DWS 2017 Summer Reading for Rising 2nd Grade The Library Committee and Class Teachers are pleased to present the DWS 2017 Summer Reading for students in rising 2nd through 8th grades. Summer is a wonderful time to spread out a blanket and read with your child. The English language has by far the largest vocabulary and most complex code (rules) of any other language. It also has a unique ability to absorb words from other languages. All of this makes English the preferred language of poets and playwrights because subtle shades of meaning can be expressed. Vocabulary becomes essential for proficient reading in this wonderfully complex language. Vocabulary acquisition is best obtained through reading. So... relax, sip a lemonade and READ! Things you can Do: 1. Pick a book! You can use the enclosed suggested book list for some ideas. 2. Read! Write down the book info on the log page. 3. Rate it! Did you “Like it,” “Love it”? Would you give it a 10+ or 3 stars, maybe 5 hearts? Would you share or not share? 4. Design a new cover for your favorite book. 5. Write a review on the enclosed index cards. Be sure to include your name, grade and the title of the book. We’ll use these in the library. 6. Make a bookmark. Draw a scene from your favorite story, a favorite character or the joys of reading. 7. Have fun! DWS Summer 2017 Reading List for Rising 2nd Grade from Around the World Brave Children Ahmed and the Feather Girl, by Jane Ray The Apple Doll, by Elisa Kleven Brave Charlotte and the Wolves, by Anu Stohner The Boy Who Held Back the Sea, by Hort City Dog, Country Frog, by Mo Willems Brave Irene, by William Steig Coyote Steals a Blanket: Ute Tale, by Janet Stevens Dust Devil, by Anne Isaacs Elsie Piddock Skips in her Sleep, Kami and the Yaks, by Andrea Stenn Stryer by Eleanor Farjeon and Charlotte Voake Peter and the Wolf, by Prokofiev Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A World-Wide Cinderella, Ruby the Copy Cat, by Peggy Rathmann by Paul Fleischman A Bad Case of Stripes, by David Shannon Gauchada, by Drew Lamm The Sugar Child, by Monique de Varennes The Jolly Postman, by the Ahlbergs Up, by Jim LaMarche Little Gold Star: A Latin-American Cinderella, by Robert D. San Souci The Very Last First Time, by Jan Andrews Mediopollito: Half-Chicken, by Alma Flor Ada The Wild Swans, by Hans Christian Andersen Mr. Semolina-Semolinus, by Chrisoduola Mitakidou Snook Alone, by Marilyn Wilson Family Life Andrew Henry’s Meadow, Stonecutter: A Japanese Folk Tale, by Gerald McDermott by Doris Burn A Chair for My Mother, The Three Golden Oranges, by Alma Flor Ada by Vera B. Williams Elise’s Bird, Lucy, by Randy Cecil by Jane Yolen Ada’s Violin: Erandi’s Braids, by Antonio Hernandez Madrigal The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, Mailing May, by Michael O. Tunnell by Susan Hood Mr. Carey’s Garden, by Jane Cutler I am Pan!, by Mordicai Gerstein Mama Panya’s Pancakes: A Village Tale from Kenya, by Mary Chamberlin Animals & Nature The Rag Coat, by Lauren Mills Flying Frogs and Walking Fish, Thy Friend, Obadiah, by Turkle by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page The Winter Wren, by Brock Cole Madeline Finn and the Library Dog, by Lisa Papp Glow: Animals with Their Own Night-Lights, It Really Happened by W. H. Beck Blackie: The Horse that Stood Still, by Christopher Cerf Fabulous Frogs, by Martin Jenkins Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York, Ocean Animals from Head to Tail, by Stacey Roderick by Janet Schulman Giant Squid, by Candace Fleming The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, Book Uncle and Me, by Uma Krishnaswami by Mordecai Gerstein - 1 - DWS Summer 2017 Reading List for Rising 2nd Grade It Really Happened retold by Howard Schwartz Snowflake Bentley, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin James Herriot’s Treasury for Children Miss Mary Reporting : Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories, The True Story Of Sportswriter Mary Garber, by Florence Sakade by Sue Macy Nursery Tales Around the World, Cloth Lullaby: The Woven Life of Louise Bourgeois, selected and retold by Judy Sierra by Amy Novesky Silly and Sillier: Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong, Read-Aloud Tales from Around the World, by Judy Sierra by Lesa Cline-Ransome Tales our Abuelitas Told: Their Great Gift: A Hispanic Folk Tale Collection, by Alma Flor Ada Courage, Sacrifice and Hope in a New Land, Treasury of Fairy Tales, by John Coy retold by Geraldine McCaughrean The Marvelous Thing That Came From a Spring: The Accidental Invention of the Alphabet Books Toy that Swept the Nation, by Gilbert Ford ABC: A Child’s First Alphabet Book, by Alison Jay Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Hermann, Queen of Magic, Alison’s Zinnia, by Anita Lobel