HILLARY CLINTON - books at the 3rd Grade Reading Level

Teachers and Homeschoolers, as you know the Presidential election looms and now that there's a narrowing of candidates we thought it was time to create a list of books for children about the current candidates: Clinton and Trump.

Surprisingly there are no reading-leveled books on Mr. Trump so you will have to gather supplemental material for him. 

Should he win we suppose that will be corrected.  For now, here are the books we've found about Hillary Clinton at the Third Grade reading level.  [There are no books at easier levels.]

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HILLARY CLINTON
(First Ladies)
Capstone
by Sally Lee

For this Capstone book we have two sample pages (below).

For those on phones or slow internet connections we've typed up a sample of the text so you can judge it appropriateness for your use.  Note that in this book many of the images are black and white. 

During Hillary's high school years, her minister took her youth group to churches in poor neighborhoods.  Hillary learned how badly minorities were treated.  Hillary wanted to help them.

This book is currently available as Used on Amazon for a reasonable price.

 

 

Reading Information:
Word Count: 304
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading level: 3.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 140969
Lexile: NC550L
--amazon.link


HILLARY CLINTON
(Rookie Biographies - Scholastic)
by Jodi Shepherd

Publishers Blurb:  

As a young girl, Clinton was taught to always help the less fortunate. Over the years, she has dedicated herself to bettering the lives of women and children around the world. As a lawyer, a senator, and the United States Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton has worked hard to make the world a better place.

No sample pages available currently. 

Word Count: 617
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reader level: 3.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 17254
--amazon.link


HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON: Historic Leader
(First Biographies)
by Sarah Tieck

This First Biographies book has a chapter format and amongst the sample pages included there is an image of the index so you can see what is covered.

Word Count: 1,071
Page Count: 112
Accelerated Reader level: 3.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 135697
--amazon.link

NELSON MANDELA - biographies at the 4th Grade level

Nelson grew into a young man
and attended fine schools
in the golden city of Johannesburg,
where Africans were poor
and powerless.
Nelson became a lawyer
and defended those
who could not defend themselves.
-- Kadir Nelson

Truly, Nelson Mandela was an amazing man. 


LEARNING ABOUT FORGIVENESS FROM THE LIFE OF NELSON MANDELA
(Modern-Day Heroes)
by Jeanne Strazzabosco

There are some advantages to this short 4th grade level book.  At 24 pages it will be a quick read that will introduce readers to the South African man who went from village to jail to the Presidency.

Jerry D. Flack, University of Colorado, a reviewer for the School Library Journal assures us that though the emphasis is on Mandela's remarkable character, that the book isn't preachy.  He writes, "Strazzabosco reveals the essential facts and drama of this Nobel Peace Prize-winner's life without preaching or being didactic. She infers rather than dictates that Mandela is a hero worthy of emulation."

Word Count: 883
Page Count:  24
Accelerated Reading level: 4.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 15058
Reading Counts:  3.8 / points:2.0
Lexile: 730L


NELSON MANDELA
(Graphic Biographies)
by Kerri O'Hern and  Gini Holland
D. McHargue (Illustrator)

This book has the advantage of being available in both English and Spanish.  It's also a graphic novel.

Word Count: 1,734
Page Count:  32
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 104631

NELSON MANDELA (Spanish)
Word Count: 2,014
Accelerated Reading level: 4.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 104631

THE STORY OF NELSON MANDELA
by James Riordan

This book tells the story of Mandela's months on the run from the police, his refusal to agree with apartheid, and his final release from prison, when he became President Mandela.

And for whatever reason this book has fallen into obscurity.  Had to dig to find a bookcover.  No reviews or other information available.

Word Count:  3515
Page Count: 48
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 52108
  

NELSON MANDELA : The Life Of An African Statesman
by Rob Shone
Neil Reed (Illustrator)

An interesting illustrated approach.  

