Playing Preschool Year 2 Book List

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The following is a list of all the books suggested in Playing Preschool Year 2.

Please remember these books are only a suggestion. In most cases, you can substitute with any book that you can find in the same theme or topic.

The goal is NOT for you to need to buy new books for each unit. Goodness no!

Check out books from the library, look on line, borrow from neighbors, ask friends on Facebook – see what your community has to offer.

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Unit 1: All About Me

1. I Like Myself by Karen Beaumont
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2. Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
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3. I’m Like You, You’re Like Me by Cindy Gainer
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4. Big Feelings by Alexandra Penfold
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5. I am Human by Susan Verde
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6. Why Do We Cry? by Fran Pintadera
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Unit 2: Animals

1.Little Kids First Big Book of Animals by Catherine D. Hughes
(National Geographic Kids)
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2. Daytime Nighttime, All Through the Year by Diane Lang
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3. Birds by Kevin Henkes
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4. The Umbrella by Jan Brett
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5. Over in the Ocean: In a Coral Reef by Marianne Berkes
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6. Over in the Arctic: Where the Cold Wind Blows by Marianne Berkes
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Unit 3: Alphabet

1. Q is for Duck by Mary Elting
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2. Oops Pounce Quick Run by Mike Twohy
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3. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
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4. Alphabet Adventure by Audrey Wood
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5. Z is for Moose by Kelly Bingham
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6. AlphaOops!: The Day Z Went First by Alethea Kontis
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Unit 4: Blocks

1. When I Build With Blocks by Niki Alling
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2. Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson
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3. Be a Maker by Katey Howes
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4. Dreaming Up by Christy Hale
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5. Rex Wrecks It by Ben Clanton
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6. Blocks by Irene Dickson
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Unit 5: Environment

1. The Earth Book by Todd Parr
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2. 10 Things I Can Do to Help My World by Melanie Walsh
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3. We Planted a Tree by Diane Muldrow
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4. Why Should I Recycle? by Jen Green
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5. We are Extremely Very Good Recyclers by Lauren Child
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6. Don’t Throw That Away by Lara Bergen
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Unit 6: Numbers

1. I Know Numbers by Taro Gomi
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2. Deep Deep Puddle by Mary Jessie Parker
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3. 123 Peas by Keith Baker
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4. Anno’s Counting Book by Mitsumasa Anno
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5. Quack and Count by Keith Baker
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6. The Icky Bug Counting Book by Jerry Pallotta
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Unit 7: Systems

1. Simple Machines by D. J. Ward
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2. Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry
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3. Simple Machines by David A. Adler
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4. How Do You Lift a Lion? by Robert E Wells
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5. Simple Machines by Allan Fowler
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6. Pull, Lift, and Lower by Michael Dahl
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Unit 8: Shapes

1. The Shape of Things by Dayle Ann Dodds
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2. Mouse Shape by Ellen Stoll Walsh
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3. Shapes Shapes Shapes by Tana Hoban
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4. Round is a Mooncake by Roseanne Thong
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5. When a Line Bends a Shape Begins by Rhonda Gowler Greene
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6. City Shapes by Diana Murray
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Unit 9: Solids and Liquids

1. What is the World Made of? by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
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2. Solids, Liquids, and Gases by Ginger Garrett
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3. Water by David Palatnik
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4. Many Kinds of Matter: A Look at Solids, Liquids, and Gases by Jennifer Boothroyd
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5. Change It!: Solids, Liquids, Gases and You by Adrienne Mason
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6. What is a Liquid? by Jennifer Boothroyd
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Unit 10: Maps & Directions

1. Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
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2. Mapping Sam by Joyce Hesselberth
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3. My Map Book by Sara Fanelli
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4. Map My Room by Jennifer Boothryd
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5. Mapping Penny’s World by Loreen Leedy
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6. Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins
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Unit 11: Balls

1. The Ball Book by Joshua David Stein
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2. Duck and Goose by Tad Hills
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3. A Ball for Daisy by Chris Raschka
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4. The Field by Baptiste Paul
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5. Ball by Mary Sullivan
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6. A Big Guy Took My Ball by Mo Willems
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Unit 12: Size

1. Measurement by Penny Dowdy
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2. Actual Size by Steve Jenkins
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3. Is a Blue Whale the Biggest Thing There Is? by Robert E. Wells
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4. The Best Bug Parade by Stuart J. Murphy
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5. Who Sank the Boat? by Pamela Allen
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6. Just a Little Bit by Ann Tompert
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Unit 13: Patterns

1.  A-B-A-B-A A Book of Pattern Play by Brian P. Cleary
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2. Patterns by Henry Pluckrose
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3. Teddy Bear Patterns by Barbara Barbieri McGrath
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4. My First Book of Patterns by Bobby and June George
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5. Pitter Pattern by Joyce Hesselberth
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6. Bees, Snails, & Peacock Tails: Patterns & Shapes . . . Naturally by Betsy Franco
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Unit 14: Magnets

1. A Look at Magnets by Barbara Alpert
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2. Magnets: Pulling Together, Pushing Away by Natalie M. Rosinsky
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3. Magnet Push and Magnets Pull by David A. Adler
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4. What Makes a Magnet? by Dr. Franklyn M. Branley
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5. What Can Magnets Do by Allan Fowler
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Unit 15: Texture

1. Sort it by Texture by Nicholas O’Hara
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2. Spiky, Slimy, Smooth by Jane Brocket
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3. I Feel a Foot! by Maranke Rinck
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4. Textures by Katie Wilson
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5. See, Touch, Feel: A First Sensory Book by Roger Priddy
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6. What is Touch? by Jennifer Boothroyd
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Unit 16: Science Experiments

1. What is Science? by Rebecca Kai Dotlich
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2. What is a Scientist? by Barbara Lehn
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3. I Use Science Tools by Kelli Hicks
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4. What Sinks? What Floats? by Rozanne Williams
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5. Scientist, Scientist, Who do You See? by Chris Ferrie
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6. 11 Experiments that Failed by Jenny Offill
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Unit 17: Health

1. Me and My Amazing Body by Joan Sweeney
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2. Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, Yawn by Melvin Berger
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3. X-Ray Me!: Look Inside Your Body by Felicitas Horstschafer
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 4. Germs Are Not For Sharing by Elizabeth Verdick
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5. The Busy Body Book by Lizzy Rockwell
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6. The Tooth Book: A Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums by Edward Miller
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Unit 18: Rhyming Words

1. A Frog in the Bog by Karma Wilson
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2. Rhyming Dust Bunnies by Jan Thomas
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3. The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
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4. Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy E. Shaw
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5. Dog on a Frog? by Kes & Claire Gray
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6. Nothing Rhymes with Orange by Adam Rex
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Unit 19: Rocks

1. Rocks: Hard, Soft, Smooth, Rough by Natalie M. Rosinsky
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2. If You Find A Rock by Peggy Christian
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3. Scribble Stones by Diane Alber
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4. A Rock Can Be by Laura Purdie Salas
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5. Let’s Go Rock Collecting by Roma Gans
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6. A Rock is Lively by Dianna Hutts Aston
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