What are some of the most popular children's books for students grades 3-5?
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Well, you got the right guy to answer this.  I taught elementary school around S.C. and many of my students like Shel Siverstein, Dr. Susses, Ron Dahl, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and some of the younger ones like today prefer Blues' clues over Barney and friends books.  Are you a parent or a teacher who is looking for a popular children's book?  I suggest you try the newest Harry Potter.
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Favorites in my classroom have Bugs, Transportation, animals-Jungle and Zoo. Families, Friends, circus, Themes on story books work well for 2 weeks- Literary themes. Dinosaurs are real big. Fairy tales are ok, the kids liked some of the old folk tales.
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I could go on forever but I'll give you the short list of favorites. \n\nWhere the Wild Things Are.........Maurice Sendak\n\nanything by Audrey and Don Wood.....they are a husband and wife team that write wonderful, fun stories with beautiful pictures.....favorites are Napping House, King Bidgoods in the Bathtub, Heckedy Peg, \n\nMaryanna Cusimano Love wrote two books I love......one is Your are my I love you.....the other is Christmas themed...You are my Miracle......\n\nEric Carle books are great.........Daddy get the Moon for me.......Very Hungry Caterpillar.....etc.\n\nMean Soup........that one is at school, forget the authors name but its a great book about what to do with strong feelings.....fun for the kids to act out\n\nOwl Babies.......forget the author and my copy is at school...book about children missing their Mommy but how she always comes back, invaluable in my classroom at the beginning of the year when children are having seperation anxiety\n\nThere are a lot of books out that you sing instead of \nread.......variations on twinkle twinkle little star, itsy bitsy spider and so on that are fun and kids really love\n\nI tend to look for books that have a rhythmn or beat, rhymes are fun and words that repeat are great cuz the kids learn them and read along.  Books that the children can act out are wonderful too.  It really fosters a love for books if you can take a favorite book and base art, science, math and other activities around it.
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Aaaawww....."Sweet Pickles" books were the BEST!   I totally forgot about them.\n\nMy favorites were Goose Goofs Off and Me Too, Iguana.\n\nLooks like Amazon is still selling the series.
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Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones book series, has books that are geared for older readers.\n\nYou can't go wrong with the Ramona Series by Beverly Clearly.\n\nBoys may enjoy the Hardy Boys books\n\nTry the links below for suggestions.\n\nHappy Reading!
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I cannot help you with the name of any specific book, because I do not know what your students might like; but I can help you finding the 30 copies; there are several sites where you can read the books for free and I think it would be your best and cheapest option.\nhttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/\nhttp://www.promo.net/pg/\nhttp://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
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My daughter started them at 2-3 yrs old. She is 6 now and reading at a very advanced rate. I would recommed them to ANYONE with children...
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Our preschool get a majority of our books from scholastic books and they are always good.\n\nhttp://www.scholastic.com/bookfairs/books/pr_learn.asp
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If an adult will be reading to the child I would say any of the Eric Carle books (k-1) Picture books are good King Bidgoods in the Bath Tub is good by Audry Wood.  I also think any of the Dr. Seuss books are good.\n\nIf you mean that the child would be reading the book then again Dr. Seuss or any books that have repetition of sounds ie Ted in a Red Bed.  also look for books with sight words, words that we use often.  The old fashion Dick and Jane books are great. They have short sentences at the beginning level and gradually get longer.  They have repetition of words and sounds.
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I home school my kids and have had wonderful results with a book called "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons" by Siegfried Engelmann.  I know several 3 and 4 yr olds who have learned with this program.  You can take it at your own pace and you see results very early in the program.  There are also some wonderful curriculum out there for preschool, some have been mentioned already:\n\nhttp://www.mfwbooks.com/\nhttp://www.sonlight.com/\nhttp://www.bright-beginnings.net/\nhttp://www.caitscurriculum.com/\n\nHere are some great links to websites dedicated to early childhood learning.  I use them often for great ideas for learning and fun!:\n\nhttp://www.handsofachild.com/2/\nhttp://www.preschoolrainbow.org/index.htm\nhttp://www.muddlepuddle.co.uk/index.htm\nhttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html\n\nI hope that helps, if you are planning on home schooling after preschool I would recommend finding a home school support group in your area and get plugged in with other families who homeschool.  \n\nBlessings.
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"Where's My Teddy?" Jez Alborough.\n\nBIG BOOK, short, silly, catchy, rhyming story. A long standing favorite with my 4 & 6 year olds, they now read it to me.\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/sitbv3/reader/ref=sib_dp_pt/103-3502603-6973420?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=1564020487\n\nSorry if the link isn't complete. Take a look at the cover on Amazon.com. Trust me, he'll love the story and pictures and will want to read or recite it to you.
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17. Here they are.\nhttp://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/HarperChildrens/Kids/BookFinder/ContributorBooks.aspx?SCId=12425&ReqPId=1
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Try the following, although some may be a challenge, he should probably enjoy them:\n\nMoby Dick\nCharlotte's Web\n20,000 Leagues Under the Sea\nWatership Down\nThe Wind in the Willows\nBridge to Teribitha\nSeven Little Australians\nAnything by Robin Klein\nThe Railway Children\nHarry Potter books \nHans Christian Anderson tales are great (but he may feel a bit insulted by the 'fairy tale' element)\n\n\nAlso, magazines are good - Time, National Geographic, The Bulletin, etc\n\nAlthough some of these may come from a childs / teens perspective due to the level of education - a lot of these are universal favourites and classics that appeal to all ages.\n\nHope this helps\n\n\n\nThe guy above mentioned Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer - great choices!
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Timeforkids.com\nweeklyreader.com
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I`ve taught K, 1 and 2, and found Grade Two the easiest, though I enjoyed Kindergarten most.  Grade One is a pivotal year.  This is when most children actually learn to read.  You have to work hard and fast to keep ahead of these little people with their developing brains.  Good luck.
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since most elementary schools are k-5 you may need several book clubs..because what is appropriate for 5 is not neccessarily appropriate for k!\n\ngive the books to the kids an adequate time in advance (older kids with chapter books may need two weeks while little kids with picture books may need just one night)\n\nwith the little ones..have the story read. discuss it. sing a song that is related..then do a related craft or project. \n\n\nfor older kids...i would break the book club into chapters...say a book has 19 chapters..then meet once every three days after "x" number of chapters have been read to discuss it. and then a final meet to discuss the entire book! maybe even have them "act out" their favorite scenes. \n\nif you look online you can get bookclub questions ...if you are doing this book club after school have snacks for the kids too..and keep it fun and light..the idea is to foster a love for books!\n\nolder kids will love: harry potter, a wrinkle in time, etc.talk to the school librarian for other suggestions!
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A great book to study and then play charades with is "Quick as a Cricket," which is a book full of animal similes.  Some examples: wild as a chimp, mean as a shark, cold as a toad.\n\nAfter reading the book (several times for younger grades if necessary- it was in K), have the kids act out the similes.  To get the answer correct, the guessers have to guess the simile.  \n\nIt is nice because they can act out the animal, the adjective or both.  For younger grades, use clip art to put pictures on slips of paper with the words to help them be successful.