Seasons of the Church is an expository nonfiction text that explains the Catholic Church’s calendar with the special times and seasons that are celebrated during the church year. Content is familiar for students. An activity at the end of the book invites students to think beyond the text.

Seasons of the Church has illustrations of the important content, including photos, cycles, and calendars. Punctuation includes periods, commas, question marks, and quotation marks. Fact boxes provide students with additional learning opportunities. A table of contents and a glossary support the reader.

The book contains many multi-syllable words with some vocabulary of mature language users. Verbs with inflectional endings, a range of plurals, possessives, and sentences with variation in placement of subject, verb, adjectives, and adverbs are used in the text. Simple connectives are included and some sentences have conjunctions. Glossary words are bold faced throughout the text.

This title is part of Our Catholic Community, a series that provides opportunities for students to read, write, talk about, and reflect on their faith.

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Invoice Title: CLB GRADE 2 SEASONS OF THE CHURCH

ISBN-10: 0137032242

ISBN-13: 9780137032242

Jasmine and the Computer is a realistic fiction story about a girl who uses the family computer without asking for permission, and once she regrets her decision, she asks for forgiveness. Dialogue is assigned to the characters. Content is familiar for students. An activity at the end of the book invites students to think beyond the text.

Jasmine and the Computer has illustrations that enhance enjoyment but are not necessary for understanding. Punctuation includes periods, commas, question marks, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. Ellipses are used to indicate an unfinished thought and capitals are used to place stress on a word.

The book contains many multi-syllable words with some vocabulary of mature language users. Verbs with inflectional endings, a range of plurals, possessives, and sentences with variation in placement of subject, verb, adjectives, and adverbs are used in the text. Contractions are throughout the text along with similes and base words with affixes. Compound words, subordinate clauses, and simple connectives are included and some sentences have conjunctions.

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Invoice Title: CLBGRADE 2 JASMINE AND THE COMPUTER

ISBN-10: 0137032226

ISBN-13: 9780137032228

Marco the Superstar is a realistic fiction story that students can relate to with siblings. The story is about a boy who has to miss soccer and help the babysitter take care of his baby brother. He quickly realizes that he knows more about taking care of him than he thought. Clear, simple ideas are close to children’s experiences. An activity at the end of the book invites students to think beyond the text.

Illustrations enhance the enjoyment of the book, but are not necessary for understanding. Punctuation includes periods, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks.

The book contains many multi-syllable words with some vocabulary of mature language users. Verbs with inflectional ending of –ed and –ing, a range of plurals, possessives, and sentences with variation in placement of subject, verb, adjectives, and adverbs are used in the text. Comparative adjectives, such as bigger and rounder, are used. Connectives, contractions, and a wide variation of words to assign dialogue are used. Compound words and subordinate clauses are included and some sentences have conjunctions.

This title is part of Our Catholic Community, a series that provides opportunities for students to read, write, talk about, and reflect on their faith.

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Invoice Title: CLB GRADE 2 MARCO THE SUPERSTAR

ISBN-10: 013703220X

ISBN-13: 9780137032204

Our Faith Journey is a narrative nonfiction text with a section on an individual’s First Holy Communion displayed in pictures. The text explains how the journey of faith begins on the day of baptism and how it helps us to become closer to God. Content is interesting and the language used speaks directly to the reader. The end of the text includes a prayer. An activity at the end of the book invites students to think beyond the text.

Our Faith Journey is divided into sections. Illustrations highlight the important content in the text. Punctuation includes periods, commas, question marks, quotation marks, and exclamation marks. A table of contents supports the reader.

The book contains many multi-syllable words with some vocabulary of mature language users. Verbs with inflectional ending of –ed and –ing, a range of plurals, possessives, and sentences with variation in placement of subject, verb, adjectives, and adverbs are used in the text. Compound words and subordinate clauses are included and some sentences have conjunctions. Colons are used to further explain an idea. Content words are bold faced and defined throughout the text.

This title is part of Our Catholic Community, a series that provides opportunities for students to read, write, talk about, and reflect on their faith.

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Invoice Title: CLB GRADE 2 OUR FAITH JOURNEY

ISBN-10: 0137032234

ISBN-13: 9780137032235

Taking Care of God’s Gifts is an expository nonfiction text that explains how living things need air and water to survive and how taking care of the Earth’s environment shows our respect for this gift God has given to us. Content is easy to understand. An activity at the end of the book invites students to think beyond the text.

