Second Grade Monthly Book Recommendations for January/February

The Second Grade is currently working on their Non- Fiction Unit. They are learning to read and write in this genre. Listed below are some of the mentor texts your children are experiencing. Our libraries are rich with resources for your children.

 

• What is a Plant?
• From Seed to Plant
• The Life Cycle of a Flower
• My Bean Plant
• Life as a Sunflower
• Soil
• Soil Science
• Into the Soil

 

 

 

DRA’s are currently being administered. Please make sure you know your child’s reading level. You can find many of these leveled books at the library. These are books that your children can read independently.

 

Level 12-14 (G-H)

 

Calico Cat at School by Donald Charles

Calico Cat Meets Bookworm by Donald Charles

Carla’s Breakfast by Leslie Harper

Carla’s Ribbons by Leslie Harper

The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

Critter Race by Bob Reese

The Day I Had to Play with My Sister by Crosby Bonsall

Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs by Byron Barton

The Dog by John Burningham

Each Peach Pear Plum by Allan & Janet Ahlberg

Elephant and Envelope by Barbara Gregorich

The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat by Nurit Karlin

Fun at the Amusement Park by Marilyn Frankford

Gone Fishing by Erlene Long

The Great Race by David McPhail

Hockey Practice by Diana Geddes

I Shop With My Daddy by Grace Maccarone

I Wish I Was Sick Too by Franz Brandenburg

In the Hen House by Meredith Oppenland

Jason’s Bus Ride by Harriet Ziefert

Mine’s the Best by Crosby Bonsall

 

 

16-18 (I-J)

 

Monster Manners by Joanna Cole

Airport by Byron Barton

Albert the Albatross by Syd Hoff

All Tutus Should Be Pink by Sheri Brownrigg

Alligators All Around by Maurice Sendak

Angus and the Cat by Marjorie Flack

Apples and Pumpkins by Ann Rockwell

Are You My Mother? By Philip D. Eastman

Barney’s House by Syd Hoff

The Bear’s Bicycle by Emilie McLeod

Ben and the Bear by Chris Riddell

Bertie the Bear by Pamela Allen

Big Bad Rex by Betty Erickson

Big Dog, Little Dog by Philip D. Eastman

Busy Buzzing Bumblebees by Alvin Schwartz

Fat Cat by Jack Kent

Father Bear Comes Home by Else H. Minarik

The Friendly Crocodile by Monica Hiris

Hattie and the Fox by Mem Fox

 

20-24 (K-L)

Bony-Legs by Joanna Cole

Camp Knock Knock by Ann Douglas

Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones by Ruth Heller

Commander Toad Series by Jane Yolen

The Day Jimmy’s Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka H. Noble

The Farmer in the Soup by Freya Littledale

The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord

Greg’s Microscope by Millicent Selsam

Happy Birthday, Dear Duck by Eve Bunting

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Mr. Gumpy’s Motor Car by John Burningham

The Pancake by Anita Lobel

Parents’ Night Fright by Elizabeth Levy

Rollo and Tweedy and the Ghost at Dougal Castle by Laura Jean Allen

The Secret of Foghorn Island by Geoffrey Hayes

Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes

 

28-30 (M-N)

 

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

The Clue in the Castle by Irene Schultz

The Curse of the Squirrel by Laurence Yep

The Deadly Dungeon by Ron Roy

Frankenstein Doesn’t Slam Hockey Pucks by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jones

Gargoyles Don’t Drive School Buses by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jones

Genies Don’t Ride Bicycles by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jones

Ghouls Don’t Scoop Ice Cream by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jones

I’m Out of My Body…Please Leave a Message by Dan Greenburg

Johnny Long Legs by Matt Christopher

Junie B. Jones (series) by Barbara Park

Lions at Lunchtime by Mary Pope Osborne

Maybe Yes, Maybe No, Maybe Maybe by Susan Patron

The Misfortune Cookie by Dan Greenburg

Nannies for Hire by Amy Hest

The Postcard Pest by Patricia Reilly Giff

Slam Dunk Saturday by Jean Marzollo

Trixie and the Cyber Pet by Tessa Krailing

 

34-38 (O-P)

 

Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

The Cat’s Meow by Gary Soto

Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz

Flossie and the Fox by Patricia McKissack

Laura Ingalls Wilder by Thomas Allen

All About Sam by Lois Lowry

Angel Park Hoopstars (series) by Dean Hughes

Armies of Ants by Walter Retan

Baby Animal Zoo by Ann Martin M.

