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Books in Penguin Young Readers, Level 2 series

  • The Clubhouse

    Anastasia Suen, Allan Eitzen

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, June 23, 2003)
    When Peter, Archie, and Louie see the pile of wood, they think it's just a big mess. After all, it's just a pile of old junk sitting by a fence. But when Amy and Lily look at it, they see a clubhouse that's waiting to be built. Louie's father says that one man's trash is another man's treasure. Is he right?
    K
  • Far Out!: Animals That Do Amazing Things

    Ginjer L. Clarke, Pete Mueller

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, July 9, 2009)
    Did you know that the European eel can migrate far distances simply from memory? Did you know that chimpanzees can learn sign language? Far Out! is packed with interesting facts about animals that can do amazing and humanlike things, such as the dolphin, silverback gorilla, Egyptian vulture, and monarch butterfly.
    K
  • Miss Bindergarten and the Very Wet Day

    Joseph Slate, Ashley Wolff

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Oct. 20, 2015)
    Today is a very wet day. Miss Bindergarten's class stays inside while the rain falls hard outside. Finally, the rain stops and the class goes outside to play. It's not long before Matty and Patty slip and fall in a puddle! Miss B. and Coco are there to help, and when the girls get up, a huge rainbow has formed in the sky!
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  • Fox Be Nimble

    James Marshall

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Jan. 1, 1994)
    Level 3. Over the course of three episodes, Fox babysits rowdy children and ends up on TV, makes a big fuss over a small injury but learns to be brave, and finds a place where he can really show off - in a parade! There are colorful watercolor illustrations throughout.
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  • Busy Bugs: A Book About Patterns

    Jayne Harvey, Bernard Adnet

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, July 28, 2003)
    The silly bugs are having a party. There is so much to do!The ants spend many busy hoursmaking patterns with the flowers.They place the flowers two by two.First red, then blue. Then red, then blue.The simple rhyming text and the quirky and cute bug characters make learning about patterns easy and fun!
    K
  • Monkey See, Monkey Do

    Dana Regan

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Oct. 2, 2000)
    Children will laugh out loud as they watch the young simian stars of this book swing through one very busy day. From cheering one another on at baseball games, to dancing the conga at a lively party, these monkeys know how to have a great time-all in rhyme!
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  • Fox All Week

    Edward Marshall, James Marshall

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Fox is all ready for another exciting week. Will he get to go on a field trip, play games, and read books? Or will he have to eat tuna and wear a tie? The inimitable Fox has a different adventure for every day of the week in this Easy-to-Read paperback picture book.
    J
  • Pal and Sal

    R. A. Herman

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, April 13, 1998)
    Every day, Billy rides Pal to school. Then Pal waits alone, while Billy plays with his school friends. If only Pal had a friend, too?.Our favorite pony rides again in this easy-to-read sequel to Pal the Pony.R. A. Herman lives in New York City.Betina Ogden lives in Australia.
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  • Three up a Tree

    James Marshall

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Oct. 1, 1994)
    Lolly is much too busy sunning herself to help Sam and Spider build a tree house. So when they are finished, they don't want to let her play in it. But Lolly says she knows a good story to tell, and soon the three friends are gathered in the tree house. Who will tell the best story?
    J
  • My Tooth Is Loose!

    Martin Silverman, Amy Aitken

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, May 1, 1994)
    Level Two Georgie has a loose tooth, but he's not sure how to pull it out. His friends offer advice - like tying a string to it - but Georgie doesn't like their ideas. In the end, his tooth falls out on its own.
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  • The Very Busy Spider

    Eric Carle

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Feb. 20, 2014)
    A spider, blown by the wind to a fence post near a farm yard, begins to build her web and cannot be distracted from the task at hand--not by the horse, cow, sheep, goat, or dog. But when the rooster asks if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the busy spider is able to catch it in her web immediately!"A beautifully executed work for the very young that satisfies the needs of both visually handicapped and sighted children without losing its artistic integrity." The Horn Book, starred review."Both sighted and blind children will follow the action with ease . . . Visually and verbally, this is a winner." Booklist, starred review.
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  • I Am Rosa Parks

    Rosa Parks, Jim Haskins, Wil Clay

    Paperback (Penguin Young Readers, Dec. 1, 1999)
    When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man on December 1, 1955, she made history. Her brave act sparked the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott and brought the civil rights movement to national attention. In simple, lively language, Rosa Parks describes her life from childhood to the present and recounts the events that shook the nation. Her story is powerful, inspiring and unforgettable.An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
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