Find Books of Interest!
Before you look for books, please go to my "Reading Level Charts" link
to determine your child's reading level.
I. To find NEW BOOKS:
A) Go to: https://www.sccl.org/Kids/Books/Booklists (Santa Clara County Library) to browse for books.
I recommend this library for browsing because I like their lists of new
books. Scroll down to the 1st and 2nd grade book lists. Copy the names
and reserve them at our Carlsbad City Library (below).
B) Go to: http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/library/youth/default.asp (Carlsbad City Library) to browse for and reserve books. (Select Dove Library if you would like to limit your search results to the Dove Library).
II. To find the AR (Accelerated Reader) level of a SPECIFIC BOOK:
A) Go to: http://www.arbookfind.com/ to enter book titles.
The Accelerated Reader Bookfinder site will
let you know if the books you find are in the AR (Accelerated Reader)
program. If they are, your child will earn points by taking and passing
multiple-choice comprehension quizzes on the books (using only LCM
computers).
Click Accelerated Reader-Parent's Guide.pdf to download Accelerated Reader information.
III. To find the AR level of a VARIETY of BOOKS at your child's reading level:
A) Go to http://www.arbookfind.com/. Then go to "Advanced Search."
1. Choose "Interest Level," then "Lower Grades (LG K-3)."
2. Choose "Show Lexile Measure." Then enter the range. (Make sure you enter the entire
range. Example: Lexile Measure 100 to 150 (equivalent to Fountas & Pinnell D to E)
3. Click here to download the Lexile Measure and F & P leveled reading chart.
4. Choose from "Additional Criteria" to limit your search.
5. Choose "Search."
IV. To find a VARIETY of CURRENT BOOKS at your child's reading level at Scholastic:
A) Click https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/, then go to:
1. "READING LEVEL SYSTEM"
2. Choose "Guided Reading Level" or "Lexile Measure."
3. To refine your search, go to "GENRE," "SUBJECT," and/or "GRADE."
4. Before you make a purchase, enter the title at arbookfind.com to confirm the
book is in the AR system.
V. To find books at LCM library and/or Carlsbad City Library, go to:
1. LCM Library Online Catalog
2. Carlsbad City Library
To save time entering books at the Carlsbad City Library (to hold), have
both the AR BookFinder and the Carlsbad City Library sites open as
separate windows.
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