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Grade 2 Supplemental Reading List


Bible Stories and Catholic Stories

Illustrated Children's Bible (available at www.setonhome.org)
The Children's Book of Saints (available at www.setonhome.org)
Catholic Stories for Boys and Girls, Volume 2 (available at www.neumannpress.com )
For The Children, Words of Love and Inspiration from His Holiness Pope John Paul II, Scholastic Press
Francis: The Poor Man of Assisi, by Tomie dePaola (detailed text, simple illustrations)
Joan of Arc, by Josephine Poole, illustrated by Angela Barrett
Once Upon a Time Saints, by Ethel Pochocki with illustrations by Tom Matt (www.stgabriel.com)
The Christmas Story Book, Neumann Press (available at www.neumannpress.com)

Dictionary

The American Heritage First Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin (available at www.setonhome.org)

Anthologies

American Cardinal Readers, Book Two (available at www.neumannpress.com).  Book Two contains thirty-eight poems and stories, including the following titles: The Christ Child, by Chesterton; St. Francis and the Wolf, Sisters of St. Joseph; Abraham Lincoln and His Dog; St. Cyril; Blessed Imelda; Singing, Robert L. Stevenson; An Unselfish Man, American Tale; St. Teresa, the Little Flower.
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (available at www.coreknowledge.org)
Listen, My Children: Poems for Second Graders (available at www.coreknowledge.org)
Read and Learn with Classic Stories, Grade 2 (ISBN: 1-56189-683-7 available at www.teacherspecialty.com)
The Children's Book of Heroes, edited by William J. Bennett
The Oxford Treasury of World Stories, Michael Harrison (available at www.oup.com/us/)

Foreign Languages and Cultures

International Children's Digital Library (available at www.icdlbooks.org)

Children's Fairy Tales

Rainbow Fairy Book (Books of Wonder Classics, available at www.booksofwonder.com)
Fairy Tales from Hans Christian Andersen, Classic Illustrated Edition (available at www.chroniclebooks.com)
Household Stories from the Collection of the Brothers Grimm, Lucy Crane (Translator), Dover Publications
Favorite Fairy Tales - Classic Illustrated Edition (available at www.chroniclebooks.com)
Eric Carle's Treasury of Classic Stories for Children by Aesop, Hans Christian Andersen, and the Brothers Grimm
The Candlewick Book of Fairy Tales, retold by Sarah Hayes (Candlewick Press)

Fairy Tales - Parent References

The Classic Fairy Tales, by Iona Archibald Opie and Peter Opie (original versions for parent reference)
Hans Christian Andersen - The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories, translated by Erik Christian Haugaard
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales,Pantheon Fairy Tale & Folklore Library, James Stern (editor)
Perrault's Complete Fairy Tales (Puffin Classics edition)

Book Review Books: Classic Fairy Tale Stories

The Emperor's New Clothes, retold and illustrated by Virginia Lee Burton
Beauty and the Beast, retold and illustrated by Jan Brett (Clarion Books) or by Charles Lamb
Hansel and Gretel, by Grimm, retold by Rika Lesser, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky
Puss in Boots, by Charles Perrault, translated by Malcolm Arthur, illustrated by Fred Marcellino
Rapunzel, original Grimm story or retelling by Amy Ehrlich, illustrated by Kris Waldherr
Rumpelstiltskin, original Grimm story or retelling by Paul O. Zelinsky
Sleeping Beauty, retold and illlustrated by Trina Schart Hyman or Mercer Mayer
Snow White, translated by Randall Jarrell, illustrated by Nancy E. Burkert
Cinderella, by Perrault, retold by Marcia Brown
The Princess and the Pea, by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Dorothee Duntze
Little Red Riding Hood, retold and illustrated by Trina Schart
Little Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China, retold by Ed Young
The Blind Men and the Elephant, retold by Karen Backstein
The Little Match Girl, by Hans Christian Andersen, retold by Jerry Pinkney
The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen
The Shoemaker and the Elves, by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

