Books for Level 38/Level P
with links to buy on Amazon

Below are books that are perfect for kids reading on DRA Level 38 / Guided Reading Level P. (It's the same level--just some schools use the one book leveling system and others use the other.) In general, kids read books on level P / DRA 38 at the end of third grade and beginning of fourth grade (although every child is different). We hope this list will help you get your reader stocked up for hours of reading fun, and as always, if you know of a good book you think we should include, just let us know.  

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Starry Messenger:
Galileo Galilei
(Full of fantastically detailed
illustrations, this book
provides an extraordinary
view of the life of Galileo.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

The Stinky
Cheese Man
(The entire book is one
spoof after another on the
art of the fairy tale. Kids
LOVE this funny book.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Grandfather's
Journey
(A touching portrayal of
the author's grandfather's
story of immigration.
Caldecott Medal winner!)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Mirette on the
High Wire
(A Caldecott winning tale
of a girl who follows her
dreams and a man who
conquers his fears.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

The Hundred
Dresses
(A Newbery Medal winning
classic about kindness,
compassion, non-bullying,
and doing what's right)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Tar Beach
(Caldecott Award winner!
Recounts the dream
adventure of young Cassie
who flies over her 1930s
Harlem neighborhood.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

McElligot's Pool
(a Seuss favorite about
Marco who daydreams
of the possibilities that
await him while he fishes
in McElligot's Pool.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Horton Hears
a Who!
(n this Seuss classic,
Horton discovers that "a
person’s a person, no
matter how small.")
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Oh Say Can
You Say!
Tongue twisters abound
in this classic Dr. Seuss
book. A true wonder-
ment of words).
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Happy Birthday
to You
(Seuss's joyous ode to
individuality that helps
enhance the thrill of
celebrating a birthday)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

How the Grinch
Stole Christmas
The ultimate Dr. Seuss
Christmas classic! No
holiday is complete
without the Grinch!
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

The Wump World
(In this Bill Peet classic,
the Pollutians invade
Wump World and turn
the green meadows
into a concrete jungle.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Gooseberry Park
(A sweet tale of the
friendship between a dog
and a squirrel. Written from
the animals' perspective)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Two Bad Ants
(A tale of two ants who
decide to venture off
on their own into a
danger-laden kitchen.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Riding Freedom
(fictionalized biography
of famous equestrian
who lived her life
disguised as a man)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Falling Up
(Wander thru Nose
Garden, ride the Little
Hoarse... Let Silverstein's
magic tickle your mind)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Rapunzel
(Caldecott Medal winning
retelling of the classic fairy
tale, with Renaissance
style illustrations)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Notebook of Doom:
Attack of the
Shadow Smashers
(This time Alexander is up
against shadow monsters)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Fantastic Mr. Fox
(The story of clever Mr. Fox
and his family, who
outsmart three of the
nastiest, dumbest farmers
ever to raise poultry.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

The Giraffe and
the Pelly and Me
(A hilarious Roald Dahl
story about a boy who
meets some unusual
window cleaners.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Sally Jean, the
Bicycle Queen
(A young girl loves to
ride her bike "Flash". 
But now she's outgrown
it. What will she do?)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

A Bad Case
of Stripes
 (Camilla is very, very
worried about what other
people think of her....so
worried that she's about
to break out in stripes!)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

George's
Marvelous
Medicine
(George's cranky grandma
needs some medicine
to cure her grouchiness!)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Smoky Night
(A dramatic, compelling
child’s-eye view of urban
violence. Caldecott Medal
Winner. For older kids.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Westlandia
(A very unique story of
a boy who, as a summer
project, creates his
own civilization.)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

The Garden of
Abdul Gasazi
(A beautifully illustrated
book about the thin line
between illusion & reality)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
(Highlights animals that
are the largest, slowest,
longest lived, etc...)
DRA 38 / Guided Rdg P

• Tut, Tut!
• See You Later Gladiator
• Sam Samurai
• Me Oh Maya
• Lewis and Clark... and Jodie, Freddi and, Samantha
• Knights of the Kitchen Table
• Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge?
• Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci
  
• The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy

• Your Mother Was a Neanderthal
• You Can't, But Genghis Khan
• Oh Say, I Can't See
• Viking It and Liking It
• It's All Greek to Me
• Summer Reading Is Killing Me!
• 2095
• The Not-So-Jolly Roger