Book Two: Earth

:This article is about the second book of Avatar: The Last Airbender. For the second book of The Legend of Korra, see Book Two: Spirits.
Book Two: Earth () is the title of the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender, created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and the sequel to Book One: Water. The title refers to the Avatar Cycle: water, earth, fire, and air, and the story of Aang learning earthbending under the tutelage of Toph Beifong is a primary focus during this season.
The season began on March 17, 2006, with the airing of "The Avatar State", and ended on December 1 of the same year with "The Guru" and "The Crossroads of Destiny", both episodes airing on the same date. It was followed by Book Three: Fire, the third and final season.
In the iTunes and Netflix US release of Book Two, the episodes "The Serpent's Pass" and "The Drill" are combined into one episode titled "The Secret of the Fire Nation". Netflix US also combined "The Guru" and "The Crossroads of Destiny" into one episode, however, the title is simply displayed as "The Guru / The Crossroads of Destiny", rather than creating a new title.
== Official summary ==
"Avatar Aang continues his quest to master the four elements before the end of summer. Together with Katara, Sokka, Momo, and Appa, he journeys across the Earth Kingdom in search of an Earthbending mentor. Along the way, he confronts Princess Azula, treacherous daughter of Firelord Ozai and sister to Prince Zuko. More powerful than her brother, Azula will stop at nothing to defeat the Avatar. But Aang and the gang find plenty of Earth Kingdom allies to help them along the way. From the swamps of the South to the Earth King's palace, Avatar: Book 2 is an adventure like no other. This deluxe box set includes all 20 action-packed chapters from Book 2: Earth."
== Episodes ==
The episodes were released on four DVDs (five episodes to a DVD) and later as a box set containing all twenty episodes of the season. The DVDs were released throughout the year 2007.
DVD Volume title 	Episodes 	Release date
Avatar The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth, Volume 1 	"The Avatar State", "The Cave of Two Lovers", "Return to Omashu", "The Swamp", "Avatar Day" 	January 23, 2007
Avatar The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth, Volume 2 	"The Blind Bandit", "Zuko Alone", "The Chase", "Bitter Work", "The Library" 	April 10, 2007
Avatar The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth, Volume 3 	"The Desert", "The Serpent's Pass", "The Drill", "City of Walls and Secrets", "The Tales of Ba Sing Se"	May 22, 2007
Avatar The Last Airbender – Book 2: Earth, Volume 4 	"Appa's Lost Days", "Lake Laogai", "The Earth King", "The Guru", "The Crossroads of Destiny" 	August 14, 2007
Avatar The Last Airbender – The Complete Book 2 Collection	All episodes of Book Two – see above 	September 11, 2007
== Trivia ==
* This season of the Avatar series won several awards, including a 2007 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation".
* The final two episodes of Book Two, "The Guru" and "The Crossroads of Destiny", were the most-watched episodes of this season, reaching 4.40 million viewers in the U.S.
* This is the last season in which Mako Iwamatsu voices Iroh, as the role is continued by Greg Baldwin in Book Three after Iwamatsu's passing in 2006.
== References ==
== See also ==
* Avatar Extras (Book Two: Earth)
* Book One: Water
* Book Three: Fire
* List of Avatar: The Last Airbender episodes
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