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Free Third Grade Readers

Are you looking for quality readers for third grade? These vintage school readers, published in the late 1800s and early 1900s, are now in the public domain and free online. You’ll find well-known classics like McGuffey, Elson, and Treadwell, as well as many other lesser-known series. You may download the books for your child to read on a computer or tablet or print the books.
Why Choose Vintage Readers
Vintage readers offer beautiful classic literature, rich vocabulary, and charming illustrations. The stories are age-appropriate and typically encourage strong moral values. There’s also something special about reading a book that’s been used in schoolhouses and homes for over a hundred years. Perhaps your child’s grandparents or great-grandparents enjoyed some of these same readers when they were in school.
Free Third Grade Readers
The grade levels some of these vintage readers were intended for may not line up exactly with current grade-level expectations or your child’s reading level. So, in addition to the third grade readers listed below, I’d recommend taking a look at other grade levels too. You can find vintage graded readers for every grade here.
The Aldine Readers: A Third Reader
Appletons’ School Readers: The Third Reader
Baldwin’s School Reading by Grades: Third Year
The Carrol and Brooks Readers: A Third Reader
The Child’s World: Third Reader
Classics for Children: A Third Reader
Hans Anderson’s Fairy Tales: Adapted to Children Reading the Third School Reader
Elson Primary School Reader: Book Three
The Golden Rule Series: The Golden Ladder Book
Graded Literature Readers: Third Book
Holton-Curry Readers: The Third Reader
The Kendall Series of Readers: Third Reader
McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader
The Metcalf-Call Readers: A Third Reader
Sanders’ School Reader: Third Book
Sanders’ Union Reader: Number Three
The Summers Readers: Third Reader
Treadwell’s Reading-Literature Series: The Third Reader
Wheeler’s Graded Readers: A Third Reader
More Resources for 3rd Grade
Free 3rd Grade Christian Homeschool Curriculum
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