PIE! Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 The Magic Tree House books are perfect for my ds(7), both for reading level and story content. But after reading quite a few he's starting to get bored. Any suggestions for books at a similar level, about the same length, that will appeal to a little boy? Please nothing along the lines of Junie B Jones. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest edwards6802 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Focus on the Family's Odyssey of the Mind: Imagination Station series has been great for my 7yo. They're easy to find with reviews on Amazon. We also picked up a few at our local Christian Bookstore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stars Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Magic Treehouse is apparently losing its magic for my ds6, too. He's been pushing himself a little to read the various Star Wars children's books from our libraries. Some are written a little above the Magic Treehouse, and some are considerably more difficult, but his obsession with the subject is fueling his desire to persevere. I actually think Magic Treehouse achieved the desired effect of providing a bridge from picture books to chapter books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reign Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Time warp trio is slightly more difficult but the same idea. Kids traveling through time. One of my girls liked the Cam Jenson books. Sweet stories about a girl with a photographic memory solving crimes. The My Father's Dragons books are great and maybe just right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 At that stage, our DSs really enjoyed lots of SL grade 2 books, and non-fiction Stepped Readers from the library that were a bit longer. Below are more ideas for book series at about that reading level, and then a bunch of individual titles. Happy reading! Warmest regards, Lori D. BOOK SERIES - Flat Stanley (Brown) - Dragon Slayer Academy (McMullan) - Billy and Blaze (Anderson) - The Littles (Peterson) - riddle series (Puppy Riddles, Ribbit Riddles, etc.) by Hall & Eisenburg - High Rise Detectives (Rylant) - A to Z Mystery (Roy)- Invisible Inc. (Levy & Brunkus)- Basil of Baker Street (Titus)- Jigsaw Jones (Prellar)- Geronimo Stilton (Stilton)- Third Grade Detectives (Stanley) - Boxcar Children (Warner) - Magic School Bus chapter books INDIVIDUAL TITLES People- The Story of Thomas Alva Edison (Davidson)- Louis Braille (Davidson)- Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims (Bulla)- The Great Houdini: World Famous Magician (Kulling) - Brendan the Navigator (Fritz)- Robert Fulton, Boy Craftsman (Henry)- The Wright Brothers (Reynolds) Animals - Balto and the Great Race (Kimmel)- The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto (Standiford)- Barry: The Bravest St. Bernard (Hall) -- Swiss Alps rescue dog- Buddy: The First Seeing Eye Dog (Moore)- Jumbo (Worth) -- famous PT Barnum circus elephant- Five True Dog Stories (Davidson)- Five True Horse Stories (Davidson)- Nine True Dolphin Stories (Davidson)- Man O'War (Mckerly) -- undefeated racehorse of the 1920s- A Horse Named Seabiscuit (Duvowski) -- famous racehorse of the 1930s- Horse Heroes (Petty) - Dolphin Adventure; Dolphin Treasure; Dolphins and Me (Grover) - Stone Fox (Gardiner)- Follow My Leader (Garfield) Historical Fiction- The Minstrel in the Tower (Skurzynski) -- Medieval England- The Sword in the Tree (Bulla) -- Medieval England- Viking Adventure (Bulla) -- Vikings- A Lion to Guard Us (Bulla) -- Jamestown/US Colonial- Phoebe the Spy (Griffin) --American Revolution - true story- The Secret Valley (Bulla) -- 1849 Gold Rush- Riding the Pony Express (Bulla) -- 1861 US Pony Express- Skippack School (de Angeli) -- Colonial U.S.- The Little Riders (Shemin) -- WWII occupied EuropeClassic Adventure - Robinson Crusoe Reader (Cowles) -- adaptation of the classic story- Robin Hood: Tale of the Great Outlaw Hero (Bull)- Great Classics Illustrated series Humorous -- a little longer than MTH- The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (Dalgliesh)- The Whipping Boy (Fleischman)- McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm (Fleischman)- Henry Huggins series (McCleary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 Thank you thank you! So many great ideas he should be busy for a while :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssavings Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 DS really liked Flat Stanley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomandlorih Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Wow.. what a great list Lori!! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtney.byrum Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 DS really liked Frankie Pickle and Franny K Stein as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ondreeuh Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Those Magic School Bus books are a little thicker and seem a bit heartier. I think my son likes MTH so much because he knows what to expect - there's something comforting about reading through a series. I am going to be nudging him soon to expand a little bit, and the MSB books look like they will work as a next step up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Dinosaur Cove The Lighthouse Family Tashi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NASDAQ Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I'd try to push him up a little bit in reading level. MTH are very simplistic. If you want to stay at the same place, go to lexile.com and find something with the same lexile level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayt ul-Hikmah Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 My ds7 enjoyed the Secrets of Droon series at that stage and moved from those to Deltora Quest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 My dd is obsessed with the Dinosaur Cove books at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldilocks Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Mine read the Beast Quest series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 The Andrew Lost series is similar to MTH except it's about science. The reading level is about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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