Birthday Party
Level C,
fiction
Two children must go shopping and gather all the things they'll need for the party. But their hard work pays off in the end. Repeated text patterns support the introduction of new vocabulary.
Busy at School
Level C,
nonfiction
Have you ever stopped to think about all the things you do at school everyday? In Busy At School, readers learn about the many things busy students do at school. Engaging photos support the text.
Allie and Ollie
Level C,
fiction
Allie and Ollie are dogs, but they think they are people. How can dogs and people be alike? Read this story about two cute dogs and find out. This book provides the opportunity for students to compare and contrast as well as visualize as they read. High-frequency words and repetitive phrases make this book perfect for beginning readers. Illustrations support the text.
Feelings
Level C,
fiction
Sometimes the boy in the book feels kind of happy, and sometimes the boy feels very happy. Illustrations of the different events that trigger his emotions will help children understand the scale of the boy's feelings. This book demonstrates that feelings not only change, but they also change in intensity.
Get In
Level C,
fiction
Get In is about a sunny day when more and more story characters want to get into a swimming pool. The pool gets very crowded. Then the elephant wants in, but there is no room.
I Looked Everywhere
Level C,
fiction
All students know the frustration of not being able to find something. I Looked Everywhere illustrates this common problem, providing several different solutions students are sure to have tried. Pictures and repetitive text support the beginning reader.
How Many Wheels?
Level C,
nonfiction
How Many Wheels? is an informational book about a variety of objects that have different numbers of wheels. Familiar items are paired with ones students may not recognize in order to help students make a connection with the number words in the text. The last page of the book poses a question that encourages students to use higher level thinking skills.
How Many?
Level C,
nonfiction
How Many? invites students to count different objects in the pictures and learn to recognize number words. Pictures support the text.
Lucy Did It
Level C,
fiction
Rip! Crash! Plop! Who is making all that noise? It looks as though Lucy did it, but did she? Lucy Did It provides the opportunity for students to investigate simple cause-and-effect relationships and retell the story. High-frequency words and repetitive phrases make this book perfect for beginning readers. Illustrations support the text.
Making Salsa!
Level C,
nonfiction
What do you need to make salsa? In this book, a boy shows all the ingredients and the sequence needed to make salsa. At the end, the boy and his mom enjoy what he made. Repetitive phrases and high-frequency words support early readers.
Open and Close
Level C,
fiction
Open and Close is about two girls who open and close a variety of objects. The surprise ending adds an element of fun for children. Early readers will enjoy the playful illustrations that accompany the text.
The Woodsy Band Jam
Level C,
fiction
Sound the horn! Resin up the bow! Signs of spring are everywhere, and the animals from the woods are gathering in the meadow for a woodsy band jam! Readers will enjoy reading about the concert while having an opportunity to develop book language using the Out came. repetitive phrase.
We Count
Level C,
nonfiction
We Count offers students the opportunity to count by ones and tens to 100 using pictures of spiders, slugs, and various types of insects. Illustrations and repetitive text support students as they read. (Note: Bugs is a generic term that is often used to refer to various types of insects. Spiders are referred to as arachnids and slugs are mollusks.)
We Make a Snowman
Level C,
fiction
We Make a Snowman is a story about three children who go outside together on a snowy day. The friends play in the snow and make a snowman. At the end of the book they go inside the house and eat soup. The repetitive text pattern in this book is supported by delightful illustrations.
What Animals Eat
Level C,
nonfiction
What Animals Eat is about the kinds of foods eaten by a variety of animals. Many animals, such as cows, birds, pandas, frogs, monkeys, seals, and goats, are included. The story has a wonderful surprise ending that children will enjoy.
What Is at the Zoo?
Level C,
nonfiction
What Is at the Zoo? introduces students to the interrogative sentence form by asking them which animals are at the zoo. Although students may wish it were so, the last animal isn't seen in zoos these days. Pictures support early readers.
Who, Who, Who?
Level C,
fiction
Who wants to fly, hunt, play, read, sing, and sleep with the little owl? The repeated sentence pattern helps readers find out who.
Yummy, Yummy
Level C,
fiction
Who doesn't have food preferences? In simple, repetitive text, the reader finds out what kinds of food are yummy to the boy in Yummy, Yummy. Each page introduces a different food and an affirmative response, "Yummy, yummy." The end of the story reveals something that many children (and adults) don't find so yummy.
