These texts were specifically chosen by Booksource to support third grade-level instruction based on the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. The range of selected texts includes traditional stories such as folktales and myths from various cultures (RL.3.2), texts from various genres to help with study of conventions and structure (R.3.5), books from favorite series (RL.3.9), and various informational texts on the same topic (RI.3.9).