Adventure Fiction for Fourth Graders

Fourth Grade

Leepike Ridge by N.D. Wilson

MVP*: *Magellan Voyage Project by Douglas Evans; pictures by John Shelley

The white giraffe by Lauren St. John; illustrated by David Dean

The adventures of a South Pole pig by Chris Kurtz ; illustrations by Jennifer Black Reinhardt

The African safari discovery created by Jeff Brown; written by Josh Greenhut; pictures by Macky Pamintuan

Adventure Fiction for Second Graders

Second Grade

My haunted house as told to Angie Sage; illustrated by Jimmy Pickering

Chipper's Crazy Carnival by Rand, Johnathan

Ricky Ricotta's mighty robot by Dav Pilkey; pictures by Martin Ontiveros

Captain and Matey set sail by Daniel Laurence; pictures by Claudio Munoz

Ivy + Bean and the ghost that had to go by Annie Barrows; illustrated by Sophie Blackall

Adventure Fiction for First Graders

First Grade

The funny ride by Margaret Hillert ; illustrated by Jʺozef Sumichrast

Pirate School by Cathy East Dubowski and Mark Dubowski

Arthur's camp-out by Lillian Hoban

Follow that bear if you dare! by Claire Freedman ; illustrated by Alison Edgson

Young Cam Jansen and the library mystery by David A. Adler ; illustrated Susanna Natti

Adventure Fiction Suggestions by Grade

Kindergarten

Sam & Dave dig a hole by Mac Barnett ; illustrated by Jon Klassen

Red Knit Cap Girl to the rescue by Naoko Stoop

Sebastian and the balloon by Philip C. Stead

All aboard the dinotrain by Deb Lund ; illustrated by Howard Fine

Adventure Annie goes to kindergarten by Toni Buzzeo ; illustrated by Amy Wummer

Need more suggestions? See this list of Adventure Fiction for Kindergarteners.

Historical Fiction Suggestions by Grade

Kindergarten

Amelia and Eleanor go for a ride by story by Pam Muñoz Ryan ; pictures by Brian Selznick

Knit your bit: a World War I story by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Steven Guarnaccia

Desmond and the very mean word: a story of forgiveness by Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams ; illustrated by A.G. Ford

Unspoken: a story from the Underground Railroad by Henry Cole

Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming ; pictures by Stacey Dressen-McQueen

2015 Pura Belpré Award

The Pura Belpré Award honors a Latino writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.

Pura Belpré Illustrator Award

Viva Frida. Spanish & English by Yuyi Morales ; photography by Tim O'Meara

Belpré Honor Illustrator Award

Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya ; illustrated by Susan Guevara

Green is a chile pepper: a book of colors by Roseanne Greenfield Thong ; illustrated by John Parra

Separate is never equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh

Pura Belpré Author Award

Children's International Language Collection

The International Language Collection in the Children's Department is home to numerous books, CDs and DVDs in a variety of languages including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Gujarati, Japanese, Spanish, Tamil, and many more.  The collection includes fiction and nonfiction titles in single and bilingual format.  Resources also include language learning kits for those wishing to acquire a new language.  The collection is located near the picture books directly across from the early learning play area.

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