What grade level is Forests?

Forests is listed for grades 2–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.

How long does it take to read Forests?

It takes about 50 minutes to read Forests (44 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 50 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.

What curricula assign Forests?

Forests appears on reading lists for Great Lakes Great Books Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.

Is Forests banned in schools?

Forests does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.

Forests

Name: Forests
Availability: InStock
Author: Nell Cross Beckerman
ISBN: 9781546130987

by Nell Cross Beckerman · Grades 2–3 · Juvenile Nonfiction

Forests by Nell Cross Beckerman is on US reading lists at grades 2–3. It appears on 1 list: the Great Lakes Great Books Award, across 1 state. Every citation below links to the primary source.

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Assigned across 1 curriculum list · 1 state

Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).

On reading-award lists:Great Lakes Great Books Award

This page shows where Forests is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.

Reading level at a glance

Grade range: Grades 2–3
Pages: 44
Reading time: about 50 minutes (est.)
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN-13: 9781546130987

Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-07-02; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.

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Why it is assigned

This juvenile nonfiction title is typically read at grades 2–3. Published in the canon; cited on the Great Lakes Great Books Award.

Where this book is recommended

Great Lakes Great Books Award
- recommended·2nd grade · Michigan source: Michigan Reading Association — Great Lakes Great Books Award 2026-27 nominee (official GLGBA nominee press release + nominees list, announced March 7, 2026 at the MRA Annual Conference; Michigan students vote through January 9, 2027) — 2-3 division
- recommended·3rd grade · Michigan source: Michigan Reading Association — Great Lakes Great Books Award 2026-27 nominee (official GLGBA nominee press release + nominees list, announced March 7, 2026 at the MRA Annual Conference; Michigan students vote through January 9, 2027) — 2-3 division

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Common questions

What grade level is Forests?: Forests is listed for grades 2–3. It appears on 1 state book-award list across 1 state. Exact placement varies by school and district.
How long does it take to read Forests?: It takes about 50 minutes to read Forests (44 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 50 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
What curricula assign Forests?: Forests appears on reading lists for Great Lakes Great Books Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
Is Forests banned in schools?: Forests does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally. See the banned books list by state.

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How we classify

Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.

Lexile measure: Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
Grade band: Grades 2–3 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
Curriculum alignment: Cited in 1 curriculum on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
State-level evidence: On state book-award lists in 1 state (see citations above).
Removal / banning records: No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
Seasonal / contextual tags: Tagged for: book-club.