Books by Reading Level

Books by Reading Level:

Guided Reading Level L

Abraham Lincoln by Lola Schaefer

Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse by Leo Lionni

Amanda Pig and Her Big Brother Oliver by Jean van Leeuwen

Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish

Animal Tracks by Arthur Dorros

Astronauts by Tami Deedrick

Beans on the Roof by Betsy Byars

The Best Worst Day by Bonnie Graves

Cam Jansen series by David Adler

The Candy Corn Contest by Patricia R. Giff

Cannonball Chris by Jean Marzollo

Cargo Ships by Adele Richardson

Cesar Chavez by Lola Schaefer

Chang’s Paper Pony by Eleanor Coerr

Chickens by Peter Brady

The Curse of the Cobweb Queen by Geoffrey Hayes

Desert Giant: the World of the Saguaro Cactus by Barbara Bash

Dinosaur Babies by Lucille Penner

Dinosaur Days by Joyce Milton

Dinosaur Hunters by Kate McMullan

Diplodocus by Daniel Cohen

The Dog that Stole Home by Matt Christopher

Dragon Breath by Jan O’Connor

The Dragons of Blueland by Ruth S. Gannett

Everybody’s Best Friend by Larry Brimner

Finding Providence: the Story of Roger Williams by Avi

Football Friends by Jean Marzollo

George and Martha series by James Marshall

George Washington by Lola Schaefer

The Gingerbread Boy by Paul Galdone

Grasshopper on the Road by Arnold Lobel

Great Smoky MountainsNational Parkby Mike Graf

Gregory, the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat

Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo

Hill of Fire by Thomas Lewis

Horrible Harry series by Suzy Kline

How Much Is that Guinea Pig in the Window? by Joanne Rocklin

Hungry, Hungry Sharks by Joanna Cole

Jane Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees by Bette Birnbaum

Jennifer, Too by Juanita Havill

The Josefina Story Quilt by Eleanor Coerr

Judy Moody by Megan McDonald

Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Burton

Little Penguin’s Tale by Audrey Wood

A Little Shopping by Cynthia Rylant

The Long Way Westward by Joan Sandin

Magic Fish by Freya Littledale

Magic Money by David Adler

Maiasaura by Daniel Cohen

Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey

Martin Luther King, Jr. by Lola Schaefer

Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher’s House by Louis Sachar

Mary Marony, Mummy Girl by Suzy Kline

MermaidIslandby Margaret Frith

Miss Nelson Is Missing by Harry Allard

Mr. Gumpy’s Outing by John Burningham

The Mummy’s Gold by Kate McMullan

Old Enough for Magic by Anola Pickett

Pee Wee Scouts series by Judy Delton

Perfect the Pig by Susan Jeschke

Pigs by Peter Brady

Pinky and Rex series by James Howe

Pony Trouble by Dale Gasque

The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston

Rescue Helicopters by Rebecca Olien

Science – Just Add Salt by Sandra Markle

Sets: Sorting into Groups by Michele Koomen

Sound, Heat and Light: Energy at Work by Melvin Berger

Spoiled Rotten by Barthe DeClements

Storms by Seymour Simon

Tales of Amanda Pig by Jean Van Leeuwen

The Three Blind Mice Mystery by Stephen Krensky

Through Grandpa’s Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan

Tooter Pepperday by Jerry Spinelli

The True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford

A Very Strange Dollhouse by Jennifer Dussling

Weather Poems by Lee Bennett Hopkins

