2011 Summer Reading List for Students Entering Second Grade
	The second grade teachers hope you enjoy reading lots of good books this summer as you prepare for your second grade year. During the first week of second grade we will take time to let you share some things from two of the books you read over the summer. Read the choices below. Decide on two projects you would like to do for your books. We will share our book projects during the first full week of school. Please be prepared to share any day of that week.  Choice #1- Summer Postcard On a 5 by 8 index card you are going to create a summer postcard telling about your book. On one side of your card draw a picture of your favorite part of the book you read. On the back side of the card write a letter   “Dear Second Grade Teacher,” telling your new teacher 5 things you really liked about your book.   Use good sentences to share the things you liked. Don’t forget to sign your name at the end. Choice #2 – Book Bag Think about 5 parts of your story that you really enjoyed.  In a paper bag select 5 items that you can use to tell about your story. For example, if your character was a dog you may put a little stuffed dog in the bag. If your character really liked a certain snack you could put a snack wrapper in your bag. Think of good text to self connections to help you pick items. On the front of your bag you will need to write the title of the book, the author, and your name. You can draw a picture of your favorite part on the bag or on a piece of paper glued to the bag. The bag can be as small as a lunch bag or as large as a shopping bag depending on your 5 items.    Choice #3- Advertise your book with a short retelling Being able to share a good book with others is important. Pretend you are doing a short commercial for your book. You have 2 minutes to share the most important parts of your story and why it would be a great book for others to read. Plan ahead and practice your advertising talk.  You can use note cards to write your main ideas, but try to be able to share without using your note cards the whole time.  Think about sharing with us the main characters, the setting, and the problem from your story. Don’t give away the ending but think of a way that you could get other friends excited to read this book. Be creative.  Choice #4- My Favorite Part Go back and think about what your favorite part was from the book. In your own words write sentences that describe your favorite part. Remember “paint a picture” with your words. Help us see your favorite part with your word description. After you have written about your favorite part then write a few sentences telling us why this was your favorite part. Why did you like this part so much? Did it make you think of something you enjoy? Did you like the character?    BOOKLIST: Anholt, Lawrence - Leonardo and the Flying Boy Artell, Mike - Petite Rouge Batten, Mary - Hungry Plants, Wild Cats Benet, Rosemary - Johnny Appleseed Brett, Jan - Beauty and the Beast Bunting, Eve - Train to Somewhere, The Sunflower House DePaola, Tomie - Adelita, a Mexican Cinderella Dillon, Leo - Rap A Tap Tap! Danziger, Paula - You Can’t Eat Your Chicken Pox, Amber Brown Dube, Pierrette - How to Become a Perfect Princess in Five Days Farish, Terry - The Cat who Likes Potato Soup Fleming, Candace - Boxes for Katje Frazee, Marla – Roller Coaster Graham, Bob- Dimity Dumpty Gramling, Lois - The Witch who wanted to be a Princess Haas, Irene - A Summertime Story Kellogg, Steven - Pecos Bill, The Island of the Skog Kvasnosky, Laura - Zelda and Ivy LaMarche, Jim - The Raft Landon, Lucinda - Meg Macintosh and the Case of the Curious Whale Watch London, Jonathan - The Eyes of Grey Wolf Lear, Edward - The Owl and the Pussycat (illus. by Jan Brett) Lewis, J. Patrick - Doodle Dandies: Poems That Take Shape Maloney, Peter - Belly Button Boy McCloskey, Robert - Blueberries for Sal , One Morning in Maine Mochizuki, Ken - Baseball Saved Us O'Malley, Kevin - Captain Raptor and the Moon Mystery Palatini, Margie - The Three Silly Billies Parish, Peggy - Amelia Bedelia series Pennypacker, Sara - Stuart Goes to School, and sequel Peet, Bill – Chester, the Worldly Pig, Cyrus the Unsinkable Sea Serpent Prince, Joshua - I Saw an Ant on the Railroad Tracks Reichert, Amy - While Mama had a Quick Little Chat Rylant, Cynthia - Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All Salley, Coleen - Epossumondas Shannon, Margaret - The Red Wolf Small, David - George Washington's Cows Spinelli, Eileen - Heat Wave Stevens, Janet - My Big Dog Stevenson, James - No Laughing, No Smiling, No Giggling Teague, Mark - Dear Mrs. LaRue Tunnell, Michael - Mailing May VanAllsburg, Chris - Just a Dream Woodson, Jacqueline - The Other Side *Any Caldecott Award Winners are acceptable For Advanced Readers: Bulla, Clyde - The Sword in the Tree Cleary, Beverly - Henry Huggins series King-Smith, David – The Invisible Dog, Smasher, any other titles Roy. Rob – A to Z Mysteries Sachar, Louis - Marvin Redpost, Kidnapped at Birth and sequels Warner, Gertrude Chandler – the Boxcar Children series