Introduce students to appropriately complex texts that are aligned to the Common Core State Standards with this 10-book Grade 2 collection. Readers will gain adequate exposure to both fiction and nonfiction texts and will enjoy doing so with books that feature vibrant images, supportive diagrams, engaging sidebars, and easy-to-read text. Titles in this collection include: Coming to America; You Can Count on Me!; Why Anansi Has Eight Thin Legs: A Tale from West Africa; Gases; Harriet Tubman; The Solar System; How Amusement Parks Work; Step into the Forest; Tornadoes and Hurricanes!; Count Me In! What's for Lunch?.