Informational RI.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text. Talk, Talk, Squawk!
Davies, Nicola
1220
Dolphin Talk
Pfeffer, Wendy
970
Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?
Rockwell, Anne
NA
Gravity is a Mystery
Branley, Franklyn
NA
Imaginative Inventions
Harper, Cherise Mericle
800
Blast Off to Earth! A Look at Geography
Leedy, Loreen
370
RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of a multiparagraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text. Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?
Rockwell, Anne
NA
Dolphin Talk
Pfeffer, Wendy
970
Polar Bears: in Danger
Edwards, Roberta
810
Ant Cities
Dorros, Arthur
600
Bats
Gibbons, Gail
750
RI.2.3 Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text. The Pilgrims’ First Thanksgiving
McGovern
460
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle
Inches
NA
Ant Cities
Dorros, Arthur
600
Imaginative Inventions
Harper
800
Polar Bear, Why is Your World Melting?
Wells, Robert E.
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RI.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area. Down, Down, Down
Jenkins, Steve
NA
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
Cole, Joanna
490
Owls
Gibbons, Gail
760
From Seed to Plant
Gibbons, Gail
660
Caves and Caverns
Gibbons, Gail
760
RI.2.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently. Spyology
Blake, Spencer
NA
Talk, Talk, Squawk!
Davies, Nicola
1220
Birds and Their Nests
Tagliaferro, Linda
440
Killer Nature: Savage Sharks
Huggins-Cooper
NA
DK Eyewitness Book Series
varies
DK Super guides Series
varies
RI.2.6 Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. From Seed to Plant
Gibbons, Gail
660
Caves and Caverns
Gibbons, Gail
760
Apples
Gibbons, Gail
650
The Moon Book
Gibbons, Gail
740
Owen & Mzee
Hatkoff, Craig
980
The Beetle Book
Jenkins, Steve
980
Boy, Were We Wrong About the Dinosaurs
Kudlinkski, Kathleen
900
Uneversaurus
Potts, Aidan
NA
The Adventures of a Plastic Bottle
Inches, Alison
NA
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RI.2.7 Explain how specific images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text. Apples
Gibbons, Gail
650
Uneversaurus
Potts, Aidan
NA
Down, Down, Down
Jenkins, Steve
NA
Gravity is a Mystery
Branley, Franklyn
NA
Yucky Worms
French, Vivian
620
My Soccer Book
Gibbons, Gail
400
Biggest, Strongest, Fastest
Jenkins, Steve
840
Spyology
Blake, Spencer
NA
From Seed to Plant
Gibbons, Gail
660
Blast Off to Earth!
Leedy, Loreen
370
Caves and Caverns
Gibbons, Gail
760
RI.2.8 Describe how reasons support specific points the author makes in a text. Why Are The Ice Caps Melting?
Rockwell, Anne
NA
Polar Bears in Danger
Edwards, Roberta
810
The Three R’s: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle
Roca, Nuria
NA
Our Earth: Saving Water
Hock, Peggy
NA
Elephants Can Paint Too!
Arnold, Katya
660
A Place for Bats
Stewart, Melissa
NA
RI.2.9 Compare and contrast the most important points presented by two texts on the same topic. Polar Bears in Danger Polar Bear, Why is Your World Melting
Edwards, Roberta Wells, Robert E.
NA NA
Ant Cities Armies of Ants
Dorros, Arthur Retan, Walter
600 630
The Pilgrims’ First Thanksgiving The Pilgrims and the First Thanksgiving
Englar, Mary McDonnell, Peter
460 460
Gravity is a Mystery How Do We Stay on Earth?
Branley, Franklyn Hansen, Amy
NA 530
The Three R’s: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle Jenna and the Three R’s
Roca, Nuria Blackaby, Susan
NA 470
A Place for Bats Bats
Stewart, Melissa Gibbons, Gail
NA 750
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