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  • Childhood of Famous Americans Ready-to-Read Value Pack: Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig; Albert Einstein; John Adams Speaks for Freedom; George ... and the Ghostriders

    Various

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, April 2, 2013)
    Emerging readers will love this Ready-to-Read value pack of six Ready-to-Read books for the price of four! For an added bonus, take a peek inside for tips to help your child become a reading star!Perfect for emerging readers, the Childhood of Famous Americans and Stories of Famous Americans series illustrates the incredible true stories of great Americans such as Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin. Plus, check the inside of the packaging for a bonus set of tips to help your reading star soar to new heights. Included in this Ready-to-Read value pack are: Abe Lincoln and the Muddy PigAlbert EinsteinJohn Adams Speaks for FreedomGeorge Washington’s First VictoryBen Franklin and His First KiteThomas Jefferson and the Ghost Riders
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  • The Sky Is Falling

    Betty Miles, Cynthia Fisher

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, April 1, 1998)
    A silly hen's misinterpretation of a minor accident is transformed into a version of global catastrophe for her and her friends, in a humorous, easy-to-read rendition of a familiar folktale.
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  • Night Creatures

    Wade Cooper

    Paperback (Make Believe Ideas, Oct. 6, 2008)
    Fabulous photographs, eye-catching design, and simple rhyming text constitute this Level 2 reader about nocturnal animals! Hardcover, foil, and an unbeatable price!"My fur is long and black and white.I walk in gardens late at night.If you scare me, I will spraya stinky smell. So stay away!"Children learn about skunks, owls, moths, bats, foxes, jaguars, bush babies, badgers, and kangaroos. The text is written in easy-to-read rhymes and is illustrated with irresistible photographs. Three pages of fun learning activities are designed to both challenge and entertain new readers.
  • The Boxcar Children

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Shane Clester

    Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, March 1, 2019)
    Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are orphans. The only way they can stay together as a family is to make it on their own. So when the children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, they decide to call it home―and become the Boxcar Children! Adapted from the feature film of the same name, this early reader allows children to step into reading with the story that launched the beloved Boxcar Children Mysteries.
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  • Ready to Go Guided Reading: Infer, Grades 3 - 4

    Pamela Walker McKenzie

    Paperback (Carson Dellosa Education, March 16, 2017)
    Guided Reading: Infer for third and fourth grades includes 36 nonfiction readers―six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. This reading comprehension resource book features informational text about topics such as volcanoes, glaciers, and voting.Ready to Go: Guided Reading: Infer provides everything you need to complete a comprehensive guided reading program, including:-discussion guides-prompts to encourage students to work with the text-leveled readers with intriguing topics-graphic organizers and an observation sheetSeparated into three readability levels, informational readers capture students’ attention with graphic charts, high-interest topics, colorful photos, and detailed maps. Students are encouraged to apply guided reading strategies to the text and complete each reader with a writing prompt.Available for grades 1–6, the 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series improves organizational reading by providing a set that includes everything you need for leveled reading success. Each 80-page resource book features three reproducible pages, six discussion guides, and 36 readers. Each grade span includes four books, focusing on the following comprehension strategies:-Infer-Connect-Question-SummarizePerfect for differentiation, each nonfiction reader contains short nonfiction texts and text features such as photographs, charts, maps, and callout boxes.
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  • Kiwi Cannot Reach!

    Jason Tharp

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, May 7, 2019)
    From the endless imagination of Jason Tharp comes a brand-new, interactive Level 1 Ready-to-Read that’s perfect for fans of Mo Willems, Jim Benton, and David Milgrim and for beginning readers who like to giggle!Kiwi sees a rope. He wants to pull it, but he cannot reach! What will happen next? Beginning readers can help Kiwiby turning the pages, shaking the book, and more in this interactive story from the author of the Bunny Will Not Smile!
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  • Ready to Go Guided Reading: Summarize, Grades 3 - 4

    Cate Foley

    Paperback (Carson Dellosa Education, March 16, 2017)
    Guided Reading: Summarize for third and fourth grades features 36 readers―six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. Filled with charts and photos, this small group resource book enhances language arts lesson plans with informational text about high-interest topics.Guided Reading: Summarize provides you with a comprehensive guided reading program. This book includes:-discussion guides-leveled readers with intriguing topics-prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features-graphic organizers and an observation sheetSeparated into three readability levels, informational readers capture students’ attention with graphic charts, appealing topics, colorful photos, and detailed maps. Students are encouraged to apply reading strategies to the text and complete writing prompts to show what they know.The 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for grades 1–6 helps you with guided reading organization by providing an all-in-one set. These 80-page resource books feature three reproducible pages, six discussion guides, and 36 readers. Each grade span includes four books, focusing on the following comprehension strategies:-Summarize-Question-Infer-ConnectThese resource books contain short nonfiction texts and text features such as photographs, charts, maps, and callout boxes to keep students interested in reading.
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  • Extreme Animals

    Sarah Creese

    Paperback (Thomas Nelson, Jan. 30, 2011)
    Lenticular reading books for children and parents to enjoy together.The Ready to Read series brings you exciting non-fiction titles for young readers that are designed to help develop confidence in young children learning to read. Each title contains: amazing facts; bright photographic images with simple annotations; a quiz; a picture dictionary; a key words section; and ideas for parents to encourage and improve their child’s reading. Lenticular covers bring each subject to life. Children will love watching the bright and colorful images move before their eyes!
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  • The Woodshed Mystery

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Shane Clester

    Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Sept. 1, 2020)
    On a farm, the Aldens find their oldest mystery yet! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic.
  • Sharks

    Sarah Creese

    Paperback (Make Believe Ideas, Jan. 30, 2011)
    Lenticular reading books for children and parents to enjoy together.The Ready to Read series brings you exciting non-fiction titles for young readers that are designed to help develop confidence in young children learning to read. Each title contains: amazing facts; bright photographic images with simple annotations; a quiz; a picture dictionary; a key words section; and ideas for parents to encourage and improve their child’s reading. Lenticular covers bring each subject to life. Children will love watching the bright and colorful images move before their eyes!
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  • Billy and the Rebel: Based on a True Civil War Story

    Deborah Hopkinson, Brian Floca

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, March 1, 2006)
    This story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a Southern soldier.
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  • Clever Kate

    Elizabeth Shub, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Anita Lobel

    Library Binding (Atheneum, Nov. 1, 1973)
    A young bride's efforts to please her husband prove disastrous until she proves her cleverness by scaring off three thieves
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