Junior Great Books® Series 2 student books are organized by theme, featuring nine stories by award-winning authors.
FICTION BOOK ONE
FRIENDSHIP
- The Happy Lion
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Louise Fatio
- Miss Maggie
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Cynthia Rylant
- Anancy and Dog and Puss and Friendship
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West Indian folktale as told by James Berry
RESPONSIBILITY
- Catalog Cats/Our Garden (from The Stories Julian Tells)
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Ann Cameron
- Carlos and the Cornfield
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Jan Romero Stevens
- The Wedding Basket
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West African folktale as told by Donna L. Washington
BRAVERY
- The Jade Stone
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Chinese folktale as told by Caryn Yacowitz
- The Girl and the Chenoo
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Native American folktale as told by Joseph Bruchac and Gayle Ross
- Jack and the Beanstalk
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English folktale as told by Joseph Jacobs
FICTION BOOK TWO
GENEROSITY
- Erandi’s Braids
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Antonio Hernández Madrigal
- The Invisible Hunters
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Nicaraguan folktale as told by Harriet Rohmer
- Fishing Day
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Andrea Davis Pinkney
COMMUNITY
- Perfect Crane
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Anne Laurin
- Hurricane Flowers
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Ethel Pochocki
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My Great-Grandmother’s Gourd
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Cristina Kessler
BEING YOURSELF
- The Wise Little Toad
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Rosario Ferré
- Doodle Flute
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Daniel Pinkwater
- The Velveteen Rabbit
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Margery Williams
JUNIOR GREAT BOOKS NONFICTION INQUIRY 2
UNITS
- Life Science: Bees and Pollination
- Why We Need Bees
- Physical Science: Properties of Rocks
- From Stone to Sculpture
- Economics: Economic Decision-Making
- Impulse Buying: How Stores Make Us Want More
- Life Science: Animals and Habitats
- Splash! Rustle! How Habitats Help Frogs Survive
- Social Studies: Individual Development and Community
- Connecting Young and Old
- Physical Science: Extreme Weather
- Storm Trackers Save Lives
- Social Studies: Folktales and Culture
- Harriet Rohmer: Sharing the World's Stories
- Social Studies: Social Responsibility
- Making Life Sweeter for Others
- Physical Science: Weather and Climate
- Figuring Out Drought
