Books with author Michael J Doolittle

Its tires are over five feet tall. It is as heavy as an elephant. And it can jump, race, and crush like a monster! It’s a monster truck! Whether racing over ramps, plowing through mud, or crushing cars, monster trucks are the biggest and baddest trucks out there! The bestselling and award-winning team that brought you Choppers! and Motorcycles!, author Susan E. Goodman and photographer Michael J. Doolittle, show readers how these beasts came to be, how they work, how they get ready for a show, and some of the exciting tricks that only monster trucks can do. This action-packed Step 3 Step into Reading beginning reader is filled with you-are-there color photographs! Informative and fast-paced, this book is perfect for boys and girls who love everything on wheels!

Its tires are over five feet tall. It is as heavy as an elephant. And it can jump, race, and crush like a monster! It’s a monster truck! Whether racing over ramps, plowing through mud, or crushing cars, monster trucks are the biggest and baddest trucks out there! The bestselling and award-winning team that brought you Choppers! and Motorcycles!, author Susan E. Goodman and photographer Michael J. Doolittle, show readers how these beasts came to be, how they work, how they get ready for a show, and some of the exciting tricks that only monster trucks can do. This action-packed Step 3 Step into Reading beginning reader is filled with you-are-there color photographs! Informative and fast-paced, this book is perfect for boys and girls who love everything on wheels!

A Step 3 reader introducing trains of all shapes and sizes doing what they do best: hauling freight, carrying passengers, and zooming at speeds close to 400 miles per hour! Readers will encounter the Jacobite—a Scottish train that plays the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films. They will learn about the great steam locomotives that crossed the United States, joining east and west in 1869. And they will learn about the different technologies­­—steam, diesel, electric, and electromagnetic­­—that continue to make trains an important part of our modern world. Illustrated with full color and black & white photos.Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics—for children who are ready to read on their own.

WHETHER THEY'RE JUMPING barrels, zipping along the highway on a road trip, or tearing up the motocross track, motorcycles are the coolest things on two wheels! Choppers! authors Susan Goodman and Michael Doolittle show readers the many types of motorcycles there are, how they work, and some of the exciting jobs, competitions, and events that feature them. This actionpacked Step 3 reader is filled with vibrant color photographs!

Full-color photos of bulldozers, fire trucks, cranes, and more pop off the page in this Step 3 Step into Reading Non-Fiction reader! Reissued with updated facts and photographs, truck-lovers will eagerly pore over the detailed, action-packed pages! Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics, and are for children who are ready to read on their own.

A Step 3 reader introducing trains of all shapes and sizes doing what they do best: hauling freight, carrying passengers, and zooming at speeds close to 400 miles per hour! Readers will encounter the Jacobite—a Scottish train that plays the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films. They will learn about the great steam locomotives that crossed the United States, joining east and west in 1869. And they will learn about the different technologies­­—steam, diesel, electric, and electromagnetic­­—that continue to make trains an important part of our modern world. Illustrated with full color and black & white photos.Step 3 readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics—for children who are ready to read on their own.

What do you do when your parents have been kidnapped, possibly taken to another realm, and your ability to communicate has been stolen by a magical spell? Ed and Mel must figure this out. They are used to exploring the world with their adventurous parents, but now they are on their own. And the spell? Learning to read again is the only thing that has allowed them to start speaking again. Join them on their journey to fight the spell and find their parents before it is too late. The Black Silk Path of the Ed and Mel Decodable Adventures book series is written for Dyslexic students and other beginning readers who may be a little older than the typical beginning reading student. It provides a shared reading experience for students. Each chapter contains a parent or tutor read passage, a decodable student passage, and a game to play. New reading concepts are added as Ed and Mel add to their reading and communication skills. The progression of new skills in The Black Silk Path follows the scope and sequence of the Barton Reading and Spelling System Level 3. The Black Silk Path provides 14 shared reading chapters and 15 reading games. Notes on which concepts are added to each chapter are included at the beginning of each chapter. Also listed is the corresponding Level 3 Barton lesson and note of any variation from the Barton Level 3 scope and sequence. Please visit DecodableAdventures.com and look under the "The Black Silk Path" tab for more information.

The hunt is on! The Ebrinites are depending on Ed and Mel Davis and their friend Jax to stop R. L. Nox as he is destroying their world bit by bit. Ed and Mel must dig deep to find the strength to stop R. L. while they also fight the spell that hinders their ability to communicate. Will they be able to stop R. L. before his greed completely destroys Ebrin? Or will the challenge ahead be more than they can handle? The fate of Ebrin rests in their hands. "The Hunt for R. L. Nox" of the Ed and Mel’s Decodable Adventures series continues the adventure found in "The Black Silk Path." Each chapter contains a parent or tutor read-passage, a decodable student passage, and a game to play. New reading concepts are added as Ed and Mel add to their reading and communication skills that were lost when R. L. Nox placed them under a spell. The progression of new skills in "The Hunt for R. L. Nox" follows the scope and sequence of the Barton Reading & Spelling System Level 4.

The hunt is on! The Ebrinites are depending on Ed and Mel Davis and their friend Jax to stop R. L. Nox as he is destroying their world bit by bit. Ed and Mel must dig deep to find the strength to stop R. L. while they also fight the spell that hinders their ability to communicate. Will they be able to stop R. L. before his greed completely destroys Ebrin? Or will the challenge ahead be more than they can handle? The fate of Ebrin rests in their hands. "The Hunt for R. L. Nox" of the Ed and Mel’s Decodable Adventures series continues the adventure found in "The Black Silk Path." Each chapter contains a parent or tutor read-passage, a decodable student passage, and a game to play. New reading concepts are added as Ed and Mel add to their reading and communication skills that were lost when R. L. Nox placed them under a spell. The progression of new skills in "The Hunt for R. L. Nox" follows the scope and sequence of the Barton Reading & Spelling System Level 4.