English Language Arts / 2nd Grade / Unit 2: Awesome Insects / Independent Reading Suggested Books

Independent Reading Suggested Books for Awesome Insects

See our Teacher Tool Independent Reading (K-5) for guidance on how to use the suggested texts below.

Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics

Crickwing by Janell Cannon (800L)
Hey, Little Ant by Phillip M. Hoose
Madalynn the Monarch Butterfly and Her Quest to Michoacan by Mary Baca Haque
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach by Carmen Agra Deedy (610L)
The Bee Tree by Patricia Polacco (750L)
The Honeybee Man by Lela Nargi (660L)
The Thing About Bees: A Love Letter by Shabazz Larkin
The Very Quiet Cricket by Eric Carle (490L)

Informational Texts to Build Content Knowledge

Bugs A to Z by Caroline Lawton (650L)
From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman (490L)
Insects (National Geographic Kids) by Robin Bernard (530L)
Ladybugs by Gail Gibbons (630L)
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Bugs by Catherine D. Hughes
The Beetle Book by Steve Jenkins (980L)
The Big Book of Bugs by Yuval Zommer
The Weird and Wonderful World of Bugs: A Book About Beetles, Butterflies, and other Fascinating Insects by Rea Manderino

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