# 3rd grade books about adventure and adventurers

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

**Grade:** 3rd grade  ·  **Theme:** adventure and adventurers
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://achievethecore.org/page/2699

## 3rd grade adventure and adventurers reading list

- [Bink & Gollie](https://readinglist.school/book/bink-gollie) by Kate DiCamillo _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2010)_
- [I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871](https://readinglist.school/book/i-survived-the-great-chicago-fire-1871) by Lauren Tarshis _(Grades 3–6 · pub 2015)_
- [Loot](https://readinglist.school/book/loot) by Jude Watson _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2014)_
- [The Apothecary](https://readinglist.school/book/the-apothecary) by Maile Meloy _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2011)_

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