AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES at the SECOND GRADE reading level information

You can find Author Biog's at the 1st Grade level here.  The following are books at the 2nd Grade reading level.

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DR. SEUSS
(First Biographies)
by Cheryl Carlson

4.39 avg rating — 64 ratings

These little books from Capstone feature simple sentences, pictures and a timeline along the bottoms of the pages.  At the end of the book there's a summary of important events in the author's life.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 193
Page Count:  24
Accelerated Reader: 2.0 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 84750

LAURA INGALLS WILDER
(Rookie Biographies) 
by Wil Mara

3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings

This Rookie Reader biography features Laura Ingalls Wilder, the author of the "Little House" books.  It attempts to 'relate' to young readers by asking what they think a world with phones and television would be like, then talking about the world that Laura Ingalls were born into.

Word Count: 327
Page Count:  32
Accelerated Reading level: 2.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 86462
Lexile: 230L
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MAURICE SENDAK
(First Biographies)
by Eric Braun

These little books from Capstone feature simple sentences, pictures and a timeline along the bottoms of the pages.  At the end of the book there's a summary of important events in the author's life.

Word Count: 209
Page Count:  24
Accelerated Reading level: 2.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 84753

A. A. MILNE
(Heinemann Read and Learn: Author Biographies)
by Charlotte Guillain

Explores the life of A. A. Milne, his early years, what he did before he was a writer and how he began writing books.

Word Count: 394
Page Count:  24
Accelerated Reading level:  2.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 148030

HELEN KELLER: MIRACLE CHILD
(Beginning Biographies)
by Audrey Peck

This one I could only find with an expensive library binding.  Which is my way of saying that it's expensive, so you might want to check it out at the library.

And Helen is on this list not only because she was the first blind and deaf person to get a college degree, but because she went on to be an amazing author.

Word Count: 434
Page Count:  24
Accelerated Reading level: 2.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 153077

DR. SEUSS
(Heinemann Read and Learn: Author Biographies)
by Charlotte Guillain

3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings

Explores who Dr. Seuss was, what books he wrote, and why he is famous today.

Word Count: 386
Page Count:  24
Accelerated Reading level: 2.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 148032


MAURICE SENDAK
(Heinemann Read and Learn: Author Biographies)
by Charlotte Guillain

Explores the life of Maurice Sendak, where he grew up, what he wrote about, and how he got his start in writing.

Word Count: 423
Page Count:  24
Accelerated Reading level: 2.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 148033

BEATRICE POTTER
(Heinemann Read and Learn: Author Biographies)
by Charlotte Guillain

Word Count: 419
Page Count:  24
Accelerated Reading level: 2.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 148031


compiled by Pam
updated February 2014