Grade 2:

Longer Beginning Readers

As reading skills increase, choose books that capture your child’s interest.

Look for the following characteristics:
·    enlarged type style
·    short chapters
·    illustrations that provide clues to unfamiliar words
·    repetition of phrases and new words
·    enough “white space” on a page so that children can track words with their fingers

These books can be found in the early readers’ section in rows 121-122. They have a blue label on their spines.

FIRST and jNon-Fiction	“All Aboard Reading Level 2” by various authors
FIRST Bang-Campbell	Little Rat Sets Sail by Monica Bang-Campbell
FIRST Cannon	On the Go With Pirate Pete and Pirate Joe by A. E. Cannon
FIRST Herman	“Scooby-Doo Readers” by Gail Herman
FIRST Hoban	A Bargain for Frances by Lillian Hoban
FIRST Livingstone	Harley by Star Livingstone
FIRST Lobel	“Frog and Toad” Series by Arnold Lobel
FIRST Parish	“Amelia Bedelia” Series by Peggy Parish

FIRST Pilkey	“Dragon” Series by Dav Pilkey
FIRST Porte	“Harry” Series by Barbara Ann Porte
FIRST Rylant	“Henry and Mudge” Series by Cynthia Rylant
FIRST Sharmat	“Nate the Great” Series by Marjorie Sharmat
FIRST Smith	“Wizard and Wart” Series by Janice Lee Smith
FIRST VanLeeuwen	“Oliver and Amanda Pig” Series by Jean Van Leewen
FIRST Wells	“Yoko and Friends – School Days” Series by Rosemary Wells

Booklist created August 2003