Kilby Elementary School - Second Grade Summer Reading

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Second Grade Summer Reading Program

R. Dean Kilby Elementary School

The purpose of the PWCS Summer Reading Program is to encourage students to enjoy quality literature and to continue developing their independent reading skills. Student participation in the program is voluntary. Students who choose to participate in the program are required to complete a minimum number of readings over the summer.

Students participating in the program in Grade 2 will complete a list of books read. The documentation is to include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian statement that the student has completed the reading.

For Grade 2 students who participate in Prince William County Public Library's Summer Reading Program, the Public Library documentation will apply.

Students in Grade 2 will receive an extra S+ for each book completed, for a total of five.

Completion of the summer reading will be recorded for students by the end of the second week of school.

The following titles are suggestions for summer reading. Other books selected by the student with guidance from a parent/guardian and/or librarian may be used. Participation in the PWC Public Library Summer Reading Program and its documentation are also acceptable.

PWCS Second Grade Summer Reading Program

Suggested Reading

Author	Title	Pub. Date	Lexile Levels	Annotations
Aadema, Verna	Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears	1975	770L	Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz.
Barrett, Judi	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	1978	AD730L	Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where food falls from the skies--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.
Crews, Donald	Bigmama’s Shortcut Ten Black Dots	1991 1992 1986	550L AD210L AD270L	Children’s author Donald Crews recalls a childhood visit to Bigmama’s house in the country, where he finds his relatives full of news and the old place and its surroundings just the same as the year before. Children taking a shortcut by walking along a railroad track find excitement and danger when a train approaches. A counting book which shows what can be done with ten black dots—one can make a sun, two a fox’s eyes or eight, the wheels of a train.
DePaola, Tomie	Strega Nona, Her Story	1996	AD600L	Grandma Concetta heals everyone with her remedies and advice and when she retires she leaves Nona her magic pasta pot.
Fox, Mem	Boo to a Goose	2001	NP	A boy relates a long list of things he would do before he’d say boo to a goose.
Fox, Mem	Hattie and the Fox	1992	BR	Hattie, a big black hen, discovers a fox in the bushes, which creates varying reactions in the other barnyard animals.
Fox, Mem	Koala Lou	1989	Ad550L	A young koala, longing to hear her mother speak lovingly to her as she did before other children came along, plans to win her distracted parent’s attention.
Fox, Mem	Possum Magic	1983	530L	When Grandma Poss’s magic turns Hush invisible, the two possums take a culinary tour of Australia to find the food that will make her visible once more.
Fox, Mem	Shoes from Grandpa Time for Bed Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge	1990 1993 1989	NP NP AD760L	In a cumulative rhyme, family members describe the clothes they intend to give Jessie to go with her shoes from Grandpa. As darkness falls, parents everywhere try to get their children ready for sleep. A small boy tries to discover the meaning of “memory” so he can restore that of an elderly friend.
Lobel, Arnold	Frog and Toad Together	1972	330L	Five further adventures of two best friends as they share cookies, plant a garden, and test their bravery.
Rylant, Cynthia	An Angel for Soloman Singer	1992	1120L	A lonely New York city resident finds companionship and good cheer at the Westway café where dreams come true.
Rylant, Cynthia	Birthday Presents	1987	AD420L	An almost six-year-old girl listens as her mother and father describe her six previous birthday celebrations.
Rylant, Cynthia	The Bookshop Dog	1996	AD840L	When Martha Jane’s owner falls ill and has to go to the hospital, the inhabitants of her small town bicker over who will care for the beloved dog.
Rylant, Cynthia	Bunny Bungalow Mr. Putty and Tabby bake a Cake Mr. Putty and Tabby walk the dog Scarecrow Tulip sees America	1994 1994 1998 2002	AD620L 500L 560L AD560L AD530L	A family of rabbits moves into a cozy bungalow which they decorate and make into a perfect bunny home. With his fine cat, Tabby at his side, Mr. Putter bakes a Christmas cake for his neighbor Mrs. Teaberry. When their neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry hurts her foot, Mr. Putty and his cat, Tabby agree to walk her dog for a week, not knowing what they are in for. Although made of straw and borrowed clothes, a scarecrow appreciates his peaceful, gentle life and the privilege of watching nature at work. A young man and his dog drive west from Ohio and marvel at the farms in Iowa, the skies of Nebraska, the wind in Wyoming, the mountains of Colorado, the desert in Nevada, and the ocean in Oregon.
Sendak, Maurice	Chicken Soup with Rice	1991	NP	A story in rhyme.
Viorst. Judith	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	1972	970L	One day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thoughts that other people have bad days, too.

Prince William County Public Schools

Summer Reading 2009

Documentation Grades K – 2

Students in Grades K- 2 will receive an extra S+ for each book completed, for a total of five. Please include the name of the author, the title of the book, and a parent or guardian signature stating that the student has completed the reading.

Book Title	Author
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My student has read the above list of books.

Parent or Guardian signature

**Please note students may also participate in the Prince William County Public Library Summer Quest Program, and the Public Library documentation will apply.

Student’s Name

Classroom Teacher

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