Bank Street ready-to-read. Level 2

When Nita and her mother use a bunch of cats to get rid of the mice in their house, it is only the beginning of a proliferation of animals.

In this modern version of the French folktale "Stone Soup," Rag-Tag Meg shows the neighborhood how to make a delicious pot of soup starting with only water and an old wooden button.

Presents, in brief text and illustrations, a variety of animals, birds, and insects notable for their unusual looks and behavior.

Retells the Old Testament story in which Sheba visits Solomon to test his wisdom and recounts the traditional explanation in which he passes her final test with the aid of a bee.

On a dark and windy night, the animals in the barn are frightened by strange noises above them and think there might be a ghost in the barn with them.

After a visit from a hungry demon, a boy learns courage from his older brother.

A family with a house on the river finds two beavers cutting down trees and building a lodge on their dock.

Examines how and why certain birds, insects, and mammals disappear by blending in with their backgrounds.

Allie finds a frog for show-and-tell, but it disappears before she can take it to school.