3rd Grade Reading List | Ancient Rome

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Fiction Texts with Connecting Topics and Themes

Pompeii -- Buried Alive! by Edith Kunhardt (520L)
Roman Diary: The Journal of Iliona, A Young Slave by Richard Platt (940L) **
The Eagle of Rome: A Lottie Lipton Adventure by Dan Metcalf (750L)
The Riotous Story of Rome by Rosie Dickins (770L)

Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge

Ancient Rome (DK Eyewitness Books) by Simon James (1070L) **
If I Were a Kid in Ancient Rome: Children of the Ancient World by Cobblestone Publishing
Race Through Rome by Timothy Knapman (600L)
Rome: World Cultures Through Time by Christine Dugan (600L)
What Was Pompeii? by Jim O’Conner (940L) **
You Wouldn’t Want to be a Roman Gladiator! by John Malam (870L)

* lower Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.

** higher Lexile or qualitative measures than core text.

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Independent Reading Suggested Books for Exploring Ancient Civilizations: Rome