Word Count: 5,064
Page Count: 48
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 111705

NELSON MANDELA
by Kadir Nelson

**Starred Review** Kirkus
**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly

4.19 Stars from 193 GoodReaders

Large, powerful photos add punch to this dramatic story.   I recommend you click through and view the sample pages at amazon.  This one would be a good addition to classroom shelves.

“Rolihlahla played barefooted
on the grassy hills of Qunu.
He fought boys with sticks
and shot birds with slingshots.
The smartest Madiba child of thirteen,
he was the only one chosen for school.
His new teacher would not say his Xhosa name.
She called him Nelson instead.”

Word Count: 1,351
Page Count:  40
Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 156060
Reading Counts:  4.3 / points:1.0
Lexile: 700L
--sample pages available


NELSON MANDELA
by Judith Pinkerton Josephson

4.2 Stars from 5 GoodReaders

This biography features drawings and photographs. 

Table of Contents

A Village Boyhood
The Countryboy Wears Boots
The Struggle Begins
Fighting for Freedom
Ten Thousand Days in Prison
At Last, Freedom!

Timeline
Life After Prison
Further Reading
Websites
Select Bibliography
Index

Reading Information:
Word Count: 3,776
Page Count: 48
Accelerated Reading level: 4.9 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 128487
Reading Counts:  4.7 / points:4.0
Lexile: 770L
--sample pages available



For book(s) about Nelson Mandela at the 2nd Grade level, click here.
For book(s) about Nelson Mandela at the 3rd Grade level, click here.

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ROSA PARKS books at the 2nd Grade reading level

Rosa Parks was an amazing woman who knew wrong when she saw it.  Most adults and children know her as the woman who refused to sit at the back of the bus, but she also worked to educate black citizens so they could pass voting tests. 

**Mrs. Parks was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in June 1999**

Issues:
Segregation, Freedom, Responsibility, Choice

ROSA PARKS
by Cynthia Fitterer Klingel

This book is the easiest I could find on Rosa.  Includes a glossary.  It's also fairly pricey considering how obscure it is.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 210
Page Count:  24
Accelerated Reading level: 2.0 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 59235


ROSA PARKS
(Rookie Biographies)
by Wil Mara

GoodReads Rating: 4.0 stars
— 4 votes

This Rookie Reader features plenty of photos and simple sentences like:

"Rosa Parks changed the world in one day".

Word Count: 354
Page Count:  32
Accelerated Reading level:  2.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 86499
Lexile: 430L
--sample pages available


ROSA PARKS
by Lola M. Schaefer

Lola Schaefer's biographies have photos, short sentences, and one thing I really like, which is a timeline across the bottom of all the pages that gradually adds important events as the story progresses.

Word Count: 247
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading level:  2.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 56276


LET'S READ ABOUT... ROSA PARKS
(Scholastic First Biographies)
by Courtney Baker

GoodReads Rating: 3.3 stars 
— 10 ratings

This book from Scholastic features wonderful drawings and more complex sentences.  (Perfect for a classroom on the cheap. As I write this, there's a copy for one cent.) 

Word Count:  482
Page Count: 30
Accelerated Reading level: 2.9 / points: 0.5
AR Quiz: 89549
--sample pages available


BOYCOTT BLUE:  HOW ROSA PARKS INSPIRED A NATION
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Brian Pinkney (Illustrator)

**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** ALA Booklist

GoodReads Rating: 3.82 stars 
— 112 ratings

Rosa's history is covered in this book but the emphasis is also on all the other folk that endured the long, inconvenient Montgomery boycott that kept them from riding the buses.

This book uses a poetic, metaphoric approach to Rosa's story.  The Jim Crow laws are represented as a bird: a bird that "pecks, pecks, pecks" at people like Rosa Parks.  Word choices include: duet, crooned, and strummed.

That's when our feet took to the streets.
To the sidewalks. To the roads.
That's when the city buses rolled and rolled.
Nearly empty, they rolled.

Word Count: 1,432
Accelerated Reading level: 2.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 126990
Lexile: 560L
--sample pages available


ROSA PARKS
(Great Women in History)
by Erin Edison

I couldn't find any info on this one, but I'm including it so you have the reading numbers should your library have it.

