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Books in Ready-to-Read, Level 2 series

  • Mouse Loves Spring

    Lauren Thompson, Buket Erdogan

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, March 1, 2018)
    On a warm, windy day Mouse discovers splashing frogs and fluttering birds in this beautiful Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read book about spring! One bright, sunny day Mouse and Momma head outside to play. The wind blows in something feathery and plump--a bird; and something wiggly and pink--a worm; and something green, that hops and leaps--a frog. But before it's time to go back inside, Mouse finds something that's soft and new with petals...the prettiest flower he's ever seen! Could it mean spring is finally here? Young readers are sure to enjoy Lauren Thompson's simple, energetic text and Buket Erdogan's sweet, playful illustrations as they learn to recognize words and begin to read on their very own!
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  • Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess

    Dan Gutman

    Library Binding (Fitzgerald Books, Jan. 1, 2007)
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  • Pancakes, Pancakes!

    Eric Carle

    Library Binding (Turtleback, May 7, 2013)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A Ready-to-Read adaptation of a classic tale by the award-winning author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar follows the efforts of young Jack to make a delicious pancake for breakfast by collecting flour from the mill, an egg from the black hen and other necessary ingredients. Simultaneous.
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  • Jimmy on Ice

    Adam Beechen, Mark Marderosian

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, Jan. 1, 2003)
    When Jimmy's new invention, 900 SPF sunblock, turns the whole town of Retroville into a winter wonderland, he needs to get his creation under control before it creates a second ice age. Original.
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  • Happy and Honey

    Laura Godwin, Jane Chapman

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Pre-Level 1 Recognizing Words- Word repetition- Familiar words and phrases- Simple sentencesHappy is a big, friendly dog. Honey is a little, playful kitten. Happy wants to sleep, but Honey wants to play. Watch out, Happy, Honey won't take "no" for an answer!
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  • Babe Ruth and the Ice Cream Mess

    Dan Gutman, Elaine Garvin

    Library Binding (Aladdin Library, Feb. 24, 2004)
    Seven-year-old George "Babe" Ruth, who would grow up to become a baseball legend, steals a dollar from his father's saloon to buy ice cream for his friends. Simultaneous.
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  • Extreme Animals

    Sarah Creese

    Paperback (Thomas Nelson, Jan. 30, 2011)
    Lenticular reading books for children and parents to enjoy together.The Ready to Read series brings you exciting non-fiction titles for young readers that are designed to help develop confidence in young children learning to read. Each title contains: amazing facts; bright photographic images with simple annotations; a quiz; a picture dictionary; a key words section; and ideas for parents to encourage and improve their child’s reading. Lenticular covers bring each subject to life. Children will love watching the bright and colorful images move before their eyes!
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  • Up All Night: Fairly Oddparents

    Kim Ostrow

    Library Binding (Fitzgerald Books, Jan. 1, 2007)
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  • Jackie Robinson and the Big Game

    Dan Gutman, Elaine Garvin

    Library Binding (Aladdin Library, Jan. 3, 2006)
    Constantly losing every game he plays with his older brother, Mack, a young Jackie Robinson is ready to give up on sports altogether, but when he is invited by Mack to play a game of baseball, young Jackie finds his calling in life and grows to become a world famous and celebrated baseball legend. Simultaneous.
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  • Sharks

    Sarah Creese

    Paperback (Make Believe Ideas, Jan. 30, 2011)
    Lenticular reading books for children and parents to enjoy together.The Ready to Read series brings you exciting non-fiction titles for young readers that are designed to help develop confidence in young children learning to read. Each title contains: amazing facts; bright photographic images with simple annotations; a quiz; a picture dictionary; a key words section; and ideas for parents to encourage and improve their child’s reading. Lenticular covers bring each subject to life. Children will love watching the bright and colorful images move before their eyes!
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  • Clever Kate

    Elizabeth Shub, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Anita Lobel

    Library Binding (Atheneum, Nov. 1, 1973)
    A young bride's efforts to please her husband prove disastrous until she proves her cleverness by scaring off three thieves
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  • Good Times!

    Erica David, The Artifact Group

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, Sept. 8, 2009)
    The Year of the Sponge continues with this Ready-to-Read tie-in to the spectacular primetime movie event, The Great Escape! In Good Times!, SpongeBob remembers the best times he's had with all his friends in Bikini Bottom: his first Krabby Patty, decorating the Krusty Krab, when he married Sandy Cheeks. . . . All these memories make for an unforgettable Ready-to-Read story!
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