Unit Materials for 2nd Grade English Language Arts

Book: Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella by Robert D. San Souci (Aladdin, 2002)   —  AD670L

Book: Cinderella by Marcia Brown (Aladdin, 1997)   —  1000L

Book: Cinderella: An Islamic Tale by Fawzia Gilani (The Islamic Foundation, 2011)

Book: The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo (HarperCollins, 1992)   —  AD810L

Book: Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China by Ai-Ling Louie (Puffin Books, 1998)   —  AD950L

Book: Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale by John Steptoe (Puffin Books, 2008)   —  AD790L

Book: The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin (Puffin Books, 1998)   —  AD540L

Book: The Talking Eggs by Robert D. San Souci (Dial Books for Young Readers, 1989)   —  AD870L

Book: What is Culture? by Bobbie Kalman (Crabtree Publishing Company, 2009)   —  IG700L

Assessment Text: “The Salmon Princess: An Alaska Cinderella Story” by Mindy Dwyer (Little Bigfoot)   —  AD890LL

Book: A Desert Habitat by Bobbie Kalman and Kelley Macaulay (Crabtree Pub Co. 2006)   —  IG470L

Book: A Forest Habitat (Introducing Habitats) by Bobbie Kalman and Kelley Macaulay (Crabtree Pub Co. 2006)   —  IG520L

Book: A Rainforest Habitat by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian (Crabtree Pub Co. 2006)   —  IG470L

Book: Water Habitats by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian (Crabtree Pub Co. 2006)   —  IG510L

Assessment Text: “A Wetland Habitat” by Molly Aloian; Bobbie Kalman (Crabtree Publishing Company;)   —  IG480LL

Book: Pinky and Rex by James Howe (Simon Spotlight, 1996)   —  490L

Book: Pinky and Rex and the Bully by James Howe (Simon Spotlight, 1996)   —  570L

Book: Pinky and Rex and the Spelling Bee by James Howe (Simon Spotlight, 1999)   —  580L

Book: Pinky and Rex and the School Play by James Howe (Simon Spotlight, 2016)   —  530L

Assessment Text: “Pinky and Rex and the New Baby” by James Howe and illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Simon Spotlight)   —  620LL

Article: “Can A Robot Ever Become Your Friend?” by Fishtank Staff

Book: Coming to America: The Story of Immigration by Betsy Maestro (Scholastic Press, 1996)   —  780L

Book: Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams (Lee & Low Books, 2005)   —  610L

Book: Islandborn by Junot Díaz (Dial Books, 2018)

Book: My Diary from Here to There by Amada Irma Pérez (Children's Book Press, 2009)   —  780L

Book: The Storyteller's Candle by Lucia Gonzalez (Lee & Low Books Inc., 2012)   —  730L

Book: Xochitl and the Flowers by Jorge Argueta (Children's Book Press, 2008)

Book: Ellis Island (National Geographic Readers) by Elizabeth Carney (National Geographic Kids, 2016)   —  800L

Book: Gittel’s Journey: An Ellis Island Story by Lesléa Newman and Amy June Bates (Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2019)   —  700L

Book: Landed by Milly Lee (Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux, 2006)   —  790L

Book: La Frontera: El Viaje Con Papa/My Journey with Papa by Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva, and Claudia Navarro (Barefoot Books, 2018)   —  730L

Book: The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story by Aya Khalil (Tillbury House, 2020)   —  710L

Assessment Text: “Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist” by Julie Leung and illustrated by Chris Sasaki (‎ Schwartz & Wade)   —  AD890LL

Book: Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Takes Off by Jacqueline Jules (Albert Whitman & Company, 2011)   —  640L

Book: Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Springs Into Action by Jacqueline Jules (Albert Whitman & Company, 2011)   —  650L

Assessment Text: “Freddie Ramos Zooms to the Rescue” by Jacqueline Jones and illustrated by Miguel Benitez (Albert Whitman & Company (March 1, 2012)) (Chapter 1 of this book can be found in the back of the book, Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Springs Into Action)   —  640L

Book: First Human Body Encyclopedia (DK Children 2005)

Book: Insect Bodies by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian (Crabtree Pub Co. 2005)   —  IG570L

Book: Insect Life Cycles by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian (Crabtree Publishing Company, 2005)   —  NC760L

Book: Insectlopedia by Douglas Florian (HMH Books for Young Readers, 2002)

Book: Helpful and Harmful Insects by Bobbie Kalman and Molly Aloian (Crabtree Pub Co. 2005)   —  NC790L

Book: Ants by Melissa Stewart (National Geographic Kids, 2010)   —  470L

Book: Bees by Laura Marsh (National Geographic Kids, 2016)   —  530L

Book: Ladybug (Grow With Me) by Kate Riggs (Creative Educ)

Assessment Text: “The Life Cycle of an Ant” by Hadley Dyer; Bobbie Kalman (Crabtree Pub Co)   —  NC870LL

Book: The Adventures of Spider: West African Folktales by Joyce Cooper Arkhurst (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 1992)   —  710L

Play: Anansi's Feast: A West African Trickster Tale

Assessment Text: “Anansi's Party Time” by Eric Kimmel and illustrated by Janet Stevens (‎ Holiday House)

Book: Honda: The Boy who Dreamed of Cars by Mark Weston (Lee & Low Books, 2014)   —  AD870L

Book: How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin and Her Amazing Squeeze Machine by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2018)   —  AD770L

Book: Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom by Teresa Robeson (Sterling Children's Books; Illustrated edition, 2019)   —  AD960L

Book: Buzzing with Questions: The Inquisitive Mind of Charles Henry Turner by Janice N. Harrington (Calkins Creek; Illustrated edition, 2019)   —  1010L

Book: Sharuko: Peruvian Archeologist by Monica Brown (Lee & Low Books; Bilingual edition, 2020)

Book: Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope by Nikki Grimes (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2012)   —  AD630L

Book: National Geographic Readers: Barack Obama by Caroline Crosson Gilpin (National Geographic Kids; Illustrated edition, 2014)   —  680L

Book: Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx by Jonah Winter (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009)   —  NC840L

Book: National Geographic Readers: Sonia Sotomayor by Barbara Kramer (National Geographic Kids; Illustrated edition, 2016)   —  750L

Book: Malala Yousafzai: Warrior with Words by Karen Leggett Abouraya (Lee & Low Books, 2019)   —  870L

Book: Malala Yousafzai: Champion for Education by Jodie Shepherd (Children's Press; Illustrated edition, 2016)   —  520L

Book: The Watcher: Jane Goodall's Life with the Chimps by Jeanette Winter (Schwartz & Wade, 2011)   —  AD630L

Book: Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya by Donna Jo Napoli and Kadir Nelson (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; Illustrated edition, 2010)   —  AD610L

Book: Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved our Planet by Elizabeth Rusch and Teresa Martinez (Charlesbridge; Illustrated edition, 2019)   —  730L

Book: Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and Eric-Shabazz Larkin (Readers to Eaters, 2013)   —  AD620L

Assessment Text: “Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade” by Melissa Sweet (Clarion Books)   —  AD1000LL

Book: Freckle Juice by Judy Blume (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2014)   —  570L

Book: Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up by Melissa Thomson (Puffin Books, 2009)   —  620L

Assessment Text: “Keena Ford and the Field Trip Mix-Up” by Melissa Thomson (Puffin Books)   —  620LL