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Book lists are an integral part of your teaching achievement and your student’s effective learning — and your best time-saving solution. Scholastic's collection of book lists is designed to accommodate every grade level according to specific topics, units, authors, and themes in order to give you an organizational boost to your already strong teaching arsenal.

Teachers, especially in the lower grades, are often expected to be experts on multiple subjects at the same time. Using ready-made book lists in your classroom means no more hassle of searching title by title for books on Black History Month or books to support lesson plans about rocks and minerals. It also means putting down that classic standby and finding something new and exciting to you and your students. Book lists are easy tools to provide a shortcut to knowledge, freeing up more of your time for hands-on instruction and setting your kids up for academic success.

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Animals
Birds (Grades PreK-3)
Books for Teaching About Endangered Animals (Grades 4-8)
Butterfly Books (Grades PreK-2)
Cats (Grades PreK-3)
Dinosaurs (Grades PreK-2)
Dinosaurs (Grades 3-7)
Dogs (Grades PreK-2)
Dogs (Grades 3-8)
Dolphins (Grades PreK-5)
Endangered Animals (Grades PreK-3)
Insects (Grades K-5)
Jungle Animals (Grades K-2)
Pigs (Grades K-2)
Snakes and Reptiles (Grades 3-5)

Award Winners
ALA Award Winners 2013
ALA Award Winners 2012
ALA Award Winners 2011
Caldecott Winners 2010s
Newbery Winners 2010s
Coretta Scott King Authors 2010s
Coretta Scott King Illustrators 2010s
Pura Belpre Awards 2010s
Printz Awards 2010s

Biographies and Memoirs
Autobiographies of Writers and Illustrators (Grades K-3)
Autobiographies of Writers and Illustrators (Grades 4-8)
Biographies for Grades K-2
Biographies for Grades 3-5
Biographies for Grades 6-8
Books that Link to Author Studies (Grades 3-12)
Courageous Women Biographies (Grades K-12)

Book Lists by Authors
Aimee Friedman's Great Paranormal Reads for Teen Girls (Grades 7-12)
Blue Balliett's Favorite Books (Grades K-6)
Christopher Paul Curtis's Favorite Middle School Novels (Grades 6-8)
Cornelia Funke's List of Books Mentioned in Inkheart (Grades 3-12)
Cynthia Lord's Favorite Books with Humor and Heart (Grades K-8)
Karen Hesse's Fantasy, Fun, and Frank (Grades 3-8)
Karen Hesse's Historical Fiction Picks (Grades 6-12)
Kate DiCamillo: Books I Love (Grades 3-7)
Lisa Yee's Spunky Girls I Want to Be Friends With (Grades 3-12)
Mark Teague's Favorite Fantasy Picture Books (Grades PreK-5)
Patrick Carman's Classic Read-Alouds (Grades K-5)
Rick Riordan's Reading Recommendations (Grades 3-8)
Rodman Philbrick's Books That Make You Want to Be a Writer (Grades 3-12)
Shana Corey's Books That I Love Reading With My Kids (Grades PreK-3)
Shana Corey's Books That Step Into the Past (Grades K-5)
Tiki Barber's Picture Book Classics (PreK-3)

Families and Social Issues
Autism (Grades 1-6)
Babies (Grades PreK-2)
Brothers (Grades PreK-5)
Bullying Themed Books with Free Teaching Resources (Grades K-8)
Grief (Grades 6-12)
Divorce (Grades K-2)
Siblings (Grades PreK-4)
Sisters (Grades K-3)

Folktales, Myths and Legends
Folktales (Grades PreK-3)
Folktales, Myths and Legends (Grades 3-5)
Folktales, Myths and Legends for Young Adults
Fractured Fairy Tales (Grades K-5)
Tall Tales (Grades K-5)

History and Historical Fiction
Abraham Lincoln (Grades K-3)
Abraham Lincoln (Grades 4-8)
American History (Grades PreK-3)
American History (Grades 4-7)
The American Revolution (Grades 4-8)
Ancient Civilizations (Grades 5-12)
Colonial America and Native Americans (Grades 4-8)
Civil Rights (Grades PreK-3)
Civil War Historical Fiction (Grades 4-8)
Historical Fiction with Free Teaching Resources (Grades PreK-5)
Historical Fiction with Free Teaching Resources (Grades 6-12)
Holocaust (Grades 3-8)
Presidents of the United States (Grades K-5)
September 11th Books (Grades 3-5)
September 11th Books (Grades 6-8)
September 11th Books (Grades 9-12)
Underground Railroad Historical Fiction (Grades 4-8)
Westward Expansion (Grades 3-8)

Holidays and Celebrations
100th Day of School (Grades K-2)
Asian American Heritage Month (Grades K-3)
Banned Books Week (Grades K-12)
Black History Month (Grades 3-5)
Black History Month (Grades 6-8)
Celebrating New Year's (Grades K-5)
Chinese New Year (Grades PreK-5)
Christopher Columbus Day (Grades K-3)
Christopher Columbus Day (Grades 4-6)
Cinco de Mayo (Grades PreK-5)
Earth Day (Grades PreK-2)
Easter (Grades PreK-3)
Father's Day (Grades K-2)
Festive Tales for the Holiday Season (Grades PreK-3)
Grandparents Day (Grades K-2)
Groundhog Day (Grades K-5)
Johnny Appleseed (Grades K-5)
Memorial Day (Grades K-8)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Grades PreK-3)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Grades 3-8)
Mother's Day (Grades PreK-3)
Passover (Grades PreK-5)
Presidents' Day (Grades PreK-3)
Presidents' Day (Grades 4-8)
Roald Dahl Day, September 13 (Grades K-8)
St. Patrick's Day (Grades PreK-5)
St. Patrick's Day (Grades PreK-5)
Winter Holiday Books for Beginning Readers (Grades 1-2)
Winter Holiday Books for Independent Readers (Grades 3-5)
Winter Holiday Books for Middle Schoolers (Grades 6-8)
Winter Holidays with Favorite Characters (Grades PreK-5)
Women's History Month (Grades K-5)
Women's History Month (Grades 6-12)
Veterans Day (Grades K-5)

Read Alouds
Alphabet Books
Celebrating Dr. Seuss
Counting Books
Emotions (Grades PreK-2)
Eric Carle Books
Folktales, Myths and Legends
Kittens
Libraries
Love
Mo Willems Books
Puppies
Rhyme and Repetition Books

Science Fiction and Fantasy
Dragons (Grades PreK-2)
Dragons (Grades 3-8)
Fantasy Books with Free Teaching Resources (Grades 3-5)
Fantasy Books with Free Teaching Resources (Grades 6-8)
Fantasy Books with Free Teaching Resources (Young Adults)
Fantasy Series (Grades 3-5)
Fantasy Series (Grades 6-8)
If You Liked The Hunger Games (Grades 6-12)
Monsters (Grades K-2)
Pirates (Grades K-5)
Vampires (Grades 8-12)

Sports
Baseball Books for Beginning Readers (Grades K-2)
Baseball Books for Independent Readers (Grades 3-6)
Baseball Books for Middle Schoolers (Grades 6-8)
Basketball Books (Grades 3-5)
Basketball Books (Grades 3-12)
NFL: In the End Zone (Grades 5-7)
Sports (Grades 6-9)
Sports and Games (Grades K-2)
Sports Favorites (Grades 3-5)
Sports Page Turners (Grades 6-9)