A collection of primary school literature sources including Big Books and anthologies organized by weekly units for grades K–3, featuring stories, poems, and illustrations from multiple contemporary authors.
Year:
2026
Grade Levels:
K–3
Subject:
Literature
Type of Document:
Curriculum Anthology / Reading Collection
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Authors:
Suzanne Bloom, David Ezra Stein, Shelley Rotner, Andrew Clements, Emma Dodd, Jane Yolen, Robert Burleigh, Susan Gal, Stephen Swinburne, Carmen Tafolla, Sally Sutton, Kevin Henkes, Gwendolyn Brooks, Mabel Watts, Aileen Fisher, Alma Flor Ada, Mary Newell DePalma, Dianna Hutts Aston, Nikki McClure, Lillian Moore, Leland B. Jacobs, Nikki Giovanni, Eloise Greenfield, Manya Stojic, Joann Early Macken, Andrew Bleiman, Charley Hoce, John Langstaff, Jack Prelutsky, Ellen Javernick, Karma Wilson, Jana Novotny Hunter, Jonathan Emmett, Ezra Jack Keats, Megan McDonald, George Levenson, Valeri Gorbachev, Mary Ann Hoberman, Joanne Ryder, Kay Winters, Meg Starr, Deborah Heiligman, Steve Jenkins, Robin Page, Alexander Steffensmeier, Jan Brett, Jim Arnosky, Johnny Ray Moore, Joan Sweeney, Beatrice Schenk de Regniers, Hazel Hutchins, Cathryn Falwell, Gordon Titcomb, Shelley Rotner, April Pulley Sayre, Tedd Arnold, Arnold Lobel, Kevin Henkes, Rebecca Kai Dotlich, Doreen Cronin, Pat Mora, James Rumford, Grace Lin, Holly Keller, Rukhsana Khan, Kelly Bennett, Juliana Hatkoff, Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, Jonathan London, John Rocco, Bobbie Kalman, Vickie Cobb, Cynthia Rylant, Jeanette Winter, Nancy Smiler Levinson, Duncan Tonatiuh, Kelly DiPucchio, Sarah Sullivan, Lupe Ruiz-Flores, Nina Jaffe, Molly Bang, Megan McCarthy, David A. Adler, Becky Bloom, Helen Recorvits, Rudolfo Anaya, Linda Heller
Target Audience:
Elementary school students
Content Type:
Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction, Biographies, Myths
Format:
Big Books, Anthologies, Weekly Reading Units
Educational Focus:
Literacy development, comprehension, cultural exposure
Units and Weeks:
Organized by Grade K–3, each with weekly readings and accompanying poems or illustrations