Books in Bank Street Ready to Read Level 1 series

Come along with Scamper the squirrel, as he sees the seasons for the very first time. From bright spring flowers to delicious summer picnics, from crunchy, colorful fall leaves to swirling winter snowflakes, Scamper tries to decide which is his favorite season.Features a fresh approach to learning the seasons by showing how the changing seasons affect people and animals.

Every book in the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series is targeted at the individual abilities of children ages three to eight as they develop reading skills.Level 2 (Grades 1-3) books are written especially for children who are on their way to reading independently but who may need help.Animal Hide-and-seekNow you see them, now you don't. How do some creatures seem to just "disappear"? And why do they do it? How does a cricket hide from hungry birds? Why does the arctic hare's fur turn white in winter? Discover how and why animals blend in with their backgrounds play hide-and-seek with birds, beasts, and insects.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Strega Nona is excited! The tomatoes in her garden are ripe, and she picks enough to fill a basket. She wants to give twenty-four tomatoes to the convent, and counts them out on the kitchen table. She is in the middle of counting when Signora Goat starts to eat the laundry. While Strega Nona is outside, Big Anthony sees the tomatoes and wants to help. Poor Big Anthony. He puts the tomatoes back in the basket!