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BOOKS
FOR SECOND GRADERS
The following are book suggestions your second
grader
may enjoy throughout the year. Reading development and interests
vary between students. The following books are a few examples of
titles students of this age group tend to enjoy. Some of these books
are appropriate for an adult/more advanced reader to read aloud while
others are best suited for
shared reading, silent reading/ browsing or independent reading aloud
by the student.
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE HORRIBLE
NO
GOOD,
VERY BAD DAY by Judith Viorst.
Alexander wakes up with gum in his hair and learns that
there are days when nothing goes right.
AMAZING GRACE by Mary Hoffman.
When classmates tell Grace that she can't be Peter Pan, she
proves that anything is possible if you really believe in yourself.
ANNO'S MAGIC SEED by Anno.
What happens when Jack is given two magic seeds by a wizard.
ARTHUR'S NOSE by Marc Brown.
Dissatisfied with his nose, Arthur goes shopping for another
one.
THE BEAR by John Schoenherr.
A bear cub must learn to live on his own.
BIG BAD BRUCE by Bill Peet..
Bruce, the brown bear, is a bully until one day he gets a
taste
of his own medicine.
THE BOY WHO DIDN'T BELIEVE IN SPRING by Lucille Clifton.
King Shabazz and his friend Tony set off to find spring in
the
city.
THE BRAVEST DOG EVER: THE TRUE STORY OF BALTO by Natalie
Standiford.
In 1925 a sled dog saved an entire town from an epidemic.
CAM JANSEN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE BABE RUTH BASEBALL by
David
Adler.
Cam has a photographic memory, but can it help her find the
stolen baseball from the hobby show?
A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER by Vera B. Williams.
Rosa, her mother, and grandmother save dimes to buy a
comfortable
armchair.
CHICKEN SUNDAY by Patricia Polacco.
To thank Eula, the children sell decorated eggs and buy her
an
Easter hat.
CLEAN YOUR ROOM, HARVEY MOON by Pat Cummings.
Poor Harvey has to spend Saturday cleaning his very messy
room.
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS by Judi Barrett.
Each day in the town of Chewandswallow, food falls from the
sky,
and everyone must eat what the weather serves up.
COMET'S NINE LIVES by Jan Brett.
Hurricane Elmadore hits Nantucket and carries Comet, the cat,
to
the doorway that will become his home.
THE DAY JIMMY'S BOA ATE THE WASH by Trinka H. Noble.
A class trip to a farm becomes a disaster when Jimmy's pet
boa
constrictor gets loose.
THE DAY OF AHMED'S SECRET by Florence P. Heide and Judith
Gilliland.
An Egyptian boy is anxious to tell his family about a
wonderful
secret. He has learned to read.
THE DAY THE TEACHER WENT BANANAS by James Howe.
When a gorilla and a new teacher exchange places, the
students
find the gorilla is a fine teacher.
DEAR ANNIE by Judith Caseley.
Grandpa becomes Annie's pen pal on the day she is born.
DEAR MR. BLUEBERRY by Simon James.
Emily writes letters to a teacher, to get advice about a
whale
that is living in a pond in her backyard.
DON'T FORGET THE BACON by Pat Hutchins.
A young boy goes shopping for his mother and tries hard to
remember her instructions.
ELBERT'S BAD WORD by Audrey Wood.
The bad word that Elbert overhears takes on a life of its own
and
only the gardener, who happens to be a wizard, can make it go away.
ELEPHANT CROSSING by Toshi Yoshida.
A herd of elephants is led by a wise and brave
great-grandmother
elephant.
THE EMPTY POT by Demi.
When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to
grow a flower from seeds distributed by the emperor, he is rewarded for
his honesty.
FLOSSIE AND THE FOX by Patricia McKissack.
Flossie runs into a fox who wants to steal her basket of
eggs,
but he is no match for Flossie.
GET WELL, GOOD KNIGHT by Shelley Moore Thomas.
A knight takes care of three very sick dragons.
GILA MONSTERS MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT by Marjorie Sharmat.
A boy does not want to move from New York City to the West
and
imagines all kinds of problems.
THE GIRL WHO LOVED WILD HORSES by Paul Goble.
A Plains Indian girl is accepted by a herd of wild horses and
leaves her tribe to follow the horses.
THE GOLLY SISTERS GO WEST by Betsy Byars.
