Bellwether Media

Blastoff! Readers Level 2

The middle half of these books measure 470L–520L, and run around 250 words — calculated from the 75 titles at this level with a Lexile measure, not from the number on the cover.

Books
77
Lexile range
470L–520L
Typical length
~250 words
Dolphins
DolphinsOceans Alive · 410L
Jellyfish
JellyfishOceans Alive · 420L
Airplanes
AirplanesMighty Machines in Action · 520L
Sloths
SlothsAnimals of the Rain Forest · 430L
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels
Cavalier King Charles SpanielsAwesome Dogs · 500L
Narwhals
NarwhalsAnimals of the Arctic · 440L
Basketball
BasketballLet's Play Sports!: Blastoff! Readers · 510L
Puffer Fish
Puffer FishOceans Alive · 420L
Afghanistan
AfghanistanCountries of the World · 470L
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Patrick's DayCelebrating Holidays · 580L
American Paint Horses
American Paint HorsesSaddle Up! · 520L
Newfoundlands
NewfoundlandsAwesome Dogs · 550L
Orangutans
OrangutansAnimals at Risk · 520L
Lobsters
LobstersOceans Alive · 470L
Border Collies
Border ColliesAwesome Dogs · 530L
Coding in Video Games
Coding in Video GamesCoding Is Everywhere · 600L
Appaloosa Horses
Appaloosa HorsesSaddle Up! · 500L
Barracudas
BarracudasOceans Alive · 470L
Pugs
PugsAwesome Dogs · 530L
Shiba Inus
Shiba InusAwesome Dogs · 480L
Stadiums
StadiumsEveryday Engineering · 480L
How Do You Build a Bridge?
How Do You Build a Bridge?How Do You Build? · 470L
Coding in Your Home
Coding in Your HomeBlastoff! Readers, Level 2: Coding Is Everywhere · 540L
Sea Lions
Sea LionsOceans Alive · 450L
Canada Geese
Canada GeeseThe Ultimate Animal Library · 460L
Thanksgiving
ThanksgivingCelebrating Holidays · 560L
Puffins
PuffinsOceans Alive · 490L
Argentina
ArgentinaCountries of the World · 500L
Irish Wolfhounds
Irish WolfhoundsAwesome Dogs · 510L
Mosquitoes
MosquitoesWorld of Insects · 410L
African Wild Dogs
African Wild DogsAnimals at Risk · 500L
Pronghorn
PronghornAnimals of the Grasslands · 490L
Great Gray Owls
Great Gray OwlsWho's Hoo? Owls! · 510L
Beetles
Beetles370L
Wasps
WaspsWorld of Insects · 440L
Akitas
AkitasAwesome Dogs · 480L
Siberian Huskies
Siberian HuskiesAwesome Dogs · 550L
Woodpeckers
WoodpeckersAnimals of the Forest · 510L
Sea Dragons
Sea DragonsOceans Alive · 400L
Fruit Group
Fruit GroupBlastoff Readers · 490L
Grains Group
Grains GroupEating Right with MyPlate · 520L
Baseball
Baseball500L
Golden Retrievers
Golden RetrieversAwesome Dogs · 520L
Soccer
SoccerLet's Play Sports! · 460L
Selena Gomez
Selena GomezWomen Leading the Way: Blastoff! Readers · 460L
West Highland White Terriers
West Highland White TerriersAwesome Dogs · 510L
Rat Snakes
Rat SnakesSlithering Snakes · 450L
Tigers
TigersAnimals at Risk · 520L
Monster Trucks
Monster TrucksMighty Machines in Action · 490L
Japanese Bobtails
Japanese BobtailsCool Cats · 510L
Wax to Crayon
Wax to CrayonBeginning to End · 500L
Pembroke Welsh Corgis
Pembroke Welsh CorgisAwesome Dogs · 530L
Tree to Paper
Tree to PaperBeginning to End · 470L
Bush Vipers
Bush VipersSlithering Snakes · 480L
Austria
AustriaCountries of the World · 530L
Ethiopia
EthiopiaCountries of the World · 520L
Howler Monkeys
Howler MonkeysAnimals of the Rain Forest · 470L
Fire Trucks
Fire TrucksMighty Machines in Action · 460L
Backhoes
BackhoesMighty Machines in Action · 470L
Protein Foods Group
Protein Foods GroupEating Right with MyPlate · 470L

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