2nd Grade Journeys

2.1:

• Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant• My Family by George Ancona• Henry and Mudge Under the Yellow Moon by Cynthia

Rylant• Diary of a Spider by Doreen Cronin• Teacher’s Pets by Dayle Ann Dodds

BIG IDEA: There are different kinds of communities.

2.2:

• Animals Building Homes by Wendy Perkins• The Ugly Vegetables by Judy Williams• Super Storms by Seymour Simon• How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Joseph & James

Bruchac• Jellies by Twig C. George

BIG IDEA: Nature can teach us many things.

2.3:

• Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin

• Violet’s Music by Angela Johnson• Schools Around the World by Margaret C. Hall• Helen Keller by Jane Sutcliffe• Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

BIG IDEA: We learn from each other.

2.4:

• Mr. Tanen’s Tie Trouble by Maryann Cocca-Leffler• Luke Goes to Bat by Rachel Isadora• My Name is Gabriela by Monica Brown• The Signmaker’s Assistant by Tedd Arnold• Dex: The Heart of a Hero by Caralyn Buehner

BIG IDEA: We can all make a difference.

2.5:

• Penguin Chick by Langston Hughes• Gloria Who Might Be My Best Friend by Anna Cameron• The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood and Martin Link• Half-Chicken by Alma Flor Ada• How Groundhog’s Garden Grew by Lynne Cherry

BIG IDEA: Living things change over time.

2.6:

• The Mysterious Tadpole by Steven Kellogg• The Dog That Dug for Dinosaurs by Shirley Raye Redmond• Working in Space by Patricia Whitehouse• Two of Everything by Lily Toy Hong• Now & Ben by Gene Barretta

BIG IDEA: A surprise can change your life.