Little Turtle stays in his shell because he is very shy, and so he keeps bumping into things, but when he bumps into an elephant, an ostrich, a snake, and a warthog, he discovers that it can be fun to come out of his shell

Shy Little Turtle

Goldsmith, Howard

Children's Books

McGraw=Hill

Little Owl wants to stay up all day and play under the radiant sun. Despite Mother Owl's objections, he steals away once his parents are asleep. Little Owl makes some new friends, but he's getting sleepier and sleepier, and the daytime animals' beds are so uncomfortable! The farther he gets from home, the more he misses his parents, his nightime life, and his own soft nest in Owl Wood.

Sleepy Little Owl

Animals

A hungry little hare searching for food experiences the effects and usefulness of camouflage.

Hungry Little Hare

Perfect for the preschool child who is almost ready to read, Golden Tell-A-Tale Books do just what heir name says: they tell tales. Join Piggy in this one and see what happens when he meets the witch.

The pig and the witch (A Golden tell-a-tale book)

Western Pub., Co

After moving into their new house, the twins and their parents are awakened in the middle of the night by a strange tapping noise and are convinced that they have a ghost

The Twiddle Twins' Haunted House (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Turtleback

The Twiddle Twins' Music Box Mystery (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

After discovering the diary of a nineteenth-century suicide victim, two children are drawn into a struggle between the restless spirits inhabiting an old house by the sea.

The whispering sea

Bobbs-Merrill

Level 2: Reading Independently • More complex stories • Varied sentence structure • Paragraphs and short chapters One day while young Tom Edison hands out sandwiches on the Mt. Clemens railroad platform, he sees the station telegraph operator's son, Jimmy, playing on the track. When a boxcar comes rolling toward Jimmy at top speed, it's Tom to the rescue -- and the deed is rewarded with some telegraph lessons that will change Tom's life forever.

Thomas Edison to the Rescue!

Biographies

Simon Spotlight

Young Thomas Edison saves a child from being hit by a train and, as his reward, asks for training as a telegraph operator because that will help him prepare to become an inventor. Reader's Guide available. Simultaneous.

Aladdin Library

Level 2: Reading Independently • More complex stories • Varied sentence structure • Paragraphs and short chapters One day young Sam Clemens, later known as Mark Twain, plays a big prank in school. His mom punishes Sam by asking him to paint the long fence outside. It's a job that would take one boy hours to complete, but clever Sam figures out a way to get the job done without doing any work himself at all!

Mark Twain at Work!

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Shy Little Turtle

Sleepy Little Owl

Hungry Little Hare

The pig and the witch (A Golden tell-a-tale book)

The Twiddle Twins' Haunted House (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

The Twiddle Twins' Music Box Mystery (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

The whispering sea

Thomas Edison to the Rescue!

Thomas Edison to the Rescue!

Mark Twain at Work!