Leveled books for 5th Grade Fine Arts
|
Author |
Illustrator |
Title |
Reading Level |
Type of Book |
Annotation/Tie-In |
Pages |
|
Coerr, Eleanor |
Himler, Ronald |
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes |
4.1 |
Non-fiction/Chapter
Book |
True story of a Japanese girl, who
races against time to make 1,000 origami
cranes in the hope that by doing so she will recover from the leukemia she
was diagnosed with after Hiroshima. |
63 |
|
Nichol, Barbara |
Cameron, Scott |
Beethoven Lives Upstairs |
4.6 |
Historical Fiction/Picture
Book |
A ten -year old boy and his uncle exchange letters about a unique, musical boarder. |
44 |
|
Curtis, Christopher Paul |
(None) |
Bud, Not Buddy |
5.0 |
Fiction/Chapter Book/Newberry
Award |
A ten-year-old Black boy tries to
find his father who he believes is a famous jazz player. |
243 |
|
Lisle, Janet Taylor |
(None) |
The Art of Keeping Cool |
5.0 |
Fiction/Chapter
Book/ Scott O’Dell Award |
Two cousins become involved with a German
painter during WWII as one of the cousins
takes art lessons. |
239 |
|
Tallchief and Wells |
Kelley, Gary |
Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina |
5.1 |
Non-fiction/Picture
Book |
Maria describes her childhood as an Osage
Indian learning to dance. |
28 |
|
Price, Leontyne |
Dillon, Leo and Diane |
Aida |
5.1 |
Non-fiction/Picture
Book |
Retelling of what is believed to be a true story of an Ethiopian princess in Egypt as told by opera singer Leontyne Price. Illustrations
are notable as well. |
27 |
|
Greenberg, Jan |
Jordan, Sandra Jane |
Action Jackson |
5.2 |
Non-fiction/Picture
Book |
A glimpse into the life of American artist,
Jackson Pollack |
32 |
|
Park, Linda Sue |
(None) |
The Kite Fighters |
5.5 |
Fiction/Chapter Book |
Korean
brothers construct/paint
a kite for the king to fly |
136 |
|
Tolan, Stephanie |
(None) |
Surviving the Applewhites |
5.5 |
Fiction/Chapter Book/ Newberry Honor |
Jake, a potential juvenal delinquent is sent to the Applewhites’
Family Creative Academy of arts and theater
where he discovers talents and interests that he didn’t know he had. |
216 |
|
King, Elizabeth |
(None) |
Quinceanera: Celebrating
Fifteen |
6.4 |
Non-fiction/Chapter
Book |
The true account of two Hispanic girls
celebrating their “coming of age” birthday including the all-important waltz with their fathers. |
40 |
|
Park, Linda Sue |
(None) |
A Single Shard |
6.6 |
Fiction/Newberry
Award |
A Korean orphan boy dreams of
learning the potter’s trade and of making beautiful pottery. |
152 |