Second Grade Reading List
2008-2009 Academic Year

Please choose at least three of the following books to read this summer:

Mouse Tales Arnold Lobel

The Stories Julian Tells Ann Cameron

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Judi Barrett

Dinosaurs Before Dark Mary Pope Osborne

Helen Keller: Courage in the Dark Johanna Hurwit

Older Brother, Younger Brother Nina Jaffe

Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen Dyanne Disalvo-Ryan

Magic Tree House series Mary Pope Osborne

Jigsaw Jones Mystery series James Preller

A to Z Mysteries Ron Roy

Whales Passing Eve Bunting

Froggy Goes to School Jonathan London

Racer Dogs Bob Kolar

If You Take a Mouse to the Movies Laura Numeroff

* Please complete one of the following activities to go along with one of the books you read:

Book Report – write a short summary and why you liked the book

Write a new ending for the book

Make a simple puppet of a main character

Make a brochure with pictures as an advertisement for the book

Be prepared to share one of these activities within the first two weeks of school. Your teacher will let you know when to bring in the activities.