Books like The Matchlock Gun
Looking for books like The Matchlock Gun by Walter Dumaux Edmonds (Children's stories · grades 3–7)? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.
These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 3–7 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to The Matchlock Gun
- Adam of the Road Novel Units Student PacketElizabeth Gray Vining
Animal FarmGeorge Orwell · 1170L- Big Snow and Other StoriesHader, Berta and Elmer
- Call It Courage Teacher GuideArmstrong Sperry
- Johnny TremainEsther Hoskins Forbes
- King of the WindMarguerite Henry
Make Way for DucklingsRobert McCloskey · 730L- Miss HickoryCarolyn Sherwin Bailey
My Father's DragonRuth Stiles Gannett · 990L- Rabbit HillRobert Lawson
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Why each is a match
- Adam of the Road Novel Units Student Packetgrades 3–7
- Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).
- Animal Farm1170L
- Overlapping grades (7–10) and the same era (1940s).
- Big Snow and Other Storiesgrades K–3
- Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1940s).
- Call It Courage Teacher Guidegrades 3–7
- Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).
- Johnny Tremaingrades 3–7
- Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).
- King of the Windgrades 3–7
- Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).
- Make Way for Ducklings730L
- Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (1940s).
- Miss Hickorygrades 3–7
- Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).
- My Father's Dragon990L
- Overlapping grades (2–4) and the same era (1940s).
- Rabbit Hillgrades 3–7
- Overlapping grades (3–7) and the same era (1940s).