2nd Grade Core Literature List

Johnny Appleseed

by Patricia Demuth
AR: 1.1
Common Core Level:  K
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Miss Rumphius

by Barbara Cooney
AR: 3.8
Common Core Level: 2
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The Relatives Came

by Cynthia Rylant
AR: 4.1
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Other Recommended Titles

The Flag of Our Country
by Eve Spencer
​AR: 3.3
Common Core Level: 2

Cherries and Cherry Pits
by Vera Williams
AR: 3.6
Common Core Level: 2

Franklin in the Dark
by Paulette Bourgeois
AR: 2.5
Common Core Level: 1

Frog and Toad are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
AR: 2.9
Common Core Level: 2

Frog and Toad Together
by Arnold Lobel
AR: 2.3
Common Core Level: 2

Henry and Mudge
by Cynthia Rylant
AR: 2.3
Common Core Level: 1

Jessica
by Kevin Henkes
AR: 2.6
Common Core Level: 2

Martin's Big Words
by Doreen Rappaport
AR: 3.4
Common Core Level: 2

Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers
by Karen Winnick
AR: 2.7
Common Core Level: 1

The Keeping Quilt
by Patricia Polacco
AR: 4.4
Common Core Level: 2 to 3

The Warlord's Beads
by Virginia Walton Pielgard
AR: 3.6
Common Core Level: 2

Watch the Stars Come Out
by Riki Levinson
AR: 2.6