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  • How Animals Defend Themselves

    Etta Kaner, Pat Stephens

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2006)
    From color-changing octopi to opossums who "play dead," there is a lot to discover about the amazing world of animal defenses. 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's Trading Cards

    Sharon Jennings, Shelley Southern, Alice Sinkner, Sean Jeffrey

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Franklin helps his friends build their own collection of trading cards. This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
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  • Amelia Bedelia Collection

    Peggy Parish

    Paperback (Greenwillow Books, Dec. 26, 2012)
    Learn to read with America’s favorite mixed-up housekeeper, Amelia Bedelia! The Amelia Bedelia books have sold more than 35 million copies since Amelia Bedelia was first published more than fifty years ago. This box set includes three of the most popular and bestselling Amelia Bedelia Level 2 I Can Read stories: Amelia Bedelia, Amelia Bedelia and the Surprise Shower, and Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia.Amelia Bedelia is all boxed up—literally! The Amelia Bedelia books are great for growing the vocabularies of beginning readers and making learning to read fun. A great gift and a wonderful way to introduce beginning readers to a favorite character!
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  • Franklin's Pumpkin

    Sharon Jennings, Robert Penman, Sasha McIntyre, Jelena Sisic

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Franklin is thrilled when he finds a giant pumpkin in his backyard, until he discovers that the competition at this year's fall fair is for the biggest zucchini! This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
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  • Franklin and the Bubble Gum

    Sharon Jennings, Sean Jeffrey, Sasha McIntyre, Jelena Sisic

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2006)
    After a bout with an over-generous gumball machine, Franklin must prove to his friends and to Mr. Mole that he is not a gumball thief! This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
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  • I Like Dinosaurs: I can Read Books Level 1

    A.D. Largie

    Paperback (Independently published, May 8, 2020)
    This Level One I Can Read Kids book, is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. While enjoying incredible dinosaurs. This beautifully illustrated, full color, the large print book is perfect for beginner readers and dinosaur lovers.

  • Mommy May I Hug the Fish: Biblical Values, Level 1

    Crystal Bowman, Donna Christensen

    Paperback (Zonderkidz, June 10, 2007)
    Mommy May I Hug the Fish helps children learn respect for their surroundings in a simple and straightforward way.Mommy May I Hug the Fish, a Level One I Can Read book is perfect for preschoolers exploring their world but not yet fully aware of harmful situations. When a loving parent or caregiver sets limits or gives permission, a child needs to learn to respect his or her environment. Mommy, May I Hug the Fish addresses this subject in a humorous and age-appropriate way.Mommy May I Hug the Fish:Is written in rhythm and rhyme.Is designed for emergent readers.Has bright, colorful artwork to help with comprehensionFrom the well-respected I Can Read brand
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  • Franklin Stays Up

    Sharon Jennings, Shelley Southern, Sean Jeffrey, Jelena Sisic

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Franklin plans to stay up all night --- even if no one else can. This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
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  • Franklin and the Contest

    Sharon Jennings, Sean Jeffrey, Sasha McIntyre, Alice Sinkner

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2004)
    Franklin wants to enter a contest. Trouble is, he has to find something he can do for five hours without stopping! Bear, Rabbit and Beaver have no trouble finding activities to occupy them, but Franklin's at a loss. He tries jumping up and down, standing on his head and eating fly soup, but can't keep going long enough. Finally, Franklin thinks for five hours. And he wins the contest! 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 Trading Cards

    Sharon Jennings, Shelley Southern, Alice Sinkner, Sean Jeffrey

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Franklin helps his friends build their own collection of trading cards. 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 Picnic

    Sharon Jennings

    Paperback (Kids Can Press, Feb. 1, 2006)
    Franklin is dismayed to discover that his Woodland friends don't like flies, his favorite picnic lunch. This Level 2 first reader contains longer stories, varied sentences, increased vocabulary, more difficult visual clues and some repetition.
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  • Alexander Graham Bell

    Elizabeth MacLeod, Andrej Krystoforski

    Hardcover (Kids Can Press, Aug. 1, 2007)
    Meet Alexander Graham Bell -- pioneering educator and inventor of the telephone. The story of Aleck's world-changing invention and his struggle to perfect it is told in level-appropriate language and detailed illustrations. A Level 3 first reader.
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