A List of Leveled Readers Set in Every U.S. State

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After lots of reading and researching, I am so excited to have put together a list of leveled readers set in every U.S. state! All of these are books are either Level 2, 3, or 4 readers that are perfect for children who are just beginning to “read to learn” instead of “learning to read.” The books either take place in the state, feature a person from the state, or cover a topic or theme that is closely related to the history of the particular state. You can read more about each one by clicking on the affiliate links below.

If you’d like broader state book lists with both picture and chapter books organized by state, I have compiled those here!

Alabama

I Am Rosa Parks (Rosa Parks, Jim Haskins)

Alaska

The Bravest Dog Ever: The True Story of Balto (Natalie Standiford)

Arizona

Cowboys: What Do They Do? (Carla Greene)

California

Chang’s Paper Pony (Eleanor Coerr)

Arkansas

Cracking the Wall: The Struggles of the Little Rock Nine (Eileen Lucas, Mark Anthony)

Colorado

Prairie School (Avi)

Connecticut

Sybil Ludington’s Midnight Ride (Marshal Amstel)

Delaware

Cornstalks and Cannonballs (Barbara Mitchell)

Florida

Donald and the Fish That Walked (Edward R. Ricciuti)

Georgia

The Daring Escape of Ellen Craft (Mary O’Keefe Young, Cathy Moore)

Hawaii

Volcanoes: Mountains That Blow Their Tops (Nicholas Nirgiotis)

Idaho

More Potatoes! (Millicent Selsam)

Illinois

Sky High: George Ferris’s Big Wheel (Monica Killing)

Iowa

Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express (Margaret K. Wetterer, Karen Ritz)

Indiana

Abe Lincoln’s Hat (Martha Brenner, Donald Cook)

Kansas

Wagon Wheels (Barbara Brenner)

Kentucky

Danger at Sand Cave (Candice F. Ransom)

Louisiana

Ruby Bridges Goes to School (Ruby Bridges)

Maine

Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie (Connie and Peter Roop)

Maryland

Clara and the Bookwagon (Nancy Smiler Levinson)

Massachusetts

Sam the Minuteman (Nathaniel Benchley)

Michigan

Eat My Dust!: Henry Ford’s First Race (Monica Kulling)

Minnesota

Clouds of Terror (Catherine A. Welch)

Mississippi

Alligator (Evelyn Shaw)

Missouri

The Night the Chimneys Fell (Marty Rhodes Figley)

Montana

Sitting Bull (Lucille Recht Penner)

Nebraska

The Schoolchildren’s Blizzard (Marty Rhodes Figley)

New Hampshire

Good Hunting, Blue Sky (Peggy Parish)

New Mexico

Wagon Train (Sydelle Kramer)

North Carolina

Rescue on the Outer Banks (Candice Ransom)

Nevada

Snowshoe Thompson (Nancy Smiler Levinson)

New Jersey

Many Ways to Be a Soldier (Wendy Pfeffer)

New York

The Big Balloon Race (Eleanor Coerr)

North Dakota

Running Owl the Hunter (Nathaniel Benchley)

Ohio

Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad (Marlene Targ Brill)

Oklahoma

Dust For Dinner (Ann Turner)

Oregon

A Nest of Wood Ducks (Evelyn Shaw)

Pennsylvania

Prisoner for Liberty (Marty Rhodes Figley)

Rhode Island

Finding Providence: The Story of Roger Williams (Avi)

South Carolina

Robert Smalls Sails to Freedom (Susan Taylor Brown)

South Dakota

Take a Hike, Teddy Roosevelt (Frank Murphy)

Tennessee

Daniel’s Duck (Clyde Robert Bulla)

Texas

The Night of the Hurricane’s Fury (Candice Ransom)

Utah

The Josefina Story Quilt (Eleanor Coerr)

Vermont

Little Runner of the Longhouse (Betty Baker)

Washington

Red Tag Comes Back (Fred Phleger)

Virginia

Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender (Candice Ransom)

West Virginia

Danger at the Breaker (Catherine A. Welch)

Wisconsin

The Long Way Westward (Joan Sandin)

Washington D.C.

Washington Is Burning (Marty Rhodes Figley)

Wyoming

Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express (Eleanor Coerr)

I hope this list of leveled readers set in every U.S. state is helpful to you as you learn more about our incredible nation! If you have any further recommendations, please share in the comments below!