Whales – the Gentle Giants by Joyce Milton

When the Giants Came to Town by Marcia Leonard

Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats

Zoo Keepers by Tami Deedrick

Guided Reading Level M

Abby by Wolfram Hanel

Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha Brenner

The Adventures of Ratman by Ellen Weiss

Aliens for Breakfast by Jonathan Etra

Antarcticaby Katie Bagley

The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola

Arthur and the Lost Diary by Marc Brown

Arthur Makes the Team by Marc Brown

Aunt Flossie’s Hats by Elizabeth Howard

Bailey School Kids series by Debbie Dadey

Baseball by Mike Kennedy

Baseball Flyhawk by Matt Christopher

Basketball by Mike Kennedy

The Bears’ Picnic by Stan and Jan Berenstain

The Bears’ Christmas by Stan and Jan Berenstain

The Bears on HemlockMountainby Alice Dalgliesh

The Berenstain Bears and the Missing Honey by Stan and Jan Berenstain

Blue Ribbon Blues by Jerry Spinelli

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

A Book about Your Skeleton by Ruth Gross

Boundless Grace by Mary Hoffman

Brad and Butter Play Ball! by Dean Hughes

Buddy: the First Seeing Eye Dog by Eva Moore

CampSink or Swim by Gibbs Davis

The Case of the Elevator Duck by Polly Brends

Catch that Pass by Matt Christopher

The Catcher’s Mask by Matt Christopher

Center Court Sting by Matt Christopher

A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams

The Chalk Box Kid by Clyde Bulla

Cherries and Cherry Pits by Vera Williams

Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak

Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco

Christopher Columbus by Mervyn Kaufman

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

The Copper Lady by Alice and Kent Ross

Crackerjack Halfback by Matt Christopher

The Curse of the Squirrel by Laurence Yep

Dancing with the Indians by Angela Medearis

The Day of Ahmed’s Secret by Florence Heide

Deer: Graceful Grazers by Jody Sullivan

Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley by Rebecca Caudill

Dirt Bike Racer by Matt Christopher

Don’t Forget the Bacon by Pat Hutchins

The Drinking Gourd by Ferdinand Monjo

Elephants: Trunks and Tusks by Adele Richardson

Everybody Cooks Rice by Norah Dooley

Fish by Adele Richardson

Five True Dog Stories by Margaret Davidson

Five True Horse Stories by Margaret Davidson

Football by Mike Kennedy

Freckle Juice by Judy Blume

Frida Maria: A Story of the Old Southwest by Deborah Lattimore

Frogs: Leaping Amphibians by Lola Schaefer

From Peanuts to Peanut Butter by Kristin Keller

George Washington’s Mother by Jean Fritz

The Ghost in Tent 19 by Jim and Jane O’Connor

Ghost Town Treasure by Clyde Bulla

Groundhogs by Adele Richardson

Hard Drive to Short by Matt Christopher

Helen Keller by Margaret Davidson

The Hit-Away Kid by Matt Christopher

House of the Horrible Ghosts by Geoffrey Hayes

I Can’t Said the Ant by Polly Cameron

I Hate Camping by P.J. Petersen

Ice Magic by Matt Christopher

Ichthyosaurus by Daniel Cohen

Iguanadon by Daniel Cohen

Insects by Adele Richardson

The Invisible Dog by Dick King-Smith

Island Baby by Holly Keller

The Island of the Skog by Steven Kellogg

Jenny Archer series by Ellen Conford

Junie B. Jones series by Barbara Park

Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express by Margaret Wetterer

