Skip to main content

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central

  • SIGN IN
  • REGISTER
  • SEARCH
Home Literacy Central Literacy Central Literacy Network
Reading is Fundamental
DONATE

Main navigation Literacy Central

  • Find a Book
  • Tools
    • Activity Calendars
    • Puzzle Creator
    • Graphic Organizers
    • Literacy Tracker
    • Reading Incentives
    • BeeLine Reader
    • Mobile Apps
    • eBooks
  • Centers
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Well-Being
    • Sustainable Futures
    • Sense of Belonging
    • Independent Reading
    • Virus and Germ
  • Resources
    • Rally to Read
    • Daily Book Bites
    • Lesson Plans
    • Puzzles
    • Read Aloud Videos
    • Reading Passages
    • Author Interviews
  • DONATE

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central

  • SIGN IN
  • REGISTER
  • SEARCH

Secondary navigation - Literacy Central - Logged

Sign up for our Newsletter

  1. Home
  2. Literacy Central
697-720 of 850 results for All Resources

Pagination

  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
Image
16480

Amos Fortune, Free Man

Written by Elizabeth Yates
Based on the life of Amos Fortune, who was captured in Africa in the 1700s, and sold as a slave in...
3rd - 7th
Image
16479

Ginger Pye

Written by Eleanor Estes
The Pye family wouldn't be complete without Ginger, the dog Jerry Pye bought for a dollar. Ginger is...
2nd - 5th
Image
16497

Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women

Written by Cornelia Meigs

Before Louisa May Alcott wrote her iconic and beloved novel, Little Women, she had her own...

6th - 8th
Image
16486

Rabbit Hill

Written by Robert Lawson
The Big House, in Westport, Connecticut, has been empty for some time, and the animals miss the...
3rd - 7th
Image
16500

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

Written by Elizabeth Coatsworth and Illustrated by Raol Vitale
Set in ancient Japan, the story is about a struggling artist and his cat. When his housekeeper...
3rd - 7th
Image
16481

The Door in the Wall

Written by Marguerite de Angeli

Set in the Middle Ages in England during the Black Death (bubonic plague), the story is about Robin...

7th - 9th
Image
16483

The Twenty-One Balloons

Written and Illustrated by William Pène du Bois

Professor William Waterman Sherman, a retired schoolteacher, sets out to fly across the Pacific...

3rd - 7th
Image
16493

The White Stag

Written by Kate Seredy
According to legend, Attila led the Huns and the Maygars west, following the white stag. The...
3rd - 7th
Image
16459

A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-1832

Written by Joan W. Blos
A novel about New England between 1830 and 1832, written in the form of a journal by a girl named...
3rd - 7th
Image
16455

Dear Mr. Henshaw

Written by Beverly Cleary and Illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Sixth grader Leigh Botts is struggling. His parents just got divorced, and he and his mom move to a...
3rd - 7th
Image
16468

I, Juan de Pareja

Written by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
The story of Juan de Pareja, who was born a slave but became the assistant to the great Spanish...
7th - 12th
Image
16450

Missing May

Written by Cynthia Rylant
Summer is very sad following the sudden death of her beloved Aunt May. When Uncle Orb claims that...
3rd - 7th
Image
16473

Rifles for Watie

Written by Harold Keith

The story of the Western campaign of the Civil War, fought between the Cherokee Indians and the...

5th - 8th
Image
16460

The Grey King

Written by Susan Cooper
The fourth novel in the Dark Is Rising series, the story is about how Will Stanton learns of his...
3rd - 7th
Image
16454

The Hero and the Crown

Written by Robin McKinley

Although Aerin is the daughter of Damar's king, she has never been accepted as full royalty. That's...

5th - 10th
Image
16443

The Higher Power of Lucky

Written by Susan Patron and Illustrated by Matt Phelan
Lucky is 10 years old and lives in tiny Pan, California, with her dog and French guardian. She lives...
4th - 6th
Image
16449

The Midwife's Apprentice

Written by Karen Cushman
Set in medieval England, the book is about Brat, a girl with no home, no family, or no future. That...
5th - 7th
Image
16462

The Slave Dancer

Written by Paula Fox
Thirteen-year-old Jesse Bollier welcomed the pennies he made playing the fife on the docks of New...
6th - 9th
Image
16428

Time of Wonder

Written and Illustrated by Robert McCloskey
Evocative pictures and vibrant language depict the excitement, beauty, and peace of a family's...
Pre-K - 2nd
Image
16467