Taking Care of God’s Gifts has illustrations, such as photos, a map, and a diagram. Punctuation includes periods, commas, question marks, and quotation marks. Fact boxes provide students with additional learning opportunities. A table of contents supports the reader.

The book contains many multi-syllable words with some vocabulary of mature language users. Verbs with inflectional endings, a range of plurals, possessives, and sentences with variation in placement of subject, verb, adjectives, and adverbs are used in the text. Compound words and simple connectives are included and some sentences have conjunctions. Questions are bold faced throughout the text to have students think beyond the text.

This title is part of Our Catholic Community, a series that provides opportunities for students to read, write, talk about, and reflect on their faith.

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Invoice Title: CLB GRADE 2 TAKING CARE OF GOD'S GIFT

ISBN-10: 0137032250

ISBN-13: 9780137032259

Welcoming Li Ming is a realistic fiction story about a girl who helps a new girl feel welcome in her new community in Canada. Clear, simple ideas are easy to identify and understand. An activity at the end of the book invites students to think beyond the text.

Illustrations enhance the enjoyment of the book, but are not necessary for understanding. Punctuation includes periods, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks. Italics are used to indicate a character’s thoughts.

The book contains one-, two-, three-, and four-syllable words with some picture support. Verbs with inflectional ending of –ed and –ing, a range of plurals, possessives, and sentences with variation in placement of subject, verb, adjectives, and adverbs are used in the text. Connectives, contractions, and a variation of words to assign dialogue are used. Compound words are included and some sentences have conjunctions. Content words are bold face and some words appear in the vocabulary of mature language users.

This title is part of Our Catholic Community, a series that provides opportunities for students to read, write, talk about, and reflect on their faith.

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Invoice Title: CLB GRADE 2 WELCOMING LI MING

ISBN-10: 0137032544

ISBN-13: 9780137032549

What If? is a expository nonfiction text that shows how God made each one of us special with our own unique gifts and talents to share with others. It teaches about low vision, blindness, hard of hearing, deafness, and movement. Content is interesting and the language used speaks directly to the reader. Near the end of the text, students are challenged to look around their school and community to see if they are friendly and welcoming places for people who need help seeing, hearing, or moving. An activity at the end of the book invites students to think beyond the text.

What If? is divided into sections. Illustrations highlight the important content in the text. Punctuation includes periods, commas, question marks, and exclamation marks. The text has repetitive episodes reading “But…What if you couldn’t  ___?”A table of contents supports the reader.

The book contains many multi-syllable words with some vocabulary of mature language users. Verbs with inflectional ending of –ed and –ing, a range of plurals, possessives, and sentences with variation in placement of subject, verb, adjectives, and adverbs are used in the text. Compound words are included and some sentences have conjunctions. Content words are bold faced throughout the text.

This title is part of Our Catholic Community, a series that provides opportunities for students to read, write, talk about, and reflect on their faith.

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Invoice Title: CLB GRADE 2 WHAT IF?

ISBN-10: 0137032218

ISBN-13: 9780137032211

You and Your Name is an expository nonfiction text that explains how our names are chosen just for us, tell people who we are, and that every name has a special meaning. Clear, simple ideas are easy to identify and understand with language that speaks directly to the reader. The text includes an activity for students to make a family crest or shield with their last name and symbols that depict what their family is like. An activity at the end of the book invites students to think beyond the text.

Illustrations enhance the enjoyment of the book, but are not necessary for understanding. Punctuation includes periods, commas, question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks. A speech bubble is used to signify dialogue. A table of contents supports the reader.  

The book contains one-, two-, three-, and four-syllable words with some picture support. Verbs with inflectional ending of –ed and –ing, a range of plurals, possessives, and sentences with variation in placement of subject, verb, adjectives, and adverbs are used in the text. Compound words are included and some sentences have subordinate clauses and conjunctions. Content words are bold face and some words appear in the vocabulary of mature language users.

This title is part of Our Catholic Community, a series that provides opportunities for students to read, write, talk about, and reflect on their faith.

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Invoice Title: CLB GRADE 2 YOU AND YOUR NAME

ISBN-10: 0135063256

ISBN-13: 9780135063255