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Teachers' Favorite Books to Use in the Classroom for Grades 3-5

This collection of cherished classics, critically acclaimed titles, and captivating best-sellers will take your students' reading skills to the next level.

By Scholastic Editors
May 21, 2024

Create the ultimate classroom library filled with books other teachers like you love — from timeless classics to epic fantasies and contemporary tales of friendship. A variety of books will help your students connect with their favorite characters as they examine ideas in text, analyze narratives, and build vocabulary.

And don’t forget about graphic novels for this age range! Miles Morales, Dog Man, and Raina Telgemeier books are just a few of the top graphic novels other teachers love that draw readers in from the first page. 

Shop teachers’ favorites for grades 3-5 below! You can find all books and activities at The Teacher Store.

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A Ticket Around the World

Grades 2 - 4
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This boy visits friends in 13 different countries spanning all six populated continents. Along the way, he introduces readers to each friend's environment and customs.

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Shark Lady

Grades 2 - 4
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Packed with fin-tastic facts, the inspiring biography of a persistent scientist as unafraid of sharks as she was of defying norms.

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Henry's Freedom Box

Grades 2 - 5
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A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-winning author and a Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist. 

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In the summer of 1916, ten year-old Chet Roscow is captivated by the local news: a Great White shark has been attacking and killing people up and down the Atlantic Coast, not far from Chet's hometown of Springfield, New Jersey. Then one day, swimming with his friends, Chet sees something in the water...

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