Books to use with 3rd Grade Writers (11 books)

Elementary students become good writers by reading examples of good writing. These books are great springboards for teaching young writers how to write well through the 6 Traits model.

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1	Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox 4.42 avg rating — 8,885 ratings score: 292, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Twilight Comes Twice: A Beautiful Free-Verse Picture Book Revealing the Magic of Everyday Moments for Kids (Ages 4-7) by Ralph Fletcher 4.17 avg rating — 383 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery (Bunnicula, #1) by Deborah Howe 3.89 avg rating — 71,514 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School by Mark Teague 4.22 avg rating — 8,734 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 25,542 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl 4.04 avg rating — 517,316 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs by Jon Scieszka 4.32 avg rating — 195,855 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown 4.08 avg rating — 2,655 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	John, Paul, George & Ben by Lane Smith 4.20 avg rating — 3,675 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks: And Other Funny Family Portraits by Hanoch Piven 3.94 avg rating — 516 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Pinkwater 4.40 avg rating — 2,868 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars