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  • Pup and Hound Hatch an Egg

    Susan Hood, Linda Hendry

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2007)
    One day in the woods, Pup finds an egg and hopes it might hatch a new little playmate. But Pup and Hound must first find the egg's elusive mother. This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.
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  • Franklin's Music Lessons

    Sharon Jennings, Alice Sinkner, Shelley Southern, Sean Jeffrey

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Franklin wants to play "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" on the piano, so he begins taking lessons. He learns the scales, but he would rather play baseball than practice. Will Franklin ever master the song? This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
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  • Discover the Stars

    Cynthia Pratt Nicolson, Bill Slavin

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2006)
    A simple but informative look at the life cycle of stars, how we see and identify stars and much more. Longer, more complex stories and sentences, more challenging vocabulary, language play and minimal repetition make this a Level 3 first reader.
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  • Franklin and the Tin Flute

    Sharon Jennings, Sasha McIntyre, Céleste Gagnon, Robert Penman, Laura Vegys

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2005)
    When Franklin trades an old tin flute he found in the basement for a marble, he discovers that the flute was never his to trade.This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
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  • Franklin's Soapbox Derby

    Sharon Jennings, Sasha McIntyre, Jelena Sisic, Sean Jeffrey

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2006)
    Franklin and Bear whip up their own soapbox car and get set to win the big race. But on race day the friends realize that they should have gotten some help building the car. This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
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  • Pup and Hound Stay Up Late

    Susan Hood, Linda Hendry

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2005)
    Late one night, Hound notices that Pup has vanished from his bed. Where could he be? This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.
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  • Newt

    Matt Novak

    Hardcover (Harpercollins Childrens Books, March 1, 1996)
    In three related stories Newt, a small salamander, befriends a mouse, defines a bug, and comforts the moon.
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  • Pup and Hound

    Susan Hood, Linda Hendry

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Follow the farmyard adventures of two lovable dogs in these humorous stories about friendship. With simple, rhyming text and playful illustrations, the Pup and Hound books are perfect for the beginning reader. Hound discovers Pup curled on the ground in need of dinner. Will Hound find a way to make his new friend feel better? This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.
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  • Astronaut Book For Kids: I Can Read Books Level 1

    A.D. Largie

    (Independently published, April 26, 2020)
    This Level One I Can Read Kids book, is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. Quench your child's enthusiasm for astronauts with this introductory book of all about astronauts and who the live, work, and train. This beautifully illustrated, full color, the large print book is perfect for beginner readers.

  • Too Many Babas

    Carolyn Croll

    Paperback (Harpercollins Childrens Books, Jan. 1, 1994)
    The soup Baba Edis requested to warm her frail bones is spoilt when Baba Basha, Baba Yetti, and Baba Molka each decide something--salt, pepper, garlic--is missing, in an illustrated folktale with a Russian flavor. Simultaneous.
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  • Pup and Hound Catch a Thief

    Susan Hood, Linda Hendry

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2007)
    A broken bank, a missing locket -- there seems to be a thief about! Pup and Hound set their sniffers to the ground on the trail of the prime suspect. This Level 1 first reader contains short stories, simple sentences, easy vocabulary, simple visual clues and lots of repetition.
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  • Franklin's Library Book

    Sharon Jennings, Laura Vegys, Céleste Gagnon, Sean Jeffrey, Sasha McIntyre

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2005)
    When Franklin loses a library book, he dons a disguise to hide from Mrs. Goose, and then retraces his steps. This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
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