The following lists of books support the themes your child is learning about in the reading textbook.
(Literature Works, Silver Burdett Ginn)
GRADE 2 (click here for Gr. 3, or here for Gr. 1)
Theme 1: My Family, Friends and Neighbors
I Go with My Family to Grandma’s by Riki Levinson (easy)
Henry and Mudge and the Careful Cousin by Cynthia Ryalnt (average/challenging)
Theme 2: Nature at Your Door
Fish Fish Fish by Georgie Adams (easy)
Arthur’s Camp-Out by Lillian Hoban (average/challenging)
Theme 3: Stretch Your Imagination
Sitting in My Box by Dee Lillegard (easy)
Alistair and the Alien Invasion by Marilyn Sadler (average/challenging)
Theme 4: Life Long Ago
If the Dinosaurs Came Back by Bernard Most (easy)
How I Captured a Dinosaur by Henry Schwartz (average/challenging)
Theme 5: A Gift of Tales
Seven Blind Mice by Ed Young (easy)
Anansi and the Talking Melon by Eric A. Kimmel (average/challenging)
Theme 6: Sharing Our Lives
Bigmama’s by Donald Crews (easy)
Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto (average/challenging)
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Theme 1: Creative Imaginations
Three Up a Tree by James Marshall (easy)
Jenny Archer, Author by Ellen Conford (average/challenging)
Theme 2: Wonders of the Sea
The Titanic: Lost…and Found by Judy Donnelly (easy)
Killer Whales by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent (challenging)
Theme 3: Our Families, Our Communities
The Outside Dog by Charlotte Pomerantz (easy)
Grandaddy and Janetta by Helen V. Griffith (average/challenging)
Theme 4: Tales From Around the World
The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote by Tony Johnston (easy)
The Cricket Warrior by Margaret and Raymond Chang (average/challenging)
Theme 5: Taking Care of the Earth
Never Kiss an Alligator! By Colleen Stanley Bare (easy)
The Year of the Panda by Miriam Schlein (challenging)
Theme 6: Meeting Challenges
I Speak English for My Mom by Muriel Stanek (easy)
Much Ado About Aldo by Johanna Hurwitz (challenging)
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