Book Review Books: Saints

Saint Joseph Picture Books (available at www.setonhome.org)
Good Saint Joseph, by Father Lovasik
Saint Francis of Assisi, by Father Lovasik
Saint Peter the Apostle, by Father Lovasik
Saint Paul the Apostle, by Father Lovasik
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, by Father Lovasik
Blessed Kateri Tekakiwitha, by Father Lovasik
Along the Paths of the Gospel Saints Series (available at www.pauline.org) Titles include:
Saint Anthony of Padua: Proclaimer of the Good News
Saint Colette: In the Footsteps of Saint Francis and Saint Clare
Saint Francis of Assisi: God's Gentle Knight
Saint John Bosco: The Friend of Children and Young People
Saint Therese of Lisieux: And the "Little Way" of Love
Saint Vincent de Paul: Servant of Charity
Saint Angela Merici: Leading People to God
Saint Catherine Laboure: Mary's Messenger

Book Review Books: Grade 2 Phonetic Readers

Bob Books Wow! by Bobby Lynn Maslen(www.scholastic.com)
Level 5: Application of Short Vowels & Consonants Phonetic Readers (available at www.grades123.com)
Level 6: Application of Long Vowels & Consonants Phonetic Readers (available at www.grades123.com)
Primary Phonics storybooks, BK 5 (available at www.epsbooks.com)

Zaner-Bloser Non-Fiction Literacy books: Early Fluent Level (www.zaner-bloser.com)

Folktales; Biography, Inventors

Book Review Books: Dorling Kindersley Level 3 Readers (www.dk.com) (Photographs and historical facts)

Heidi; Abraham Lincoln; George Washington; Aladdin; Spacebusters; Beastly Tales; Shark Attack; Titanic; Invaders from Outer Space; Movie Magic; Plants Bite Back; Time Traveler; Bermuda Triangle; Tiger Tales; Zeppelin - The Age of the Airship; Spies; Terror on the Amazon: The Quest for El Dorado (Peru in the Year 1541); Spiders' Secrets; Spies; Zeppelin; The Story of Anne Frank.

Book Review Books: Dr. Seuss books for established readers (www.seussville.com)

Dr. Seuss books for established readers provide reading practice with phonetic word patterns.  Second Grade level titles include:  A Hatful of Seuss: Five Favorite Dr. Seuss Stories; And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street; Oh, The Places You'll Go; The Lorax; Thudwick, the Big-Hearted Moose; Bartholomew and the Oobleck; The Butter Battle Book; The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins; Horton Hatches the Egg; Horton Hears a Who!; If I Ran the Circus; If I Ran the Zoo; Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories

Book Review Books: Classics

Bedtime for Frances, (and other Frances books), by Russell Hoban
The Velveteen Rabbit, by Margery Williams (complete and unabridged edition)
Time of Wonder, by Robert McCloskey
The Trumpet of the Swan, E.B. White
The Magical Land of Noom, by Johnny Gruelle (unabridged edition)
The Story of Doctor Dolittle, by Hugh Lofting (unabridged edition)

Book Review Books: Non-fiction

A Child's Book of Art, Lucy Micklethwait, (Dorling Kindersley Publishers) [ISBN: 0-7894-4283-3]
About Reptiles: A Guide for Children, Cathryn Sill, illustrated by John Sill [ISBN: 1-56145-183-5]

Eyewitness Juniors (Dorling Kindersley Publishers)

Titles include: Amazing Bats; Amazing Crocodiles & Other Reptiles; Amazing Birds; Amazing Lizards; Amazing Fish; Amazing Monkeys; Amazing Snakes; Amazing Frogs and Toads; Amazing Armored Animals; Amazing Cats; Amazing Mammals; Amazing Spiders; Amazing Wolves, Dogs, and Foxes; Amazing Butterflies and Moths; Amazing Fish; Amazing Poisonous Animals; Amazing Beetles; Amazing Tropical Birds.

Recommended Publishers

Barnes and Noble (reasonably priced classic reprints and eBooks: www.barnesandnoble.com)
Books of Wonder (finest quality classic editions) www.booksofwonder.com (800) 835-4135



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