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Books in Step into Reading. a Step 4 Book, Grades 2-4 series

  • The Shortest Kid in the World

    Corinne Demas Bliss

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, April 11, 1995)
    Emily the Shrimp is in despair because she is shorter than everybody--even her own little brother. Then a tiny new girl comes to town. Her upbeat attitude teaches Emily that, if you're clever, shortcomings can become towering assets. From the Trade Paperback edition.
    K
  • Space Rock

    Jon Buller, Susan Schade

    Library Binding (Tandem Library, Nov. 1, 1988)
    None
    K
  • Robot, Go Bot!

    Dana Meachen Rau, Wook Jin Jung

    Library Binding (Turtleback, June 25, 2013)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Boldly going where Step into Reading has never gone before: comic readers are told almost entirely in action-packed dialogue! Simple, graphic paneled layouts introduce emergent readers to the joy of comics. This Step 1 comic reader tells the story of a girl and a robot whose friendship is tested when one of them gets a bit bossy. Step 1 stories have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, picture clues, and easy-to-decode dialogue.
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  • Mare for Young Wolf

    Janice Shefelman, Tom Shefelman

    School & Library Binding (Tandem Library, Sept. 15, 1993)
    None
    L
  • THE CURSE OF THE COBWEB QUEEN

    Geoffrey Hayes

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, April 12, 1994)
    Seafaring sleuths Otto, Uncle Tooth, and cousin Olivia brave the perils of Mookey Swamp to recover a stolen pearl from the evil Cobweb Queen and her Eenie Meanies.
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  • The Big Case

    Bill Scollon, The Disney Storybook Art Team

    Library Binding (RH/Disney, Jan. 19, 2016)
    The modern mammal metropolis of Zootopia is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it's a melting pot where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. But when optimistic Officer Judy Hopps arrives, she discovers that being the first bunny on a police force of big, tough animals isn't so easy. Determined to prove herself, she jumps at the opportunity to crack a case, even if it means partnering with a fast-talking, scam-artist fox, Nick Wilde, to solve the mystery. This Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader is based on Disney Zootopia.
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  • Soccer Sam

    Jean Marzollo, Blanche Sims

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, April 1, 1987)
    This series of affordable paperbacks offers an appealing variety of fiction and nonfiction by such popular authors as Jean Marzollo, Joyce Milton, Richard Scarry, and Joanna Cole
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  • Thomas and the School Trip

    W. Awdry, Owain Bell

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 7, 1993)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Despite a host of obstacles and problems, Thomas, the little blue engine, will let nothing stand in his way of taking a group of schoolchildren home after a class trip to the train yard.
    G
  • Singing Sam

    Clyde Robert Bulla

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, June 5, 1989)
    Illus. in full color. Sam, a frisky puppy, runs away from his disinterested owner. But when Sam turns out to have hidden talents, the spoiled boy wants Sam back.From the Trade Paperback edition.
    M
  • The Spooky Halloween Party

    Annabelle Prager

    Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Oct. 14, 1989)
    Illus. in full color. In a funny sequel to The Surprise Party young Albert is sure his friend's Halloween party can't be as scary as he says it's going to be. "Albert's bravado is dealt a swift blow when he finds himself among a host of party-going ghoulies who turn out not to be his old buddies in disguise."--Booklist.
    J
  • R is for Radish

    Molly Coxe

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Dec. 16, 1997)
    Radish is a wRiter, a Rapper, a jump-Roper, and a Raspberry pie eater. She is also a hysterically funny problem solver, à la Ramona Quimby. With wit, humor, and a style all her own, Molly Coxe has created an alluring, alliterative story!
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  • Happy Valentine's Day, Miss Hildy!

    Lois Grambling

    Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Dec. 29, 1997)
    Miss Hildy is a detective, sort of - with a cape, a magnifying glass, and a little black book for taking notes. So when a strange Valentine's Day gift appears on her doorstep, Miss Hildy smells a mystery. Luckily, her secret admirer is a terrible speller who leaves a trail of misspelled clues.
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