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  • DK Readers L2: Amazing Bees: Buzzing with Bee Facts!

    Sue Unstead

    Paperback (DK Children, July 12, 2016)
    Learn everything there is know about bees in Amazing Bees! From buzzing to different flowers to being a vital part of the earth's ecosystem, bees are very busy creatures.Discover what makes bees so special and find out how we can help them in Amazing Bees.Perfect for 5–7 year olds beginning to read fluently with support, Level 2 titles contain carefully selected photographic images to complement the text, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Additional information spreads are full of extra fun facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as diagrams, and activities.Lexile measure: 720 Fountas and Pinnell Text Level Gradient: MTrusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With shiny new jackets and brand new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts, and contains a glossary and index making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3–11.
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  • DK Readers L2: Amazing Bees: Buzzing with Bee Facts!

    Sue Unstead

    eBook (DK Children, July 12, 2016)
    Learn everything there is know about bees in Amazing Bees! From buzzing to different flowers to being a vital part of the earth's ecosystem, bees are very busy creatures. Discover what makes bees so special and find out how we can help them in Amazing Bees. Perfect for 5-7 year olds beginning to read fluently with support, Level 2 titles contain carefully selected photographic images to complement the text, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Additional information spreads are full of extra fun facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as diagrams, and activities. Trusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With new jackets and brand new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts, and contains a glossary and index making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3-11.
  • DK Readers L1: A Year on the Farm

    Sue Unstead

    Paperback (DK Children, June 2, 2015)
    Follow the busy lives of Mr. and Mrs. Farmer through A Year on the Farm, looking after the animals and growing crops. Look out for the busy Red Tractor who's helping out! Level 1 books are stories for children just beginning to learn to read. They use short, simple sentences, simple vocabulary, word repetition, and large type. Strong visual clues help children with new words. Lively stories feature characters and topics that are familiar to young children. Whether your child is learning how to read or wants to practice and improve his or her reading skills, DK Readers have the right story for developmentally appropriate reading at home. This innovative range of graded readers combines a highly visual approach with stories that children will want to read. Easy-to-read stories for beginning readers with word repetition progress to stories with rich vocabulary and more challenging sentence structure. There's a DK Reader for every child!
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  • DK Readers L2: Amazing Bees: Buzzing with Bee Facts!

    Sue Unstead

    Hardcover (DK Children, July 12, 2016)
    Learn everything there is know about bees in Amazing Bees! From buzzing to different flowers to being a vital part of the earth's ecosystem, bees are very busy creatures.Discover what makes bees so special and find out how we can help them in Amazing Bees.Perfect for 5–7 year olds beginning to read fluently with support, Level 2 titles contain carefully selected photographic images to complement the text, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Additional information spreads are full of extra fun facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as diagrams, and activities.Lexile measure: 720 Fountas and Pinnell Text Level Gradient: MTrusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With shiny new jackets and brand new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts, and contains a glossary and index making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3–11.
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  • The Beautiful Beetle Book

    Sue Unstead

    Hardcover-spiral (Brighter Child, June 20, 2005)
    The Beautiful Beetle book helps children crawl into the amazing world of beetles! This unique reference guide offers children a hands-on experience up close and personal with a beetle. This book explores the life cycle, development, and includes interesting features of this insect. Children can turn off the lights to watch the beetles glow in the dark or lift a flap to see inside their home. The Beautiful Beetle book also includes fascinating facts, interesting and unusual features about beetles, a glossary, and an index. The Beautiful Bug series introduces young learners to the amazing species of butterflies, beetles, bees, and spiders in a fun, hands-on format. Beautifully illustrated these books feature simple text that young learners will understand. Plus, the hands-on format brings the subject matter to life! A one-of-a-kind reference series that will captivate children! Collect all 4!
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  • The Beautiful Butterfly Book

