The Teachers' Choices Project: 3-5

Yesterday I listed the Teachers' Choices Project K-2 list. Today I will list the 3-5 grades literature teachers pick that were exceptional for students to read or to be used in the curriculum. The International Reading Association's Teachers' Choices project has been in existence since 1989. Below are the choices for intermediate grades:

Grades 3-5, Ages 8-11

1. Abe's Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, by Doreen Rappaport. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson

2. Annimal Heroes: True Rescue Stories, by Sandra Markle

3. Birds on a Wire: A Renga 'Round Town, by J. Patrick Lewis and Paul B Janeczko. Illustrated by Gary Lippincott

4. Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak, by Kay Winters. Illustrated by Larry Day

5. Eleven, by Patricia Reilly Giff

6. Lady Liberty: A Biography, by Doreen Rappaport. Illustrated by Matt Tavares
7. March On! The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World, by Christine King Farris. Illustrated by London Ladd

8. A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams, by Jen Bryant. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet

9. When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature's Balance in Yellowstone, by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent. Photographs by Dan Hartman and Cassie Hartman

10. Yuki and the One Thousand Carriers, by Gloria Whelan. Illustrated by Yan Nascimbene

Tomorrow will be the Teachers' Choice for grades 6-8.