GRADE 2
READING FOCUS: Second graders will enjoy reading about creative people this month! The reading selections will give students the opportunity to appreciate the personal qualities that help people achieve their goals.
Creativity & Curiosity
My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/ Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz Written by Monica Brown & illustrated by Rafael López This exuberant picture-book biography tells about the Cuban-born salsa singer Celia Cruz. From its rhythmic opening, the first-person narrative dances readers through Cruz’s youth in Havana. A singer from an early age, Cruz sang so continually that one of her teachers finally urged her to share her voice with the world. This book reveals how Cruz became the most famous Cuban singer of her time and later had great success around the world. After leaving Cuba, Cruz performed with great success in the United States, taking New York City and Miami by storm.
CELEBRATING CREATIVITY FASCINATING PEOPLE & PLACES
Imagination & Exploration
Going Places Written by Peter H. Reynolds and Paul A. Reynolds & illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds This year’s Going Places contest is here! It’s finally time to build a go-cart, race it—and win. Each kid grabs an identical kit and scrambles to build. Everyone but Maya. But who said it had to be a go-cart? And who said there’s only one way to cross the finish line? A modern tale of imagination, determination, and innovation, Going Places is a celebration of thinking outside the box.
ADVENTURE
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH
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