My daughter is 10 and going to the fifth grade so 8 to 9 would be the ages of third graders.
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My daughter is 10 and going to the fifth grade so 8 to 9 would be the ages of third graders.
i was just thinking stuart little! also, trumpet of the swan. collections of children's stories. i used to read the magazine "cricket" at that age, also "national geographic world." hans brinker and the silver skates had my vote at that age, too. can't remember any others offhand...let's see, the betsy, tacy, tib books by maud hart lovelace - great for little girls. and little women. (read the other alcott books later.) johnny tremain in the 4th grade. l. frank baum's oz books. love those to this day.
water babies is also excellent. laura ingalls wilder books - little house on the prairie, on the banks of plum creek, etc.
reading other posts: oh yeah! charlie and the chocolate factory and charlie and the great glass elevator. and judy blume's books. ramona the pest and such. encyclopedia brown books also. [i]a little princess[i] - frances hodges burnett or something.
i loved little plum, mama's bank account, carol bird's christmas and the dollhouse capers.
the rush for gold, tituba of salem village and the cherry ames nurse series.
there are many others, but i will edit endlessly if i cite them all as i remember them.
riki tiki tavi by kipling, his just so stories, the raven a christmas carol.
in the fourth grade i read call of the wild, white fang, old yeller, the other side of the mountain, black beauty, a secret garden, david copperfield (ok i skimmed that last one).
I can not base what my child should read by what I was reading at that age. I started reading when I was 3, chapter books by five and was sent to the principal's office at nine for writing a book report on Stephen King's "Pet Semetary".
So I do not know what a kid this age should be reading. The public schools here are absolutely horrid, which is why we took her out of the public school system last year. I did not realize how far behind they are. When she was in third grade I decided to pull her out of public school when I read one of her book reports and she showed me the book that they were required to read and write about and it was a PICTURE BOOK. They had not even started chapter books yet. And they did not grade for handwriting or spelling. At her new school she had been placed in remedial classes to help her catch up with the other kids. What she was learning in third grade at the public school, her new school did in first grade.
Her new school had the class read "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe". When I saw that book on her reading list, I was glad that I switched her over to the private school.
The school even has them continue reading over the summer and gives them days that they can go take tests to earn points for when school starts. They also have one book that is required reading and they are tested on it the first week of school. This summer she is required to read "The Pinballs". I bought it for her when I ordered my last batch of books online. It should be in Tuesday. She can't wait to read it.
When I was in 3rd grade (9 years here in Finland) my parents read aloud to me. I wasnt that much into reading. It was a lot of Enid Blyton, and must admit it, The Baby-Sitters Club (my very favorites actually). What I would recomend (also for boys) is the Adwenture-series by Enid Blyton. They are her most exiting books. Me and my lillsister listened to them on casset and got really mad when our cassetplayer broke down!
I completely agree about Roald Dahl. All of my children have loved his books. My 12 yr old son is currently reading "Boy" which is an autobiography of sorts about Roald Dahl's childhood.Quote:
Originally Posted by Munro
The Lemony Snicket series is also very good. I also echo those who have reccommended the Chornicles of Narnia.
Has your son read The Hobbit? :nod: It's a much easier read than Lord of the Rings. You may even consider reading it with him.
The Wayside School series are also very funny--although the reading level may be less than 3rd grade.
And of course there is the children's classic Charlotte's Web.
angela
Roald Dahl's Matilda, then show them the movie!