GRADE TWO SUMMER READING LIST 2017

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1 Dear Rising Second Graders, June 1, 2017 Summer is a wonderful time of exploration! We invite you to explore the world of books in new and personal ways. Enjoy the moments you spend reading, both the wonderful required readings and something that is not required. Our wish is that you may find many moments to read a new author, as well as take time to read aloud to your family or friends. The attached reading list includes suggestions of books that represent a wide range of second grade reading material and allows for differences in reading interest and ability. To help select an appropriate book for your reading level, we suggest you: Open a book to the center page. Read aloud one full page. Check to see if you can read most of the words. If you miss more than two words, unless they are proper nouns or names, select a book that is easier to read, one that is interesting and comfortable to read alone. We hope you will enjoy going to the library and choosing books for summer reading fun. You may pick books from this suggested list or you may find new ones that you would like to recommend to us. We want the reading to be fun and an adventure. Please record the title and author of the books you read on the record sheet at the end of the Second Grade list. You must read at least five (5) books. On the first day of school in September please bring in the list that both you and your parents have signed. Sincerely, Your 2 nd Grade Teachers 1

2 ADVENTURE/FANTASY STORIES Flat Stanley Stellaluna Verdi The Magic School Bus (series) Three Tales of My Father s Dragon Prehistoric Pinkerton The Mysterious Tadpole I Was Born About 10,000 Years Ago The Giant Carrot The Littles (series) Alexander and the Wind-up Mouse (and other titles) Abiyoyo Abiyoyo Returns The Lorax Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria Doctor De Soto Adam Sharp (series) Jeff Brown Janell Cannon Joanna Cole Ruth Stiles Gannett Steven Kellogg Jan Peck John Peterson Leo Lionni Pete Seeger Dr. Seuss Aaron Shepard William Steig George Edward Stanley ANIMAL STORIES The Napping House Digby and Kate (series) The Buddy Files (series) Mercy Watson Audrey & Don Wood Barbara Baker Dori Butler Kate DiCamillo 2

3 Mouse Tales Arnold Lobel Frog and Toad Babe (and other titles) The True Story of the Three Little Pigs Henry and Mudge in Puddle Trouble (series) Mr. Putter and Tabby Bake the Cake (series) Poppleton (series) Tales of Amanda Pig Dick King-Smith Jon Scieszka Cynthia Rylant Jean VanLeeuwen FAMILY/FRIENDSHIP STORIES Lucy Rose: Here s the Thing About Me (series) The Stories Julian Tells (And other Julian titles) Gooney Bird Greene Jenny Archer, Author (series) The Dot Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown Benny and Penny Katy Kelly Ann Cameron Lois Lowry Ellen Conford Irma S. & James H. Black Paula Danzinger Geoffrey Hayes Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee (series) Sophie is Seven Grandfather s Journey Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters Fox in Love (and other titles) Andy Shane: Hero At Last (series) Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa (series) James Howe Dick King-Smith Allen Say John Steptoe James Marshall Jennifer Jacobson Erica Silverman 3

4 FAMOUS PEOPLE Buffalo Bill and the Pony Express Meet Christopher Columbus (series) Baseball s Best: Five True Stories Eleanor Coerr James T. DeKay Andrew Gutelle Time for Kids Biographies Editors of Time for Kids (ex: Clara Barton, Benjamin Franklin, Rosa Parks, Jackie Robinson, etc.) MATH FUN Each Orange Had 8 Slices A Million Dots A Million Fish More or Less Math For All Seasons Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday How the Second Grade Got $8, to Visit the Statue of Liberty Paul Giganti Andrew Clements Pat McKissack Greg Tang Judith Viorst Nathan Zimelman MYSTERY STORIES Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold Coins Magic Tree House (series) Key to the Treasure (series) Jigsaw Jones Mystery (series) David A. Adler Mary Pope Osborne Peggy Parrish James Preller Capital Mysteries Ron Roy 4

5 The A to Z Mysteries (series) Ron Roy Nate the Great (series) Marjorie Sharmat NONFICTION Ms.Frizzle's Adventures in Ancient Eygpt Ms.Frizzle's Adventures in the Middle Ages The Titanic: Lost and Found Johnny Appleseed So You Want to be the President? Joanna Cole Judy Donnelly Steven Kellogg Judith St. George POETRY I m Mad at You: Verses If You re Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand: Poems About School Insectopedia Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs Toasting Marshmallows: Camping Poems You Be Good and I ll be Night: Jump on the Bed Poems The New Kid on the Block Where the Sidewalk Ends (and other titles) Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys William Cole Kalli Dakos Douglas Florian Kristine O Connell George Eve Merriam Jack Prelutsky Shel Silverstein Bob Raczka 5

6 READ ALOUD The End of the Beginning Little House on the Prairie (series) Chocolate Fever Charlie and the Chocolate Factory The Wind in the Willows Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (series) Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Stuart Little Avi Laura Ingalls Wilder Ruth Chew Roald Dahl Kenneth Grahame Betty McDonald Robert C. O Brien E.B. White Please continue to read aloud to your child even though your child may be an independent reader. Enjoy your summer reading! 6

7 Summer Reading List Record Over the summer you must read at least five (5) books. The NPS reading list provides many suggestions for books appropriate for you grade level. Please record the books that you have read and return this completed form to your teacher the first day of school in September. 1. Title: 2. Title: 3. Title: 4. Title: 5. Title: Upon completion of the required reading, the student and parent should sign below. Student s Signature Date Parent Signature Date 7

8 Additional Books I Read 6. Title: 7. Title: 8. Title: 9. Title: 10.Title: 11.Title: 12.Title: 13.Title: 14.Title: 15.Title: 8