Grade 2

Pulleys are simple machines used to lift and move loads. Builders use pulley systems to lift tools or materials. Elevators use pulleys to move up and down. Kids will learn how pulleys make… More →

Football is a hard-hitting game. From games in the back yard to high school to the NFL, people love to play and watch football. Kids will learn the history, basic rules, and equipment of… More →

Ramps are simple machines used for work and play. Workers use them for easy loading and unloading. Skateboarders use them to do tricks. Readers will learn how ramps make work easier and how… More →

Scrapers are big earth movers. They have a part that chops up the ground so that the ground can be scraped up and transported. See the whole process unfold in the pages of this introduction… More →

Manta rays are large, graceful ocean animals. They glide through the water on slowly flapping fins. Find out what manta rays look like, how they eat, and how they are able to jump and breach… More →

Sponges can be almost any color and look like tubes, fans, vases, cups, or barrels. Most sponges stay in one place all their lives! Float along with a diversity of sponges and explore where… More →

Many shrimp can light up and squirt bright clouds from their bodies to scare away predators! Beginning readers will discover what shrimp look like and how they move and eat. More →

Fawns are born with reddish brown fur and white spots so that they are camouflaged and hard to see. Soon they will be bounding across fields behind their mothers. This book explains how fawns More →

Puffins are skilled swimmers that can dive 100 feet deep! Their ability to dive helps them hunt and devour fish. Young readers will learn about this seabird’s nesting patterns, hunting… More →

Have you ever wished you could peek into an eagle’s nest high in the treetops? Eaglets grow rapidly, and in three weeks, they are already one foot tall! This book teaches kids how eaglets are More →

These mighty machines move big piles of material from one place to another. Some wheel loaders have a huge claw called a grapple to grab things like logs. This book explains how a wheel… More →

Diggers come in all sizes and can dig very deep holes. The biggest digger weighs more than one million pounds! Find out how the different parts of this machine work together to dig into the ground. More →