2nd and 3rd Grade

Are you going into 2nd or 3rd grade? Try some of these great books.

A butterfly is patient

by Dianna Aston
Ages 5 - 8
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Colorful illustrations and simple text describe the many characteristics of butterflies.

more like this: [butterflies] [great nonfiction]

Babymouse 13: Cupcake Tycoon

by Jennifer Holm
Ages 9 - 12
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The school library is having a fund-raiser, and Babymouse is determined to raise the most money and WIN the GRAND PRIZE! Or . . . er, to help the school!

more like this: [graphic novels] [babymouse] [cupcakes] [school]

Balloons over Broadway

by Melissa Sweet
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Who invented the first balloons for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? Meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire!

more like this: [great nonfiction] [balloons] [sibert award winner] [parades]

Benjamin Bear in Fuzzy thinking

by Philippe Coudray
Ages 5 - 10
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The silly logic of a very serious bear! In this series of gags starring a very loopy bear, Philippe Coudray creates a zany world that makes you think and solve puzzles, drawing all readers into the game.

more like this: [funny] [graphic novels]

E-mergency

by Tom Lichtenheld
Ages 4 - 8
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The letter E has fallen and injured herself-- which letters will replace her and how will words be spelled without her?

Gooney Bird on the Map

by Lois Lowry
Ages 6 - 9
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Gooney Bird has a great idea that sends her classmates and her on a snowy spin through U.S. history and geography!

Ivy and Bean : No News is Good News

by Annie Barrows
Ages 7 - 9
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Ivy and Bean try to make money by writing a newspaper about Pancake Court but the neighbors are not pleased to read about themselves.

Marty McGuire

by Kate Messner
Ages 6 - 9
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When tomboy Marty is cast as the princess in the third-grade play, she learns about improvisation, which helps her become more adaptable.

more like this: [easy readers] [real life] [acting] [be yourself] [if you like ivy and bean] [marty mcguire]

Mrs. Harkness and the panda

by Alicia Potter
Ages 4 - 8
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In 1934, Ruth Harkness had never seen a panda bear, but she went to China to bring one to the United States.

Stuey Lewis against all odds

by Jane Schoenberg
Ages 7 - 10
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Third-grader Stuey Lewis navigates the ups and downs of school and family life.

more like this: [if you like the magic tree house series]

The trouble with chickens

by Doreen Cronin
Ages 7 - 10
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A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.

more like this: [dogs] [mysteries] [chickens]