Stories and More II is designed primarily for second and third grade students, but first and third grade students should find the literature in Stories and More II appealing.

	22 stories, offering content-rich, high-interest fiction and non-fiction published literature titles on-line
	12 core books arranged in theme-based units with correlated activities, on-line and off-line
	Additional 10 related books in an on-line library, with Going Beyond Questions
	Stories read by a variety of adults and children
	On-line Notes and Folders features available while students read books on the screen; provides the opportunity for students to write, save, edit and print on-line notes
	Reading comprehension strategies on-line and off-line
	Teacher Guide activities created by teachers
	Expanded Teacher Options Menu to allow teachers to create or modify "Going Beyond" questions for writing activities; view and print student notes and responses for inclusion in portfolios
	All 22 books are leveled for guided reading and read aloud records for each story are available.  Click here for Downloads.

	The Trek
	Shadows: Here, There, and Everywhere
	When the Tide is Low

	Roxaboxen
	The House on Maple Street
	Galimoto

	Nine O’Clock Lullaby
	Houses and Homes
	World Water Watch

	An Octopus Is Amazing
	Fireflies in the Night
	Lizard in the Sun

	Includes on-line and off-line activities for unit stories
	Provides informative and friendly audio support and feedback
	Provides Teacher Options Menu to allow flexibility in tailoring program features for a single child, group of students, or the entire class
	Provides mouse support for easy navigation
	Offers lively on-line tutorials to teach children how to use the mouse and other program features
	Provides award-winning Teaching and Learning with Computers (TLC) Teacher Guides with computer and non-computer activities to develop reading comprehension, and extend the literature to other curriculum areas such as social studies, science, mathematics, art, and drama
	Complements a literature-based or traditional approach to reading
	Suggests Home Fun activities for each unit/core book to help foster home-school communication and extend school learning
	Bound copies of the books are available so children can experience and explore the literature in a variety of ways
	Offers primary-grade children engaging experiences with literature in print and on the computer that encourages them to develop reading comprehension skills and an appreciation of literature
	Introduces new concepts and helps students relate what they already know to what they will read
	Provides audio support to help children read high interest books successfully
	Encourages the extension and application of information presented in books
	Uses literature to explore other curriculum areas
	Helps students build reading comprehension strategies
	Enables teachers to meet individual student needs through program customization