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Books in A Rookie reader series

  • Snow Joe

    Carol Greene, Paul Sharp

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1983)
    Joe rolls in the snow, throws snowballs at his dog, plays on his sled, and makes a snowman.
    D
  • I Need a Little Help

    Kathy Schulz, Ann Iosa

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 2004)
    After a young boy asks his mother for help in doing various things throughout the day, he thanks her.
    D
  • Splat!

    Mary Margaret PeรŒยrez-Mercado

    Unknown Binding (Scholastic, March 15, 2001)
    None
  • Sam and Dasher

    Charnan Simon

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1998)
    When next-door neighbor dogs Dasher and Sam start to visit back and forth by ripping a screen, Sam's owner Rosie solves the problem by putting in a doggie door
    G
  • Purple Is Part of a Rainbow

    Carolyn Kowalczyk

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Oct. 1, 1985)
    Introduces vocabulary and the concept of parts of a whole with examples such as a petal on a flower and a whisker on a kitty.
    F
  • A Rookie Reader: Grandpa's Quilt, If I were an Ant, Katie Couldn't: Level C Grades 1-2

    Becky Bring McDaniel, Betsy Franco, Amy Moses, L. Axeman, Tom Dunnington, Linda Bild

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A Rookie Reader Level C titles are perfect for the emergent reader.The Level C Rookie includes longer sentences and more complex concepts. Simple text makes reading easy while describing familiar ideas, objects, actions, and vocabulary.
    G
  • Show-and-Tell Sam and Other School Stories

    Melanie Davis Jones, Charnan Simon, Larry Dane Brimner, Don L. Curry, Albert Molnar, Gary Bialke

    Hardcover (Children's Press, Aug. 15, 2008)
    Four short stories in one book!This book presents four short stories involving children at school, including enjoying field day, show-and-tell, vocabulary class, and staying quiet.
    I
  • Sandbox Betty

    Catherine Petrie, Sharon Elzaurdia

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1982)
    Betty shows how good she is at making sand castles by building a variety of palaces, castles, and fantasy villages
    G
  • Where Is Max?

    Mary E. Pearson, Samantha L. Walker

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2000)
    When the class gerbil escapes from his cage, the children look everywhere for it and find a way to get it to return home.
    E
  • Joshua James Likes Trucks

    Catherine Petrie

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, April 1, 1982)
    A little boy likes all kinds of trucks. Includes word list.
    C
  • Pickles in My Soup

    Mary Pearson, Tom Payne

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 2000)
    A girl loves to eat pickles in all kinds of unusual combinations
    F
  • Too Many Balloons

    Catherine Matthias

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1982)
    A child buys more and more balloons at the zoo, and shows them to the zoo animals
    D