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Following is the list of adopted titles used for the second grade reading program.  Although certain titles are assigned to specific grades, when necessary, teachers may use a list of titles above or below their grade.  In addition to the books assigned by the teacher, it is desired that at least 5 adopted books are read each year outside of class.  

 

Recommended for outside reading:                                                                      Difficulty

Anderson, C.W.                         Blaze and the Lost Quarry +

Bemelmans, Ludwig                   Madeline +                                                        1

Brisley, Joyce                            The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook                        1

DeBrunhoff, Jean                        Babar +

Gamnel, Patricia                        Thunder at Gettysburg

Hall, Donald                               Ox-Cart Man

Harness, Cheryl                         Three Young Pilgrims

Haywood, Carolyn                      Betsy & Billy +

Hope, Laura                               The Bobbsey Twins +

Kessel, Joyce                            Squanto and the First Thanksgiving

Loveless, Maude                        Betsy-Tacy +

Milne, A.A.                                The World of Christopher Robin

Mowat, Farley                            Owls in the Family

Politi, Leo                                  Song of the Swallows

Roop, Peter                               Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie

Slobodkina, Esphyr                    Caps for Sale

Sproul, R.C.                              The King Without a Shadow                                           

Taha, Karen                               Gift for Tia Rosa

Warner, Gertrude                       The Box-Car Children + (excluding vol. 1)            

West, Jerry                               The Happy Hollisters +              

Yolen, Jane                               Owl Moon

Ziefert, Harriet                            New Coat for Anna

 

The following books will either be read in class or assigned for outside reading:

Andersen, Hans C.                     The Emperor's New Clothes                                2

Brown, Marcia                           Dick Whittington and His Cat 

Burton, Virginia                          The Little House

Burton, Virginia                          Mike Mulligan and His Steamshovel 

Cauley, Lorinda                          The Ugly Duckling

Cleary, Beverly                          The Mouse and  the Motorcycle

Dalgliesh, Alice                          The Bears on Hemlock Mountain

Lewis, C.S.                               The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

McCloskey, Robert                    Time of Wonder

Steig, William                            Dr. DeSoto                                                        1

Warner, Gertrude                       The Box-Car Children (Vol. 1)                              2

Williams, Marjorie                      The Velveteen Rabbit  *                                      2

 

 

Editor's note:   “+” = any title in that series would be acceptable.

                        “*” = books that will be read in class or assigned for outside reading

Difficulty:         Books have been rated from 1-3 with 3 being more challenging.

 

 


SECOND GRADE

HISTORY READING

 

This year in history the students will be studying Old Testament and Ancient Egypt.  Reading about this time period is highly encouraged, especially historical fiction which engages the imagination and makes history come alive.  We encourage you to read aloud with your children from books that may be above their reading level.  Suggestions for reading are offered below grouped by subject matter and generally in the order in which they will be studied. Books with an * will either be read in class or assigned as outside reading.

 

                                                                                                                  Difficulty

Early History           Oard, Michael                      Life in the Great Ice Age

      Zeman, Ludmilla                  The Last Quest of Gilgamesh

      Zeman, Ludmilla                  The Revenge of Ishtar

Bible                       Morris, John                        Noah’s Ark and the Lost World

      Travis, Lucille                       Tirzah                                                   3

Egypt, General        Allan, Tony                          Usborne Time Traveler Pharaohs & Pyramids

                              David, Rosalie                      Growing Up in Ancient Egypt

                              Hart, George                       Ancient Egypt

      Green, John                         Life in Ancient Egypt

      Green, Roger Lancelyn         Tales of Ancient Egypt

      Turnbull, Stephanie              Egyptians*

      Verges, Gloria                     Journey thru History: Prehistory to Egypt

Unification               Payne, Elizabeth                 The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt               3

Old Kingdom           Chisholm, Jane                    Who Built the Pyramids?

      Putnam, James                   Pyramid

      Howard, Annabelle               The Great Wonder

      Logan, Claudia                     The 5000-Year-Old Puzzle

      Macaulay, David                  Pyramid

      Marsh, Carole                      The Mystery of the Ancient Pyramid

Middle Kingdom       Giblin, James                      The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

                              Milton, Joyce                       Hieroglyphs

      Rumford, James                   Seeker of Knowledge*

Intermediate            DK Eyewitness                    Mummy

      Milton, Joyce                       Mummies*

New Kingdom          Henty, G. A.                        The Cat of the Bubastes

      McGraw, Elise                     Mara

      Platt, Richard                      Egyptian Diary

Amenhotep              McGraw, Eloise                   The Golden Goblet

Tutankhamon           Aliki                                    Mummies Made in Egypt

      Donnelly, Judy                     Tut’s Mummy Lost and Found*                2

      Sabuda, Robert                    Tutankhamen’s Gift                                2

Alexander                Climo, Shirley                      The Egyptian Cinderella*

      Williamson, Joanne              God King

Fall to Rome            Gregory, Kristiana                Cleopatra VII

                              Reid, Struan                        Julius Caesar

 

Editor's note:   “+” = any title in that series would be acceptable.

                        “*” = books that will be read in class or assigned for outside reading

Difficulty:         Books have been rated from 1-3 with 3 being more challenging.