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Intermediate Readers: Second Grade

As children step up their reading game, their fluency and confidence increase. Encourage your young reader to fully embrace a reader's identity: let them read wherever their heart and curiosity take them, offer books and reading as rewards, suggest they author or illustrate their own books, and continue to read together. Habits of strong readers include PREDICTING what happens next in a book, VISUALIZING the content or characters of a book, CONNECTING the text to other ideas or experiences, asking QUESTIONS about the book, stopping and REREADING when things don't make sense, and SUMMARIZING the book in their own words. Do they have their very own key to unlock the universe (their library card)? Come get one! In fact, collect them from every library district in Colorado; you are not limited to just your county.

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  • May Saves the Day

    Gehl, Laura,
    Expanding vocabulary has never been this fun!
    Book, 2020North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint, [2020] — E FICTION GEHL TOP PICKS

  • Arctic Foxes

    Bolte, Mari,
    Your second-grade reader is curious about the world! Nonfiction books such as this series are great options as they build background knowledge.
    Book, 2025Mankato, Minnesota : Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks, [2025] — E 599.7764 BOLTE

  • Over and Under the Coral Reef

    Messner, Kate,
    As children expand their reading skills, they begin the shift from learning to read to reading to learn. Driven by curiosity, they can dive (pun intended) into great nonfiction books like this one filled with information to soak up.
    Book, 2025San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2025] — E 577.789 MESSNER

  • I Have Three Cats . . .

    Sumovich, Michelle,
    You and your reader aren't done with picture books! Look for books with spectacular vocabulary and an opportunity to cuddle up and read. Books for the win!
    Book, 2025New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2025. — E FICTION SUMOVICH

  • Camila the Horseback Riding Star

    Salazar, Alicia, 1973-
    Another fun series for your reader to explore. Early reader series usually follow reliable storytelling elements of plot, setting, characters, conflict/resolution and themes, helping readers get comfortable with those essential devices.
    Book, 2025North Mankato, Minnesota : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, 2025. — READER FICTION SALAZAR

  • Diary of a Nature Nerd

    a Graphic Novel

    Everett, Tiffany, 1990-
    Don't be fooled: graphic novels are GREAT for readers! They usually have solid, tight vocabulary, require patience and attention to details and support logical sequencing of a story — all pieces that build strong readers!
    Graphic Novel, 2025New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2025. — J 741.5973 EVERETT

  • Ultimate Pterosaur Rumble

    Pallotta, Jerry,
    Any opportunity for a reader to add to their background knowledge is a win! Help your reader grow their understanding of the world through high-interest nonfiction books.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2025] — J 567.918 PALLOTTA

  • Dragon Dreams

    Schotter, Roni,
    Rereading helps children improve their fluency, so find engaging books your child will want to read again and again!
    Book, 2025New York : Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2025] — E FICTION SCHOTTER

  • Snowy Owls

    Koestler-Grack, Rachel A., 1973-
    Nonfiction books use strong tools to support understanding, including glossaries, new vocabulary words in bold print, indexes, maps, subject headings, graphs, captions and more. As your young reader explores these high-interest topics, help them get…
    Book, 2024Minneapolis, MN : Bellwether Media, 2024. — READER 598.97 KOESTLER-GRACK

  • Read. Learn. Lead.

    View on readlearnleadco.org
    Small, simple actions—talking, singing, playing—help build the foundation for reading success. And when reading challenges come up, acting early makes a big difference.
    Web resource

  • The Great Dictionary Caper

    Sierra, Judy,
    Have fun with vocabulary in this delightful book.
    Book, 2018New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018] — E FICTION SIERRA TOP PICKS

  • Peter & Ernesto

    Sloths in the Night

    Annable, Graham,
    This early graphic novel series has zippy dialogue that supports story sequencing.
    Graphic Novel, 2020New York : First Second, 2020. — J 741.5973 ANNABLE

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