Inside 2014 Fundamentals: Student Book, Volume 2

For extensive skills practice and repetition

6 copies of I Am La Luna. A Yaqui/Mexican Tale. Tells of the wooing of the Moon by the Sun. El Sol wants to marry La Luna. Will the Moon say yes?

6 copies of The Secret Water. A Chinese Folk Tale. Shu Fa lives in a village with no water, they must go evey day to get water in their buckets. One day Shu Fa pulls a turnip and water comes out. But the water belongs to the mountain and he does ... more

6 copies of Can Turtle Fly? A Lakota Folk Tale. Turtle wants to fly south for the winter with the birds. They help him fly but he can't hold on, what does the turtle do now for winter?

6 copies of Leave, Bees! A Thai tale. During a fire, some bees fly into the elephants' noses and direct the elephants to safety. The bees decide not to leave, however, and as the elephants try to blow the bees out, their noses grow longer and longer.... more

6 copies of Mamo Is Trading Again. An Ethopian Tale. A little goat herder starts out his day with a special game board from his father. Somebody takes it from him, and he spends the rest of the day trading things until he gets a new game boa... more

6 copies of Who Needs Two Wings? A Cuban Tale. Half-Chick does not aid Water, Wind, and Fire on his way to see the king. In turn, they will not help Half-Chick when the king's chef tries to cook him.

6 copies of Plain, White Salt. An Austrian Tale. A king challenges his three daughters to bring him the most valuable thing, and becomes angry when the youngest brings him only salt. Later, he realizes his mistake when the banished daughter cook... more

6 copies of Anansi Gives Wisdom to the World. A Ghanaian Tale; The Sky God gives all the wisdom in the world to Anansi the spider. The greedy spider tries to hide it, but he drops it, and it scatters all over the world.

6 copies of Maria and the Baker’s Bread. A Peruvian Tale. A baker tries to charge Maria for the smell of his bread, but Maria refuses to pay and the baker takes her to court. The wise judge makes Maria clink some coins together, provid... more

6 copies of The Frog Who Stirred the Cream. A Russian tale: A frog falls into a pail of cream. Instead of giving up, she swims and swims until the cream is churned into butter, and the frog can hop right out of the pail.

6 copies of Juan Bobo Goes Up and Down the Hill. A Puerto Rican Folk Tale. Juan Bobo must get his grandma's big pot. How will he carry it home? "The Big Black Pot" - In grandmother's house, way up on the hill, in one of the cup... more

6 copies of The Brother Who Gave Rice. A Korean Tale. Two brothers split a rice harvest. Each brother is concerned that the other many not have enough and deposits a bag of rice each night in the other's house. Neither can understand why... more

6 copies of Mouse-Deer Must Be Quick! An Indonesian Tale. Mouse-Deer tricks Tiger three times by telling him that he is guarding something special for the king. Each time Tiger suffers for his gullibility.

6 copies of Bring Me Three Gifts! A Chinese folktale. Three women cannot return home unless they bring fire in paper, wind in paper and music from paper with them.

6 copies of Does a Candle Keep You Warm? A Turkish tale: Hodja brags that the cold doesn't bother him, so his friend Kemal challenges him to stay out all night without a fire. Hodja loses the bet, but uses the same logic to keep Kemal... more

6 copies of The Best Match. A Maya Tale. A mother and father mouse search for a powerful groom for their beautiful daugher. They ask the sun, cloud, wind, and wall before they realize a field mouse is the most powerful of all.

Elephants are social animals. In nature, they live happily in family groups. However, people sometimes use elephants for work or put them in zoos. What can people do to make these elephants healthy and happy? How can they stay that way?

Profiles Robinson and highlights the role he played in ending segregation in baseball

In the Arctic Ocean, a baby whale goes too close land. It cannot get back to the water. A group of whales are trapped by moving ice. They cannot get back to open water. Will the whales find safety before it is too late?

Cheju, South Korea, is known for its traditional women divers. They have long dived into the ocean to look for seafood. It's dangerous, but there were no other jobs available. Now, women in Cheju have more choices. What jobs can they do? What will happen to the C... more

Three folktales from different cultures explain how the sun, the moon, and the stars came to be in the sky.

Dog sledding is a popular sport in parts of the United States and Canada. It's a challenge for most competitors. However, one racer named Rachael Scdoris faces some special challenges. What challenges does Rachael face? How does she deal with them?

Most cities have local areas called "neighborhoods." The Mission District is one of San Francisco's oldest neighborhoods. Many people think it's very special because it's so multi-cultural. What makes the Mission District so multi-cultural? Why does that make it sp... more

Giving thanks for the crops is important in many cultures. Learn about how people celebrate harvest festivals all over the world.

Describes the tools scientists use to study space: telescopes, space stations and probes

Fundamentals Volume 2 Student eBook, 6-year license

Extensive and interactive practice opportunities to support literacy instruction. 5 tear-out/fold-up books included for reading practice

10 units, each with three parts: Language Development, Language and Literacy and Writing. Survival vocabulary with labeled visuals, audio support and a complete set of picture cards.

Single copy of the Student Book with a single copy of the Practice Book.