Reading Rocks!
3rd through 5th Grade
Visit the Youth Services "Ask Here" desk for help in finding these “rock” books and others like them. Titles marked with * are available on audio.
| Fiction books |
| Nonfiction books |
- Adler, David A. Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones. 1981. *
- J Mystery ADL
- Clifton, Lucille. The Lucky Stone. 1979.
- J Easy Reader CLI
- Berenstain, Stan. The Berenstain Bears at the Teen Rock Café. 1996.
- J Easy Reader BER
- Butterworth, Oliver. The Enormous Egg. 1956. *
- J Fiction BUT
- Coville, Bruce. The Dinosaur that Followed Me Home. 1990.
- J Fiction COV
- Dengler, Marianna T. The Worry Stone. 1996.
- J Easy Reader DEN
- Dixon, Franklin W. The Ghost at Skeleton Rock. 1966.
- J Mystery DIX
- Keene, Carolyn. The Secret at Seven Rocks. 1991.
- J Paperback N
- Metz, Melinda. The Case of the Rock Star’s Secret. 2000.
- J Paperback A
- Packard, Edward. The Mystery of Chimney Rock. 1979.
- J Fiction PAC
- Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. 1997. *
- J Fiction ROW
- Shalant, Phyllis. The Rock Star, the Rooster, & Me, the Reporter. 1990.
- J Fiction SHA
- Warner, Gertrude Chandler. The Dinosaur Mystery. 1995.
- J Mystery WAR
- Yolen, Jane. Boots and the Seven Leaguers: A Rock-and-Troll Novel. 2000.
- J Fiction YOL
Fiction Books
Nonfiction Books
- Arnold, Caroline. Easter Island: Giant Stone Statues Tell of a Rich and Tragic Past. 2000.
- J 996.18 A
- Chapman, Gillian. Art from Rocks and Shells: with Projects Using Pebbles, Feathers, Flotsam, and Jetsam. 1995.
- J 745.584 C
- Christian, Spencer. Is There a Dinosaur in Your Backyard?: The World’s Most Fascinating Fossils, Rocks, and Minerals. 1998.
- J 552 C
- Duke, Kate. Archaeologists Dig for Clues. 1997.
- J 930 D
- Gallant, Roy A. Limestone Caves. 1998.
- J 551.417 G
- Goodman, Susan E. Stones, Bones, and Petroglyphs: Digging into Southwest Archaeology. 1998.
- J 978.827 G
- Huck, Charlotte S. Toads and Diamonds. 1996.
- J 398.20944 H
- Lasky, Kathryn. Dinosaur Dig. 1990.
- 567.91 L
- McGowen, Tom. Giant Stones and Earth Mounds. 2000.
- J 930.14 M
- San Souci, Robert D. The Secret of the Stones: A Folktale. 2000.
- J 398.20973 S
- VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Janice VanCleave’s Rocks and Minerals: Mind-boggling Experiments You Can Turn into Science Fair Projects. 1996.
- J 552.0078 V