton, Jesse
Cover of Pigsticks and Harold Lost in Time! by Alex Milway depicting a pig in a Roman costume carrying a sword and a hamster in an orange spacesuit.
ISBN: 9780763681869
Title: Pigsticks and Harold Lost in Time!
Author: Milway, Alex
Cover of Poppy the Pirate Dog by Liz Kessler depicting a boy wearing a pirate hat and a girl holding a spyglass on a red boat. There is a white dog with black spots wearing a black bandanna at the bow of the boat.
ISBN: 9780763665692
Title: Poppy the Pirate Dog
Author: Kessler, Liz
Cover of Squirrels on Skis by J. Hamilton Ray depicting a squirrel wearing an orange scarf, knee pads, and a pink flower in her hair. She is skiing down a hill.
ISBN: 9780449810811
Title: Squirrels on Skis
Author: Ray, J. Hamilton
Cover of Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo depicting a white owl with yellow eyes sitting next to a brown rat.
ISBN: 9781536222791
Title: Orris and Timble: The Beginning
Author: DiCamillo, Kate
Cover of Scaredy Squirrel in a Nutshell by Melanie Watt depicting a smiling squirrel holding an acorn. There are four arrows pointing towards him that read: on the lookout, in a tailspin, nervous grin, and extremely clean paws.
ISBN: 9780593307557
Title: Scaredy Squirrel in a Nutshell
Author: Watt, Mélanie

Grade 3 - Fast and Fun

March of the mini beasts
ISBN: 9781481457293
Title: March of the mini beasts by Ada Hopper - Three second-graders who love science get thrown in a wild spiral of adventures after meeting their reclusive neighbor, Dr. Gustav Bunsen
Author: Hopper, Ada, author.
The haunted house next door
ISBN: 9781534410398
Title: The haunted house next door by Andres Miedoso - When supernatural things start happening in the house timid Andres and his parents just moved into, next-door-neighbor Desmond Cole, eight, comes to the rescue
Author: Miedoso, Andres, author.
Mia Mayhem is a superhero
ISBN: 9781534432703
Title: Mia Mayhem is a superhero! by Kara West - Eight-year-old Mia Macarooney is delighted to learn she is from a family of superheroes, but her acceptance into the Program for In Training Superheroes requires she take a placement exam
Author: West, Kara, author.
Cover of Rise of the Green Flame by Bernard Mensah depicting a Black boy holding a golden orb while a green smoke looks at him menacingly.
ISBN: 9781338843293
Title: Rise of the Green Flame
Author: Mensah, Bernard
Cover of Wrath of the Rain God by Karla Arenas Valenti depicting a boy and a girl standing in the mouth of an ancient Mexican statue while a green mist swirls around them.
ISBN: 9781665936002
Title: Wrath of the Rain God
Author: Valenti, Karla
Cover of Ready. Set. Respawn! by Caleb Zane Huett
ISBN: 9780593807453
Title: Ready. Set. Respawn!
Author: Huett, Caleb Zane
Cover of Mirror Magic by Linda Chapman depicting a blonde girl wearing a pink dress standing next to a fox.
ISBN: 9781680101829
Title: Mirror Magic
Author: Chapman, Linda
Cover of Dragon Storm #1: Tom and Ironskin by Alastair Chisholm depicting a boy riding on the back of an orange dragon.
ISBN: 9780593479544
Title: Dragon Storm #1: Tom and Ironskin
Author: Chisholm, Alastair
Cover of Let's Get Cracking! by Cyndi Marko depicting a chicken and an egg dressed like superheroes.
ISBN: 9780545610612
Title: Let's Get Cracking!
Author: Marko, Cynd
Cover of A True Home by Kallie George depicting a small mouse wearing a yellow dress sitting on a tree branch.
ISBN: 9781484731611
Title: A True Home
Author: George, Kallie
Cover of The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale depicting a girl wearing a black cape and mask and a tiara.
ISBN: 9780763665104
Title: The Princess in Black
Author: Hale, Shannon
Cover Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet by Megan Frazer Blakemore depicting a brown skinned girl with curly hair and red glasses surrounded by science equipment. She is giving a hamster water
ISBN: 9781534430440
Title: Frankie Sparks and the Class Pet
Author: Blakemore, Megan Frazer
Cover of Hello, Nebulon! by Ray O'Ryan depicting a blond boy wearing a green shirt and jeans, holding a suitcase and a messenger bag. He is smiling while a crowd of blue aliens looks at him suspiously.
ISBN: 9781442453876
Title: Hello, Nebulon!
Author: O'Ryan, Ray
Cover of Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen by Debbi Michiko Florence depicting a girl with black hair wearing a pink tutu, green shit with a flamingo, and a white tiara with red polka dots, holding an overflowing plate of mochi
ISBN: 9780374304102
Title: Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen
Author: Florence, Debbi Michiko

