Grade 2

On the tropical island of Guam, there's a serious problem. It's long and brown and is slithering everywhere--including inside people's houses! The brown tree snake first arrived in Guam in… More →

Nina had just missed her one chance to be on the hottest TV talent show around--Singing Superstar! But then fate intervened and provided another stage for her to show off her talent, a stage… More →

A giant oak tree grows in a park. It was once a little acorn. So how did it get so big? Beginning readers will discover how an acorn turns into an oak tree in clear, simple steps in this… More →

Sandy, crumbly, muddy, rocky, red, brown, gray--all these words can be used to describe soil. Some soil is soft and black and smells of wet leaves. By contrast, another kind is dry, orange,… More →

What water plant can clean up a polluted river by removing bacteria, chemicals, and even oil from the water? What water plant has such big leaves that a person can sit on it? What carnivorous More →

From ants, beetles, and worms, to moles, rabbits, and groundhogs, soil is home to many different animals. As they eat, produce bodily waste, and build their underground homes, all these… More →

How is a rain forest plant from Madagascar used to cure cancer? What part of a willow tree has been used as a painkiller for thousands of years? Which large plant has long, spiky leaves that… More →

Paired Nonfiction and Fiction! We've paired our Best-Selling Scary Places narrative nonfiction title, Tragic Theaters, with our NEW Cold Whispers fiction book, The Secret of the Tragic… More →

In this chilling new series, voices from the past relentlessly haunt children of the present. Sometimes the whispering voices, though scary, turn out to be benign, but sometimes… they prove… More →

Beautiful. Busy. Friendly. Welcome to the Philippines! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During… More →

Make learning science a slam-dunk with Bearport’s fun, visually dynamic titles on a range of topics key to early science literacy! Why Science Slam? Beyond just learning basic science… More →

Soil can be brown, black, crumbly, dry, wet--but so can dirt. So what's the difference? People often use the words "soil" and "dirt" to mean the same thing, but in science they are not the… More →