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Summer Reading for Rising Second Graders
Summer reading is an important part of the development of reading skills learned during the school year and the preparation for second grade. The goal of our summer reading program is for each child to incorporate reading into his or her daily summer schedule.
The following list represents a wide range of reading levels and is intended as a starting point for selecting books for your child. The public library is an excellent source for quality books, both fiction and non-fiction.
Please give your child the opportunity to select his or her own books and encourage daily reading as a lifelong habit.
Make summer reading a success for you and your child:
Establish a daily reading time in your home for family members
Appreciate all books your child selects, even those that are "too easy"
Visit the public library often and check out a variety of books
Read out loud to your child even after your child is reading independently
Be a good role model, turn off the TV, and read lots of books
AUTHOR TITLE
Aardema -Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears
Adler- Cam Jansen- (mystery series)
Allard -Miss Nelson Is Missing
Anderson -Billy and Blaze (series)
Bang -The Paper Crane
Bemelmans -Madeline's Rescue
Berenstain -The Big Honey Hunt
Blume-The One in the Middle is a Green Kangaroo
Bonsall -The Case of the Cat's Meow
Brandenburg -Aunt Nina's Visit
Brown -Arthur's Pet Business (series)
Burton- Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
Byars- My Brother Aunt, The Golly Sisters Go West
Christopher -The Lucky Baseball Bat
Cleary -Ramona the Brave (and others by this author)
Cohen -Will I Have a Friend?
Cole -The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor (series)
Conford -Jenny Archer, Author
dePaola -Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs
Duvoisin -Petunia
Farley -Little Black, a Pony
Giff -Stacy Says Good-bye
Gramatky -Little Toot
Haley -A Story, a Story
Haywood -"B" is for Betsy
Hoban -Arthur's Prize Reader
Hurd -Johnny Lion's Book
Kessler -Kick, Pass and Run
Kline -The School Mouse
Lionni-A Color of His Own
Lobel- Frog and Toad are Friends
McCloskey-Blueberries for Sal
Marshall -George and Martha
McPhail-Pig Pig Goes to Camp
Minarik -Little Bear
Osborne -Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House series)
Parish -Amelia Bedelia
Peet- Hubert's Hair-raising Adventure
Rey-Curious George
Ross-Meet M & M
Rylant-Henry and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby
Seuss -Horton Hears a Who
Sharmat -Nate the Great
Stevenson -A Child's Garden of Verses (poetry)
Viorst-Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No-good Very Bad Day
Warner -The Box Car Children (Mystery series)
Wiseman -Morris and Boris
Zion -No Roses for Harry
This list is intended to get you started. Choose other books by the same author, read long books together and follow a child's natural interests with non-fiction books. The most important part of summer reading is to read every day and enjoy books together.