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Keep Students Reading at Home With Grab and Go Book Packs Under $30

These collections are a fantastic way to support independent reading all year long. 

By Scholastic Editors
May 30, 2024

Grab and Go Student Book Packs (available in both English and Spanish!) have been carefully curated by experts to help educators meet the needs of children in today's new world, regardless of their access to technology.

They're also a great way to ensure your students get the best new and classic titles in different genres as the school year winds down and to keep their reading momentum going during the summertime. 

The packs are designed to support striving and independent readers both inside and outside of the classroom. Each one contains: 

  • 5 favorite novels
  • A reading journal 
  • A family guide to literacy 

With a focus on culturally responsive literacy, the books in these collections were specifically chosen to elevate underrepresented voices and assist with social-emotional development, support, and learning. What's more, these curations center favorite books students love to drive engagement, all while building foundational skills, such as reading fluency and comprehension. 

For instance, Grab and Go Pack Theme 1: Favorite Books Grade 3 is a collection of books that will encourage newly independent readers to discover their favorite genre. There are both fiction and nonfiction books to choose from — like the hilarious The Bad Guys graphic novel and the educational Who Would Win?: Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark book!

Meanwhile, the books in Grab and Go Pack Theme 2: Social-Emotional Development Grade 5 will help students build confidence and resilience. This pack includes popular middle-grade titles like Guts and Save Me a Seat — both of which cover relatable topics, like shifting dynamics in school and with friends. 

Shop Grab and Go Student Book Packs for summer reading below! You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store.

Theme 1: Favorite Books

Take Home Collection

Grab and Go Pack Theme 1: Favorite Books Pre-K

Grades Pre-K
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Pack includes:
• Animal World / Mundo animal
• Family Guide to Literacy
• Farm Animals
• Hey, Coach!
• Journal Grades Prek-K
• Walk and See ABC
• You Are (Not) Small

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Pack includes:
• Bee Dance
• Bikes
• Dragons Love Tacos
• Family Guide to Literacy
• The Gruffalo
• Journal Grades Prek-K
• Pug

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Pack includes:
• Because of an Acorn
• Family Guide to Literacy
• Fox Is Late
• Journal Grades 1-2
• Mother Bruce
• Not Exactly the Same
• Odd Animals

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Pack includes:
• #24 Soccer on Sunday
• Family Guide to Literacy
• Fly Guy's Big Family
• Journal Grades 1-2
• King & Kayla and the Case of the Secret Code
• Weird Sea Creatures
• The Word Collector

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Pack includes:
• The Bad Guys
• Family Guide to Literacy
• Ghosts Don't Ride Bikes, Do They?
• Journal Grades 3-5
• Killer Whale vs. Great White Shark
• Mia Mayhem Learns to Fly!
• What If You Had T. Rex Teeth!?

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Pack includes:
• Bat and the Waiting Game
• Family Guide to Literacy
• Fenway and Hattie
• Journal Grades 3-5
• Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing
• Titanosaur
• Upside-Down Magic

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Pack includes:
• Birds of Prey
• Family Guide to Literacy
• Front Desk
• The Homework Machine
• I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944
• Journal Grades 3-5
• The One and Only Ivan

Theme 2: Social-Emotional Development

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Pack includes:
• Belly Breathe
• Colores de la vida
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade PreK-K
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade PreK-K
• One Is a Piñata
• Some Days
• Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug

Pack includes:
• Be Who You Are
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade PreK-K
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade PreK-K
• Leonardo the Terrible Monster
• Rita & Ralph's Rotten Day
• The Way I Feel
• Wish

THEME 2: Social-Emotional Development, Support, and Learning
These titles ensure that children feel emotionally supported in ways that only the best books can provide.

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Pack includes:
• Dog Dreams
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 1-2
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 1-2
• King & Kayla and the Case of Found Fred
• My Family Adventure
• We Are Grateful
• Where's Rodney?

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Pack includes:
• Aliens for Dinner?!
• Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author Extraordinaire
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 3-5
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 3-5
• Kids Who Are Changing the World
• Mia Mayhem vs. the Super Bully
• When We Were Alone

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Pack includes:
• Bat and the End of Everything
• Comeback Catcher
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 3-5
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 3-5
• Salsa Stories
• Yo-Yo and Yeou-Cheng Ma
• The Youngest Marcher

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Pack includes:
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 3-5
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 3-5
• The Grand Plan to Fix Everything
• Guts
• A Long Pitch Home
• Malala Yousafzai
• Save Me a Seat

Theme 3: Culturally Responsive Literacy

Pack includes:
• Beautiful
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade PreK-K
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade PreK-K
• Hello Goodbye Dog
• The Little Red Fort
• Many Nations
• Salam Alaikum

Pack includes:
• Dreamers
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 1-2
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 1-2
• I Am a Super Girl
• I Am Smart
• Let's Celebrate Diwali
• We March

Pack includes:
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 1-2
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 1-2
• Guacamole
• I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Jingle Dancer
• Maria Tallchief
• Red Kite, Blue Kite

Pack includes:
• Coyote Tales
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 3-5
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 3-5
• The Hallelujah Flight
• Landed
• A Marvelous Mexican Misunderstanding
• Write to Me

Pack includes:
• Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 3-5
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 3-5
• Mega Robo Bros
• Saraí and the Meaning of Awesome
• Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy
• Yes! We Are Latinos

Pack includes:
• Betty Before X
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 3-5
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 3-5
• The Great Migration
• Making Friends with Billy Wong
• Towers Falling
• Wish Upon a Sleepover

Theme 4: Foundational Skills

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Pack includes:
• Bear Sees Colors
• Blocks
• Crash! Boom!
• Eating the Alphabet
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade PreK-K
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade PreK-K
• Silly Sally

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Pack includes:
• At the Beach
• Feast for 10
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade PreK-K
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade PreK-K
• Hide!
• The Magician's Hat
• Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run!

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Pack includes:
• Frog Meets Dog
• Goat in a Boat
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 1-2
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 1-2
• Henry and Mudge Take the Big Test
• Hog on a Log
• The Lost Kitten
• May I Have a Word?
• Shh! Bears Sleeping

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Pack includes:
• #22 Hurry Up, Houdini!
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 1-2
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 1-2
• The Infamous Ratsos
• King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats
• Sharks
• The Slug

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Pack includes:
• Detective Camp
• Drama Queen
• The Fly
• Freddie Ramos Makes a Splash
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 3-5
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 3-5
• Your Dog's Superhero Skills

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Pack includes:
• The American Revolution
• The Creature of the Pines
• Field Trip
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 3-5
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 3-5
• Mac Undercover
• Mr. Wolf's Class
• Mystery Club
• Think Like a Computer

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Pack includes:
• The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole
• Grab and Go Family Guide Grade 3-5
• Grab and Go Student Journal Grade 3-5
• I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018
• Soar
• Ugly
• A Whole New Ballgame

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