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National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)

ELA & Literacy Text Exemplars from the Common Core Appendix B for Grades 4-5

Stories, Poetry, & Informational Texts

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 26 Videos
  • 37 Book Readings
  • 116 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 345 resources

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Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy
  • by Christopher Paul Curtis
    • Multimedia Resources: 39
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    Birchbark House, The
    The Birchbark House
  • by Louise Erdrich
    • Multimedia Resources: 30
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    Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
    Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
  • by Grace Lin
    • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
    We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
  • by Kadir Nelson
    • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Tuck Everlasting
    Tuck Everlasting
  • by Natalie Babbitt
    • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
    Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea
  • by Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop
    • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  • by Lewis Carroll
    • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Little Prince, The
    The Little Prince
  • by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
    • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888
    Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888
  • by Ernest Lawrence Thayer and Christopher Bing
    • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Songs of Innocence and of Experience
    Songs of Innocence and of Experience
  • by William Blake
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
    Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes
  • by Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake
    • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    M.C. Higgins the Great
    M.C. Higgins the Great
  • by Virginia Hamilton
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Secret Garden, The
    The Secret Garden
  • by Frances Hodgson Burnett
    • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Confetti: Poems for Children
    Confetti: Poems for Children
  • by Pat Mora and Enrique O. Sanchez
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
    Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories
  • by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Maurice Sendak
    • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Danger! Volcanoes
    Danger! Volcanoes
  • by Seymour Simon
    • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World
    My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World
  • by Margriet Ruurs
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Horses
    Horses
  • by Seymour Simon
    • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Discovering Mars: The Amazing Story of the Red Planet
    Discovering Mars: The Amazing Story of the Red Planet
  • by Melvin Berger and Joan Holub
    • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888
    Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888
  • by Ernest Lawrence Thayer and Joe Morse
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Black Stallion, The
    The Black Stallion
  • by Walter Farley
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Chicago Poems
    Chicago Poems
  • by Carl Sandburg
    • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    A Bird Came Down the Walk
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    Emily Dickinson
    A Bird Came Down the Walk
  • by Emily Dickinson
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Toys! Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions
    Toys! Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions
  • by Don L. Wulffson and Laurie Keller
    • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Freedom: A History of US
    Freedom: A History of US
  • by Joy Hakim
    • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Hurricanes: Earth's Mightiest Storms
    Hurricanes: Earth's Mightiest Storms
  • by Patricia Lauber
    • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Mound Builders of Ancient North America, The: 4000 Years of American Indian Art, Science, Engineering, & Spirituality
    The Mound Builders of Ancient North America: 4000 Years of American Indian Art, Science, Engineering, & Spirituality
  • by E. Barrie Kavasch
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    England: The Land
    England: The Land
  • by Erinn Banting
    • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Kid's Guide to Money, The
    The Kid's Guide to Money
  • by Steven Otfinoski
    • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    Let’s Investigate Marvelously Meaningful Maps
    Let’s Investigate Marvelously Meaningful Maps
  • by Madelyn Wood Carlisle
    • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks
    About Time: A First Look at Time and Clocks
  • by Bruce Koscielniak
    • Multimedia Resources: 1
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