by Mara Rockliff A is for Annabelle: A Doll’s Alphabet, by Tasha Tudor Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: A is for Apple Pie, by Genady Spirin The First Computer Programmer, by Diane Stanley Ape in a Cape, by Fritz Eichenberg Around America to Win the Vote: A to Z Picture Book, by Gyo Fujikawa Two Suffragists, a Kitten, and 10,000 Miles, by Mara Rockliff Barefoot Books: African Animals ABC, by Phillipa Alys Browne The First Step: How One Girl Put Segregation on Trial, by Susan E. Goodman The Book of Shadow Boxes, by Laura Seeley Whoosh: D is for Doufu: An Alphabet of Chinese Culture, Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, by Maywen Shen Krach by Chris Barton Eating the Alphabet, by Lois Ehlert A Farmer’s Alphabet, by Mary Azarian Folk & Fairy Tale Collections From Letter to Letter, by Teri Sloat Barefoot Book of Princesses, by Richard Walker G is for Goat, by Patricia Polacco The Book of Fairy Princes, by Isabel Wyatt Jambo Means Hello: A Swahili Alphabet Book, Classic Animal Stories and Verse, by Cooper Edens by Muriel L. Feelings The Complete Brambly Hedge, by Jill Barklem Victory Garden Alphabet Book, by Jerry Palette A Forest of Stories: On Market Street, by Arnold and Anita Lobel Magical Tree Tales from Around the World, by Rina Singh Patty’s Pumpkin Patch, by Teri Sloat A Coat for the Moon and Other Jewish Tales, - 2 - DWS Summer 2017 Reading List for Rising 2nd Grade Alphabet Books Animal Ark: Celebrating our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures, Walden Then and Now: An Alphabetical Tour of Henry by Kwame Alexander Thoreau’s Pond, by McCurdy The Waldorf Alphabet, by Famke Vonneveld Earliest Readers The Wildlife ABC, by Jan Thornhill A Bargain for Frances, by Russell Hoban The Wise Enchanter: A Journey through the Alphabet, Cork & Fuzz: Short and Tall, by Dori Carconas by Shelley Davidow Daniel’s Duck, by Clyde Bulla Children’s Poems Frog and Toad are Friends, by Arnold Lobel A Child’s Treasury of Poems, by Mark Daniel Harry in Trouble, by Barbara Ann Porte A Family of Poems, by Caroline Kennedy Houndsley and Catina, by James Howe Animal Poems, by Eric Carle Juan Bobo: Four Folk Tales from Puerto Rico, by Carmen Bernier-Grand Aunt Giraffe’s Green Garden, by Jack Prelutsky Little Bear Series, by Else Minarek The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems, compiled by Jackie Morris Mooch the Messy, by Marjorie Sharmat A Child’s Garden of Verses, by Robert Louis Stevenson Park Pals Adventures: Lexi’s Tale, by Johanna Hurwitz Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices, Mr. Putter and Tabby Pour the Tea, by Cynthia Rylant by Paul B. Janeckzo Tales of Oliver Pig, by Jean van Leeuwen Every Second Something Happen: Penny and Her Doll, by Kevin Henkes Poems for the Mind and Senses, by Bill Johnson Prairie Friends, by Nancy Levinson Here’s a Little Poem, collected by Jane Yolen Get a Hit, Mo!, by David A. Adler Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs, by Douglas Florian What’s Up, Chuck?, by Leo Landry Imaginary Menagerie: A Book of Curious Creatures, Duck, Duck, Porcupine!, by Salina Yoon by Julie Larias Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea, by Ben Clanton The Random House Book of Poetry for Children The Great Pet Escape, by Victoria Jamieson Mural on Second Avenue and other City Poems, by Lilian Moore Tomie de Paola’s Book of Poems Early Chapter Books (Under 100 pages) The Waldorf Book of Poetry Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm, by Carla Stephens Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein The Bears on Hemlock Mountain, by Alice Dalgleish When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons, by Julie Fogliano The Courage of Sarah Noble, by Alice Dalgleish When the Sun Shines on Antarctica: Cam Jansen Series, by David Adler And Other Poems about the Frozen Continent, Catwings, by Ursula LeGuin by Irene Latham Chang and the Bamboo Flute, by Elizabeth Starr Hill - 3 - DWS Summer 2017 Reading List for Rising 2nd Grade Early Chapter Books Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White (Under 100 pages) Stuart Little, by E.B. White Chester Cricket’s Pigeon Ride, by George Selden The Fairy Caravan, by Beatrix Potter Daisy Dawson, by Steve Voake The Freddy Books, by Walter Brooks Donovan’s Word Jar, by Andrew Clements Higglety, Pigglety, Pop!: Or, There Must be More to Life, by Maurice Sendak Encyclopedia Brown, by Donald Sobol Lassie, by Eric Knight The Gingerbread Rabbit, by Randall Jarrell Miss Hickory, by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey Henner’s Lydia, by Marguerite de Angeli The Mouse & the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary The Hen Who Wouldn’t Give Up, by Jill Tomlinson Pinkie Pye, by Eleanor Estes A Horn for Louis, by Eric Kimmel Mr.