Grade 3 - Fiction

A bear called Paddington
ISBN: 9780547133515
Title: A Bear Called Paddington
Author: Bond, Michael.
Ramona forever
ISBN: 0688037852
Title: Ramona Forever
Author: Cleary, Beverly
Book cover for My father's dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
Title: My Father's Dragon
Author: Gannett, Ruth Stiles
Sideways stories from Wayside School
ISBN: 0688160867
Title: Sideways Stories From Wayside School
Author: Sachar, Louis, 1954-
Cover of Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott depicting a Black boy sitting on a brick wall. There is a small dragon curled up asleep on his foot resting on the wall. Behind him there is a floral bag with another dragon breathing fire peeking out of it.
ISBN: 9781524770457
Author: Elliott, Zetta
Cover of Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson depicting a Black girl leaning against a wall. There is a chalk drawing of a bicycle with a helmet hanging from the handlebars on the wall behind her.
ISBN: 9781547600564
Title: Ways to Make Sunshine
Author: Watson, Renee
Cover of Charlotte's Web by E.B. Webb depicting a girl with a ponytail wearing a red shirt holding a pig. They are looking a spider dangling from the title. A goose and a sheep are looking on.
ISBN: 9780060282981
Title: Charlotte's Web
Author: White, E.B
Cover of Just Harriet by Elena K. Arnold depicting a girl wearing a pink shirt and denim overalls holding an orange cat. There is a basset hound and a teal suitcase covered in travel stickers on the ground next to her.
ISBN: 9780063092044
Title: Just Harriet
Author: Arnold, Elana K.
Cover of Once Upon a Tim by Stuart Gibbs. There is a group of children dressed like knights below the title and lions with wings perched on top of it.
ISBN: 9781534499256
Title: Once Upon a Tim
Author: Gibbs, Stuart
ISBN: 9780544927810
Title: Ginger Pye
Author: Estes. Eleanor
Cover of Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple by Liz Garton Scanlon depicting a girl in a red shirt, sitting in a school desk raising her hand. There is another girl wearing glasses in the desk next to her looking irritated.
ISBN: 9780593644416
Title: Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple
Author: Scanlon, Liz Garton
Cover of Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech depicting a tiny donkey on a leash leaning towards a bottle of milk.
ISBN: 9780062570727
Title: Saving Winslow
Author: Creech, Sharon
Cover of Inside the Park by Andrea Williams depicting a boy and a dog standing in the bleachers of a baseball stadium looking at the field.
ISBN: 9780063285330
Title: Inside the Park
Author: Williams, Andrea

Grade 3 - Non-fiction

Cover of Extreme Places: The Most Remote Homes on Earth by Giles LaRoche depicting a large iceberg with numerous tiny houses on it.
ISBN: 9780358690184
Title: Extreme Places: The Most Remote Homes on Earth
Author: Laroche, Giles
Cover of Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack by Stacy McAnulty depicting a female zombie with a ponytail wearing a distressed chef's hat and red oven mitts carrying a yellow cooking pot.
ISBN: 9781250304049
Title: Brains! Not Just a Zombie Snack
Author: McAnulty, Stacy
Cover of How Do You Become a Mad Scientist? depicting a cartoon scientist holding a notebook and a beaker full of green liquid.
ISBN: 9781486729951
Title: How Do You Become a Mad Scientist?
Author: Hayes, Madeline J.
Cover of A Dinosaur a Day by Miranda Smith depicting various types of dinosaurs.
ISBN: 9780593903339
Title: A Dinosaur a Day
Author: Smith, Miranda
Cover of A Stinky History of Toilets by Olivia Meikle depicting a man wearing an orange jacket and a top hat sitting on a yellow toilet. He is reading a newspaper titled Daily Poops.
ISBN: 9781684493739
Title: A Stinky History of Toilets
Author: Meikle, Olivia
Cover of I'm Trying to Love Math by Bethany Barton depicting a purple alien wearing a space helmet and holding a pie. It is standing in front of a green piece of graph paper with various numbers and mathematical equations on it.
ISBN: 9780451480903
Title: I'm Trying to Love Math
Author: Barton, Bethany
Cover of Tiny Titans: The Big Story of Plankton by Mary M. Cerullo depicting various types of plankton on a black bachground.
ISBN: 9781668944844
Title: Tiny Titans: The Big Story of Plankton
Author: Cerullo, Mary M.
Cover of Birth of the Bicycle by Sarah Nelson depicting people in various historical costumes riding old style bicycles.
ISBN: 9781536213928
Title: Birth of the Bicycle
Author: Nelson, Sarah
Cover of Cactus Queen by Lori Alexander depicting an older woman wearing beige park ranger clothes standing among several Joshua trees.
ISBN: 9781662680212
Title: Cactus Queen
Author: Alexander, Lori
Cover of Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits by Joyce Uglow depicting prehistoric animals trapped in a tar pit.
ISBN: 9781638191889
Title: Stuck! The Story of La Brea Tar Pits
Author: Uglow, Joyce