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The Ultimate Dinosaur Guide by Heather Hawkins

The Ultimate Dinosaur Guide

By Heather Hawkins
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3

The Very, Very Far North

By Dan Bar-El
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
2
Literary
3

The Victor

By Patricia St. John
Level 7
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
3.5
The Vine Basket by Josanne La Valley

The Vine Basket

By Josanne La Valley
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
The Voyage of Patience Godspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick

The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed

By Heather Vogel Frederick
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
3
Educational
3.5
Literary
4.5
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong

The Wheel on the School

By Meindert DeJong
Level 6
Entertainment
3
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Whipping Boy, Sid Fleischman

The Whipping Boy

By Sid Fleischman
Level 4
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
1
Literary
5
The White Stallion by Elizabeth Shub

The White Stallion

By Elizabeth Shub
Level 3
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
2
Literary
4

The Whole World Inside Nan’s Soup

By Hunter Liagoure
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3.5

The Wild Robot Series

By Peter Brown
Level 5
Entertainment
4
Moral
2
Educational
2
Literary
3.5
The Wind in the Willows (Easy Reader Classics) by Kenneth Grahame

The Wind in the Willows (Easy Reader Classics)

By Kenneth Grahame
Level 3
Entertainment
4
Moral
2.5
Educational
0
Literary
2
The Windy Hill by Cornelia Meigs

The Windy Hill

By Cornelia Meigs
Level 8
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
5
The Winged Watchman by Hilda van Stockum

The Winged Watchman

By Hilda van Stockum
Level 6
Moral
4.5
Educational
5
Literary
4
The Winter at Valley Forge by F. Van Wyck Mason

The Winter at Valley Forge

By F. Van Wyck Mason
Level 6
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
3
The Wishing Apple Tree by Jean Bothwell

The Wishing Apple Tree

By Jean Bothwell
Level 7
Moral
4.5
Educational
1
Literary
5
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken

The Wolves of Willoughby Chase

By Joan Aiken
Level 6
Moral
4
Educational
2
Literary
4.5
The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet by Eleanor Cameron

The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet

By Eleanor Cameron
Level 5
Moral
4
Educational
3
Literary
4
The World Beneath My Feet by Ileana Board

The World Beneath My Feet

By Ileana Board
Picture Books
Moral
2
Educational
5
Literary
3
The World I Live in & Optimism: A Collection of Essays by Helen Keller

The World I Live in & Optimism—A Collection of Essays

By Helen Keller
Level 10
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
5
The World is Awake: A celebration of everyday blessings by Linsey Davis

The World is Awake—A celebration of everyday blessings

By Linsey Davis
Picture Books
Moral
5
Educational
2
Literary
4
The World of William Penn by Genevieve Foster

The World of William Penn

By Genevieve Foster
Level 9
Moral
3.5
Educational
5
Literary
3

The Wreck of the Ethie

By Hilary Hyland
Level 5
Moral
3.5
Educational
4
Literary
3.5

The Year at Maple Hill Farm

By Alice & Martin Provensen
Picture Books
Entertainment
3.5
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
5

The Year of the Horse

By Rita Ritchie
Level 8
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
4
Literary
5
The Year of the Panda, Miriam Schlein

The Year of the Panda

By Miriam Schlein
Level 4
Moral
3
Educational
4
Literary
3.5
The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree- An Appalachian Story

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree

By Gloria Houston
Picture Books
Moral
5
Educational
4
Literary
4
There Really is a Santa Claus by William J. Federer

There Really is a Santa Claus

By William J. Federer
Level 9
Moral
5
Educational
5
Literary
3
Thimbleberry Stories by Cynthia Rylant

Thimbleberry Stories

By Cynthia Rylant
Level 3
Moral
3
Educational
0
Literary
4.5

This Is How We Do It

By Matt Lamothe
Picture Books
Entertainment
4
Moral
4
Educational
5
Literary
3

This Is My Home, This Is My School

By Jonathan Bean
Picture Books
Entertainment
5
Moral
3
Educational
3
Literary
3

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