Book Award: Newbery Medal, Coretta Scott King Award

Grade Level: Grades 3-8

Lexile Level: 320L

Standards Supported: 7.3.R.3 Students will analyze literary elements to support an

interpretation of a text:

● setting

● plot

● characters (i.e., protagonist, antagonist)

● characterization

● conflict (i.e., internal, external)

● point of view (i.e., third person limited and omniscient

and second person)

YouTube Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wDNm_C5pnE&list=PLLC2aMy4hEmmot4hc6yY8YJAbeU5wRGuc

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=62735

Book Award: Newbery, Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King Honor

Grade Level: Grades PK-6

Lexile Level: 610

Standards Supported: PK.1.L.1 Students will actively listen using agreed-upon rules with

prompting.

YouTube Read Aloud: https://youtu.be/G-Rau8rrelU?si=fXX13y2AjwlXvzsg

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=42323

Book Award: Caldecott Medal, American Indian Youth Literature Award

Grade Level: PK-6

Lexile Level: 630L

Standards Supported: 2.3.R.1 Students will determine the author’s purpose (i.e., tell a story, provide information).

YouTube Read Aloud: https://youtu.be/FLZVQFhFeqE?si=JPPiF3BFKzRw0uin

Teaching Books: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=69869

Book Award: Pura Belpré Award

Grade Level: Grades 3-8

Lexile Level: 750

Standards Supported: 8.3.R.1 Students will analyze works written on the same topic from a variety of historical, cultural, ethnic, and global perspectives and analyze the methods the authors use to achieve their purposes.

YouTube Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU3-0gp6TNU&list=PL4sMXTSrO-gMc7l5-fuOF38TkXDWWDe1e

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=2193

Book Award: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature

Grade Level: PK-4

Lexile Level: 640

Standards Supported: 2.4.R.1 Students will determine relationships among words, including synonyms, antonyms, and simple multiple-meaning words.

YouTube Read Aloud: https://youtu.be/cfMSbC7T6Jw?si=dyed5LzloYJ6AlCi 

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=43294 

Book Award: Giesel award

Grade Level: Grades PK-4

Lexile Level: 440

Standards Supported:1.2.R.3 Students will sequence the plot (i.e., beginning, middle, and end) of a story.

YouTube Read Aloud: https://youtu.be/drOo86PLOsA?si=FYkh-7wD47mCVZDL 

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=26798 

Book Award: Sequoyah Book Award

Grade Level: 3-8

Lexile Level: 570

Standards Supported: 2.3.R.3 Students will find examples of literary elements: ● setting (i.e., time and place) ● plot (i.e., beginning, middle, end) ● characters and their traits

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5gVcs-e1q8&list=PLfAU51YqKda6t4t_NhhMQ4lNB0epd2oBc 

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=28618 

Grade Level: 3-8

Lexile Level: 630 

Standards Supported: 5.3.R.3 Students will determine how literary elements contribute to the meaning of a literary text: ● setting ● plot ● characters (i.e., protagonist, antagonist) ● characterization ● conflict ● theme 

Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrve2mBkncQ&list=PLSW9dumH4EWEwljDo4JZ_bhVkJmCtDIr3 

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=2853

Book Award: Caldecott Medal

Grade Level: Grades PK-6

Lexile Level: NP (Wordless)

Standards Supported: 2.2.R.3 Students will begin to summarize the plot of a story to include the beginning, middle, and end. 

YouTube Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1k4w6GJgTo 

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=53327 

Grade Level: 4-6

Lexile Level: 530

Standards Supported: 5.8.R Students will read selected texts independently and for various lengths of time, choosing genres to suit

Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMuTzUuSbg8

Teaching Resource: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=68948

Book Award: Newberry Honor

Grade Level: Grades 3-8

Lexile Level: 770

Standards Supported: 6.3.R.4 Students will analyze how literary devices contribute to the meaning of a text: ● figurative language (i.e., simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, imagery, symbolism, idiom) ● sound devices (i.e., onomatopoeia, alliteration) 

Link to Read Aloud: https://youtu.be/FSURJEGxdk8?si=fif_CRvfY5gG82DS 

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=6986 

Book Award: Newbery Medal

Grade Level: Grades 3-8

Lexile Level: 670L

Standards Supported: 6.3.R.1 Students will compare and contrast stated or implied purposes of authors writing on the same topic from a variety of historical, cultural, ethnic, and global perspectives. 

Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fv_PLA0vU8&list=PLC9hvXa9at9x8GD7qjGtFJssnIp0JSK33&index=17 

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=5042

Book Award: Not award-winning (widely recognized and well-reviewed)

Grade Level: PK-6

Lexile Level: 610

Standards Supported: 2.2.R.1 Students will identify the main idea and supporting details of a text.

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXKFnBz_A0I 

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=57581 

Grade Level: Grades 5-8

Lexile Level: 830

Standards Supported:2.4.R.1 Students will determine relationships among words, including synonyms, antonyms, and simple multiple-meaning words. 

Link to Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WxBIabb6Xc 

TeachingBooks: https://school.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=7356