# 2nd grade Nonfiction books

**7** nonfiction books commonly assigned to 2nd grade students in US schools. Every title's grade range covers 2nd grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Sourced from Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and 50 state ELA curricula.

**Grade:** 2nd grade  ·  **Genre:** Nonfiction
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**Primary source — Common Core ELA exemplars:** https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/standards-instruction/appendix-b-text-exemplars-and-sample-performance-tasks.pdf

## 2nd grade Nonfiction reading list

- [A Friend for Lakota: The Incredible True Story of a Wolf Who Braved Bullying](https://readinglist.school/book/a-friend-for-lakota-the-incredible-true-story-of-a-wolf-who-braved-bullying) by Jim Dutcher _(Grades K–3 · pub 2015)_
- [Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library!](https://readinglist.school/book/dewey-theres-a-cat-in-the-library) by Vicki Myron _(Grades K–3 · pub 2010)_
- [Good Dog](https://readinglist.school/book/good-dog) by Maya Gottfried _(Grades K–3 · pub 2013)_
- [Honey, the Dog Who Saved Abe Lincoln](https://readinglist.school/book/honey-the-dog-who-saved-abe-lincoln) by Shari Swanson _(Grades K–2 · pub 2021)_
- [I'm Trying to Love Spiders](https://readinglist.school/book/im-trying-to-love-spiders) by Bethany Barton _(Grades K–2 · pub 2015)_
- [Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream](https://readinglist.school/book/salt-in-his-shoes-michael-jordan-in-pursuit-of-a-dream) by Deloris Jordan _(Grades K–3 · pub 2003)_
- [The Magic School Bus: At the Waterworks](https://readinglist.school/book/the-magic-school-bus-at-the-waterworks) by Joanna Cole _(Grades K–3 · pub 1986)_

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