Word Count: 318
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading level: 2.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 155972


ROSA PARKS: A Life Of Courage
by Ann-Marie Kishel

This book does a good job of explaining the social backdrop of the Montgomery boycott.

Table of Contents
A Life of Courage
The Bus Ride
The Arrest
The Community Reacts
Success!

Rosa Parks Timeline
More about Rosa Parks
Websites
Glossary
Index 

"Soon the white section of the bus was full. More white people got on the bus.  There were no seats for them.

Word Count: 583
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 105672
--sample pages available if you go to the Library Edition.  The paperback edition is currently broken for some reason.


Also available in Spanish!
ROSA PARKS: Una Vida De Valentia
(Rosa Parks: A Life Of Courage)
by Ann-Marie Kishel

Word Count: 583
Accelerated Reading level: 3.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 105672
--sample pages available


For books at the 3rd Grade reading level, click here.

compiled by Pam T

Thanksgiving! The Easiest Easy Readers

Since it's November we'll be Talking Turkey all month!

On this page you will find a list of fun, easy readers for young children. They can be read aloud or used as practice readers. (We will be adding books for older children this week. In fact, you can find a list of great books here for slightly more advanced readers.)

EASY READERS from 1 to 1.9

One Little Two Little Three Little Pilgrims
by B.G. Hennessy

Description: With this book you count things associated with Thanksgiving: from one to ten, including pilgrims, Wampanoags, nuts, squash, and, of course, turkeys.

Technical Stuff:

Reading Level: generic 1

Reading Counts!: reading level:2.1 / points:1.0

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Puffin
• ISBN-10: 0142300063
• Look-Inside
• 

Thanksgiving Mice!
by Roberts, Bethany

Description: A group of mice have some problems when they put on a play to commemorate the first Thanksgiving, but everything works out all right in the end.

Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 196
Reading Level: 1.3
Accelerated Reading level:  1.3 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 55962

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper
• ISBN-10: 0618604863
• Look-Inside
• 

Thanksgiving Play
by Cecilia Minden

Description: Herbie the bear worries he will forget his lines at the Thanksgiving play, but instead, he helps out a classmate who forgot his lines and the play is a huge success.

Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 162
Reading Level: 1.4
Accelerated Reading level:  1.4 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 132378

• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Child's World (August 2009)
• ISBN-10: 1602532303
• Look-Inside
• 

Why We Have Thanksgiving
by Margaret Hillert

Description: If you provide some background information, this primer does a marvelous job of showing why the pilgrims left Europe and came to North America. Shows first year struggles that lead up to the first Thanksgiving celebration.

Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 353
Reading Level: 1.0
Accelerated Reading level:  1.0 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 9398

• Paperback: 31 pages
• Publisher: Modern Curriculum Press
• ISBN-10: 0813656044
• 

Happy Thanksgiving, Biscuit!
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin

Description: Biscuit helps his girl to prepare for Thanksgiving and count her blessings.

Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 193
Reading Level: 1.6
Accelerated Reading level:  1.6 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 64477

• Paperback: 20 pages
• Publisher: HarperFestival
• ISBN-10: 0694012211
• Look-Inside
• 

Happy Thanksgiving
McNamara, Margaret

Description: Just as Mrs. Connor's first grade class finishes dressing up in their Thanksgiving costumes, a fire drill is called.

Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 224
Reading Level: 1.6
Accelerated Reading level:  1.6 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 104298

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Original edition
• ISBN-10: 1416905057
• Look-Inside
• 

Thanksgiving Is Here!
Goode, Diane

Description: A family gathers to celebrate Thanksgiving at Grandma's house.

Technical Stuff:
Word Count: 321
Reading Level: 1.6
Accelerated Reading level:  1.6 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 72796

• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• ISBN-10: 0060515902
• Look-Inside
• 

Firefighters' Thanksgiving
Boelts, Maribeth

Description: Calls to fires, an injured friend, and cooking disasters threaten to keep a group of fire fighters from enjoying Thanksgiving dinner.

