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- What is the second grade reading list?
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What is the second grade reading list?
Andersen,Hans Christian - Fairy Tales
Aesop- Aesop's Fables
Allard, Harry- Miss Nelson Is Missing
Brett, Jan - The Mitten; Annie and the Wild Animals Note of Interest:
The Jan Brett books have beautiful pictures and stories from real life
experiences, which she shares with you on her web site. You not only
receive cross-curricular activities but a background on how and why she
wrote some of her books. Click on the title of each book and you will get
this information along with activities. Through this site the children can
see how the author came up with her story ideas, which could inspire your
child to write! Look at the side pictures throughout the Jan Brett
stories. Have your child decide what these pictures are telling about the
story.
Bunting, Eve - Ducky
Cherry, Lynne - The Great Kapok Tree (a tale of the Amazon Rain
Forest with a conservative message)
Cleary, Beverly - Ramona books
Cole, Joannna - Magic School Bus series (great informational
books with humor)
DePaulo, Tomie- Strega Nona
Gibbons, Gail - great informational books with illustrations; Farming;
Thanksgiving; St. Patrick etc.
Keats, Ezra Jack - Regards to the Man in the Moon; The Drummer Boy; Apt. 3
Kellogg, Steven - Pinkerton, Behave
Kennedy, Caroline - A Family of Poems, a wonderful collection of poems with
illustrations beautifully watercolored.
Lionni, Leo - Frederick; Swimmy
Lobel, Arnold - Frog and Toad series
McCloskey, Robert - Blueberries For Sal; Make Way For Ducklings; One Morning
in Maine.
Noble, Trinka Hakes - Jimmy's Boa Bounces Back
Osborne, Mary Pope - Magic Tree House books (fictional books with lots of
historical facts; a favorite with second graders)
Parish, Peggy - Amelia Bedelia books
Sanderson, Ruth - Saints: Lives and Illuminations, beautifully illustrated,
and well written. Definitely find this and her other books!
Silverstein, Shel - The Giving Tree
Steptoe, John - Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters
Seuss, Dr. - any of his fun books
White, E.B. - Charlotte's Web; Stuart Little; Trumpet of the Swan
Wilder, Laura Ingalls - Little House series
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