Summer Reading Grade 2 revised March 28 - Wood

WOOD-RIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Summer Reading List 2012
Grade 2
(For students entering grade 2 in September)
Families are expected to read books together in order to assist
the student transitioning into second grade. The book list
provided represents preferred readings at a variety of levels.
Each student will be provided with a Lexile score based on
MAP testing completed throughout the school year. Choices of
books should be based on materials that are at or slightly
above Lexile levels.
All students are expected to have at least two listed books read
and complete one of the listed assignment choices. If you read
a fictional book, complete the Story Cube/Summary. If you
read a nonfictional book, complete My Nonfiction Book
Evaluation.
The assignments are expected to be turned in to your child’s
respective teacher by Friday, September 7, 2012. This
assignment will be collected and be worth a first marking
period quiz grade for each assignment. The efforts of all of
our young students will be celebrated in class upon completion
of the assignment.
Students/families are encouraged to read as many books as
possible during the summer months. In addition, please be
sure to visit www.tumblebooks.com to access the Doyle
School’s subscription to e-Books for kids. Please be sure to log
in with Doyle as the user ID and Books as the password.
Choice Reading List
Noodles, I Hate Bullies by Hans Wilhelm (Lexile BR)
Noodles loves chewing on his bone-until a bully takes it away from him.
Bullies aren't very nice. But Noodles always has a plan! With help from a
water hose, Noodles gets his bone back and teaches the bully a lesson he
won't soon forget. This funny Level 1 story is perfect for beginning readers.
Going to the Beach by Jo S. Kittinger (Lexile BR)
Rookie Ready and his family has everything it needs to enjoy a sunny day at
the beach-goggles for swimming, a pail for making sandcastles, and flip-flops
for walking in the sand.
Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish (Lexile 50L)
Dr. Horton's office is full of waiting patients. The doctor is delayed. The
patients' patience is running out. Nurse Ames needs help! Treatment: Amelia
Bedelia, helper par excellence, who solves all problems, even if she creates
new ones along the way! Recommendation: Open this book, turn the pages,
and get ready to laugh at Amelia Bedelia's latest literal misinterpretations,
medical style!
Beans Baker by Richard L. Torrey (Lexile 70L)
Bean Baker loves baseball. So with the start of a new season just a few days
away, he can't wait to get his new uniform, until he finds out he'll be wearing
unlucky number 5.
Polar Bears by Susan Canizares (Lexile 90L)
Photographs and simple text depict the daily activities of polar bears in the
Arctic.
Mouse Went Out to Get a Snack by Lyn Rossiter McFarland (Lexile 90L)
A mouse on the hunt for a light snack - something like a piece of cheese climbs up the table and finds a feast fit for a king. He prepares an enormous
platter filled with everything from chicken legs to tacos to cupcakes - and of
course there's cheese, too. However, the cat is onto him, and a chase ensues
as the mouse desperately shoulders his smorgasbord back to his hole - but
it's too small! All the food flies up, up, up, landing on the unfortunate feline.
All except the cheese which bounces safely into the mouse hole.
Dollar for Penny by Julie Glass (Lexile 150L)
On a beautiful summer day a young girl sets up a lemonade stand and sells
enough cups of refreshment to add up to a dollar. Told in rhyme, this
delightful story combines the teaching of addition with a traditional rite of
childhood entrepreneurship!
If I Were an Ant by Amy Moses (Lexile 150L)
A child imagines how much larger things such as crumbs, puddles, trees, and
even babies would seem to an ant.
Clues in the Attic by Cari Meister (Lexile 200L)
Ben lost something that belongs to his sister, and he has to find it. Even
though he's scared, he has to go into the attic to find what's missing.
Dolphins by Carol K. Lindeen (Lexile 250L)
Simple text and photographs present the lives of dolphins.
Tide Pool Trouble by Michelle Lord (Lexile 250L)
Mason and his cousin are headed to a new beach with their aunt Molly. But
when Molly takes them to a tide pool, Mason is disappointed. There's no
sand, just lots and lots of rocks. Will anything save this beach day?
Poppleton Everyday by Cynthia Rylant (Lexile 250L)
Three delightful new tales about Poppleton for beginning readers, with
charming illustrations by a best-selling artist, in which Poppleton gets sick
while stargazing, goes in search of a new bed, and finds sailing anything but
relaxing.
Bean Thirteen by Matthew McElligott (Lexile 320L)
Ralph warns Flora not to pick that thirteenth bean. Everyone knows it's
unlucky! Now that they're stuck with it, how can they make it disappear? If
they each eat half the beans, there's still one left over. And if they invite a
friend over, they each eat four beans, but there's still one left over! And
four friends could each eat three beans, but there's still one left over!
HOW WILL THEY ESCAPE THE CURSE OF BEAN THIRTEEN?! A funny
story about beans, that may secretly be about . . . math! Sometimes you can
divide, but you just can't conquer (the bean thirteen, that is).
Dinosaur Next Door by Joan Stimson (Lexile 320L)
Last night from my window, this is what I saw...A red and purple dinosaur-a
dinosaur next door! What will Tom do?
Fancy Nancy by Jane O’Connor (Lexile 320L)
When Nancy picks flowers for Ms. Glass's surprise party, she is overjoyeduntil she discovers an unpleasant surprise of her own! How could Nancy,
practically a poison ivy expert, come down with something so unfancy?
