# 3rd grade books about generosity

**3** books commonly assigned to 3rd grade students in US schools that explore generosity. 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.

**Reading difficulty:** the typical 3rd grade band is 420–820L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 1 titles here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 0 more accessible, and 0 a stretch.

**Grade:** 3rd grade  ·  **Theme:** generosity
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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

## 3rd grade generosity reading list

- [Boxes for Katje](https://readinglist.school/book/boxes-for-katje) by Candace Fleming _(Grades 3–8 · pub 2003)_
- [The Giving Tree](https://readinglist.school/book/the-giving-tree) by Shel Silverstein _(530L · Grades K–5 · pub 1964)_
- [The Treasure](https://readinglist.school/book/the-treasure) by Uri Shulevitz _(Grades 2–3 · pub 1978)_

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