The Kid who Only Hit Homers by Matt Christopher

King Arthur by Marc Brown

LettingSwiftRiver Go by Jane Yolen

The Lighthouse Mermaid by Kathleen Karr

Lily and Miss Liberty by Carla Stephens

Little Swan by Adele Geras

The Littles series by John Peterson

Magic Treehouse series by Mary P. Osborne

Mammals by Adele Richardson

Manners on the Telephone by Terri DeGezelle

Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe by Susan Patron

Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney

The Mitten by Jan Brett

Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen

Monster Rabbit Runs Amuck by Patricia R. Giff

My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Gannett

Mystery in the Night Woods by John Peterson

Mystery of the Stolen Bike by Marc Brown

Nannies for Hire by Amy Hest

Neil Armstrong by Thomas Streissguth

Nine True Dolphin Stories by Margaret Davidson

No Arm in Left Field by Matt Christopher

The Old Rocking Chair by Phyllis Root

The One Bad Thing about Father by Ferdinand Monjo

One-Eyed Jake by Pat Hutchins

The One in the Middle Is the Green Kangaroo by Judy Blume

Onion Sundaes by David Adler

Owls by Adele Richardson

The Paint Brush Kid by Clyde Bulla

Pajama Party by Amy Hest

A Picture Book of Amelia Earhart by David Adler

A Picture Book of Louis Braille by David Adler

A Pocketful of Goobers by Barbara Mitchell

Polk Street School series by Patricia R. Giff

Rats on the Range by James Marshall

Rats on the Roof by James Marshall

Red Ribbon Rosie by Jean Marzollo

Reptiles by Adele Richardson

The Return of Rinaldo the Sly Fox by Ursel Scheffler

Rinaldo the Sly Fox by Ursel Scheffler

Rip-Roaring Russell by Johanna Hurwitz

Rockets by Gregory Vogt

Russell Sprouts by Johanna Hurwitz

Sable by Karen Hesse

Second Grade Friends Again by Miriam Cohen

Shortstop from Tokyoby Matt Christopher

Skateboard Tough by Matt Christopher

Slam Dunk Saturday by Jean Marzollo

Soccer by Mike Kennedy

Soccer Mania by Erika Tamar

Soccer Sam by Jean Marzollo

Solo Girl by Andrea D. Pinkney

Space Stations by Gregory Vogt

Speed Skating by Larry Brimner

The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock by Bill Peet

The Spy in the Attic by Ursel Scheffler

Squirrels by Rebecca Olien

Star by Jo Ann Simon

The Statue of Libertyby Marc Nobleman

A Story – A Story retold by Gail Haley

Tight End by Matt Christopher

Tom Edison’s Bright Ideas by Jack Keller

Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto

Tyler Toad and the Thunder by Robert Crowe

Walter the Warlock by Deborah Hautzig

Wingman on Ice by Matt Christopher

Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher by Lois Duncan

The Year Mom Won the Pennant by Matt Christopher

Young Wolf’s First Hunt by Janice Shefelman

The Zack Files series by Dan Greenburg

Zomo the Rabbit by Gerald McDermott

Guided Reading Level N

A to Z Mysteries series by Ron Roy

