# 2nd grade books about poetry

**3** books commonly assigned to 2nd grade students in US schools that explore poetry. 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  ·  **Theme:** poetry
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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 poetry reading list

- [Frankenstein Takes the Cake](https://readinglist.school/book/frankenstein-takes-the-cake) by Adam Rex _(Grades 2–8 · pub 2008)_
- [My Little Sister Ate One Hare](https://readinglist.school/book/my-little-sister-ate-one-hare) by Bill Grossman _(Grades K–3 · pub 1996)_
- [The Lady With the Alligator Purse](https://readinglist.school/book/the-lady-with-the-alligator-purse) by Nadine Bernard Westcott _(Grades K–3 · pub 1988)_

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