    Sue Unstead

    Spiral-bound (Brighter Child, June 20, 2005)
    The Beautiful Butterfly book helps children fly into amazing world of butterflies! This unique reference guide offers children a hands-on experience up close and personal with a butterfly. This book explores the life cycle, development, and includes interesting features of this wonderful insect. Children can lift the butterfly’s wings to make it fly and they can feel the caterpillar’s fuzzy back. The Beautiful Butterfly book also includes fascinating facts, interesting and unusual features about butterflies, a glossary, and an index. The Beautiful Bug series introduces young learners to the amazing species of butterflies, beetles, bees, and spiders in a fun, hands-on format. Beautifully illustrated these books feature simple text that young learners will understand. Plus, the hands-on format brings the subject matter to life! A one-of-a-kind reference series that will captivate children! Collect all 4!
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  • DK Readers L1: Little Dolphin

    Sue Unstead

    Paperback (DK Children, May 19, 2014)
    Little Dolphin tells the story of a young dolphin who wants to swim with the older dolphins. This Level 1 DK Reader features read-together stories for children just beginning to learn to read with short sentences, simple vocabulary, and word repetition, together with special picture dictionary boxes to help children learn new words. DK Readers is a multi-level reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With nine new exciting titles to choose from this season, kid's ages 4-10 will find the perfect book at their appropriate reading level to help with school projects or independent reading. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
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  • DK Readers L1: Little Dolphin

    Sue Unstead

    Paperback (DK Children, May 19, 2014)
    Little Dolphin tells the story of a young dolphin who wants to swim with the older dolphins. This Level 1 DK Reader features read-together stories for children just beginning to learn to read with short sentences, simple vocabulary, and word repetition, together with special picture dictionary boxes to help children learn new words. DK Readers is a multi-level reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With nine new exciting titles to choose from this season, kid's ages 4-10 will find the perfect book at their appropriate reading level to help with school projects or independent reading. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
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  • A Mysterious Case of Pirates & Buccaneers: Seafaring Skills and Pirate Tales

    Sue Unstead

    Hardcover (B.E.S. Publishing, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Never has there been so much pirate booty in one little box! Landlubbers and sea dogs alike will find all the supplies they need to look their jolly best and create a pirate world of their own, including:RopeA compassAn eye patch2 pirate masksA Treasure mapA Jolly Roger flagAn enclosed 48-page book is brimming with facts on pirate history and tales of real pirates like Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and Anne Bonney. Pirate skills, such as map reading, knot tying, and how to navigate with the stars, are covered here, too. A second 16-page book is filled with pirate slang, names for parts of the ship, a whos-who of the ship's crew, and more so young sailors can sound as good as they look.
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  • DK Readers L1: Little Dolphin

    Sue Unstead

    eBook (DK Children, June 2, 2014)
    Children will love this endearing tale about a young dolphin who wants to swim with the older dolphins. Level 1 DK Readers feature read-together stories for children just beginning to learn to read. They contain short, simple sentences, simple vocabulary, word repetition, and large type. Strong visual clues combined with special picture dictionary boxes help children with new words. Lively stories feature characters and topics that are familiar to young children.DK Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting started. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these engaging books build reader confidence.
  • DK Readers L1: A Year on the Farm

    Sue Unstead

    eBook (DK Children, June 2, 2015)
    Follow the busy lives of Mr. and Mrs. Farmer through A Year on the Farm, looking after the animals and growing crops. Look out for the busy Red Tractor who helps out.Level 1 DK Readers feature read-together stories for children just beginning to learn to read. These books contain short simple sentences, simple vocabulary, word repetition, and large type. Strong visual clues and special picture dictionary boxes help children with new words. Lively stories feature characters and topics that are familiar to young children.
  • DK Readers L1: A Year on the Farm

    Sue Unstead

    Hardcover (DK Children, June 2, 2015)
    Follow the busy lives of Mr. and Mrs. Farmer through A Year on the Farm, looking after the animals and growing crops. Look out for the busy Red Tractor who's helping out! Level 1 books are stories for children just beginning to learn to read. They use short, simple sentences, simple vocabulary, word repetition, and large type. Strong visual clues help children with new words. Lively stories feature characters and topics that are familiar to young children. Whether your child is learning how to read or wants to practice and improve his or her reading skills, DK Readers have the right story for developmentally appropriate reading at home. This innovative range of graded readers combines a highly visual approach with stories that children will want to read. Easy-to-read stories for beginning readers with word repetition progress to stories with rich vocabulary and more challenging sentence structure. There's a DK Reader for every child!
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