Grade 2
Why Does It Rain?
From the Series On My Own Science
Where does rain come from? What are clouds made of? Follow water as it makes its way through the entire water cycle. Then go back in time to the very first rainfall millions of years ago.… Read More →
Why Doesn't Everyone Eat Meat?: Vegetarianism and Special Diets
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Healthy Eating
Do you know why people choose the diets they do? Or how people on special diets can get all the nutrients they need? This book provides an engaging and balanced overview of the different ways Read More →
Why Do Moving Objects Slow Down?: A Look at Friction
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Exploring Physical Science
A baseball player slides on the ground to tag a base. A toy car's wheels rub against the floor and slow the toy car down. Friction is at work all around you. But what exactly is friction? And Read More →
Why Do Puddles Disappear?: Noticing Forms of Water
From the Series Cloverleaf Books ™ — Nature's Patterns
Do you know what happens to water when it evaporates? Or how cold the air needs to be for water to freeze? Join Ms. Ling's class as they become science detectives and solve some of nature's… Read More →
Why Is It Rusty?: Oxidation
From the Series Science Storybooks
Yun wants to cut some paper, but her scissors won't cut. The metal blades of scissors are rusty. What made the scissors rusty? Let's find out why some metals rust and learn how to stop rust. Read More →
Why Is the Statue of Liberty Green?
From the Series Cloverleaf Books ™ — Our American Symbols
Do you know that the Statue of Liberty hasn't always looked green? Or that the first torch had to be replaced? Lady Liberty has been an important US symbol for more than one hundred years.… Read More →
Why I Was Late for School Again
Danny is always late for school. If he's not stopped by pirates, then zombies chase him. He escapes from trolls only to be cornered by gruff billy goats. Good thing Danny has a quick… Read More →
Why the Crab Has No Head
Nzambi Mpungu, creator of the earth and sky, has spent a long hard day making the Elephant. By nightfall, Nzambi still hasn't finished her next creation, the Crab, and she tells the little… Read More →
Wiggling Earthworms
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Backyard Critters
Examine the interesting characteristics of worms, including their body parts and structure, their habitat and how it supports them, and how they get their food. Captions are paired with… Read More →
Wilcox & Griswold Mysteries — Hardcover Set
From the Series Wilcox & Griswold Mysteries
Wilcox and Griswold are Missing Food Investigators, tracking down stolen food on the farm. Using clever word play and simple logic, these early readers offer fun mysteries to solve. Read More →
Wild and Wacky Animals: An Alien's Guide
From the Series Early Bird Nonfiction Readers — Silver (Early Bird Stories ™)
Go on a tour of the world’s wackiest creatures, from axolotls to stick insects, and learn how their strange adaptations help them survive. Read More →
Wild Animals!: Book 5
From the Series Tao, the Little Samurai
The student has become the teacher. Tao is showing his little brother how to take care of bullies. He's also teaching his cat some ninja attacks! Meanwhile, a new kid has arrived at Master… Read More →
Wildfire Rescue
From the Series Eco Rangers
Meet Ebony and Jay, two best friends and Eco Rangers who love nothing more than rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife. After a devastating wildfire in the bushland, Ebony and Jay, are doing… Read More →
Wildfires
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
Learn all about wildfires—how they happen, why they're important, and when they're dangerous—in this fascinating reader. It's sure to ignite your interest, with color photographs, interesting Read More →
Wildlife Watchers — eBook Set
From the Series Wildlife Watchers
Beautiful, nonfiction books that have been carefully crafted to help children practice their reading skills. Each book combines repetitive text with high-frequency and familiar sight words.… Read More →
Wildlife Watchers — Hardcover Set
From the Series Wildlife Watchers
Beautiful, nonfiction books that have been carefully crafted to help children practice their reading skills. Each book combines repetitive text with high-frequency and familiar sight words.… Read More →
Wildlife Watchers — Paperback Set
From the Series Wildlife Watchers
Beautiful, nonfiction books that have been carefully crafted to help children practice their reading skills. Each book combines repetitive text with high-frequency and familiar sight words.… Read More →
Wild Style: Amazing Animal Adornments
Check out these cool critters and learn how their wacky adornments help them survive! What do a crab waving pom-poms, a bug with a backpack of dead ants, and a mud-spattered vulture have in Read More →
Will and Orv
From the Series On My Own History
Johnny Moore watched as the amazing airplane moved along the track. He wondered if the Flyer would make it off the ground and if the pilot would be able to stay in control. then suddenly it… Read More →
Will and Squill
A sweetly told tale about the friendship between a boy named Will and a squirrel named Squill. They do just about everything together until Will's parents surprise him with a kitten, and she… Read More →
William's 100th Day of School
From the Series Cloverleaf Books ™ — Off to School
The 100th day of school is here! William's class celebrates this fun day with an exciting show-and-tell time, by learning to count to 100 in new ways, and even with a parade. Find out what… Read More →
Willie McLean and the Civil War Surrender
From the Series On My Own History
Eleven-year-old Willie McLean knows that General Lee will defeat the Yankees and win the Civil War, he just knows it. When a battle moves to the fields near his home in Appomattox, Virginia, Read More →
Will It Rain or Snow?: Weather
From the Series Science Storybooks
This book shows how animals react to weather changes and reveals what we can predict from their behavior. Read More →
Will Rogers
From the Series On My Own Biography
Will Rogers was one of the best-loved Americans of his day. Whether he was standing on a New York City stage doing rope tricks or writing books and newspaper articles, he always made people… Read More →