AR BookGuide 2nd Grade Classics

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1 Page 1 of 5 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: A Song for Aunt Polly The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: The Best Fence Painter Beauty and the Beast (My 1st Classic The Brave Little Tailor (My 1st Classic The Bremen Town Musicians (My 1st Classic Chicken Little (My 1st Classic The Frog Prince (My 1st Classic Nichols, Catherine EN LG F 819 N N This book provides a brief, simplified retelling of the episode in TOM SAWYER in which Tom skips his piano lesson and goes swimming instead. Book #1 Nichols, Catherine EN LG F 685 N N This book provides a brief, simplified retelling of the episode in TOM SAWYER in which Tom whitewashes a fence. Book #2 Around the World in 80 Days Espinosa, Rod EN LG F 2133 N N This book presents a graphic novel adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, in which Phileas Fogg makes a wager that he can make it all the way around the world in just eighty days. Be Quiet, Pooh! Gaines, Isabel 2489 EN LG F 446 N N Pooh's singing is driving Rabbit crazy. Will Rabbit put an end to Pooh's singing or will he eventually come to enjoy it himself? Jones, Christianne C EN LG F 371 N N Through her great capacity to love, a kind and beautiful maid releases a handsome prince from the spell which has made him an ugly beast. Blair, Eric EN LG F 456 N N This book is an easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a tailor whose boast about killing seven flies at one blow leads him to even greater feats. Blair, Eric EN LG F 438 N N While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers. Jones, Christianne C EN LG F 327 N N When an acorn hits her on the head, Chicken Little believes the sky is falling and runs to tell the king and everyone she meets along the way. Blair, Eric EN LG F 472 N N This book is an easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a beautiful princess who makes a promise to a frog which Page 1 of 5

2 Page 2 of 5 Goldilocks and the Three Bears Levert, Mireille EN LG F 669 N N This is the story of a great big papa bear, a middle-sized mama bear, a wee little baby bear, and a girl named Goldilocks who all meet in a cottage in the woods. How the Camel Got Its Hump (My 1st Classic Jack London's Call of the Wild: Dognapped The Jungle Book: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi and the Mystery in the Garden The Jungle Book: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Moves In Jones, Christianne C EN LG F 311 N N When hardworking animals complain to "the magic desert watcher" about Camel's laziness, the watcher agrees to make things more fair. Reed, Gary EN LG F 1414 N N In this adaptation of the classic tale, Buck is betrayed and sold as a sled dog. John Henry (My 1st Classic Jones, Christianne C EN LG F 289 N N This book provides a retelling of the classic tale of John Henry's life. Namm, Diane EN LG F 660 N N This book provides a brief, simplified retelling of the episode in THE JUNGLE BOOK during which a very curious mongoose is blamed for the misbehavior of a snake. Book #2 Namm, Diane EN LG F 661 N N This book provides a brief, simplified retelling of the episode in THE JUNGLE BOOK during which a very curious mongoose becomes a house pet and races a snake to see who will be Master of the Garden. Book #1 Knick Knack Paddywack Moss, Marissa 7885 EN LG F 373 N N In this variation and extension of the traditional counting song, "this old man" ends up blasting off and flying to the moon. Knights of the Round Table Gross, Gwen EN LG F N N This is a retelling of the exploits of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Cyclone Worley, Rob M EN LG F 806 N N In this adaptation of the classic tale, Dorothy is caught in a cyclone that transports her to the land of Oz, where she encounters the Munchkins, who applaud her as their hero for killing the Wicked Witch of the East. Page 2 of 5

3 Page 3 of 5 Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Down the Rabbit- Hole A Little Princess The Little Red Hen The Little Red Hen (My 1st Classic Mishkin, Dan EN LG F 821 N N In this adaptation of the classic tale, Alice falls down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a long room, where she experiences unusual adventures. Dubowski, Cathy East The Little Red Hen Garner, Alan EN LG F 553 N N This story is the retelling of the classic nursery tale of the little red hen, the cat and the rat, and how the fox is outsmarted. Golden Books Editors EN LG F N N Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor. This book is adapted from the classic by Frances Hodgson Burnett EN LG F 427 N N This is the retelling of the classic story of Little Red Hen. Jones, Christianne C EN LG F 328 N N The little red hen finds none of the lazy barnyard animals willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it. Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes Conaway, Judith EN LG F 9125 N N Amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, the master of deductive reasoning, solves several mysteries with the aid of his friend, Dr. John Watson. This book is adapted from the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Oliver Twist Martin, Les EN LG F 8086 N N In this simplified retelling of the Charles Dickens classic, an orphan boy leaves the squalid surroundings of a nineteenth -century English workhouse and becomes involved with a gang of thieves. Paul Bunyan (My 1st Classic Blair, Eric EN LG F 322 N N Many people believe that the tale of Paul Bunyan started in logging camps in the 1800s. The following retelling revisits some of the most famous Paul Bunyan adventures. Page 3 of 5

