Second Grade Supplemental Reading List
Bible Stories and Catholic Stories:
- Illustrated Children’s Bible (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- The Children’s Book of Saints (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- 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.setonbooks.com)
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:
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.setonbooks.com):
- 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
Zaner-Bloser Non-Fiction Literacy books: Early Fluent Level
Folktales; Biography, Inventors (
www.zaner-bloser.com)
Book Review Books: Dorling Kindersley Level 3 Readers
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. (
www.dk.com) (Photographs and historical facts)
Book Review Books: Dr. Seuss books for established readers
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 (
www.seussville.com)
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:
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. (Dorling Kindersley Publishers)
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