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Books in Bank Street Ready-To-Read Books Level 2 series

  • UPS AND DOWNS WITH LION & LAMB

    Barbara Brenner

    Paperback (Bantam Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1991)
    Lion and Lamb start their own club, go on a picnic, and are saddened that Lion may have to move
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  • GOOD NEWS

    Barbara Brenner

    Paperback (Bantam Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1991)
    The good news that Canada Goose has laid four eggs grows to monstrous proportions as it makes its way from animal to animal
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  • HEDGEHOG BAKES A CAKE

    Maryann McDonald

    Hardcover (Bantam Books for Young Readers, Aug. 1, 1990)
    As Hedgehog starts to make a cake, his friends stop by, one by one, and each has advice for the project.
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  • LO-JACK AND THE PIRATES

    William H. Hooks

    Paperback (Bantam Books for Young Readers, May 1, 1991)
    When Lo-Jack is kidnapped by pirates and put to work as a cabin boy, his comic misunderstandings of the captain's orders have hilarious results! Laugh along as Jack outsmarts Captain Grim and his greedy crew.
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  • The Flower of Sheba

    Doris Orgel

    Hardcover (Bantam Books for Young Readers, Jan. 1, 1994)
    Provides a dramatic retelling of the Old Testament tale of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba in an easy-to-read, read-together version.
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  • COULD IT BE?

    Joanne Oppenheim

    Paperback (Bantam Books for Young Readers, Aug. 1, 1990)
    Introduces young readers to the many sounds of the spring--including croaking frogs, cracking ice, and chirping crickets--and to the one sound that will wake the bear up from hibernation
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  • Sing, Little Sack!

    Nina Jaffe

    Paperback (Bantam Books for Young Readers, June 1, 1993)
    A wicked little man kidnaps young Marisol and makes her sing from inside his saquito. This tricks his audience into thinking the bag itself sings. But when Marisol's mother hears the familiar song, she knows at last where her little ni±a has gone. This authentic Puerto Rican folktale is a thrilling adventure for the early independent reader.
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  • Moon Boy

    Barbara Brenner

    Paperback (Bank Street, March 1, 1990)
    A moonbeam comes to life one night and visits a young boy
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  • The Fairly OddParents! Lemonade with a Twist

    Steven Banks, Victoria Miller

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, Jan. 6, 2004)
    Timmy opens a lemonade stand so he can earn money to buy tickets to Crash Nebula on Ice. But Timmy's flavorful lemonade has a special ingredient -- a magical dunk from Cosmo's sweaty socks! Anyone who drinks the lemonade gets his or her wish granted! Timmy opens a lemonade stand so he can earn money to buy tickets to Crash Nebula on Ice. But Timmy's flavorful lemonade has a special ingredient -- a magical dunk from Cosmo's sweaty socks! Anyone who drinks the lemonade gets his or her wish granted!
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  • YOO HOO, MOON!

    Mary Blocksma

    Hardcover (Bantam Books for Young Readers, Jan. 1, 1992)
    Unable to get to sleep without the moon shining above him, Bear, along with his animal friends, coaxes the moon out by singing a special moon tune.
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  • MY WORST DAYS DIARY

    Ellen Schecter

    Paperback (Bank Street, Aug. 1, 1995)
    From America's Most Trusted Name In Early Childhood EducationEvery book in the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series is targeted at the individual abilities of children ages three to eight as they develop reading skills.Level 3 (Grades 2-3) books are designed for children able to read on their own. They also can be enjoyed as read-alouds.My Worst Days DiaryEver have one of those days? Mighty Mo has -- many of them. It's all here in her "Top Secret" diary. Read these hilarious accounts as she discovers even her worst days can lead to the best.
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  • A Dozen Dizzy Dogs

    William H. Hooks, Gary Baseman

    Paperback (Bank Street Ready-to-Read, Aug. 1, 1990)
    Dogs with checks, dogs with stripes, dogs with spots, dogs with funny hats in the funniest, craziest counting game ever.
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