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A guide for locating grade-appropriate children's literature for use in the classroom.
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EDCI 591 – Research in Children’s Literature
Featured novels for early grades
The Secret Chicken Society
by
Judy Cox; Amanda Haley (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0823423727
Publication Date: 2012-02-01
Grades 2-4
A Frog in My Throat
by
Frieda Wishinsky; Louise-Andrée Laliberté (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1551436329
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Grades 1-3
The Year of Billy Miller
by
Kevin Henkes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0062268120
Publication Date: 2013-09-17
Grades 2-4
Ben the Inventor
by
Robin Stevenson; David Parkins (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1554698022
Publication Date: 2011-11-01
Grades 2-4
Something's Fishy
by
Jeff Szpirglas; Danielle Saint-Onge; Dave Whamond (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1554697875
Publication Date: 2011-05-01
Grades 1-3
Justine Mckeen, Queen of Green
by
Sigmund Brouwer; Dave Whamond (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1554699274
Publication Date: 2011-11-01
Grades 2-4
Stuey Lewis Against All Odds
by
Jane Schoenberg; Cambria Evans (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0374399018
Publication Date: 2012-05-22
Bink and Gollie
by
Kate DiCamillo; Alison McGhee; Tony Fucile (Illustrator)
ISBN: 076363266X
Publication Date: 2010-09-14
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
by
Kate DiCamillo (Illustrator); Chris Van Dusen (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0763625906
Publication Date: 2006-08-22
Captain Awesome vs. Nacho Cheese Man
by
Stan Kirby; George O'Connor (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1442435631
Publication Date: 2012-04-03
Grades 1-3
Walks the Plank!
by
Sally Warner; Jamie Harper (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0670063061
Publication Date: 2012-03-15
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