READING FOCUS: Second graders will read exciting books this month. Families may want to encourage children to think about how authors help readers understand the order in which events happen and how one event may relate to another event in a text. GRADE 2
Creativity & Curiosity
Súper Chico Conejo, ¡Súper Cargado! (Super Rabbit Boy Powers Up!) Written & illustrated by Thomas Flintham King Viking has had enough of losing to Super Rabbit Boy, so he sets out to find the Super Power Up to make a powerful robot that even Super Rabbit Boy can’t defeat! Super Rabbit Boy must stop King Viking, but the quest is very dangerous. To save Animal Town, Super Rabbit Boy will have to be braver than ever. With its signature 8-bit art style, this fun and engaging story will entice even the most reluctant reader.
ADVENTURE HUMOR
Imagination & Exploration
Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz/ My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz Written by Monica Brown & illustrated by Rafael López This picture-book biography of the Cuban-born salsa singer Celia Cruz dances readers through Cruz’s youth in Cuba to her successful performances in the United States. 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 energetic book reveals how Cruz became the most famous Cuban singer of her time and later had great success around the world. Its rhythmic opening text and the first- person narrative invite readers to feel immersed in Celia Cruz’s story.
CELEBRATING CREATIVITY FASCINATING PEOPLE & PLACES
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