Abraham Lincoln: President of a Divided Country by Carol Green

Adam Joshua Capers series by Janice L. Smith

Amber Brown series by Paula Danziger

Amphibians by Adele Richardson

Ankylosaurus by Daniel Cohen

Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm by Carla Stevens

Apatosaurus by Daniel Cohen

Archaeologists Dig for Clues by Kate Duke

Australiaby Katie Bagley

Be a Friend to Trees by Patricia Lauber

Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days by Stephen Manes

Behind the Couch by Mordicai Gerstein

Benjamin Franklin: a Man with Many Jobs by Carol Greene

Berlioz the Bear by Jan Brett

Black Elk: a Man with a Vision by Carol Greene

Blackberries in the Dark by Mavis Jukes

The Boonsville Bombers by Alison Herzig

Buffalo Woman by Paul Goble

Busybody Nora by Johanna Hurwitz

The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster by James Preller

The Case of the Spooky Sleepover by James Preller

Catwings by Ursula LeGuin

Christopher Columbus: a Great Explorer by Carol Greene

The Cloud Book by Tomie DePaola

Danger Guys by Tony Abbott

Daniel Boone: Man of the Forests by Carol Greene

Don’t Call Me Beanhead by Susan Wojciechowski

Elizabeth Blackwell: First Woman Doctor by Carol Greene

Elizabeth the First: Queen of Englandby Carol Greene

The Enormous Crocodile by Roald Dahl

Europeby Mike Graf

EvergladesNational Parkby Mike Graf

Experiment with Water by Bryan Murphy

Favorite Greek Myths by Mary P. Osborne

Figure Skating by Larry Brimner

Flat Stanleyby Jeff Brown

The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates by Susan Shreve

Fly Homer Fly by Bill Peet

The Forgotten Heroes: The Story of the Buffalo Soldiers by Clinton Cox

The Gadget War by Ann Douglas

George Washington Carver: Scientist and Teacher by Carol Greene

George Washington: First President of the U.S.by Carol Greene

A Gift for Mama by Esther Hautzig

A Glass Slipper for Rosie by Patricia R. Giff

Golf by Christin Ditchfield

Good Dog, Bonita by Patricia R. Giff

Hannah by Gloria Whelan

Hey, Al by Arthur Yorinks

Hey, New Kid by Betsy Duffey

The House on Walenska Streetby Charolotte Herman

How a Book Is Made by Aliki

How Is a Crayon Made? by Frank Oz

How to Be Cool in the Third Grade by Betsy Duffey

Ice Hockey by Christin Ditchfield

Invisible Stanleyby Jeff Brown

It Takes a Village by Jane Cowen-Fletcher

Jackie Robinson and the Story of All-Black Baseball by Jim O’Connor

Jenius – the Amazing Guinea Pig by Dick King-Smith

Johann Sebastian Back: Great Man of Music by Carol Greene

John Chapman: the Man Who Was Johnny Appleseed by Carol Greene

John Philip Souza: the March King by Carol Greene

Julian series by Ann Cameron

Katherine Dunham, Black Dancer by Carol Greene

Key to the Treasure by Peggy Parish

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Author of the Little House Books by Carol Greene