Up a Road Slowly

Written by Irene Hunt
Julie's life has numerous ups and downs. She loves spending time at her Aunt Cordelia's, running...
5th - 8th
Image
16426

Ghosts of Heaven

Written by Sedgwick and Marcus
Timeless, beautiful, and haunting, spirals connect the four episodes of The Ghosts of Heaven, the...
9th - 12th
Image
16427

Giant Squid

Written by Rohmann and Eric and Illustrated by Candace
The giant squid is one of the most elusive creatures in the world. As large as whales, they hide...
2nd - 3rd
Image
16347

Storm Too Soon (Young Readers Edition) A Remarkable True Survival Story in 80 Foot Seas

Written by Tougias and Michael J
When a forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears in the Gulf Stream in the throes of a disastrous storm...
3rd - 7th
Image
16286

Gorillas Up Close

Written by Nippert-Eng, Christena, Dominski, John and Martinez
Have you ever wondered how experts train a gorilla? Or what design features make a great gorilla...
4th - 6th

Pagination

  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32

FILTER

Resources

  • Book Resource
  • Support Material

Support Material Types

  • game
  • reading passage
  • activity
  • lesson plan
  • vocabulary
  • video

Grades

  • Pre-K
  • K
  • 1st
  • 2nd
  • 3rd
  • 4th
  • 5th
  • 6th
  • 7th
  • 8th
  • 9th
  • 10th
  • 11th
  • 12th

Lexile Range

  • (-) 901-1200

Genre

  • nonfiction
  • fiction
  • biography
  • narrative nonfiction
  • historical fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • picture book
  • fantasy
  • science fiction
  • autobiography
  • poetry
  • fairy tale
  • graphic nonfiction
  • graphic novel
  • horror
  • memoir
  • novel
  • tall tale

Themes

  • biography
  • content area & nonfiction
  • adventure
  • stem
  • science and nature
  • family
  • american history
  • history
  • fantasy
  • animals
  • science and technology
  • sports
  • friendship
  • careers
  • environment and ecology
  • growing up
  • science
  • classic literature
  • coming of age
  • perseverance
  • award winners & favorites
  • black history
  • nature
  • civil rights
  • community
  • environment
  • manufacturing and production
  • space
  • sports and recreation
  • african american history
  • alphabet
  • community helpers
  • mystery
  • activism
  • african american
  • art
  • multicultural
  • poetry
  • politics and government
  • survival
  • technology
  • world war 2
  • ecology
  • education
  • entertainment
  • environmentalism
  • fiction
  • government
  • habitats
  • health
  • innovation
  • nutrition
  • reference
  • social science
  • the human body
  • civil war
  • exploration
  • fitness
  • girls & women
  • health and fitness
  • insects
  • math and arithmetic
  • money
  • myth
  • native american
  • physics
  • social issues
  • transportation
  • women
  • women in history
  • across many cultures
  • aeronautics and space
  • african culture
  • america
  • american civil rights
  • animal
  • applied math
  • architecture
  • astronomy
  • baseball
  • boats and ships
  • business and economics
  • cars and trucks
  • celebration of nature
  • community service
  • computers
  • cooking
  • criminal justice
  • discrimination
  • emancipation proclamation
  • engineering
  • european history
  • fairy tale
  • famous women
  • farm life
  • food
  • fun
  • gardening
  • helping others
  • humor

Donate

Your contribution will help us to provide free books and literacy resources to children across the nation.

Donate

  A Trusted Charity

RIF AwardsGuideStarLibrary of Congress - Literacy AwardsCharity Navigator
Home Literacy Central Literacy Central Literacy Network
Reading is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental

750 First Street, NE

Suite 920

Washington, DC 20002

1 (877) RIF-READ

1 (877) 743-7323

  • FAQ
  • CONTACT US   
  • CAREERS
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • TERMS OF USE     
  • FINANCIAL INFORMATION

CONNECT

Sign up for our Newsletter

Since 1966

RIF LogoRIF LogoRIF LogoRIF Logo

© Reading Is Fundamental. All rights reserved. RIF is a 501(c)(3).


The logo for Macy's. A white star sits to the left of the company name, Macy's. The apostrophe in the name is replaced with a smaller star.

Literacy Central is a free resources for parents, teachers and children thanks in part to the generous support of Macy’s.