Note: A substitution may be made if one of the titles below becomes unavailable. Substitute books are also chosen by Great Books editors.
- A Cool Drink of WaterBarbara Kerley
- A Splash of RedJen Bryant
- Abe Lincoln's HatMartha Brenner
- Actual SizeSteve Jenkins
- Bats: Creatures of the Night*Joyce Milton
- Cesar ChavezGinger Wadsworth
- Dirt: The Scoop on SoilNatalie Rosinsky
- Emperor PenguinsRoberta Edwards
- Fossils Tell of Long AgoAliki
- From Caterpillar to ButterflyDeborah Heligman
- From Seed to Plant*Gail Gibbons
- Helen Keller: Courage in the DarkJohanna Hurwitz
- How Much is a Million?David M. Schwartz
- Jambo Means HelloMuriel Feelings
- Keep the Lights Burning, AbbiePeter and Connie Roop
- Martin's Big WordsDoreen Rappaport
- Martin Luther King and the March on Washington*Frances E. Ruffin
- Money MadnessDavid A. Adler
- Mummies and PyramidsWill and Mary Pope Osborne
- One Tiny TurtleNicola Davies
- Predator Attack!Katharine Kenah
- Red-Eyed Tree FrogJoy Cowley
- Rosa ParksEloise Greenfield
- Spacebusters: The Race to the MoonPhilip Wilkinson
- Tut's Mummy: Lost... and FoundJudy Donnelly
- Wake Up, World!Beatrice Hollyer
- Water, Water EverywhereMark J. and Cynthia Overbeck Bix Rauzon
- What Is the World Made Of? All About Solids, Liquids, and GasesKathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
- Who Eats What? Food Chains and Food WebsPatricia Lauber
- Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, and YawnMelvin Berger