4 Page 4 of 5 Pecos Bill (My 1st Classic Blair, Eric EN LG F 341 N N This book tells the legend of Pecos Bill, the greatest cowboy who ever lived. Peter Pan Dunn, Joeming EN LG F 1122 N N This book presents a graphic novel adaptation of J.M. Barrie's PETER PAN, the story of three children who fly off to Neverland with Peter. The Pied Piper (My 1st Classic Puss in Boots (My 1st Classic Rumpelstiltskin (My 1st Classic The Shoemaker and His Elves (My 1st Classic Sleeping Beauty (My 1st Classic The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Animal Talk Blair, Eric EN LG F 337 N N The Pied Piper pipes a village free of rats, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service, he pipes away their children as well. Rapunzel (My 1st Classic Jones, Christianne C EN LG F 399 N N A beautiful girl with extraordinarily long golden hair is imprisoned in a lonely tower by a witch. Blair, Eric EN LG F 458 N N This book is an easy-to-read retelling of the tale of a clever cat who wins a fortune and the hand of a princess for his master. Blair, Eric EN LG F 474 N N This book is an easy-to-read retelling of a classic tale in which a strange man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal. Blair, Eric EN LG F 362 N N This book is an easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a kindly but poor shoemaker who gets unexpected help with his work. Blair, Eric EN LG F 382 N N Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years. Namm, Diane EN LG F 619 N N This book provides a brief, simplified retelling of the episode in DOCTOR DOLITTLE during which a physician discovers that he has a strange and wonderful gift for talking with animals. Book #1 Page 4 of 5

5 Page 5 of 5 The Story of Doctor Dolittle: The Circus Crocodile Treasure Island: Off to Sea Nichols, Catherine EN LG F 705 N N This book provides a brief, simplified retelling of the episode in TREASURE ISLAND during which Jim Hawkins and his friends set sail in search of pirates' treasure, and Jim meets Long John Silver, whom he soon learns is not a friend at all. Book #2 Treasure Island: The Treasure Map Nichols, Catherine EN LG F 646 N N This book provides a brief, simplified retelling of the episode in TREASURE ISLAND during which Jim Hawkins gives Squire Trelawney a packet left behind by a sea captain staying at Jim's parents' inn and which pirates are trying to find. Book #1 The Wind in the Willows: The Open Road The Wind in the Willows: The Riverbank Namm, Diane EN LG F 589 N N This book provides a brief, simplified retelling of the episode in DOCTOR DOLITTLE during which a crocodile runs away from the circus to get help from the physician-turned-veterinarian, who gives him back his smile. Book #2 Tom Thumb (My 1st Classic Blair, Eric EN LG F 486 N N A boy the size of his father's thumb has a series of adventures, including stopping a pair of thieves, being swallowed by a cow, and tricking a wolf into bringing him back home. Driscoll, Laura EN LG F 582 N N This book provides a brief, simplified retelling of the episode in THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS during which Rat takes Mole to meet Mr. Toad and together they set off on a road trip in Toad's colorful new cart. Book #2 Driscoll, Laura EN LG F 588 N N This book provides a brief, simplified retelling of the episode in THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS during which Mole meets Rat, who takes him for a row down the river for a picnic and introduces him to many other animals there. Book #1 Page 5 of 5

A Little Princess (Classic Collection) By Anne Rooney

A Little Princess (Classic Collection) By Anne Rooney Sara Crewe by Frances Hodgson Burnett Scholastic - Scholastic Classics. Sara Crewe Magical.When Sara Crewe comes to stay at Miss Minchin's school for