3rd Grade BEST Literature Review

A funny poem about a student who uses a silly excuse for not turning in homework.

• Toward Those Short Trees

• My Doggy Ate My Essay

• Charlotte's Web

• Pippi Longstocking

A nonsense poem about a man who charms birds with his flute.

• There was an Old Man with a Flute

• Stuart Little

• Matilda

• Flight

A short haiku that compares small trees to their strength and beauty.

• Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People

• Toward Those Short Trees

• Moonshot

• Sarah, Plain and Tall

A free verse poem celebrating how books can take us anywhere, like doorways to other worlds.

• Charlotte's Web

• Tula

• Rosa Parks

• My Doggy Ate My Essay

A biography about the 16th U.S. President, who was known for his honesty, is about:

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

• Theodore Roosevelt

A spider uses her web to save her pig friend's life, showing kindness and bravery.

• Charlotte's Web

• Sarah, Plain and Tall

• Stuart Little

• The Whipping Boy

A poetic story about the Apollo 11 moon landing told with beautiful illustrations.

• To the Moon and Back

• Miracle on 133rd Street

• Flight

• Pippi Longstocking

A biography about a brave man who escaped slavery and fought for the rights of others.

• The Real McCoy

• Frederick Douglass Fights for Freedom

• The Little Prince

• Moonshot

This biography for young readers shares stories about Lincoln's honesty and leadership.

• Abraham Lincoln: A Life of Honesty

• Who Was Betsy Ross?

• Stuart Little

• Flight

An informative book about secret routes slaves used to escape to freedom.

• The Boxcar Children

• Revolutionary Friends

• If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad

• The Whipping Boy