Henry & Mudge and Mrs. Hopper’s House by Cynthia Rylant (Lexile 350L)
Award-winning author Cynthia Rylant's best-selling Henry and Mudge books
are favorites of children of all ages. Henry and his big dog Mudge are very
excited - Valentine's Day is coming! This year, Henry's parents are going to
a Sweetheart Dance for Valentine's Day. While they are away, Henry and
Mudge will stay across the street with Mrs. Hooper in her big and scary
stone house.
Arthur and the No_Brainer by Marc Brown (Lexile 350L)
Continuing this popular chapter book series, Arthur is in top form as he tries
to convince the Brain not to give up his smarts during a debate.
Brand-New Day with Mouse and Mole by Wong Herbert Yee (Lexile 350L)
Mole is having a very bad morning. His pants have holes in them. So do his
shirts. What could be the cause of all these holes? Turns out, moths make
holes in clothes, and that makes Mole very grumpy. So Mouse does what a
good friend should do and takes Mole on a trip to the store. There, Mole
realizes all of his clothes are OLD. And what’s NEW is in. What is a
reluctant-to-change Mole going to do? The latest adventure of Mouse and
Mole shows that sometimes it’s fun to try something new . . . and sometimes
it isn’t. But friendship helps make each brand-new day one to look forward
to!
Terrible Storm! by Carol Otis Hurst (Lexile 370L)
Have you heard the one about Grandpa walking through three feet of snowuphill both ways-just to get home when he was a kid? Well, you haven't
heard it like this! During one sudden and relentless blizzard, lively Walt gets
stuck for days in a barn by himself. "Awful!" Meanwhile, shy Fred is trapped
in an inn full of people. "Horrible!" They both have to dig their way out. "The
worst." "You said it." What a terrible storm! But what a terrific-and funnystory!
Earthquack! by Margie Palantini (Lexile 400L)
In this inspired take on Henny Penny, who thought the sky was falling,
Chucky Ducky, Lucy Goosey, and Vickie, Nickie, and Rickie Chickie spread the
alarm that the earth is quaking. But just like Henny Penny, these concerned
animals find that the cause of the crisis they fear is not what they expect
at all.
Magic Hat by Mem Fox (Lexile 480L)
One fine day, from out of town--and without any warning at all--a magic hat
appears in the sky. It tumbles and bounces through the air and makes magic
wherever it lands. Everyone is delighted as, one by one, the townspeople are
transformed into giant playful animals. And then a wizard arrives. . . .
Moses Goes to the Circus by Isaac Millman (Lexile 490L)
Experience the Big Apple's Circus of the Senses Moses and his family are
going to the circus. Not just any circus but the Big Apple's Circus of the
Senses! In a single ring, there are acts by trapeze artists, acrobats,
elephants, horses, and clowns all specially designed for the deaf and hardof-hearing and the blind. Moses's little sister, Renee, isn't deaf but is
learning sign language, and Moses loves teaching her the signs for their day
at the circus. Isaac Millman takes readers on a wonderful outing in pictures
and written English and in American Sign Language (ASL).
A to Z Mysteries: The Talking T-Rex by Ron Roy (Lexile 490L)
Meet Tyrone the Tyrannosaurus, Green Lawn's newest and biggest visitor.
The kids' old friend Jud Wheat is in town, and he's raising funds for a
dinosaur museum by taking the T-Rex on tour. But after the show in Green
Lawn, all Jud's money disappears! Can Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose track down
the cash and rescue Jud from this prehistoric pickle?
The Best Seat in Second Grade by Katharine Kenah (Lexile 520)
In this appealing tale of second-grade fun, Sam so desperately wants to take
care of the class hamster, George Washington, that he takes the pet on a
field trip to the science museum.
WNBA Mega-Stars by Michelle Smith (Lexile 590L)
In this WNBA reader, you will meet star players like Sue Bird, Tamika
Catchings, and Stacey Dales-Schuman. Read all about their lives on and off
the court. Find out how they became WNBA megastars!
Out of the Ballpark by Alex Rodriguez (Lexile 590L)
Before he hit 400 home runs... Before he was named American League MVP...
Before he was AROD to millions of fans... He was Alex, just a kid who wanted
to play baseball more than anything else in the world. Baseball superstar
Alex Rodriguez has drawn on his own childhood experiences to create this
exciting picture book. It's the story of a boy named Alex who knows what
it's like to swing at a wild pitch or have a ball bounce right between his legs.
Alex is determined not to let his mistakes set him back-even if it means
getting up at the crack of dawn to work on his hitting and fielding before
school each day! Full of the spirit of determination and joy in the game that
put AROD in a league of his own, Out of the Ballpark is a gift from a great
sports hero to every young player who dreams of becoming a star.
Henrietta and the Golden Egg by Hanna Johansen (Lexile 630L)
Henrietta has big dreams for a little chicken: learning to sing, to swim, to
fly, and, most important of all, to lay golden eggs. Even when her three
thousand, three hundred thirty-three fellow inmates in the old henhouse
laugh at her ambitions, Henrietta holds fast, practicing day and night. And
while she's honing her talents, she's also getting ready to move on to the
bigger, brighter world she can see through the tiny hole in the henhouse
wall.
Turn on the Light, Thomas Edison by Connie & Peter Roop (Lexile 660L)
Thomas Edison did his first experiment with goose eggs at age two. When he
was thirteen years old, he printed his own newspaper. During his lifetime, he
invented over a thousand things. What was Thomas like as a boy? Did he
know that someday one of his inventions would light up the world?