Treasury · Merit

Deep Roots Grade

A grade-by-grade book list, with the grade each book is filed under kept alongside it.

117 books in the catalog stand on this list.

A reader aged

21 of these books cover age 5. The 22 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish, 1963 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 340L · AR 2.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey, 1976 · ages 4–6 · Lexile 600L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids
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• Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban, 1964 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 490L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina, 1938 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 480L · AR 3.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Curious George by H.A. Rey, 1941 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 600L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol, 1963 · up to age 10 · Lexile 610L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, The Good & The Beautiful
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• Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel, 1976 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 450L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, 1947 · ages 4–5 · Lexile 360L · AR 1.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Love You Forever by Robert Munsch, 1986 · ages 4–5 · Lexile 780L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, 1941 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton, 1967 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 580L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, 1901 · ages 4–6 · Lexile 610L · AR 4.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran, 1991 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.0
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• The Hat by Jan Brett, 1997 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 540L · AR 2.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper, 1976 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, TJEd Early Recommended
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• The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, 1942 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 610L · AR 4.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on NY Public Library
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• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, 1962 · ages 5–7 · Lexile 500L · AR 2.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, 1936 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 670L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams, 1975 · ages 4–8 · Lexile 980L · AR 4.9
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• Town Mouse, Country Mouse by Jan Brett, 1994 · ages 4–7 · Lexile 630L · AR 4.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne, 1926 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 790L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library, TJEd Early Recommended
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