The Baby-sitter’s Club (series) by Ann Martin M.

Baseball Fever by Johanna Hurwitz

The Boxcar Children (series) by Gertrude Chandler Warner

Chocolate Fever by Robert Smith

Culpepper’s Canyon by Gary Paulsen

Herbie Jones Series by Suzy Kline

Meg Mackintosh Mysteries by Lucinda Landon

Ralph S. Mouse by Beverly Cleary

 

 

 

 

Second Grade Monthly Book Recommendations – November/December

 

The lists below are book titles that your children are experiencing during the Literacy Block. They are currently focusing on Narrative Genre. The books in bold are books they used in the first unit of foundations and are also using in this unit. Your child may want to borrow one of these books from the library. These are wonderful books to read aloud or have your child join in and share the reading. Practice retelling the story together!

 

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes

Piggybook by Anthony Brown

Does a Kangaroo Have a Mother, Too? Eric Carle

Sitti’s Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye

Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard

More, More, More Said the Baby by Vera B. Williams

 Chicken Sunday

The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Tulip Sees America by Cynthia Rylant & Lisa Desimini

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl by Eloise Greenfield

 

 

 

Here is some leveled DRA text your children can read… make sure you know their level; ask the teacher if you’re not sure!  

 

 

 

 

DRA 12-14 (G-H)

When You Were a Baby by Ann Jonas

Bee My Valentine by Miriam Cohn

The Cake That Mack Ate by Rose Robart & Maryann Kovalski

Come Out and Play Little Mouse by Robert Kraus

Danny and the Dinosaur Go to Camp by Syd Hoff

Enormous Turnip by Fran Hunia

George Shrinks by William Joyce

If I Had An Alligator by Mercer Mayer

It’s George by Miriam Cohen

Just Me and My Puppy by Mercer Mayer

Old Hat, New Hat by Stan & Jan Berenstain

Oliver by Robert Kraus

Sammy the Seal by Syd Hoff

All About You by Catherine & Laurence Anholt

 

 

Book List

DRA 16-18 (I-J)

 

Mr. Putter Series by Cynthia Rylant

The Doorbell Rang by Pat Hutchins

And I Mean It Stanley by Crosby Bonsall

Fox Be Nimble by James Marshall

Froggy Learns to Swim by Jonathan London                   

Ghosts! by Alvin Schwartz

Granny and the Desperadoes by Peggy Parish

Great Day for Up by Dr. Seuss

Harry and the Lady Next Door by Gene Zion

Henry and Mudge Series by Cynthia Rylant

A Hippopotamus Ate the Teacher  by Mike Thaler

Jimmy Lee Did It by Pat Cummings

Little Bear Series by Else H. Minarik

Little Blue and Little Yellow  by Leo Lionni

 

Book List

DRA 20-24 (K-L)

Hungry, Hungry Sharks by Joanna Cole

True Story of Balto by Natalie Standiford

Marvin Redpost (series) by Louis Sachar

George and Martha (series) by James Marshall

Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan

Frog and Toad (series) by Arnold Lobel

Happy Birthday, Dear Duck by Eve Bunting

Alison’s Puppy by Marion Dane Bauer

All About Things People Do by Melanie & Chris Rice

Frances (series) by Russell Hoban

Baseball Ballerina by Kathryn Cristaldi

Bat Bones and Spider Stew by Michelle Poploff

A Bear for Miguel by Elaine Marie Alphin

The Best Way to Play by Bill Cosby

The Big Balloon Race by Eleanor Coerr

The Big Sneeze by Ruth Brown

 

Book List

DRA 28-30 (M-N)

 

