kalanamak Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 similar to this book. Something a little under Stewart Little. He likes dragons, gobblins, hobbits, etc, and adventure, like the Gilgamesh trilogy by Zeman, but I'm looking for early chapter books like My Father's Dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 You might like to look at Dick King-Smith's books. Calvin suggests his The Merman, but there are many others. They vary in reading level - some are much easier than his Babe. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitestavern Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 How about Roald Dahl books? Some are easier than other others but my 3rd grade dd has read through all of them and loves them. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Crazy Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I 2nd Laura and whitestavern. The easier Roald Dahl ones are The Magic Finger, Fantastic Mr. Fox, The Enormous Crocodile, The Giraffe, the Pelly and Me I have not looked at them, and my son has not read them but there is a series of books called The Dragon Slayers Academy Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I'd recommend a series called Dragon Slayers' Academy. My older DD enjoyed them. From Wikipedia: Dragon Slayers' Academy is a children's book series written by author Kate McMullan and illustrated by Bill Basso, published by Grosset & Dunlap. The series currently features 18 books varying from 100 - 220 pages. The books have been a cult hit since The New Kid At School was first published in 1997. Basic Plot: The adventures of a young peasant boy Wiglaf of Pinwick and his 2 friends, Erica von Royale and Angus du Pangus during their stay at Angus' greedy Uncle Mordred's school (Dragon Slayers' Academy, or DSA) set in the Middle Ages. Here's a list of all the books in the series. 1. The New Kid At School 2. Revenge of the Dragon Lady 3. Class Trip to the Cave of Doom 4. A Wedding For Wiglaf? 5. Knight For A Day 6. Sir Lancelot, Where Are You? 7. Wheel of Misfortune 8. Countdown to the Year 1000 9. 97 Ways To Train A Dragon 10. Help! It's Parents Day At DSA 11. Danger! Wizards At Work 12. The Ghost Of Sir Herbert Dungeonstone 13. Beware! It's Friday the 13th! 14. Pig Latin - Not Just For Pigs 15. Double Dragon Trouble 16. The Worlds Oldest Living Dragon 17. Hail! Hail! Camp Dragonongka 18. Never Trust a Troll! 19. Little Giant - Big Trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfside Academy Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I 2nd what Pegasus recommended. My boys have really enjoyed the DSA books; very funny & entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 I second the Dick King-Smith. You might also want to check out Joanna Hurwitz (Rip-Roaring Russell and sequels), Beverley Cleary's The Mouse and the Motorcycle and sequels, and Mr. Popper's Penguins, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 FANTASY grade 3 - Toots and the Upside Down House (Hughes) - Moongooble and Me series (Coville) - Dragon Slayer Academy series (McMullan) - The Littles series (Peterson) grade 3-4 - Land of Oz; Ozma of Oz (Baum) -- lively sequels; skip Wizard of Oz (dull/long) - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory; Great Glass Elevator (Dahl) - Charlotte's Web; Trumpet of the Swan (White) - The Mouse and the Motorcycle (McCleary) grade 4 - Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series (Betty MacDonald) - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Fleming) - The Borrowers (series) (Norton) - Pippi Longstockings; Pippi in the South Seas (Astrid) - Mr. Popper's Penguins (Atwater) - The Cricket in Times Square (Selden) - Ben and I (Lawson) - The Rescuers, Miss Bianca, Miss Bianca in the Orient (Sharpe) grade 4-5 - Chronicles of Narnia (Lewis) - City of Ember; People of Sparks (Du Prau) - Basil of Baker Street (Titus) - Inkheart (and others by Funke) grade 5 - Peter and the Starcatchers (and sequels) (Barry) - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Aiken) -- Victorian-like setting - Half Magic; Magic by the Lake, Knight's Castle; Time Garden; Seven Day Magic (Eager) - The Father Christmas Letters (Tolkien) - The Secret of Platform 13 (Ibbotson) - The Treekeepers (Britton) - The Phantom Tollbooth (Juster) -- boy journeys through a mathematical land - The Never Ending Story (Ende) - The Hobbit (Tolkien) - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (O'Brien) FUN TALL TALE grade 3 - McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm (Fleischman) grade 3-4 - The Whipping Boy (Fleischman) grade 4 - By the Great Horn Spoon (Fleischman) grade 5 - Just So Stories (Kipling) - Holes (Sachar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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