Treasury · Merit

The Good & The Beautiful

A homeschool curriculum publisher's book list, filed by grade.

350 books in the catalog stand on this list. The list itself (opens the list's own website) ↗

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61 of these books cover age 8. The 117 that name no age at all are left off rather than guessed at — choose any age to bring them back.

• 26 Fairmount Avenue by Tomie dePaola, 1999 · ages 7–9 · Lexile 640L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig by Stephen Krensky, 2002 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 660L · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, 1994 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 1190L · AR 3.4
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• Akimbo and the Snakes by Alexander McCall Smith, 2006 · ages 5–9 · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Albert Einstein: Genius of the Twentieth Century by Patricia Lakin, 2005 · ages 5–9 · AR 4.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• A Lesson for Martin Luther King Jr. by Denise Lewis Patrick, 2003 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 440L · AR 2.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett, 1961 · ages 7–10 · Lexile 790L · AR 6.0 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, 1951 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 520L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids, NY Public Library
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• Along Came A Dog by Meindert De Jong, 1958 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 950L · AR 5.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Apollo 13 by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld, 2015 · ages 6–10 · Lexile 630L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Betsy Ross and the Silver Thimble by Stephanie Greene, 2002 · ages 5–9 · AR 2.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, 1877 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 1010L · AR 7.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, 1942 · ages 8–9 · Lexile 580L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade
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• Charlotte's Web by E.B. White, 1952 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 680L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Clara Barton: Spirit of the American Red Cross by Patricia Lakin, 2004 · ages 5–9 · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Climbing Everest by Gail Herman, 2015 · ages 6–10 · Lexile 570L · AR 4.4 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Cora Frear by Susan E. Goodman, 2002 · ages 5–9 · AR 3.5 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Davy Crockett: A Life on the Frontier by Stephen Krensky, 2004 · ages 5–9 · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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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, Deep Roots Grade
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• Escape by Night by Laurie Myers, 2011 · ages 8–12 · Lexile 520L · AR 3.8 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Fairchild Family by Rebecca Caudill, 1947 · ages 7–11
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• Freddy The Detective by Walter R. Brooks, 1998 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 830L · AR 5.5 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade
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• Gone Away Lake by Elizabeth Enright, 1957 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 760L · AR 5.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson, 1969 · ages 8–9 · Lexile 520L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
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• Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1935 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 600L · AR 5.3
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids
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• Little Pear by Eleanor Frances Lattimore, 1931 · ages 5–9 · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Logan Pryce Makes a Mess by Grace Gilmore, 2015 · ages 5–8 · Lexile 600L · AR 3.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Lyle the Crocodile by Bernard Waber, 2018 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 840L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle, 1888 · ages 7–10
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• Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat, 1970 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 980L · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter, 1912 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 480L · AR 5.2
  also on Deep Roots Grade, TJEd Early Recommended
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• Primrose Day by Carolyn Haywood, 1986 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 550L · AR 3.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins, 2007 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 730L · AR 4.3 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Rosa by Nikki Giovanni, 2005 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 800L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Sarah Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, 1985 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 660L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends, Mensa Kids, Newbery Award
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• Snowbound with Betsy by Carolyn Haywood, 1975 · ages 5–9 · AR 3.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Sojourner Truth: Path to Glory by Peter Merchant, 2007 · ages 5–9 · AR 5.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Starry River of the Sky by Grace Lin, 2012 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 810L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on NY Public Library
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• Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome, 1930 · ages 8–11 · Lexile 800L
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• Take a Giant Leap, Neil Armstrong by Peter Roop & Connie Roop, 2005 · ages 8–9 · Lexile 720L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Blue Hill Meadows by Cynthia Rylant, 1997 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 840L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz, 1958 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh, 1954 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 610L · AR 3.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade
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• The Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli, 1949 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 920L · AR 6.2 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Deep Roots Grade, Newbery Award
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• The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, 1945 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 870L · AR 5.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Mensa Kids
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• The King's Equal by Katherine Paterson, 1992 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 780L · AR 5.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Davidson Gifted
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• The Light at Tern Rock by Julia L. Sauer, 1994 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 820L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, 1950 · ages 8–13 · Lexile 940L · AR 5.7
  also on Davidson Gifted, Deep Roots Grade, Mensa Kids, NY Public Library, Time Magazine 1923-2005, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Little Duke by Charlotte Yonge, 1854 · ages 7–10
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• The Littles by John Peterson, 1967 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 590L · AR 3.3 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
  also on Mensa Kids
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• The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds, 1941 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 860L · AR 5.1 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet, Mensa Kids, Newbery Award
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• The Most Wonderful Doll in the World by Phyllis McGinley, 1950 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 830L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare, 1983 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 770L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Deep Roots Grade, Halsted - Best Friends
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• The Story of Diva and Flea by Mo Willems, 2015 · ages 7–8 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.6 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• The Story of Holly and Ivy (a Christmas book) by Rumer Godden, 1958 · ages 5–8 · AR 4.4
  also on Halsted - Best Friends
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• The Story of Thomas Alva Edison by Margaret Davidson, 1964 · ages 8–9 · Lexile 580L · AR 3.4 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Beautiful Feet
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• The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White, 1970 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 750L · AR 4.9 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Davidson Gifted, TJEd Youth Recommended
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• The Wheel on the School by Meindert De Jong, 1954 · ages 8–10 · Lexile 710L · AR 4.7 · AR Interest: MG (4–8)
  also on Newbery Award
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• The White Stallion by Elizabeth Shub, 1984 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 560L · AR 3.0 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Thimbleberry Stories by Cynthia Rylant, 2000 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 850L · AR 4.8 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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• Thomas Edison to the Rescue! by Howard Goldsmith, 2003 · ages 5–9 · Lexile 500L · AR 2.2 · AR Interest: LG (K–3)
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