Social Awareness Books for 2nd Grade

Second graders are ready to consider the perspective of people who are genuinely different from them — different families, different cultures, different abilities. These books expand their circle of empathy.

1,184 books

Cover of A Marathon of Her Own: The Diary of Sophia Krikonis, Melbourne, 1956
A Marathon of Her Own: The Diary of Sophia Krikonis, Melbourne, 1956
Irini Savvides
Ages 8–11
Cover of Other Words For Home
Other Words For Home
Jasmine Warga
Ages 8–12
Cover of Butterflies Belong Here
Butterflies Belong Here
Deborah Hopkinson
Ages 4–11
Cover of America Border Culture Dreamer: The Young Immigrant Experience from A to Z
America Border Culture Dreamer: The Young Immigrant Experience from A to Z
Wendy Ewald
Ages 4–11
Cover of Drita, My Homegirl
Drita, My Homegirl
Jenny Lombard
Ages 8–11
Cover of Oskar and the Eight Blessings
Oskar and the Eight Blessings
Tanya Simon, Richard Simon
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Day You Begin
The Day You Begin
Jacqueline Woodson
Ages 3–7
Cover of My America
My America
Karen Katz
Ages 3–7
Cover of Gibberish
Gibberish
Young Vo
Ages 4–11
Cover of Making It Home: Real-Life Stories from Children Forced to Flee
Making It Home: Real-Life Stories from Children Forced to Flee
Beverly Naidoo
Ages 4–11
Cover of Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States
Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States
Warren Binford, Michael Garcia Bochenek
Ages 4–11
Cover of An American Tail Little Lost Fievel
An American Tail #1
An American Tail Little Lost Fievel
Michael Teitelbaum, David Kirschner
Ages 4–11
Cover of It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
Firoozeh Dumas
Ages 8–12
Cover of Letters from Rifka
Letters from Rifka
Karen Hesse
Ages 8–12
Cover of Eleven Words for Love: A Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love
Eleven Words for Love: A Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Ages 4–11
Cover of Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
Of Beetles & Angels #1
Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard
Mawi Asgedom, Mawi
Ages 4–11
Cover of Dreams in the Golden Country The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903
Dreams in the Golden Country The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903
Kathryn Lasky
Ages 8–12
Cover of Dmitry A Young Soviet Immigrant
Dmitry A Young Soviet Immigrant
Joanne E. Bernstein
Ages 4–11
Cover of The Cats in the Doll Shop
The Doll Shop #1
The Cats in the Doll Shop
Yona Zeldis McDonough
Ages 7–10
Cover of The Bone Sparrow
The Bone Sparrow
Zana Fraillon
Ages 8–12
Cover of We Sang Across the Sea: The Empire Windrush and Me
We Sang Across the Sea: The Empire Windrush and Me
Benjamin Zephaniah
Ages 4–11
Cover of After the War
After the War
Carol Matas
Ages 8–12
Cover of This Is Me: A Story of Who We Are and Where We Came From
This Is Me: A Story of Who We Are and Where We Came From
Jamie Lee Curtis
Ages 4–11
Cover of Coolies
Coolies
Yin
Ages 4–11