From playground games to team sports, join in the fun with kids from around the world in this nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read series with relatable and fun facts, playful illustrations, and interactive backmatter.It’s playtime! Did you know that basketball was invented in the United States? Or that chess originated from India? Or that hopscotch is played all over the world? Whether you’re on the field or on the playground, sports and games bring everyone together....

Annie goes on a play date and builds a fairy house in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read story from the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award–winning creators of Henry and Mudge.Annie is thrilled when Sarah invites her over to play. Sarah’s house is full of frilly things and frilly things are Annie’s favorite things. Annie and Sarah explore the garden and, using their imaginations, construct a magical house perfect for fairies and fun-loving little girls.

Join the party and celebrate special occasions in this book in the nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read Kids Around the World series with relatable and fun facts, playful illustrations, and interactive backmatter.Every day is a special day! Around the world, people gather to celebrate important holidays and events. From weeklong festivals to exciting days once a year, these moments bring everyone together.

Lily and her family construct a weatherproof little library in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read by Al Roker based on his animated TV show, Weather Hunters, on PBS KIDS!Whatever the weather, we’re in it together!™ Lily gets help from her family to create a little library to place in their front yard so they can share their favorite books with their neighbors. But when rain starts to fall, the Hunters have to move their books inside to keep them from getting wet!

Take a look inside the human body in this super fun and super gross fourth book in the nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read series about all the grossest things!How are scabs formed? Why do mites live on your eyelashes? How much urine can a human bladder hold? Learn the answers to these questions and even more super gross human body facts with Dr. Ick and Sam the Dog…if you dare!

When mom and dad bring home a new puppy, everyone is so excited! All the kids love Ruby. But who gets to walk Ruby? Who gets to play with Ruby? Who gets to brush Ruby? In this sweet story, the Dungy children learn to stop saying, “Ruby is my dog,” and say instead, “Ruby is our dog!” A charming book which teaches the importance of sharing in a sweet and humorous way.

Fly into the astonishing life of bugs in this super fun and super gross book in a new nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read series about all the grossest things!Did you know there are more than one BILLION insects for every human on Earth? Or that mango flies can bite someone and give them a disease called eye worms? Mango fly larva will grow and live inside the person’s eyeballs! Learn more super gross insect facts with Dr. Ick and Sam the Dog if you dare!

The baker mice cater a porcupine wedding in the fourth book in the Mouse and Spoon Level 2 Ready-to-Read series from Newbery Medal winner and author of the Henry and Mudge series, Cynthia Rylant!Ginger, Piper, and Tom of the Mouse and Spoon Bakery have a very important job: making lots of super sticky buns for a porcupine wedding!

Now an animated series on Disney Junior!The Chicken Squad is back for their eighth (mis)adventure, and this time the fowl siblings adopt unique pets in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read from the bestselling author of Click, Clack, Moo.Sugar sees all her siblings have different pets in the backyard. At first, she thinks some of them are silly (how can wildflowers be a pet?). But she wants to join in the fun and find a backyard pet, too!

From critically acclaimed and prolific author Jane Yolen comes a delightfully funny Level 2 Ready-to-Read story that puts a twist on a classic a knock-knock joke!Knock, knock...Who’s there?It’s Interrupting Cow.Interrupting Cow wh—!Well, you know how the joke goes…or do you? Read this side-splitting book to discover the true, surprisingly heartwarming story of the one and only Interrupting Cow!

The baker mice have lots of hungry rabbits to feed in the third book in the Mouse and Spoon Level 2 Ready-to-Read series from Newbery Medal winner and author of the Henry and Mudge series, Cynthia Rylant!A rabbit is having a tea party and needs lots of treats! Will Ginger, Piper, and Tom at the Mouse and Spoon Bakery be able to bake enough carrot cakes in time?

**A School Library Journal Best Book of the YearThe baker mice soothe owlets to sleep in the “baked to perfection” (School Library Journal, starred review) second book in the Mouse and Spoon Level 2 Ready-to-Read series from Newbery Medal winner and author of the Henry and Mudge series, Cynthia Rylant!**Mom and Dad Owl are exhausted—their three little owlets refuse to go to sleep. They need pillow tarts for their babies, and quickly! Will Ginger, Tom, and ...