Golem by David Wisniewski

Wisniewski, D. (1996). Golem. New York: Clarion Books. A saintly rabbi miraculously brings to life a clay giant who helps Continue reading →

William Shakespeare’s Macbeth, retold by Bruce Coville, pictures by Gary Kelley

Coville, B., & Kelley, G. (1997). William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. New York: Dial Books. A simplified prose retelling Shakespeare’s play about Continue reading →

Encounter by Jane Yolen, illustrated by David Shannon

Yolen, J., Shannon, D. (1992). Encounter. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. A Taino Indian boy on the island of San Salvador Continue reading →

Faithful Elephants:  A True Story of Animals, People and War by Yukio Tsuchiya, illustrated by Ted Lewin

Tsuchiya, Y., & Lewin, T. (1988).  Faithful elephants.  Boston:  Houghton Mifflin. 32 pages. GLE (grade level equivalent):  4.9 Lexile measure: Continue reading →

The Boy Who Drew Birds:  A Story of John James Audubon by Jacqueline Davies, illustrated by Melissa Sweet

Davies, J., & Sweet, M. (2004). The boy who drew birds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 32 pages. GLE (grade level equivalent): Continue reading →

Mysterious Thelonious by Chris Raschkas

Raschka, C. (1997). Mysterious Thelonious. New York: Orchard Books. .

When Marian Sang by Pam Munoz Ryan and pictures by Brian Selznick

Ryan, P. & Selznick, B. (2002). When Marian sang. New York: Scholastic Press GLE (grade level equivalent):  3.9 DRA (Developmental Reading Continue reading →

Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction by David Macaulay

  Macaulay, D., & Macaulay, D. (1973). Cathedral. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. GLE (grade level equivalent):  6.9 DRA (developmental reading assessment): Continue reading →