Grades K - 2: Nonfiction - 2009
Summer Reading Suggestions
for Students Entering Grades K - 2
for Students Entering Grades K - 2
Often a young child's first choice for a book to read will be nonfiction, determined by what they are interested in, and they are interested in everything! Here are some suggestions of titles in a variety of subjects.
| Author | Title | Subject |
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| Aardema, Verna | Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | folktales |
| Anno, Mitsumasa | Anno's Aesop | folktales |
| Arnold, Helen | Italy (Postcards series) | travel |
| Avison, Brigid | I Wonder Why I Blink | human body |
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B
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| Berg, Julie | The Berenstains | biography |
| Blackstone, Margaret | This is Figure Skating | sports |
| Brett, Jan | Town Mouse Country Mouse | folktales |
| Burleigh, Robert | Home Run | Babe Ruth |
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C
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| Chandra, Deborah | George Washington's Teeth | history |
| Cole, Joanna | The Magic School Bus (series) | science |
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D
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| Davis, Lee | Dinosaur Dinners (Eyewitness Readers) | dinosaurs |
| Dawson, Zoe | Japan (Postcards From series) | travel |
| dePaola, Tomie | The Kid's Cat Book | animals |
| The Popcorn Book | food | |
| 26 Fairmont Avenue (series) | biography | |
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E
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| Emberley, Ed | Great Thumbprint Drawing Book | art |
| London Bridge is Falling Down | songs & games | |
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F
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| Florian, Douglas | Bing, Bang, Boing | poetry |
| Freedman, Russell | Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille | biography |
| Fritz, Jean | And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? | history |
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G
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| Gerstein, Mordecai | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers | biography |
| Gibbons, Gail | Dinosaur | dinosaurs |
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H
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| Hautzig, David | At the Supermarket | community life |
| Hehner, Barbara | First On the Moon | space |
| Hoban, Tana | Exactly the Opposite | concepts |
| Hyman, Trina S. | Little Red Riding Hood | folktales |
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J
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| Jenkins, Steve | What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? | animals |
| Jolivet, Joelle | Zoo ology | animals |
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K
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| Kellogg, Steven | A-hunting We Will Go! | songs & games |
| Paul Bunyan | folktales | |
| Kirkwood, Jon | Cutaway Firefighters | community life |
| Krull, Kathleen | Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became The World's Fastest Woman | biography |
| Kuklin, Susan | Fighting Fires | community life |
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L
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| Lee, Dennis | Dinosaur Dinner (With A Slice of Alligator Pie) | poetry |
| Livingston, Myra | Celebrations | poetry |
| Locker, Thomas | Home: A Journey Through America | poetry |
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M
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| McMillan, Bruce | Making Sneakers | manufacturing |
| Moore / Tudor | The Night Before Christmas | poetry |
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O
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| O'Brien, Patrick | Gigantic | dinosaurs |
| Owens, Thomas | Mount Rushmore | travel |
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P
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| Pallotta, Jerry | The Icky Bug Counting Book | insects |
| The Dinosaur Alphabet Book | dinosaurs | |
| Patterson, Francine | Koko's Story | animals |
| Peet, Bill | Bill Peet | biography |
| Pinkney, Andrea | Duke Ellington | biography |
| Prelutsky, Jack | For Laughing Out Loud | poetry |
| Gargoyles On The Roof | poetry | |
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R
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| Robbins, Ken | Building A House | construction |
| Ryan, Pam M. | The Flag We Love | history |
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S
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| Saunders-Smith, Gail | Boats | boats |
| Sewell, Marcia | The Pilgrims of Plimoth | history |
| Silverstein, Shel | Falling Up | poetry |
| Where The Sidewalk Ends | poetry | |
| Simon, Seymour | Earthquakes | earthquakes |
| Now You See It, Now You Don't | optical illusions | |
| Sonkin, Susan | How to Draw Baby Animals | art |
| Spier, Peter | People | community life |
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T
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| Thomas, Joyce | Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea | poetry |
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W
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| Watts, Claire | Plants (Make It Work series) | gardening |
| Worth, Valerie | Small Poems | poetry |
| Wroble, Lisa A. | Kids in Colonial Time | history |
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Y
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| Yolen, Jane | Letting Swift River Go | history |
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Z
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| Zelinsky, Paul | Rumplestiltskin | folktales |
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