Recommended Summer Reading Grades Two and Three Developed by Howard County Public School Library Media Specialists and Librarians from Howard County Library Stories Around the World Fiction stories with a world view to enjoy What Will You Be, Sara Mee? Avraham, Kate Only One Year Cheng, Andrea I Lost My Tooth In Africa Diakite, Penda Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little Gifford, Peggy Drita My Homegirl Lombard, Jenny Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to Be Noticed Chicken Sunday Fly Free! Phillips, J.C. Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin Four Feet, Two Sandals Tonatiuh, Duncan Williams, Karen The titles selected for this recommended summer reading list were chosen especially for those students finishing second and third grade. Titles included are just a sampling of the books you may enjoy reading during this summer. Many of the authors on this list have written more than one book. Check out some of those titles, too! Polacco, Patricia Thong, Roseanne Travel the World Read A Book Real Around the World Ecomazes: Twelve Earth Adventures Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride Munro, Roxie P is for Passport: A World Alphabet Scillian, Devin Horton Hears a Who Seuss, Dr. Hot Diggity Dog: The History of the Hot Dog Welcome to the World series Sylver, Adrienne Lights on Broadway: A Theatrical Tour from A to Z Ziefert, Harriet Priceman, Marjorie Nonfiction books that take you around the world Recess at 20 Below Aillaud, Cindy Lou Let's Eat!: What Children Eat Around the World Children Just Like Me Stand Straight, Ella Kate: The True Story of a Real Giant Coming to America: The Story of Immigration Hollyer, Beatrice Listen to the Wind Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big Erika-San Mortenson, Greg Paul, Chris 2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow's Kids Zuckerman, Amy Kindersley, Barnabas Klise, Kate Maestro, Betsy Say, Allen Various authors Graphic Novels Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute The Adventures of Daniel Boom, a.k.a Loud Boy: 3 Game On! Adventures in Cartooning Krosoczka, Jarrett Kit Feeny On the Move Towsend, Michael Pet Shop Private Eye series Venable, Colleen Steinberg, D.J. Sturm, James The World Lincoln Tells a Joke Krull, Kathleen Manjiro: The Boy Who Risked His Life for Two Counties Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya McCully, Emily Moss, Marissa Napoli, Donna Jo Fables Folktales and Fairytales Age old stories from around the world of Animals Fiction and nonfiction books with animals as the main subject Bug Zoo Baker, Nick Birthday for Bear Becker, Bonny The World According to Humphrey Birney, Betty Lizards Bishop, Nic The Buddy Files: The Case of the Fire Alarm Gruffen Butler, Dori Animal Colors: A Rainbow of Colors from Animals Around the World Emmaline and the Bunny How To Clean A Hippopotamus Hello, Bumblebee Bat Fielding, Beth Big Babies, Little Babies Smarter Than Squirrels Lulu and the Brontosaurus Stuart Little Mack, Lorrie Nolan, Lucy Viorst, Judith White, E.B. D'Lacey, Chris Hannigan, Katherine Jenkins, Steve Lunde, Darrin One Grain of Rice Tales of Mystery and Magic Wolf Wanted Stories From the Billabong Way Up and Over Everything Cloud Tea Monkeys The Lion and the Mouse Demi Lupton, Hugh Machado, Ana Maria Marshall, James McGill, Alice Peet, Mal and Elspeth Grahm Pinkney, Jerry Wolf Pie Seabrooke, Brenda Poetry Many things to many people Sopa de Frijoles: Um Poema para Concinar / Bean Soup: A Cooking Poem Poetrees Argueta, Jorge Good Sports: Rhymes about Running, Jumping, Throwing, and More All the World Prelutsky, Jack Button Up!: Wrinkled Rhymes Schertle, Alice What in the Wild? : Mysteries of Nature Concealed-- and Revealed: Ear-Tickling Poems Schwartz, David M. Florian, Douglas Scanlon, Liz Biography Books about people from around the world Campy: The Story of Roy Campanella Hiromi's Hands Adler, David Soar, Elinor Brown, Tami Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku Crowe, Ellie Barasch, Lynne If you liked . . . Junie B. Jones Ivy and Bean Barrows, Annie Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Cleary, Beverly Nikki and Deja English, Karen Abigail Iris: The One and Only Glatt, Lisa Sugar Plum Ballerinas: Plum Fantastic Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream Goldberg, Whoopi Han, Jenny If you liked . . .Horrible Harry Take the Mummy & Run series Amato, Mary Stinky Davis, Eleanor Super Chicken Nugget Boy and the Furious Fry Alvin Ho Lewis, Josh Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future McDonald, Megan Look, Lenore Pilkey, Dav 2011 http://www2.hcpss.org/met/media/srlbkawds.htm Images are copyrighted