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Mrs. Heil's Second Grade
Mrs. Heil's Second Grade

Parent FYI's
Parent FYI's

Heil's Happenings
Heil's Happenings

Notes to School
Notes to School

Links
Links

Great Books to Read
Great Books to Read

Slide Shows
Slide Shows

Puzzles
Puzzles

Book Lists

Throughout the school year, we will read a variety of different theme-related stories. As we begin each theme, I will try to update this section with book titles your children have either read in school in this theme or may enjoy as a supplement to our current theme.

Happy Reading!

Friendship
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Bear's New Friend
by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
Average
Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Friends
by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Challenging
Best Friends
by Stephen Kellogg
Average
Best Friends for Frances
by Russell and Lillian Hoban
Average
Friends
by Helme Heine
Average
Frog and Toad are Friends
by Arnold Lobel
Average
George and Martha
by James Marshall
Average
Henry and Mudge
by Cynthia Rylant
Average
How to be a Friend
by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
Challenging
Hunter's Best Friend at School
by Laura Malone Elliott
Easy Reading
Ira Says Goodbye
by Bernard Waber
Challenging
Just Me and My Friend
by Mercer Mayer
Easy Reading
Little Bear's Friend
by Else Holmelund Minarik and Maurice Sendak
Easy Reading
My Best Friend Moved Away
by Nancy Carlson
Average
My Friends
by Taro Gomi
Average
That's What a Friend Is
by PK Hallinan
Average
The Rainbow Fish
by Marcus Pfister
Average
We are Best Friends
by Aliki
Average
Who Will Be My Friends?
by Syd Hoff
Easy Reading
 
Apples
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Apple Picking Time
by Michele B. Swanson
Challenging
Apple Trees
by Gail Saunders-Smith
Easy Reading
Apples
by Gail Gibbons
Average
Apples Here
by Will Hubbell
Average
How do Apples Grow?
by Betsy Maestro
Average
Johnny Appleseed
by Stephen Kellogg
Challenging
Red are the Apple Trees
by Marc Harshman and Cheryl Ryan
Ten Red Apples
by Pat Hutchins
The Crooked Apple Tree
by Eric Houghton
Average
The Seasons of Arnold's Apple Tree
by Gail Gibbons
Average
 
Native Americans
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Arrow to the Sun
by Gerald McDermott
Challenging
Buffalo Women
by Paul Goble
Challenging
Children of the Earth and Sky
by Stephen Krensky
Challenging
Children of the Wind and Water
by Stephen Krensky
Challenging
How the Stars Fell into the Sky
by Jerrie Oughton
Challenging
Knots on a Counting Rope
by John Archambault
Challenging
On Mother's Lap
by Ann Herbert Scott
Challenging
The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet
by Joseph Bruchac
Challenging
The Girl Who Loved Horses
by Paul Goble
Challenging
The Legend of Sleeping Bear
by Kathy-Jo Wargin
Challenging
The Legend of the Bluebonnets
by Tomie de Paola
Challenging
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
by Tomie de Paola
Challenging
The Mud Pony
by Caron Lee Cohen
Challenging
The Rough Face Girl
by Rafe Martin
Challenging
Thirteen Moon's on Turtle's Back
by Joseph Bruchac
Challenging
Turquoise Boy
by Terri Cohlene
Challenging
 
Owls
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All About Owls
by Jim Arnosky
Average
Barn Owl
by Sally Tagholm
Average
Little Owl
by Piers Harper
Average
My Little Book of Burrowing Owls
by Hope Irvin Marston and Maria Magdalena Brown
Average
Owl Babies
by Martin Waddell
Average
Owls
by Kevin J. Holmes
Average
Owls
by Gail Gibbons
Owls:See How They Grow
by Mary Ling
Average
Snowy Owls
by Helen Frost
Average
The Barn Owls
by Tony Johnston and Deborah KoganRoy
Average
Those Outrageous Owls
by Laura Wyatt
Average
Welcome to the World of Owls
by Diane Swanson
Average
 
Penguins
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Penguin Pete
by Marcus Pfister
Penguins
by Gail Gibbons
Tacky the Penguin
by Helen Lester
 
Tomie de Paola
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Big Anthony
by Tomie de Paola
Average
Charlie Needs a Cloak
by Tomie de Paola
Average
Little Grunt and the Big Egg
by Tomie de Paola
Average
Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs
by Tomie de Paola
Average
Now One Foot, Now the Other
by Tomie de Paola
Average
Oliver Button is a Sissy
by Tomie de Paola
Average
Strega Nona
by Tomie de Paola
Average
Strega Nona Meets Her Match
by Tomie de Paola
Average
Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
by Tomie de Paola
Average
Strega Nona's Magic Lessons
by Tomie de Paola
Average
The Art Lesson
by Tomie de Paola
Average
The Cloud Book
by Tomie de Paola
Average
The Popcorn Book
by Tomie de Paola
Challenging
The Quicksand Book
by Tomie de Paola
Average
 



Mrs. Heil's Second Grade
Northern Lehigh School District
Peters Elementary School
4055 Friedens Road
Slatington, Pa 18080