Best Children's Books
for Guided Reading Level 38
and D.R.A Level P
Below are books that are perfect for kids reading on DRA Level 38 / Guided Reading Level P. (It's the same level--just some schools use the one book leveling system and others use the other.) In general, kids read books on level P / DRA 38 at the end of third grade and beginning of fourth grade (although every child is different). We hope this list will help you get your reader stocked up for hours of reading fun, and as always, if you know of a good book you think we should include, just let us know.
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Starry Messenger:
Galileo Galilei
Full of fantastically detailed illustrations, this book provides an extraordinary view of the life of Galileo.
The Stinky Cheese Man
The entire book is one
spoof after another on the art of the fairy tale. Kids LOVE this funny book.
Grandfather's
Journey
A touching portrayal
of the author's grandfather's story of immigration. Caldecott Medal winner!
Mirette on the
High Wire
A Caldecott winning tale of a girl who follows her dreams and a man who conquers his fears.
The Hundred
Dresses
A Newbery Medal winning classic
about kindness, compassion, non-bullying, and doing what's right.
Tar Beach
A Caldecott Award winner! Recounts the dream adventure of young Cassie who flies over her 1930s Harlem neighborhood.
McElligot's Pool
A Seuss favorite about
Marco who dreams of the what awaits him while he fishes in McElligot's Pool.
Horton Hears a Who!
In this Seuss classic,
Horton discovers that "a person’s a person, no matter how small."
Oh Say Can
You Say!
Tongue twisters abound in this classic Dr. Seussbook. A true wonderment of words.
Happy Birthday
to You
Seuss's joyous
ode to
individuality that helps
enhance the
thrill of
celebrating a birthday.
How the Grinch
Stole Christmas
The ultimate Dr. Seuss
Christmas classic! No
holiday is complete
without the Grinch!
The Wump World
In this Bill Peet classic,the Pollutians invade Wump World and turn the green meadows into a concrete jungle.
Gooseberry Park
A sweet tale of the
friendship between a dog and a squirrel. Written from the animals' perspective.
Falling Up
Wander thru Nose
Garden, ride the Little
Hoarse... Let the magic of Silverstein
tickle your mind.
Rapunzel
Caldecott Medal winning retelling of the classic fairy tale, with Renaissance style illustrations.
Fantastic Mr. Fox
The story of clever Mr. Fox and his family, who outsmart three of the nastiest, dumbest farmers ever to raise poultry.
The Giraffe and
the Pelly and Me
A hilarious Roald Dahl
story about a boy who
meets some unusual
window cleaners.
Sally Jean, the
Bicycle Queen
A young girl loves to
ride her bike "Flash".
But now she's outgrown it. What will she do?
A Bad Case
of Stripes
Camilla is very, very
worried about what other people think of
her....so worried that she's about to break out in stripes!
Smoky Night
A dramatic, compelling
child’s-eye view of urban violence. A Caldecott Medal
Winner. For older kids.
The Garden of
Abdul Gasazi
A beautifully illustrated
book about the thin line between illusion and reality.
Captain Underpants series: Three of the books in this very popular series are written at DRA Level 38 / Guided Reading Level P, including: The Adventures of Captain Underpants, Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets, and Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman. [FYI: All of the other books in the series are written just one level higher -- DRA level 40 / Guided Reading Levels Q & R].
Click here to see Captain Underpants books on Amazon
Time Warp Trio series: Most of the books in the popular, silly-but-super-educational Time Warp Trio series are written at DRA Level 38 / Guided Reading Level P. We've shown a few of them above, and below are the series books that written specifically on this level:
- Tut, Tut!
- See You Later Gladiator
- Sam Samurai
- Me Oh Maya
- Lewis and Clark... and Jodie, Freddi and, Samantha
- Knights of the Kitchen Table
- Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?
- Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci
- The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy
- Your Mother Was a Neanderthal
- You Can't, But Genghis Khan
- Oh Say, I Can't See
- Viking It and Liking It
- It's All Greek to Me
- Summer Reading Is Killing Me!
- 2095
- The Not-So-Jolly Roger
Click here to see Time Warp Trio books on Amazon
Magic School Bus series: There are so many books in this prolific series that they definitely span the gamut of reading levels, but we've found the following series books that were written specifically at DRA Level 38 / Guided Reading Level P: (MSB = Magic School Bus)
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Click here to see Magic School Bus books on Amazon
Hank the Cowdog series:
About half of the MANY Hank the Cowdog books are written at DRA Level 38 /
Guided Reading Level P. (The vast majority of the remaining books are just one level higher -- DRA 40 / Guided Reading Q -- with just a few that are 30 / N).
To be honest, we have no personal experience with these books -- we'd never even heard of them until a few people wrote in to suggest we add them to our lists. There are TONS of books in this series, and they seem fairly popular on Amazon. We will look into them ourselves, but in the meantime, we thought we'd let you know about them. Click here to see Hank the Cowdog books on Amazon
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