The Leftovers series by Tristan Howard

Lemurs, Lorises, and Other Lower Primates by Patricia Martin

Leontyne Price: Opera Superstar by Sylvia Williams

Lili the Brave by Jennifer Armstrong

Lion Dancer: Ernie Wan’s Chinese New Year by Kate Waters

Llama Pajamas by Susan Clymer

Louis Braille: The Boy Who Invented Books for the Blind by Margaret Davidson

Ludwig van Beethoven: Musical Pioneer by Carol Greene

Luke’s Bully by Elizabeth Winthrop

The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl

Martin Luther King, Jr.: a Man Who Changed Things by Carol Greene

Max Malone series by Charlotte Herman

Microscopes by Adele Richardson

Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe

My Great-Aunt Arizonaby Gloria Houston

My Name Is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada

The Mystery of the Phantom Pony by Lynn Hall

Next Spring an Oriole by Gloria Whelan

Not-So-Perfect Rosie by Patricia R. Giff

Pioneer Cat by William Hooks

Pirate’s Promise by Clyde Bulla

Pitching Trouble by Stephen Kroll

Pompeii… Buried Alive by Edith Kunhardt

Pteranodon by Daniel Cohen

Puppy Love by Betsy Duffey

Rachel Carson: Friend of Nature by Carol Greene

Return of the Home Run Kid by Matt Christopher

Roberto Clemente: Baseball Superstar by Carol Greene

Rumpelstiltskin by Paul Zelinsky

Save the Manatee by Alison Friesinger

School’s Out by Johanna Hurwitz

Second Chance by Stephen Kroll

Shadow of the Wolf by Gloria Whelan

Shark Lady: The Adventures of Eugenie Clark by Ann McGovern

Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Bulla

Sidewalk Story by Sharon Mathis

Silver by Gloria Whelan

Someone Is Following Pip Ramsey by Ron Roy

Something Queer mystery series by Elizabeth Levy

Song Lee series by Suzy Kline

Squanto: Friend of the Pilgrims by Clyde Bulla

Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown

Stegosaurus by Daniel Cohen

Striped Ice Cream by Joan Lexau

The Summer Olympics by Bob Knotts

Telescopes by Adele Richardson

Tennis by Christin Ditchfield

Thomas Jefferson: Author, Inventor, President by Carol Greene

Throw-Away Pets by Betsy Duffey

Thurgood Marshall: First Black Supreme Court Justice by Carol Greene

The Titanic, Lost… and Found by Judy Donnelly

To the Top! by Sydelle A. Kramer

A Toad for Tuesday by Russell Erickson

Triceratops by Daniel Cohen

The Trojan Horse: How the Greeks Won the War by Emily Little

True-Life Treasure Hunts by Judy Donnelly

26 Fairmount Avenueby Tomie dePaola

Volleyball by Christin Ditchfield

Voting by Sarah De Capua

Walking the Road to Freedom by Jeri Ferris

WaysideSchool Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar

What Makes a Bird a Bird? by May Garelick

What’s the Matter, Kelly Beans? by Judith Enderle

White Bird by Clyde Bulla

Winter Olympics by Larry Brimner

Witch Hunt: It Happened in SalemVillageby Stephen Krensky

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Musical Genius by Carol Greene

Wolves: Life in the Pack by Lola Schaefer

Working Cotton by Sherley Williams

Wrong Way Around Magic by Ruth Chew

YellowstoneNational Parkby Mike Graf

YosemiteNational Parkby Mike Graf

You’re Out by Stephen Kroll

Guided Reading Level O

The Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein by Johanna Hurwitz

Aldo series, Johanna Hurwitz

All about Sam by Lois Lowry

Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad by Marlene Brill

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? By Jean Fritz

Angel Park Soccer Stars series by Dean Hughes

Ant Cities by Arthur Dorros

The Arctic Oceanby Anne Ylvisaker

The Atlantic Oceanby Anne Ylvisaker

Aunt Clara Brown: Official Pioneer by Linda Lowery

Baseball Fever by Johanna Hurwitz

Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki

Baseball’s Best, Five True Stories by Andrew Gutelle

Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

Benjamin Banneker by Ginger Wadsworth

The Blind Pony by Jeanne Betancourt

The Blossoms Meet the Vulture Lady by Betsy Byars

Borreguita and the Coyote by Verna Aardema

The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude C. Warner

Bugs by Nancy Parker

Can’t You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz

The Case of the Dirty Bird by Gary Paulsen

Charles Lindbergh by Lucile Davis

Chocolate Fever by Robert Smith

Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz

Corn Is Maize by Aliki

The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh

Cowpokes and Desperadoes by Gary Paulsen

Davy Crockett by Kathy Feeney

Dirty Beasts by Roald Dahl

Dogs Don’t Tell Jokes by Louis Sachar

Dragon Bones by Paul Hindman

Earthworms by Kevin Holmes

Einstein Anderson, Science Detective series by Seymour Simon

Eleven Kids, One Summer by Ann M. Martin

Elizabeth Cady Stantonby Lucile Davis

Face-Off by Matt Christopher

The Finch’s Fabulous Furnace by Roger Drury

Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack

Foolish Gretel by Jennifer Armstrong

The Fortune-tellers by Lloyd Alexander

Frederick Douglass by Margo McLoone

George Washington’s Socks by Elvira Woodruff

The Ghost Pony by Jeanne Betancourt

Ginger Pye by Eleanor Estes

Good Grief Third Grade by Colleen McKenna

Gorgonzola Zombies in the Park by Elizabeth Levy

The Great Little Madisonby Jean Fritz

Gymnastics by Christin Ditchfield

Happily Ever After by Anna Quindlen

The Haunting of Grade Three by Grace Maccarone

Henry Huggins series by Beverly Cleary

Her Seven Brothers by Paul Goble

Herbie Jones series by Suzy Kline

Here Comes McBroom by Sid Fleischman

The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes

Jason and the Aliens Down the Street by Greg Greer

The Key to the Playhouse by Carol York

The King’s Equal by Katherine Paterson

Lake Huronby Anne Ylvisaker

Lake Michiganby Anne Ylvisaker

Lavender by Karen Hesse

The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola

Leif Eriksson by Jason Glaser