Recommended 4th Grade Reading Books

Folk Tales, Fairy Tales
• The Boy Who Lived with the Seals by Rafe Martin. 1996, Putnam.
• The Cow of No Color: Riddle Stories and Justice Tales from Around
the World by Nina Jaffe and Steve Zeitlin. 1998, Henry Holt.
• Cut From the Same Cloth: American Women of Myth, Legend and Tall
Tale by Robert D. San Souci. 1993, Philomel Books.
• In a Circle Long Ago: A Treasury of Native Lore from North America
by Nancy Van Laan. 1995, Apple Soup Books.
• Her Stories: African American Folktales, Fairy Tales, and True Tales
by Virginia Hamilton. 1995, Blue Sky Press.
• Little Gold Star: A Spanish American Cinderella Tale by Robert D.
San Souci. 2000, HarperCollins.
• Magical Tales From Many Lands by Margaret Mayo. 1993, Dutton
Books.
• Pandora by Robert Burleigh. 2002, Silver Whistle.
• The Rabbit's Tail: A Story from Korea by Suzanne Crowder Han.
1999, Holt.
• The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin. 1998, Paper Star.
• Yoshi’s Feast by Kimiko Kajikawa. 2000, Orchard Books.

Nonfiction
• Are Trees Alive? by Debbie S. Miller. 2002, Walker.
• Berry Smudges and Leaf Prints: Finding and Making Colors from
Nature by Ellen B. Senisi. 2001, Dutton Books.
• Champion: The Story of Muhammad Ali by James Haskins. 2002,
Walker.
• Chocolate: Riches from the Rainforest by Robert Burleigh. 2002,
Abrams.
• Dance! by Elisha Cooper. 2001, Greenwillow.
• Danger! Earthquakes by Seymour Simon. 2002, SeaStar Books.
• Everything I Know About Monsters: A Collection of Made-Up Facts,
Educated Guesses, and Silly Pictures about Creatures of Creepiness
by Tom Lichtenheld. 2002, Simon & Schuster Books.
• First to Fly: How Wilbur & Orville Wright Invented the Airplane by
Peter Busby. 2002, Crown Publishers.
• Flying Animals by June Loves. 2002, Chelsea House Publications.
• Ice Cream by Elisha Cooper. 2002, Greenwillow Books.
• If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World's People by
David J. Smith. 2002, Kids Can Press.
• Illinois from A to Z by Betty Carlson Kay. 2000, University of Illinois
Press.
• Jenny: The Airplane that Taught America to Fly by David Weitzman.
2002, Roaring Brook Press.
• Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King by Doreen
Rappaport. 2001, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children.
• Model T: How Henry Ford Built a Legend by David Weitzman. 2002,
Crown Publishers.
• Popcorn! by Elaine Landau. 2003, Charlesbridge.
• Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Lynn Curlee. 2002, Atheneum
Books.
• So You Want to be President? by Judith St. George. 2000, Philomel
Books.
• Starry Messenger: Galileo by Peter Sis. 1997, Farrar, Straus &
Giroux.
• Talkin' About Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by Nikki
Grimes. 2002, Orchard Books.
• The True-or-False Book of Horses by Patricia Lauber. 2000,
HarperCollins.

Fiction
• Belle Teal by Ann M. Martin. 2001, Scholastic.
• Big Jimmy's Kum Kau Chinese Take Out by Ted Lewin. 2002,
HarperCollins.
• Bitter Dumplings by Jeanne M. Lee. 2002, Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
• Darby by Jonathon Scott Fuqua. 2002, Candlewick Press.
• Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague.
2002, Scholastic.
• The Doll People by Ann M. Martin. 2000, Hyperion Books.
• Double Dutch by Sharon M. Draper. 2002, Atheneum Books.
• Eight Animals Bake a Cake by Susan Middleton Elya. 2002, Putnam.
• Estela's Swap by Alexis O'Neill. 2002, Lee & Low Books.
• The Four Ugly Cats in Apartment 3D by Marilyn Sachs. 2002,
Atheneum Books.
• The Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn Marsden. 2002, Candlewick
Press.
• Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry. 2002, Houghton Mifflin.
• The Hamster of the Baskervilles: From the Tattered Casebook of Chet
Gecko, Private Eye by Bruce Hale. 2002, Harcourt Brace.
• Indian Shoes by Cynthia Leitich Smith. 2002, HarperCollins.
• If the Shoe Fits by Gary Soto. 2002, Putnam.
• The Jamie and Angus Stories by Anne Fine. 2002, Candlewick Press.
• Judy Moody Gets Famous! by Megan McDonald. 2001, Candlewick
Press.
• Just One More Story by Jennifer Brutschy. 2002, Orchard Books.
• Loser by Jerry Spinelli. 2002, Cotler Books.
• Love That Dog by Sharon Creech. 2001, Cotler Books.
• Millicent's Gift by Ann Rinaldi. 2002, HarperCollins.
• My Dog, Cat by Marty Crisp. 2000, Holiday House.
• Oh No, Noah! by Johanna Hurwitz. 2002, SeaStar Books.
• Pinocchio, the Boy, or, Incognito in Collodi by Lane Smith. 2002,
Viking.
• Ray and the Best Family Reunion Ever by Mildred Pitts Walter. 2002,
HarperCollins.
• Salsa Stories by Lulu Delacre. 2000, Scholastic.
• Samir and Yonatan by Daniella Carmi. 2000, A. Levine Books.
• Space Race by Sylvia Waugh. 2000, Dell Yearling.
• Stuart's Cape by Sara Pennypacker. 2002, Orchard Books.
• Thimbleberry Stories by Cynthia Rylant. 2000, Harcourt Brace.
• Tim O'Toole and the Wee Folk: An Irish Tale by Gerald McDermott.
1992, Puffin Books.
• The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket. 2001, HarperCollins.
• When My Name was Keoko by Sue Linda Park. 2002, Clarion Books.
• When the Pigs Took Over by Arthur Dorros. 2002, Dutton Books.
• Yolonda's Genius by Carol Fenner. 1995, Aladdin Paperbacks.
• Yoshi's Feast by Kimiko Kajikawa. 2000, DK Ink.

Poetry
• Amber was Brave, Essie was Smart: The Story of Amber and Essie
Told Here in Poems and Pictures by Vera B. Williams. 2001,
Greenwillow.
• The Basket Counts by Arnold Adoff. 2000, Simon & Schuster Books.
• Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices by Paul B. Janeczko.
2001, HarperCollins.
• Exploding Gravy: Poems to Make You Laugh by X. J. Kennedy. 2002,
Little Brown.
• Fearless Fernie: Hanging Out with Fernie and Me: Poems by Gary
Soto. 2002, Putnam.
• Good Luck Gold and Other Poems by Janet S. Wong. 1994, M.K.
McElderry Books.
• Hey You! C'mere: A Poetry Slam by Elizabeth Swados. 2002, A.
Levine.
• If I Were in Charge the Rules Would Be Different! by James Proimos.
2002, Scholastic.
• Jump Back, Honey: The Poems of Paul Lawrence Dunbar by Paul
Lawrence Dunbar. 1999, Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for
Children.
• Laugh-Eteria: Poems and Drawings by Douglas Florian. 1999,
Harcourt Brace.
• Mathematickles! Poems by Betsy Franco. 2003, M.K. McElderry
Books.
• Monster Goose by Judy Sierra. 2001, Harcourt Brace.
• My America: A Poetry Atlas of the U.S. by Lee Hopkins. 2000, Simon
& Schuster Books.
• Short Takes: Fast Break Basketball Poetry by Charles Smith. 2001,
Dutton Books.