Welcome to the webpage of the Hempstead Public School District’s English Language Arts Department.  This page is linked for your information regarding the NYS ELA curriculum and assessments. 

English Language Arts Department
Director- Antoinette Campbell
185 Peninsula Boulevard, Hempstead, New York 11550
516-292-7111 ext. 1417

Grade Three Reading Book List

 1.  Wednesday Surprise: By Eve Bunting

 2.  Always My Dad: By Sharon Wyeth

 3.  The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster: By James Preller

 4.  The Cloud Book: By Tomie dePaloa

 5.  Emily Eyefinger:  By Duncan Ball

 6.  Hey, New Kid:  By Ann Douglas

 7.  Julian’s Glorious Summer: By  Ann Cameron

 8.  Lili the Brave: By Jennifer Armstrong

 9.  Man Who Tricked a Ghost: By Laurence Yep

 10.  Rumpelstiltskin: By Paul Zelinsky

 11.  School’s Out:  By Johanna Hurwitz

 12. We’ll Never Forget you Roberto Clemente: By Trudie Engel

 13. A Picture Book of Benjamin Franklin: By Davie Adler

 14.  Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley: By Marguerite Henry

 15.  Cinderella Bigfoot:  By Mike Thaler

 16.  Does Third Grade Last Forever: By Mindy Schanback

 17. Henry Huggins: By Beverly Clearly

 18.  Indian Summer: By Tomie dePaloa

 19.  True Stories about Abraham Lincoln: By Alan Whitaker

 20.  El Chino: By Allen Say

 21.  Encyclopedia Brown Takes the Cake: By David/Bantam Sobel

 22.  Five Chinese Brothers: By Claire Bishop

 23.  Hare and the Tortoise: Aesop’s Fables: By Janep. & Lindy Resnick

 24. Horton Hatches the Egg: By Dr. Seuss

 25.  Horton Hears a Who: By Dr. Seuss