MrsBanjoClown Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I am trying to come up with a list of good books for my second grader-to-be. He is reading at a 3rd-4th grade reading level. What are the must-reads for this age/reading level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekfk Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 My 6 year old is really into Magic Tree House, Boxcar Children, Andrew Lost, Jigsaw Jones, Bobbsey Twins, Magic School Bus chapter books and Beverly Cleary. For nonfiction, she really likes Who Was series of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineinthesand9 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Two good sources that we refer to frequently are: Amblesideonline.org and www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html Hope these are helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Here's the list I'm working on for my advanced reader for second grade. I will probably wind up paring it down a little. The numbers are from Scholastic Book Wizard. RL is "reading level" in grade equivalent, and GL is their estimate of interest level. 1. The Water Horse. Dick King-Smith. 1990. 128p, RL 5.2, GL 3-5 2. Understood Betsy. Dorothy Canfield Fisher. 1916. RL 6.3, GL 3-5 3. All of a Kind Family. Sidney Taylor. 1951. RL 4.9, GL 3-5 4. Charlotte’s Web. E.B. White. 1952. RL 4.9, GL 3-5 5. The Daydreamer. Ian McEwan. 1994. 106p, RL 5.8, GL 3-5 6. Nim’s Island. Wendy Orr. 2000. RL 4.8, GL 3-5 7. The Door in the Wall. Marguerite di Angeli. 1949. RL 3.1, GL 3-5 8. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Grace Lin. 2010. 304p, RL 5.4, GL 3-5 9. A Lion to Guard Us. Clyde Robert Bulla. 1981. RL 3.9, GL 3-5 10. Ramona Quimby, Age 8. Beverly Cleary. 1981. GL 3.5, RL 3-5 11. Sarah, Plain and Tall. Patricia MacLachlan. 1985. RL 4.2, GL 3-5 12. On the Banks of Plum Creek. Laura Ingalls Wilder. 1937. RL 5.2, GL 3-5 13. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson. Bette Bao Lord. 1984. RL 3.8, GL 3-5 14. Paddle to the Sea. Holling C. Holling. 1941. RL 4.5, GL 3-5 15. Follow My Leader. James B. Garfield. 1957. RL 5.2, GL 3-5 16. Dr. Doolittle. Hugh Lofting. 1920. RL 5.5, GL 3-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 My older is a weak reader, so I'm reading The Trumpet of the Swan to her currently, but both kids are enjoying the story immensely. Thought I'd suggest it for your strong reader. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Sarah, Plain and Tall Farmer Boy any of the Ramona books Henry Huggins Charlotte's Web Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) . Edited July 12, 2022 by SilverMoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 (edited) This is our First & Second Grade List: First Grade Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Edith Nesbit Parables from Nature by Margaret Gatty Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter The Red Fairy Book by Andrew Lang The Story of Dr. Dolittle by Hugh Lofting Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll Second Grade Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame The Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder Farmer Boy by Laura Ingalls Wilder The BFG by Roald Dahl Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Heidi by Johanna Spyri Edited March 28, 2012 by Bloggermom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeBlessings Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Read alones- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mr. Popper's Penguins Charlotte's Web Babe: The Gallant Pig Stuart Little The Trumpet of the Swan Read alouds- The Tale of Desperaux Narnia books Dr. Dolittle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 These are for independent reading. I have a different list for read alouds. Some of these were assigned and some were ones she chose and loved. Boxcar Children American Girl books Sisters 8 books (I have a girl) Little House on the Prairie series Shiloh series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Childhood of Famous Americans biographies Gooney Bird Greene series Beverly Cleary books Clementine series Ivy and Bean series Roald Dahl books Mr. Popper's Penguins Charlotte's Web Half Magic 5 Children and It Andrew Clements books Sarah, Plain and Tall The Courage of Sarah Noble Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books Dragon of the Lost Sea series All of a Kind Family The Moffats Stories Julian Tells series How to Eat Fried Worms Judy Blume's Fudge series Top Secret Nasty Stinky Sneakers Misty of Chincoteague Babe the Gallant Pig Betsy-Tacy Homer Price Carolyn Haywood books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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