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Best Books for Literacy-Based Intervention
Title Age Range Description
Where the Wild Things Are Age Range: 4-8 An iconic book about a little boy who goes
on an adventure and encounters beasts and
creatures created by a child’s awesome
imagination.
Henry’s Freedom Box Age Range: 4-8 Henry Brown is a slave, and the outcomes
of his life are a direct outcome of this fact.
He finds freedom when he mails himself in
a box to the North.
A Chair for My Mother Age Range: 4-10 Rosa, her mother, and grandmother, with
the support of their community, save their
coins to buy a chair following a fire that
destroyed their home.
Alexander and the Terrible, Age Range: 6-9 Waking up with gum in his hair, Alexander
Horrible, No Good, Very Bad knew it was going to be a bad day. Follow
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him as he encounters mishaps throughout
his day.
Martin’s Big Words Age Range: 5-8 Follow a young Martin as he learns about
the importance of words, civil rights and
helping people . Readers will learn about
the life events that contributed to Dr.
Martin Luther King’s life and death.
Those Shoes Age Range: 5-8 Jeremy wants a pair of shoes that his
Grandma cannot afford. After a
serendipitous find at a thrift store, Jeremy
buys a too-small pair of those shoes. The
events that follow teach the reader about the
important things in life—warmth, family
and compassion.
King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub Age Range: 4-7 Various creative people of the king’s court
try to get him to leave his bathtub.
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