1970s books assigned in 3rd grade
US schools assign 48 books written in the 1970s to 3rd grade students, across 22 states, spanning 470L–920L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
Most widely assigned from the 1970s
Bunnicula
Deborah Howe · on 10 reading lists
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- Titles
- 48
- Written
- 1970–1979
- Lexile range
- 470L–920L
- States assigning
- 22
The list — 1970s, 3rd grade
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A Gathering of DaysJoan W. Blos
A Story, a StoryGail E. Haley
Africa DreamEloise Greenfield
Amos & BorisWilliam Steig
Anno's AlphabetMitsumasa Anno
Anno's JourneyMitsumasa Anno
Are You There God? It's Me, MargaretJudy Blume
Arrow to the SunGerald McDermott
Ashanti to ZuluMargaret Musgrove
Big Bad BruceBill Peet
Bridge to TerabithiaKatherine Paterson · 810L
BunniculaDeborah Howe
Charlie and the Great Glass ElevatorRoald Dahl
Cloudy with a Chance of MeatballsJudi Barrett
CornrowsCamille Yarbrough
Danny, the Champion of the WorldRoald Dahl
Duffy and the DevilHarve Zemach
Freaky FridayMary Rodgers
How Droofus the Dragon Lost His HeadBill Peet
How to Eat Fried WormsThomas Rockwell
Julie of the WolvesJean Craighead George
Little Rabbit's Loose ToothLucy Bate
Liza Lou and the Yeller Belly SwampMercer Mayer
M.C. Higgins, the GreatVirginia Hamilton
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- Miss Nelson Is Missing
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
- Noah's Ark
- One Fine Day
- Ox-cart Man
- Ramona and Her Father
- Ray Charles
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- Summer of the Monkeys
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
- The Butterfly
- The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
- The Funny Little Woman
- The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
- The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
- The Great Gilly Hopkins
- The Grey King
- The Pinballs
- The Slave Dancer
- The Summer of the Swans
- The Treasure
- The Trumpet of the Swan
- The Westing Game
- Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Most-assigned 1970s authors in 3rd grade
Mitsumasa Anno (2) · Judy Blume (2) · Bill Peet (2) · Katherine Paterson (2) · Roald Dahl (2) · William Steig
Common questions
- How many 1970s books are assigned in 3rd grade?
- 48 books written between 1970 and 1979 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 1970s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 1970s titles assigned in 3rd grade run from 470L to 920L. 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?
- 22 states assign at least one 1970s 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.