All children benefit from someone they love reading aloud to them, from a child in the womb to a young adult graduating from high school.
The United Through Reading book list includes books that have been sent to our story stations or partner organizations. United Through Reading selects books using recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, our partner organizations, and other high profile associations in the education field. The books we select have positive messaging that reflects our organization’s ethos, reflect the diversity of the military community, and are books that we know service members will want to read. The engaging, compelling, and fun stories are sure to resonate with military children.
You can order your own free copy of any of the books below through the United Through Reading App .
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Prairie Lotus
By Linda Sue Park
Recommended Age: 10 — 12Type: Belonging, Chapter Books
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Pumpkin Day!
By Candice Ransom
Recommended Age: 4 — 6Type: Belonging, Holiday Books, Reluctant Readers Books
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Rainforest
By Julia Groves
Recommended Age: 3 — 6Type: Animal Books, General Picture Books, STEM
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Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
By Katherine Johnson
Recommended Age: 10 — 14+Type: Biography/Autobiography, Chapter Books, Juvenile Non-Fiction, STEM
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Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina
By Lea Lyon and Alexandria LaFaye
Recommended Age: 5 — 8Type: Belonging, Biography/Autobiography
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Red: A Crayon’s Story
By Michael Hall
Recommended Age: 0m — 4Type: General Picture Books
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Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship
By Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes
Recommended Age: 4 — 8Type: Friends Books, General Picture Books
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Rocket-Bye Baby: A Spaceflight Lullaby
By Danna Smith
Recommended Age: 0m — 3Type: Bedtime Books, General Picture Books, STEM
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
By Mildred D. Taylor
Recommended Age: 8 — 12Type: Belonging, Classic Books, Juvenile Fiction
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Romeo and Juliet (Graphic Novel)
By Gareth Hinds
Recommended Age: 12 — 14+Type: Belonging, Chapter Books, Classic Books, Graphic Novel
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Rosa Pionera, Ingeniera
By Andrea Beaty
Recommended Age: 4 — 12Type: Belonging, Juvenile Fiction, School Books, Spanish, STEM
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Rosie Revere, Engineer
By Andrea Beaty
Recommended Age: 4 — 12Type: Belonging, Juvenile Fiction, School Books, STEM
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Round is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes
By Roseanne Thong
Recommended Age: 4 — 6Type: Belonging, School Books, STEM
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Ryan Hart #1: Ways to Make Sunshine
By Renée Watson
Recommended Age: 7 — 10Type: Chapter Books, Feelings Books, Juvenile Fiction, Part of a Series
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Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
By Deloris Jordan and Roslyn M. Jordan
Recommended Age: 5 — 10Type: Biography/Autobiography, General Picture Books, Sports
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Santa Kid
By James Patterson
Recommended Age: 3 — 6Type: Holiday Books
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Saturn For My Birthday
By John McGranaghan
Recommended Age: 5 — 8Type: Birthday Books, General Picture Books, STEM
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Scaredy Squirrel has a Birthday Party
By Melanie Watt
Recommended Age: 4 — 9Type: Birthday Books
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Seeds and Trees
By Brandon Walden
Recommended Age: 4 — 8Type: Feelings Books, Friends Books, Grief/Loss
Recommended by Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
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Shanti Saves Her Money
By Lisa Bullard
Recommended Age: 4 — 6Type: Money/Finances, STEM
Recommended by Navy Federal Credit Union
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