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Books in Usborne First Reading: Level 2 series

  • Cat and Mouse and the Dinosaurs

    Ray Gibson, Graham Round

    Paperback (Edc Pub, March 1, 1994)
    Stories to be read to and with small children, games, and puzzles about Cat and Mouse and their visit to the museum to see the dinosaurs are designed to enhance reading readiness and provide a first reading experience.
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  • Usborne Guided Reading Pack: How Elephants Lost Their Wings

    Lesley Sims, Katie Lovell

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, Jan. 1, 2008)
    This is a pack of six copies of a carefully chosen "Usborne Reading Programme" title, complete with teacher's notes all in a zip-lock case. "Usborne Guided Reading Packs" have been developed and endorsed by top reading experts to provide teachers with exciting, effective and practical classroom resources. The book has clear and compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills, accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations. It also includes several pages of reading-related puzzles.
  • Ant and the Grasshopper

    Katie Daynes

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2012)
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  • The Enormous Turnip

    Katie Daynes, Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Georgien Overwater

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2006)
    A cumulative tale about a farmer who needs the help of his wife, son, dog, cat, and bird to pull an enormous turnip out of the ground.
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  • The Little Red Hen

    Susanna Davidson, Lesley Sims, Daniel Postgate

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 1, 2006)
    A little red hen plants, harvests, and grinds the wheat all by herself, but her friends rat, duck, and cat want to help her eat the bread that is made from it.
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  • King's Pudding

    Mairi MacKinnon

    Hardcover (Usborne Books, March 1, 2012)
    This is a delightful and humorous story from Indonesia. Little Deer has to use his wits to distract Tiger and avoid being eaten. Luckily Tiger is big and fierce but none too clever..."First Reading Level 3" are real books for beginner readers which develop reading stamina through simple, repetitive text. Part of the "Usborne Reading Programme", these books are developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.
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  • The Three Little Pigs

    Susanna Davidson, Georgien Overwater

    Hardcover (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Retells the tale of the three little pigs who leave home to find their fortune, and meet up with the big bad wolf.
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  • Noah's Ark

    Kate Davies

    Hardcover (Usborne Books, Jan. 1, 2011)
    This is a new title in the fantastic "First Reading Series", part of the Usborne Young Reading Programme. It is aimed at children who are beginning to read. Noah is told to build an ark that will hold two of every animal before the big flood comes. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is Principal Lecturer in Education from Roehampton University and an early reading specialist. Every title in this series features clear and compelling text accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations. It is designed to motivate children as they learn to read.
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  • Usborne Guided Reading Pack: The Wish Fish

    Lesley Sims

    Hardcover (Usborne Publishing Ltd, Jan. 1, 2008)
    This is a pack of six copies of a carefully chosen Usborne Reading Programme title, complete with teacher's notes all in a zip-lock case. Usborne Guided Reading Packs have been developed and endorsed by top reading experts to provide teachers with exciting, effective and practical classroom resources. The book has clear and compelling text that allows children to build their burgeoning reading skills, accompanied by charming and highly appealing illustrations. It also includes several pages of reading-related puzzles.
  • Magic Melon

    Rosie Dickens

    Hardcover (Usborne Books, Feb. 1, 2012)
    This is a lively retelling of an old Chinese tale. Lee is too lazy to grow any food, so he gets very hungry. Then he plants a magic melon - but things don't go as planned...Easy-to-read text is brought to life with delightful illustrations, and there are fun comprehension puzzles to try after the story. It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a Principal Lecturer in Education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. Every title in this series features clear and compelling text accompanied by highly appealing illustrations. It is designed to motivate children as they learn to read.
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  • The Gingerbread Man

    M. MacKinnon

    Hardcover (Usborne Books, Sept. 15, 2009)
    None
  • Cat and Mouse on the Farm

    J. Tyler

    Library Binding (Edc Pub, Sept. 1, 1994)
    Book by Tyler, J.