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Books in Rookie Readers Big Books series

  • Shells

    Betsy Franco, Kristin Sorra

    Paperback (Children's Press, March 1, 2001)
    Rookie Readers RM have provided entertaining, high-quality introductions to reading for more than a generation. Each title features full-color, often hilarious illustrations and engaging stories that always involve a young child figuring out concepts or solving problems on his or her own. Every new title contains a Word List and a color-coded reading-level key on the back cover.
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  • Constance Stumbles

    Pat McKissack, Fredrick McKissack, Tom Dunnington

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, June 1, 1988)
    Despite many setbacks, a little girl is determined to learn to ride a bicycle
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  • Sir Mike

    Robyn Hood Black, David Murphy

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2005)
    Mike is all ready to fight the dragon he thinks he sees, but then is happy to realize it is just his pet dog.
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  • Sam the Garbage Hound

    Charnan Simon, Gary Bialke

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 1997)
    Sam, a lonely garbage hound who lives at the dump, goes home with Rosie and her mother and discovers the joys of a loving home
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  • Amazing Animals

    Betsy Franco, Jesse Reisch

    Paperback (Children's Press, Sept. 1, 2002)
    All Rookie Readers actively engage young readers, encouraging language development, building fluency, and promoting independent reading. By targeting a skill, like being able to spell and pronounce multisyllabic words, young readers are building fundamental reading skills with the help of fun, lively, colorfully illustrated stories.
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  • Giggle Belly

    Page Sakelaris, Rich Torrey

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2000)
    A young boy describes the funny different things going on all over his body as he takes his dog for a walk.
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  • Emily's Shoes

    Joan Cottle

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1999)
    When her mother calls her, a young girl tries to guess what type of shoes she needs to wear
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  • Sometimes Things Change

    Patricia Eastman, Robert L. Hillerich, Seymour Fleishman

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1983)
    Explains that butterflies come from caterpillars, frogs from tadpoles, turtles from eggs, raisins from grapes, trees from seeds, flowers from buds, and stories from words
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  • Moving Day

    Jo S. Kittinger, Ilene Richard

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2003)
    After a girl says goodbye to friends, she and her family load up the car and head for their new house.
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  • My Book by Me

    Dana Meachen Rau

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, March 1, 2000)
    A child describes the pleasures and freedom of writing one's own book and then reading it as well.
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  • Always Be Safe

    Kathy Schulz, Katherine Potter

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A rhyming review of some basic safety tips.
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  • Cats

    Larry Dane Brimner, Tom Payne

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2000)
    A child has fun playing with some cats.
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