Technical Stuff:

Word Count: 245

Reading Level: 1.8

Accelerated Reading level:  1.8 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 81293

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• ISBN-10: 0399236007
• Look-Inside
• 

See also:

• Funny Thanksgiving Books -- a list of humorous 'Turkey Day' books. Practice readers and boardbooks.
• Thanksgiving Books for Slightly More Advanced Readers - a list of fun books at the AR 2-to-3 level (sometimes referred to as the 2nd and 3rd grade level)

Frida Kahlo books for 2nd Graders

Frida Kahlo is a remarkable artist and if you are careful about which works you choose to share, her art is very accessible to children. (Some of her art, on the other hand, may be scary or too adult.)

There are no books that we could find for practice reading on the first grade level, and there is really only one available on the second grade level. (The second book on our list has apparently vanished down a wormhole.)

Frida
by Jonah Winter
Ana Juan (Illustrator)

PublishersWeekly says this book is a "An outstanding introduction to an influential artist."

This is the story of Mexican artist Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, and how painting saved her life.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 447
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 56500

• Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books (2002)
• ISBN-10: 0590203207
• sample pages available

also available in Espanol: Frida
Word Count: 439
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.4 / points: 0.5



Frida Kahlo
by MaryJo Fante Milburn

I could find no information about this ebook, save for the reading information. No cover anywhere. No excerpts or reviews. Not on Amazon, LibraryThing, Goodreads, nor Google. This information though, has been included in case your library has it.

This book is about Frida Kahlo, a famous Mexican painter.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 120
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading level: 2.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 79963


You might also be interested in books about Frida Kahlo at the 3rd Grade level.


compiled by Pam T

Frida Kahlo books for Third Graders

The following books are practice readers at the 3rd Grade level. You can find the list for 2nd Graders here.

Frida Kahlo: The Artist Who Painted Herself
by Margaret Frith
Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)

The Wonderful Tomie dePaola illustrates this nice biography which Ms. Frith has written as if it was done as a school report. The SchoolLibraryJournal gives it a nice write-up.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 1,709
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 75092

• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (2003)
• ISBN-10: 0448426773
• sample pages available

Frida (Spanish Language Edition)
by Jonah Winter
Ana Juan (Illustrator)

PublishersWeekly says this book is a "An outstanding introduction to an influential artist."

The English version of Mr. Winter's book is at an easier 2nd Grade level, but teachers and parents might want to pickup this book for bilingual or Spanish speaking students. Sample pages are in English.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 439
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level:  3.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 56500SP



Frida Kahlo
by MaryJo Fante Milburn

Ms. Milburn did different leveled ebooks on Frida. I find references to the titles in the databases, but the only information available is reading information.

We include this just in case you have access to these materials.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 350
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading level: 3.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 81035



Me, Frida
by Amy Novesky
David Diaz (Illustrator)

This book narrows on on a particular time in Frida's life when she and her husband, artist Diego Rivera, lived in San Francisco. It captures Frida's excitement and frustration in missing Mexico, while still loving what the Bay City had to offer. Ultimately, the experiences combine so that Frida finds her own artistic voice.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 738
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 3.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 139791

• Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers (2010)
• ISBN-10: 0810989697

Frida Kahlo: Painting Her Life
by Lila Guzman & Rick Guzman

This book tells the life story of Frida Kahlo, describing the bus accident in which she was severely injured at the age of eighteen, her start as a painter, her relationship with Diego Rivera, and her art. It is also available in Spanish.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 1906
Page Count:
Accelerated Reading level: 3.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 110696

Frida Kahlo: Pinto su Vida (Latinos Famosos)
by Lila Guzman & Rick Guzman

Reading Information:
Word Count: 2002
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 4.2 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 110696SP

• Publisher: Enslow Elementary (2007)
• ISBN-10: 0766026787
• see Used (which are reasonably priced)

compiled by Pam T