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First and
Second Grade
Suggested Reading

About
Insects: A Guide for
Children ~ Cathryn Sill
If spiders, beetles and butterflies
make you scream with delight, this is the guide for you covering
their physical appearance, behavior and life cycle. 2003
The Bookstore
Burglar ~ Barbara Maitland
Mr. Brown owns a bookstore
that sells only books about ghosts, and when a burglar tries to
break in one night, can the real ghosts scare him away?
2001
The Case of the
Baffled Bear ~ Cynthia Rylant
Bunny Brown and Jack Jones
are the High-Rise Private Eyes who solve puzzles, crimes and
mysteries. In Case
#7, Bernard the Bear is a messenger who needs his red whistle to
let people know he’s coming, but when it goes missing, how will
they find it? 2004
Eight Animals on the
Town ~ Susan Middleton Elya
Combining a seamless union
of English and Spanish, eight traveling animals visit the market
then spend a rip-roaring good time in town.
2000
Fortune Cookies
Fortunes ~ Grace Lin
Following tradition, a
young Chinese-American girl opens fortune cookies with her family
and discovers they start to come true.
2004
Franklin’s
Nickname ~ created by Paulette
Bourgeois and Brenda Clark
Franklin wants to make up
his own nickname, but his friends want to pick one for him. 2004
Gus and Grandpa Go
Fishing ~ Claudia Mills
Gus learns how to fish
with top fisherman Grandpa. 2003
Henry and Mudge and
Mrs. Hopper’s House ~ Cynthia
Rylant
Henry’s mother and
father are off to the Valentine’s Day Dance, so Henry and Mudge
play at Mrs. Hopper’s house with a room full of masquerading
surprises. 2003
How the Cat
Swallowed Thunder ~ Lloyd
Alexander
When old Mother Holly
leaves her cat in the care of her home, mischief abounds for the
worse…or perhaps for the better.
2000
Ice-Cream Dreams
~ adapted by Nancy Krulik
Join SpongeBob Squarepants
and friends in celebrating the opening of a new Krusty Krab!
2004
Inspector Hopper’s
Mystery Year ~ Doug Cushman
A mystery for every season
is here for you to solve with Inspector Hopper and friends.
2003
Junie B., First
Grader: One-Man Band ~ Barbara Park
Junie B. is stuck and
sore: she’s got a
sore toe, so instead of joining the kickball tournament, she
offers her distinctive talents to the halftime show. 2003
Little Rat Rides ~
Monika Bang-Campbell
Brave Little Rat dreams of
becoming a fancy rider, so when her first riding lesson comes,
she’s in for a BIG surprise.
2004
Mr. Putter &
Tabby Stir the Soup ~ Cynthia
Rylant
Mr. Putter and Tabby love
soup, but when their stove is on the blink, Mrs. Teaberry offers
them hers along with the company of her playful dog, Zeke. 2003
Nate the Great on
the Owl Express ~ Marjorie
Weinman Sharmat
Pick up the clues and join
the one and only Nate the Great on another adventure in solving a
mystery on the Owl Express.
2003
On the Go with
Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe ~ A.E.
Cannon
Yo ho ho!
Meet two of the silliest pirates as they look for the
perfect ship and the best parrot for seafaring adventures.
2002
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
~ Joy Cowley
Enjoy this fully
illustrated hop into the life of a red-eyed tree frog that must
look for food at night while predators look for him during the
day. 1999
Say Hola to Spanish
at the Circus ~ Susan Middleton
Elya
Laugh at the clowns and
watch a whole troupe of crazy animals doing their tricks in the
circus. Pick up a few
new words in Spanish, too! 2000
Second Grade Rules,
Amber Brown ~ Paula Danziger
Amber Brown’s second
grade teacher gives the class lots of fun things to do, but can
she clean up her messy desk so the desk fairy, Deskarina, brings
her a treat to enforce the new rule?
2004
Three More Stories
You Can Read to Your Cat ~Sara
Swan Miller
Do you want to know what
your cat really thinks? Cozy
up with your kitty and find out in this hilarious trio of stories.
Also, try Three More Stories You Can Read to Your Dog
and Three Stories You Can Read to Your Teddy Bear.
2002
Researched
and compiled by M. Sulikowski
(Updated on November
11, 2004)
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