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
- 610 Resources including
- 39 Videos
- 41 Book Readings
- 33 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
28 Resources6 Awards







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

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

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

Mama's Chicken and Dumplings
15 Resources3 Awards

Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All
13 Resources6 Awards

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

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


Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed
12 Resources4 Awards

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




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


Glenn Burke, Game Changer: The Man Who Invented the High Five
by Phil Bildner and Daniel J. O'Brien
7 Resources3 Awards

The Ribbon Skirt: A Graphic Novel
7 Resources2 Awards

Hummingbird Season
6 Resources1 Awards


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