Lily and Miss Liberty by Deborah Kogan Ray

Max Malone Makes a Million by Charlotte Herman

Julian’s Glorious Summer by Ann Cameron

The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates by Susan Shreve

Pioneer Cat by William Hooks

Second Chance by Steven Kroll

Shoeshine Girl by Clyde Robert Bulla

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger by Louis Sachar

Class Clown by Johanna Hurwitz

Abe Lincoln’s Hat by Martha Brenner

Aliens Don’t Wear Braces by Debbie Dadey & Marcia Jones

Aunt Flossie’s (and Crab Cakes Later) by Elizabeth Howard

The Baseball Heroes by Irene Schultz

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey

Brain-in-a-Box by Steve Matthews

 

Second Grade Monthly Book Recommendations – October

 

The lists below are book titles that your children are experiencing during the Literacy Block. Your child may want to borrow one of these books from the library. These are wonderful books to read aloud or have your child join in and share the reading. Practice retelling the story together!

 

 

Tools by Ann Morris and Ken Heyman

The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant

The Emperor and the Kite by Jane Yolen

Welcome to the Greenhouse by Jane Yolen

Rainy City Rainbow by Anne Sibley O’Brien

Saturday Night at the Dinosaur Stomp by Shields

A House for Hermit Crab by Carle

Family Pictures/ Cuadros de Familia

Night Noises

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Tulip Sees America

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Chalk Doll

Tulip Sees America

She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl

 

 The Developmental Reading Assessments (DRA2) will be completed soon.

Ask your child’s teacher what their DRA2 score is… then you can match an appropriate text with your child to read independently.

 

Book List

DRA 12-14 (G-H)

 

Biscuit                                                                                  Alyssa Satin Capucilli

Boris Bad Enough                                                                Robert Krauss

The Bus Stop                                                                       Nancy Hellen

Cat and Dog                                                                          Else H. Minarik

City Sounds                                                                           Jean Marzollo

Critter Race                                                                           Bob Reese

How Have I Grown                                                               Mary Reid

Mike and Tony: Best Friends                                                 Harriet Ziefert

My Friends                                                                            Taro Gomi

Titch                                                                                       Pat Hutchins

 

Book List

DRA 16-18 (I-J)

 

Benny Bakes A Cake                                                           Eve Rice

The Big Bed                                                                          Betty Erickson

Bike Lesson                                                                          Stan & Jan Berenstain

The Bunny Hop                                                                      Teddy Slater

Charlie Needs a Cloak                                                           Tomie DePaola

Dogs                                                                                       Pat Hutchins

Dragon Gets By                                                                      Dav Pilkey

Go Away Dog                                                                        Joan Nodset

Good News                                                                            Barbara Brenner

Goodnight, Owl!                                                                    Pat Hutchins

The Gruff Brothers                                                                William Hooks

Fox at School (series)                                                          E.H. Minarik

Poppleton                                                                            Cynthia Rylant

Stone Soup                                                                            Ann McGovern

 

Book List

DRA 20-24 (K-L)

 

Poppleton                                                                           Cynthia Rylant

Arthur Books (series)                                                           Lillian Hoban

Camp Knock Knock                                                          Ann Douglas

Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole (series)              Jane Yolen

Hooray for the Golly Sisters                                                Betsy Byars

M & M (series)                                                                   Pat Ross

Nate the Great (series)                                                       Weinman Sharmat

Three Days on a River On a Canoe                                    Vera Williams

Cam Jansen Series                                                              David Adler

Amelia Bedilia Series                                                          Peggy Parish

The Powder Puff Puzzle                                                       Patricia Reilly Giff

Pinky and Rex (series)                                                         James Howe

Tales of Amanda Pig                                                            Jean Van Leeuwen

Book List

DRA 28-30 (M-N)

 

Count Your Money with the Polk Street School                   Patricia Reilly Giff

Can Do, Jenny Archer                                                          Ellen Conford

Freckle Juice                                                                       Judy Blume

The Littles (series)                                                                John Peterson

Rats on the Range                                                                James Marshall

Russell Rides Again                                                             Johanna Hurwitz

Russell Sprouts                                                                     Patricia Reilly Giff

Tyler Toad and Thunder                                                       Robert Crowe

Flat Stanley                                                                          Jeff Brown

Donovan’s Word Jar                                                            Monalisa DeGross

Leftovers: The Catch Flies                                                    Tristan Howard