May-May and Rose, the singing-dancing Golly sisters, travel
west
by covered wagon.
THE GREAT PIG ESCAPE by Eileen Christelow.
Bert and Ethel try to take their pigs to market.
GUINEA PIGS by Mark Evans.
Guinea pigs need special care. Here's a book to guide you to
proper care.
HAILSTONES AND HALIBUT BONES by Mary OÕNeill.
Explore a rainbow of poems about colors.
HARRY AND THE TERRIBLE WHATZIT by Dick Gackenbach.
When his mother is slow to return from the basement, Harry
goes
down to confront the Whatzit.
HARRIET AND WALT by Nancy Carlson.
Harriet doesn't want to take her younger brother out to play,
but
comes to his defense when a friend starts to pick on him.
HAYSTACK by Bonnie and Arthur Geisert.
A haystack is more than just a simple pile of hay.
HERE COMES THE STRIKEOUT by Leonard Kessler.
Willie tries to help his friend Bobby become a better hitter
by
lending him his lucky bat.
THE HOUSE ON 88TH STREET by Bernard Waber.
When the Primm family moved into their new house, they found
a
crocodile living in their bathtub.
I HEARD A BLUE BIRD SING by Aileen Fisher.
here is a collection of this author's poems selected by
children.
IN THE DINOSAUR'S PAW by Patricia Reilly Giff.
Richard 'Beast' Best finds a magic ruler in his desk, and
suddenly his wishes start to come true.
ISLAND BOY by Barbara Cooney.
Matthias grows up and lives out his life on a small island.
JULIUS, THE BABY OF THE WORLD by Kevin Henkes.
Lilly is certain that the arrival of her new baby brother is
the
worst thing that ever happened to her.
THE LITTLE OLD LADY WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING by
Linda
Williams.
As she walks through the dark woods an old woman is followed
by
some scary things.
LON PO PO: A RED RIDINGHOOD STORY FROM CHINA by Edward
Young.
Three sisters staying at home alone outsmart a hungry wolf
disguised as their grandmother.
MADELINE by Ludwig Bemelmans.
Madeline is the smallest of twelve girls at Miss Clavel's
boarding school in Paris.
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE EARTH by Joanna Cole.
On a special field trip, Miss Frizzle's class visits every
layer
of the earth.
MATTHEW'S DRAGON by Susan Cooper.
Just as Matthew is about to fall asleep, he discovers the
dragon
in his story book has come alive.
MICHAEL HAGUE'S FAVOURITE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN FAIRY
TALES
Here are nine beautifully illustrated tales by Andersen.
MIKE MULLIGAN AND HIS STEAM SHOVEL by Virginia Burton.
Mike likes his steam shovel better than the new gas and
diesel
machines.
MIRETTE ON THE HIGHWIRE by Emily McCully.
When Mirette meets the high wire artist Bellini, she
literally
wants to follow in his footsteps.
MISS NELSON IS MISSING by Harry Allard.
Miss Nelson has the worst behaved class in school until Miss
Swamp arrives.
MORGAN AND ME by Stephen Cosgrove.
A lackadaisical princess is rescued by the unicorn, Morgan.
MOTHER OF TIGERS by George Ella Lyons.
This is the story of Helen Martini who was the first woman
zookeeper and founded the Bronx Zoo's animal nursery.
MOUSE SOUP by Arnold Lobel.
A little mouse tells a weasel four different stories so that
he
can avoid the weasel's stew pot.
MOUSE TV by Tim Novak.
No one in the mouse family can agree on what to watch on TV.
NATE THE GREAT by Marjorie Sharmat.
Super-detective Nate finds a missing picture and a lost cat
in
his own clever way.
NO PEAS FOR NELLIE by Chris l. Demarest.
Nellie would rather eat just about anything but peas.
OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA by Peggy Rathman.
This 1996 Caldecott winner offers some clever safety tips
from
Gloria, the police dog, and her partner Officer Buckle.
THE OLD WOMAN WHO NAMED THINGS by Cynthia Rylant.
An elderly woman refuses to give a stray puppy a name.
OLIVER PIG AT SCHOOL by Jean Van Leeuven.
Oliver Pig makes a new friend during his first day at school.
ONCE THERE WAS A TREE by Natalia Romanova.
This Russian fable is about a tree stump and the animals that
lived in or near it.
THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE IS THE GREEN KANGAROO by Judy Blume.
Freddy Dissel is tired at being the middle child. Will his
role
in the school play change things?
ONE MORNING IN MAINE by Robert McCloskey.
Sal makes a wish on a gull's feather after losing a tooth
while
clam digging.
THE PAPERBOY by Dav Pilkey.
Follow a paperboy on his early morning route.
PATCHWORK QUILT by Valerie Flournoy.
Tanya helps her grandmother make a beautiful quilt about her
family's life.
PIGGY PIE by Margie Palatini.
Gritch the witch flies to Old MacDonald's farm for some pigs
to
make a pie.
PIGSTY by Mark Teague.
Wendell Fultz doesn't want to clean his room.
POPPLETON IN WINTER by Cynthia Rylant.
Poppleton the pig makes a new friend after an icicle
accident.
POSSUM COME A-KNOCKIN by Nancy Van Laan.
Possum come a-Knockin at the door and what a ruckus he causes
for
the people in the house.
RIPTIDE by Frances Ward Weller.
Zach's dog, Riptide, is banned from Cape Cod's Nauset Beach,
but
not for long.
ROSIE AND THE RUSTLERS by Roy Gerrard.
When Rosie and her wrangler leave her ranch, Greasy Ben and
his
gang steal her cattle.
ROTTEN RALPH by Jack Gantos.
Ralph is a very nasty cat, but Sarah tries to love him
anyway.
SAILING WITH THE WIND by Thomas Locker.
During his visit, Uncle Jack takes Elizabeth sailing down the
river to the ocean.
SNOWSHOE THOMPSON by Nancy Smiler Levinson.
Danny writes a letter to his father hoping he'll make it home
for
Christmas. If only Snowshoe Thompson can deliver it through the snow.
SOAP SOUP by Karla Kuskin.
Here is a collection of silly poems to make you laugh.
SOCCER SAM by Jean Marzollo.
Sam and his friends Marco from Mexico organize a soccer team.
STORIES FROM THE BIG CHAIR by Ruth Wallace-Brodeur.
Sitting in the big chair with her mother, Molly tells stories
about her friends and her sister, Susan.
THE STORY OF FERDINAND by Munro Leaf.
Ferdinand is a little bull who would rather sit and smell the
flowers than fight.
STREGA NONA by Tomie DePaola.
When Strega Nona leaves Big Anthony alone with her magic
paint
pot, he is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
SUNFLOWER HOUSE by Eve Bunting.
A circle of sunflowers becomes a children's play house.
SURPRISES selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins.
Enjoy this collection of short poems for young readers.
THAT TERRIBLE HALLOWEEN NIGHT by James Stevenson.
Grandpa spins a yarn about his visit to a haunted house.
THERE'S A NIGHTMARE IN MY CLOSET by Mercer Mayer.
A young boy is convinced that strange creature lurks in his
closet.
THIS IS THE BREAD I BAKED FOR NED by Crescent Dragonwagon.
This cheerful, rhyming tale follows the progress of a meal
being
prepared by a woman for her husband.
THROUGH GRANDPA'S EYES by Patricia MacLachlan.
JohnÕs grandfather is blind, but he helps his grandson
to
see things better by using his other senses.
TOGO by Robert Blake.
A feisty sled dog named Togo is the unsung hero of the race
to
get life-saving serum to Nome, Alaska in 1925.
TOPS AND BOTTOMS by Janet Stevens.
Hare repeatedly outsmarts Bear in this trickster tale.
WHALE SONG by Dyan Sheldon.
In the evening moonlight Lillie's wish comes true, and she
hears
the song of the whales.
WHAT KIND OF A BABYSITTER IS THIS? by Dolores Johnson.
Kevin is amazed that his new babysitter, Mrs. Lovey, loves
baseball.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG IN THE MOUNTAINS by Cynthia Rylant.
Here is a loving portrayal of a childhood in Appalachia.
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE by Maurice Sendak.
Max, who is sent to his room, dreams of going to an island
where
he is the ruler of the Wild Things.
WHERE'S THE BIG BAD WOLF by Eileen Christelow.
A dumb dog detective and a clever wolf offer a fractured
version
of the three pigs tale.
THE WHITE STALLION by Elizabeth Shrub.
Gretchen would never forget her wonderful friend, a proud, white
stallion, that roamed the plains of Texas.
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