2nd Grade

Two cousins separated by distance stay close through shared traditions, humor, and anticipation of reunion.

William Kamkwamba's childhood ingenuity turns scrap materials and observation into a windmill that helps his village.

A young immigrant girl in 1929 New York discovers a library branch that opens a wider world of language, books, and possibility.

As her great-aunt prepares to move from Miami, a girl helps carry family memory from Cuba into the next home.

A fruit bat raised among birds becomes a story about difference, adaptation, and finding your own kind without losing love.

The famous refrain still turns a simple train story into an enduring lesson in effort, hope, and persistence.

A berry-picking trip turns into a gentle comic mix-up between a little girl, a little bear, and their mothers.

Ruby's small worry grows bigger and bigger until she learns what happens when worries are named and shared.

This lively bilingual biography introduces Tito Puente through rhythm, performance, and the joy of making people dance.

Paula Young Shelton recalls what it was like to grow up inside the daily reality of the civil rights movement.