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Great 4th grade read aloud books
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items As a veteran teacher of 26 years, I have collected a ariety of books as read aloud favorites. Here is a list of books that I have shared outloud with my 4th grade classes over the years.
One of my all time favorite read aloud books. It's a story that shows how even with our differences, we can still be a contributing factor in our world. So many great life lessons for students.
Out of My Mind (The Out of My Mind Series)
This series was written by Henry Winkler otherwise known as the Fonz from the show Happy Days. They are based on Henry's own childhood struggles in school and even take place in NYC where he grew up. These are books with humor, friendship and learnin... Students will be able to identify with Hank.
Hank Zipzer Series
Fish in a Tree is a story about a girl who flies under the radar in school. She has dyslexia but no one realizes it until one teacher sees her and helps her understand her potential.
Fish in a Tree: Mullaly Hunt, Lynda - Books
The main character robot gets stranded on an island and has to find ways to survive. He makes friends with the animals and they have lots of adventures. Great lesson about not judging based on outward appearances.
The Wild Robot (Volume 1) - Peter Brown
An unforgettable story of a gorilla who lives in a mall zoo. It is a story told in the first person of Ivan, the gorilla. He makes friends with the humans as well as other animals in the zoo. Friendship is the main theme of the story.
The One and Only Ivan: Newbery Award Winner
The main character Auggie was born with facial differences that have hindered him from going to a mainstream school. He starts at a new school in 5th grade and all he wants to do is to fit in and be accepted. The story is written from Auggies perspective as well as classmates, his sister, her boyfriend and others. A greatlesson in empathy.
Wonder: 0884605417889: Palacio, R. J.
Mia has a lot of secrets she doesn't want people to know about. Mia manages a motel's front desk while her Chinese immigrant parents clean the motel rooms. She finds that her writing has power to fight injustice. This book has important lessons about tolerance and immigration in America.
Front Desk (Front Desk #1) by Kelly Yang
This is a fairly short read aloud book. It's the story of Opal who has just moved to a new town with her preacher father. She finds a dog and names him Winn Dixie. All the adventures and trouble she gets into that summer are because of Winn Dixie!
Because of Winn-Dixie: DiCamillo, Kate
Hatchet is an adventure filled book. Your kids will be on the edge of their seats waiting for the next page. On his way to visit his dad in Canada, Brian’s plane crashes in the middle of nowhere. He only has the hatchet his mother gave him before he ...
Hatchet: 9781416936473: Paulsen, Gary: Books
Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. She even has a list of all the ways there are to make the wish, such as cutting off the pointed end of a slice of pie and wishing on it as she takes the ...
Wish: O'Connor, Barbara
If you like historical fiction than Number the Stars is for you. It is a 1989 historical novel by the American author Lois Lowry about the escape of a family of Jews from Copenhagen, Denmark, during World War II. The story revolves around ten-year-ol... Lots of suspense and adventure in this book. A great book to expose students to other cultures and historical events.
Number the Stars: A Newbery Award Winner
This unforgettable tale of a china rabbit’s long journey back home is one of my all-time favorites. Full of hope, longing, and enduring love, this book is at once heartbreaking and awe-inspiring. Share it as a touchstone read-aloud or class novel tha...
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
The book, Save Me a Seat is a narrative told in 2 voices that tells the story of two boys from different cultures—Joe, an American, and Ravi, an Indian immigrant—who become unlikely friends as they navigate their first week of fifth grade. This book ...
Save Me a Seat (Scholastic Gold) by Weeks & Varadarajan
This is one of my all time favorite books!! Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extrao...
The Tiger Rising: Middle-Grade Novel on Grief & Courage
Adventures with Waffles is a book about a year in the life of two best friends, Trille and Lena, in a small Norwegian village. The story follows their often-hilarious escapades, which frequently end in trouble, and explores themes of friendship, fami...
Adventures with Waffles - Maria Parr
Among the Hidden is the first in the Haddix's Shadow Children series by Margaret Peterson. It is a young adult dystopian novel about a future where overpopulation has led to a strict two-child per family law that is enforced by the Population Police.... My 4th graders were able to handle the first 3 books of the series. The remainder of the series is better for a bit older students IMO
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Al Capone Does my Shirts is a Newberry Honor winning historical fiction novel set on Alcatrez in 1939. Moose is a 12 year old boy who moves with his family to Alcatrez Island because his father works as a guard there. The story is about Moose and living life on the island, his autistic sister, and a scheme involving the famous Al Capone. This is a gre...
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz)
Pax is a story about Peter, a 12 year old boy, who rescued a baby fox a few years earlier and named it Pax. They are always together. Peter's dad has to go to war and Peter is sent to live with his grandfather. Along the way to his grandfathers house... After arriving at his grandfathers house, he realizes what he's done and he goes off to find Pax. The book alternates between Peter and Pax's POV. It's a sad story but one that highlights the importance of love.
Pax: A Moving Fox Story of Love and War