Fourth Grade Books

Fourth-graders gather more information by reading than ever before. They are interested in nonfiction books about people and the things they do. Stories with outrageous characters tickle their funny bones. Having a variety of materials available: magazines, newspapers, books—encourages reading as a leisure activity. Reading aloud with fourth-graders should be an essential part of their lives.

	Armstrong, Alan. Whittington. A feline descendant of Dick Whittington's famous cat of English folklore appears at a rundown barnyard plagued by rats and restores harmony through storytelling. AR=4.9 J FIC ARMSTRONG
	Birney, Betty. Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs. On a bet, Eben scours his small hometown to try to find seven wonders equal to the real Seven Wonders of the World. AR=4.8 J BIRNEY
	Bruchac, Joseph. Skeleton man. After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange great-uncle, Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety and her life. AR=4.8 J BRUCHAC
	Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the chocolate factory. Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way. AR=4.8 JSF DAHL
	Denslow, Sharon Phillips. Georgie Lee. A young boy and his grandmother share all sorts of adventures on her farm with her cat Boots and her cow Georgie Lee. AR=4.2 J DENSLOW
	Erickson, John. Hank the Cowdog: Dungeon of doom. Loper wants Hank the Cowdog to learn some manners, so he's sending him to obedience school. AR=4.8 JM ERICKSON
	Giff, Patricia Reilly. Pictures of Hollis Woods. A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home. AR=4.4 J GIFF
	Gutman, Dan. Babe and me: a baseball card adventure. Joe and his father travel through time using baseball cards, and find out whether Babe Ruth did call his shot when he hit that homerun in the 1932 World Series against the Cubs. AR=4.3 J FIC GUTMAN
	Hahn, Mary Downing. The Old Willis place: a ghost story. Diana should not have befriended the daughter of the new caretaker. She sets in motion events that lead to the release of the spirit of a crazy woman who once ruled the old place. AR=4.2 J HAHN
	Kerley, Barbara. Greetings from Planet Earth. In 1977, as twelve-year-old Theo struggles with a science class project on space exploration, questions emerge about why his father never returned from Vietnam and why Theo's mother has been keeping secrets for many years. AR=4.1 J KERLEY
	King-Smith, Dick. Lady Lollipop. A quick-witted swineherd and a pig named Lollipop are royally rewarded after they reform a spoiled princess. AR=4.9 J FIC KING-SMITH
	Look, Lenore. Ruby Lu, brave and true. Almost-eight-year-old Ruby Lu spends time with her baby brother, goes to Chinese school, performs magic tricks, and learns to drive. Set in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood. AR=4.1 J LOOK
	McCarthy, Meghan. Aliens are coming! : the true account of the 1938 War of the worlds radio broadcast. Account of the practical joke that fooled American radio listeners and made Orson Welles famous. AR=4.0 P MCCARTHY
	McKay, Hilary. Saffy's angel. After learning that she was adopted, Saffron's relationship with her eccentric, artistic family changes until they help her go back to Italy find a special memento of her past. AR=4.5 J MCKAY
	Morpurgo, Michael. The McElderry book of Aesop's fables. Retellings of twenty-one classic Aesop fables in updated language by acclaimed British author, Michael Morpurgo. AR=4.3 398.2 MORPURGO
	Myers, Laurie. Lewis and Clark and me: a dog's tale. Seaman, Meriwether Lewis's Newfoundland dog, describes Lewis and Clark's expedition, which he accompanied from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. AR=4.0 J MYERS
	Namioka, Linsey. Yang the third and her impossible family. Yingmei Yang changed her name to Mary lives in Seattle. Trying to be best friends with popular Holly Hanson, Mary adopts one of Holly's kittens. AR=4.5 J NAMIOKA
	Uchida, Yoshiko. The best bad thing. When Rinko spends the last month of her summer vacation helping Mrs. Hata, there are nice surprises, but then bad things start to happen. Sequel to "A Jar of Dreams." AR=4.9 J UCHIDA