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