Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm
by Jerdine Nolen · Grades K–3 · Realistic Fiction
Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm by Jerdine Nolen is on US reading lists at grades k–3. It appears on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists, across 2 states. Every citation below links to the primary source.
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Assigned across 2 curriculum lists · 2 states
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
This page shows where Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm 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 K–3
- Age range
- Ages 5–8
- Pages
- 32
- Reading time
- about 35 minutes (est.)
- First published
- 1994
- Genre
- Realistic Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780590501217
Sources: grade range from the cited lists below, last checked 2026-09-24; pages and year from our catalog record (sources); reading time is an estimate at 250 words a minute.
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About this book
Book facts and sources (2)
- On award reading lists
- Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (source: maslmd.org)
- Young Hoosier Book Award (source: cdn.ymaws.com)
- Catalog record
- First published 1994 · 32 pages (edition lengths vary) (source: how we source book data)
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Why it is assigned
This realistic fiction title is typically read at grades k–3. Written in the 1990s; pairs with curriculum units on balloons and farm life; cited on 2 lists: 2 book-award lists.
Themes
balloons · farm life · tall tales · balloons, fiction
Where this book is recommended
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 1996 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·1st grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 1996 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·2nd grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 1996 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·3rd grade · Marylandsource: Maryland Association of School Librarians — Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, 1996 winner (Picture Book)
Young Hoosier Book Award
- recommended·Kindergarten grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 1997 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·1st grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 1997 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·2nd grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 1997 winner (Picture Book)
- recommended·3rd grade · Indianasource: Indiana Library Federation — Young Hoosier Book Award past winners, 1997 winner (Picture Book)
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Common questions
- What grade level is Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm?
- Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm is listed for grades K–3. It appears on 2 state book-award lists across 2 states. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm?
- It takes about 35 minutes to read Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm (32 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 35 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm?
- Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm appears on reading lists for Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award, Young Hoosier Book Award. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm banned in schools?
- Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm 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.
- What themes does Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm explore?
- Central themes in Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm include balloons, farm life, tall tales, balloons, fiction.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
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 K–3 — drawn from the state book-award lists citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 2 curricula on this site (see “Where recommended” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- On state book-award lists in 2 states (see citations above).
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: book-club.