CDE Recommended List 2025, Grades 3-5
Resources for a selection of the titles on CDE Recommended List 2025, Grades 3-5
Created by California Department of Education
- 622 Resources including
- 40 Videos
- 44 Book Readings
- 37 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 49 book results

Barrio Rising: The Protest That Built Chicano Park
by María Dolores Águila and Magdalena Mora
30+ Resources6 Awards







Best Believe: The Tres Hermanas, a Sisterhood for the Common Good
by NoNieqa Ramos and Nicole Medina
20+ Resources4 Awards

Ode to Grapefruit: How James Earl Jones Found His Voice
by Kari Lavelle and Bryan Collier
20+ Resources4 Awards

Wat Takes His Shot: The Life & Legacy of Basketball Hero Wataru Misaka
by Cheryl Kim and Nat Iwata
20+ Resources5 Awards

Mama's Chicken and Dumplings
20+ Resources3 Awards

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
15+ Resources6 Awards

My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story
by George Takei and Michelle Lee
15+ Resources6 Awards

Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park
by Lori Alexander and Jenn Ely
15+ Resources6 Awards


Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed
15+ Resources4 Awards

A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child's Search for Home
by Maysa Odeh and Aliaa Betawi
15+ Resources8 Awards




Felix Powell, Boy Dog
10+ Resources3 Awards

Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented the High Five
by Phil Bildner and Daniel J. O'Brien
10+ Resources4 Awards


Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa
by Leslie Stall Widener and Johnson Yazzie
10+ Resources6 Awards


The Ribbon Skirt: A Graphic Novel
10+ Resources2 Awards

Hummingbird Season
10+ Resources1 Awards

Call the Bee Doctor!: How Science Is Saving Honey Bees
10+ Resources1 Awards
