{"id":81,"date":"2026-06-26T14:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homeschoolingtwinadoes.com\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2026-07-10T14:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T14:12:18","slug":"1st-grade-book-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.homeschoolingtwinadoes.com\/?page_id=81","title":{"rendered":"1st Grade Book List"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Note: Order of texts is subject to change as curriculum development is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fiction (13 weeks)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Sheila Rae, the Brave<\/em> by Kevin Henkes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Fish is Fish <\/em>by Leo Lionni<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Sam and Dave Dig a Hole <\/em>written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Jon Klassen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Sato the Rabbit, Vol. 1<\/em> written by Yuki Ainoya and translated from the Japanese by Michael Blaskowsky<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. A House for Hermit Crab<\/em> by Eric Carle<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Last Stop on Market Street <\/em>written by Matt De La Pena and illustrated by Christian Robinson<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story<\/em> written by Aya Khalil and illustrated by Anait Semirdzhyan<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Tomatoes for Neela <\/em>written by Padma Lakshmi and illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. A Different Pond<\/em> by Bao Phi<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. On the Trapline<\/em> written by David A. Robertson and illustrated by Julie Flett<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. A Little Like Magic <\/em>by Sarah Kurpiel<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. The Wish Tree<\/em> written by Kyo Maclear and illustrated by Chris Turnham<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. I Am the Storm<\/em> written by Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple and illustrated by Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Nonfiction (12 weeks)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpr\u00e9 <\/em>written by Anika Aldamuy Denise and illustrated by Paola Escobar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein<\/em> written by Jennifer Berne and illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. The Universe in You: A Microscopic Journey <\/em>by Jason Chin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. If You Lived Here: Houses of the World<\/em> by Giles Laroche<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. This is How We Do It<\/em> by Matt Lamothe<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    6. Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints<\/em> written by Millicent E. Selsam and illustrated by Marlene Hill Donnelly<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    7. Wild City: Meet the Animals Who Share Our City Spaces<\/em> written by Ben Hoare and illustrated by Lucy Rose (2 weeks)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    8. DK Findout! Animals <\/em>(4 weeks)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Poetry (7 weeks)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. How to Write a Poem <\/em>written by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Deanna Nikaido<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Bathe the Cat<\/em> written by Alice B. McGinty and illustrated by David Roberts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Nell Plants a Tree<\/em> written by Anne Wynter and illustrated by Daniel Miyares<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Something, Someday<\/em> written by Amanda Gorman and illustrated by Christian Robinson<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Imagine<\/em> by Juan Filipe Herrera<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. If You Want to See a Whale <\/em>by Julie Fogliano<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Remember <\/em>written by Joy Harjo and illustrated by Michaela Goade<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Grammar (all year)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Visual Guide to Grammar and Punctuation <\/em>by DK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Note: Order of texts is subject to change as curriculum development is completed. Fiction (13 weeks) Nonfiction (12 weeks) Poetry (7 weeks) Grammar (all year) Visual Guide to Grammar and Punctuation by DK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-81","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeschoolingtwinadoes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeschoolingtwinadoes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeschoolingtwinadoes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeschoolingtwinadoes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeschoolingtwinadoes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeschoolingtwinadoes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106,"href":"https:\/\/www.homeschoolingtwinadoes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions\/106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homeschoolingtwinadoes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}