In our previous list -- which you can find here -- we gave you some resources and a list of the Jack Prelutsky's easier books. In this list you'll find books at the Accelerated Reading 4 level.
**all ratings from GoodReads
THE WIZARD
by Jack Prelutsky, Brandon Dorman (Illustrator)
4/14 GoodReads avg rating — 3.86 — 91 votes Amazon rating — only good — 6 votes
The
wizard, watchful, waits alone within his tower of cold gray stone
and ponders in his wicked way what evil deeds he'll do this day. What
do you think the wizard is planning to do? Conjure a magic spell?
Turn a frog into a flea? Fill a cauldron with bubbling brew? You may
think you know . . . but watch out. Because if the wizard is bored,
he may come looking for you!
An
illustrated, rhyming tale of a wicked wizard and his evil deeds, as
he uses "elemental sorcery" to change a bullfrog into a series of
objects, from a flea to a flame.
Reading Information:
Word Count: 262
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reader: 4.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 118264
-- sample pages available
-- amazon
IT'S CHRISMAS!
by Jack Prelutsky, Marylin Hafner (Illustrator)
4/14 GoodReads avg rating — 3.81 — 36 votes Amazon rating — very good — 3 votes
This
book presents twelve poems celebrating Christmas, covering subjects
of interest to children, such as making a Christmas list, performing
in the school assembly, and cutting down a tree for the holiday.
Word Count: 1,064
Page Count: 48
Accelerated Reading level: 4.3 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 127311
-- sample pages available
-- amazon
IN AUNT GIRAFFE'S GREEN GARDEN
by Jack Prelutsky, Petra Mathers (Illustrator)
4/14 GoodReads avg rating — 3.60 — 15 votes Amazon rating — very good — 5 votes
So
much to see! So much to do! Open this book, and you can . . . smell
the tall flowers in Aunt Giraffe′s garden, sip juice with a big blue
goose, eat oodles of noodles with some poodles, chirp a cheery song
with a little bluebird, fish in a frosty pond, and much, much more!
With Jack Prelutsky′s twenty-eight hilarious poems and Petra
Mathers′s brilliant, beautiful paintings, this classic collection for
the youngest child is filled to the brim with smiles and silliness.
Word Count: 1504
Page Count: 64
Accelerated Reading level: 4.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 115859
-- Audio version available
-- amazon
WHAT A DAY IT WAS IN SCHOOL!
by Jack Prelutsky, Doug Cushman (Illustrator)
4/14 GoodReads avg rating — 4.19 — 52 votes Amazon rating — Excellent — 7 votes
This
book is a collection of poems on such facets of a day at school as
heavy backpacks, spelling tests, art and music, the nurse's office,
and the cafeteria.
Word Count: 1,684
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 4.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 109984
-- sample pages available
-- amazon
THE FROGS WORE RED SUSPENDERS
by Jack Prelutsky
4/14 GoodReads avg rating — 3.82 — 45 votes Amazon rating — Excellent — 6 votes
This book is an illustrated collection of humorous poems about people and animals.
Word Count: 1,530
Page Count: 64
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 118274
Lexile: NP
-- Audio version available
-- amazon
IT'S SNOWING! IT'S SNOWING!
Winter Poems
by Jack Prelutsky
4/14 GoodReads avg rating — 3.62 — 8 votes Amazon rating — very good — 4 votes
This book presents a collection of illustrated rhyming poems about winter.
December Days Are ShortWord Count: 1,315
I Am Freezing!
I Do Not Mind You, winter Wind
It's Snowing! It's Snowing!
My Mother Took Me Skating
My Mother's Got Me Bundled Up
My Sister Would Never Throw Snowballs At Butterflies
My Snowman Has A Noble Head
One Last Little Leaf
Shadow Thought
A Snowflake Fell
The Snowman's Lament
Stuck In The Snow
When Snowflakes Are Fluttering
Winter Signs
Winter's Come
Page Count: 48
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 105698
-- sample pages available
-- amazon
by Jack Prelutsky, Marylin Hafner (Illustrator)
4.05 Stars from 131 GoodReaders
12 poems about Thanksgiving, including "When Daddy carves the
Turkey," "I Ate Too Much," "Daddy's Football Game," and "If Turkeys
Thought."
Word Count: 1011
Page Count: 48
Accelerated Reading level: 4.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 134569
-- Audio version available
-- amazon
MY PARENTS THINK I'M SLEEPING
by Jack Prelutsky, Yossi Abolafia (Illustrator)
4/14 GoodReads avg rating — 3.46 — 37 votes Amazon rating — very good — 11 votes
This book contains fourteen humorous poems about bedtime.
The
childhood ritual of being put to bed has been a source of
inspiration for children (and frustration for grownups) throughout the
ages. Prolific children's poet Jack Prelutsky has taken this
undeniable truism and run with it in My Parents Think I'm Sleeping,
an eye-opening, poetic romp through the multitude of adventures
that can take place after the lights have been turned out. From
pleasant nighttime thoughts ("I have been in bed for hours, / but
I'm sure I'm wide-awake, / for my head is filled with visions / of a
forest by a lake.") to philosophical ponderings ("What happens to
the colors / when night replaces day? / What turns the wrens to
ravens, / the trees to shades of gray?"), children everywhere will
relate to these soothing, sleepy poems. Illustrated by Yossi
Abolafia with the foggy blues and grays of the gloaming, kids will
love snuggling up with this book--in fact, it just might make
tuck-in time a dream!
Reading Information:
Word Count: 1,151
Page Count: 48
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 115861
Lexile: NP
-- Audio version available
-- amazon
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compiled by Pam
updated November 2014
