1950s books assigned in 3rd grade

US schools assign 18 books written in the 1950s to 3rd grade students, across 2 states, spanning 680L–850L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Titles
18
Written
1950–1959
Lexile range
680L–850L
States assigning
2

The list — 1950s, 3rd grade

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Most-assigned 1950s authors in 3rd grade

Joseph Krumgold (2) · E.B. White · Eleanor Estes · Elizabeth George Speare · Robert McCloskey

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Common questions

How many 1950s books are assigned in 3rd grade?
18 books written between 1950 and 1959 appear on 3rd grade reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.
What Lexile range do these 1950s books cover?
Lexile measures for the 1950s titles assigned in 3rd grade run from 680L to 850L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.
Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?
2 states assign at least one 1950s title at 3rd grade in the lists tracked here, so this is a broad pattern rather than a single state's canon. Per-state lists are on each state page.

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