Note: A substitution may be made if one of the titles becomes unavailable. Substitute books are also chosen by Great Books editors.

• And Then What Happened, Paul Revere?Jean Fritz
• The Cloud BookTomie de Paola
• Do Stars Have Points?Melvin & Gilda Berger
• EarthquakesSeymour Simon
• EleanorBarbara Cooney
• The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques CousteauDan Yaccarino
• George Washington: Solider, Hero, PresidentJustine & Ron Fontes
• HurricanesSeymour Simon
• Ice Mummy: The Discovery of a 5,000-Year-Old ManMark & Cathy East Dubowski
• If You Lived at the Time of the American RevolutionKay Moore
• If You Traveled on the Underground RailroadEllen Levine
• Just a Few Words, Mr. LincolnJean Fritz
• Knights & CastlesWill & Mary Pope Osborne
• Mosquito BiteAlexandra Siy
• My Librarian Is a Camel: How Books Are Brought to Children Around the World*Margriet Ruurs
• Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Ben FranklinGene Barretta
• One Day in the DesertJean Craighead George
• One Day in the PrairieJean Craighead George
• A Picture Book of George Washington CarverDavid A. Adler
• Rachel: The Story of Rachel CarsonAmy Ehrlich
• The Respiratory SystemSusan Glass
• A River Ran WildLynne Cherry
• The Snake ScientistSy Montgomery
• SpaceWill & Mary Pope Osborne
• TeammatesPeter Golenbock
• The Top of the World: Climbing Mount EverestSteve Jenkins
• Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind some Great Inventions*Don Wulffson
• The Trail of TearsJoseph Bruchac
• What Is the Animal Kingdom?Bobbie Kalman
• Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May?Jean Fritz