1990s books assigned in 1st grade
US schools assign 28 books written in the 1990s to 1st grade students, spanning 510L–510L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.
- Titles
- 28
- Written
- 1990–1999
- Lexile range
- 510L–510L
- States assigning
- 1
The list — 1990s, 1st grade
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BarrioGeorge Ancona
Black and WhiteDavid Macaulay
Chicken SundayPatricia Polacco
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)Mary Pope Osborne · 510L- Family Pictures / Cuadros de FamiliaCarmen Lomas GarzaFamily Pictures / Cuadros de FamiliaCarmen Lomas Garza
GolemDavid Wisniewski- Her StoriesVirginia HamiltonHer StoriesVirginia Hamilton
Home PlaceCrescent Dragonwagon- In Daddy's Arms I Am TallJavaka SteptoeIn Daddy's Arms I Am TallJavaka Steptoe
- In the Time of the DrumsKim L. SiegelsonIn the Time of the DrumsKim L. Siegelson
Jambo Means HelloMuriel Feelings
John HenryJulius Lester
Joseph Had a Little OvercoatSimms Taback
Mirette on the High WireEmily Arnold McCully
Off to School, Baby Duck!Amy Hest
Officer Buckle and GloriaPeggy Rathmann
Old Elm SpeaksKristine O'Connell George
Red-eyed Tree FrogJoy Cowley
Snowflake BentleyJacqueline Briggs Martin- Soul Looks Back in WonderTom FeelingsSoul Looks Back in WonderTom Feelings
Tar BeachFaith Ringgold
The Adventures of SparrowboyBrian Pinkney- The CreationJames Weldon JohnsonThe CreationJames Weldon Johnson
The Fortune-TellersLloyd Alexander
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Most-assigned 1990s authors in 1st grade
Tom Feelings (2) · David Macaulay · Patricia Polacco · Virginia Hamilton · Crescent Dragonwagon · Javaka Steptoe
Common questions
- How many 1990s books are assigned in 1st grade?
- 28 books written between 1990 and 1999 appear on 1st 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 1990s books cover?
- Lexile measures for the 1990s titles assigned in 1st grade run from 510L to 510L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.