How many 1970s books are assigned in 3rd grade?

48 books written between 1970 and 1979 appear on 3rd grade reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.

What Lexile range do these 1970s books cover?

Lexile measures for the 1970s titles assigned in 3rd grade run from 470L to 920L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.

Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?

22 states assign at least one 1970s title at 3rd grade in the lists tracked here, so this is a broad pattern rather than a single state's canon. Per-state lists are on each state page.

1970s books assigned in 3rd grade

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US schools assign 48 books written in the 1970s to 3rd grade students, across 22 states, spanning 470L–920L. Every title below is cited from a state ELA standard, district reading list, or AP/IB syllabus.

Most widely assigned from the 1970s

Bunnicula

Deborah Howe · on 10 reading lists

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Titles: 48
Written: 1970–1979
Lexile range: 470L–920L
States assigning: 22

The list — 1970s, 3rd grade

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Miss Nelson Is Missing · Harry Allard
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH · Robert C. O'Brien
Noah's Ark · Peter Spier
One Fine Day · Nonny Hogrogian
Ox-cart Man · Donald Hall
Ramona and Her Father · Beverly Cleary
Ray Charles · Sharon Bell Mathis
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry · Mildred D. Taylor
Summer of the Monkeys · Wilson Rawls
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing · Judy Blume
The Butterfly · Patricia Polacco
The Cat Ate My Gymsuit · Paula Danziger
The Funny Little Woman · Arlene Mosel
The Garden of Abdul Gasazi · Chris Van Allsburg
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses · Paul Goble
The Great Gilly Hopkins · Katherine Paterson
The Grey King · Susan Cooper
The Pinballs · Betsy Cromer Byars
The Slave Dancer · Paula Fox
The Summer of the Swans · Betsy Byars
The Treasure · Uri Shulevitz
The Trumpet of the Swan · E.B. White
The Westing Game · Ellen Raskin
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears · Verna Aardema

Most-assigned 1970s authors in 3rd grade

Mitsumasa Anno (2) · Judy Blume (2) · Bill Peet (2) · Katherine Paterson (2) · Roald Dahl (2) · William Steig

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How many 1970s books are assigned in 3rd grade?: 48 books written between 1970 and 1979 appear on 3rd grade reading lists tracked by ReadingList. Each one is cited from a state department of education, district list, or AP/IB syllabus.
What Lexile range do these 1970s books cover?: Lexile measures for the 1970s titles assigned in 3rd grade run from 470L to 920L. Poetry, drama, and graphic novels without a published Lexile measure are not counted in that range.
Are these assigned nationally or in a few states?: 22 states assign at least one 1970s title at 3rd grade in the lists tracked here, so this is a broad pattern rather than a single state's canon. Per-state lists are on each state page.

1970s books assigned in 3rd grade

The list — 1970s, 3rd grade

Most-assigned 1970s authors in 3rd grade

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