# 1st grade books about animals, fiction

**3** books commonly assigned to 1st grade students in US schools that explore animals, fiction. Every title's grade range covers 1st grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 1st grade  ·  **Theme:** animals, fiction
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 1st grade animals, fiction reading list

- [Just Another Ordinary Day](https://readinglist.school/book/just-another-ordinary-day) by Rod Clement _(Grades K–3 · pub 1657)_
- [Peabody](https://readinglist.school/book/peabody) by Rosemary Wells _(Grades K–3 · pub 1983)_
- [Put Me in the Zoo](https://readinglist.school/book/put-me-in-the-zoo) by Robert Lopshire _(Grades K–1 · pub 1960)_

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