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Books in Caramel Tree Readers Starter Level series

  • The Day They Skipped Emma's Birthday

    Oliver Neubert

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Sept. 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. The diverse, original stories have a word count of approximately 2,000 words. The stories in this series vary with narrative in first person or third person, and they have increased character dialogue, which allows students to develop character studies. They focus on realistic fiction and have settings that students can relate to, but each story has a unique twist that will keep students thinking. Emma wakes up one day and thinks that nobody remembers her birthday. Of course she is sad, but what can she do? Should she tell everyone it is her birthday?
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  • Sherlock Holmes and the Orphanage Mystery

    Heather Wright

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Oct. 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 6 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 9 to 12. It contains a mix of classic story adaptations and new, original stories with approximately 7,000 words. This level contains multiple genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, realistic fiction, horror/suspense, and wacky fiction. The range of written styles, from more formal language to modern English, helps students develop fluency. Charlie and his younger sister, Harriet, take on a very dangerous mission for Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The pair faces grave danger in order to uncover the mystery of why children are being injured at the orphanage. They discover more than they bargained for and contribute to the capture of London’s most wanted bank robber.
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  • Blue Bear Makes Blueberry Pie

    Lily Erlic

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Sept. 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 2 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 5 to 7. It offers a range of classic fairy tale adaptations and stories with 500 to 700 words. Each book in this set features a few sentences per page that are accompanied by detailed illustrations. Given the familiar contexts, some of the tales have been reworked or adapted so that students are always surprised and eager to read all the way to the unexpected endings. Blue Bear works hard to gather blueberries to make a blueberry pie. Rabbit and Fox will not help but, when the pie is ready, they want a piece. Will Blue Bear share? Maybe next time Rabbit and Fox will not be so lazy.
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  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Nick Fox

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Nov. 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 6 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 9 to 12. It contains a mix of classic story adaptations and new, original stories with approximately 7,000 words. This level contains multiple genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, realistic fiction, horror/suspense, and wacky fiction. The range of written styles, from more formal language to modern English, helps students develop fluency. It is 1872, and Phileas Fogg makes a bet that he can travel around the world in 80 days. He embarks on the trip with the young John Passepartout as his traveling companion and together they face many challenges along the way. All the while, they are being pursued by Detective Fix who is certain that Phileas Fogg is a fugitive bank robber. This fast-paced and action-packed adaptation of the classic story will captivate the readers’ attention as they join Fogg and his group on their quest to travel around the world in 80 days.
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  • The Tale of Avalon

    Jan L. Coates

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Nov. 1, 2015)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 series offers delicious leveled readers for children aged 7 to 9. The diverse original stories have a word count of approximately 2,000 words and Lexile measures between 400L to 700L. The stories in this series vary with narrative in first or third person, and they have increased character dialogue, which allows students to develop character studies. Blossom’s peaceful life in Avalon changes after an encounter with some Luna Spiders and the angry Man in the Moon. To release Blossom from the Man in the Moon’s spell, Prince Adrian must discover the name of the fruit of the magic blossom tree. Will Blossom ever see her best friend again?
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  • The Wishing Well

    Will Jamieson

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, April 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 4 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. The diverse, original stories have a word count of approximately 2,000 words. The stories in this series vary with narrative in first person or third person, and they have increased character dialogue, which allows students to develop character studies. They focus on realistic fiction and have settings that students can relate to, but each story has a unique twist that will keep students thinking. Shelly wishes she could fly. One day, after visiting the magical Wishing Well, Shelly’s wish comes true and she starts to fly like a bird. Shelly loves her special gift but soon realizes that it is causing her to lose her friends who all feel ordinary around her. Shelly realizes the importance of her friends and must make a difficult decision in order not to lose all her friends.
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  • What Is Budu?

    Billie Huban

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, April 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 1 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 5 to 7. It consists of picture books with approximately 200 words relating to key themes to help students learn vocabulary. Budu lives in the jungle among wild animals. He tries to figure out what kind of animal he is by comparing himself with other animals. The colorful illustrations help beginner readers to identify vocabulary for different parts of the body, and simple repetitive structures help them to predict the text and find the answer to “What is Budu?”
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  • Lazy Suzy

    James Nammh

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, June 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 1 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 5 to 7. It consists of picture books with approximately 200 words relating to key themes to help students learn vocabulary. Lazy Suzy plays computer games while other children enjoy seasonal outdoor activities. Eventually, when Suzy does want to get out of the house, it's too late. The colorful illustrations help beginner readers to identify different seasons and weather.
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  • Elias and the Dragon

    Jared Hunt

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, June 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 6 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 9 to 12. It contains a mix of classic story adaptations and new, original stories with approximately 7,000 words. This level contains multiple genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, realistic fiction, horror/suspense, and wacky fiction. The range of written styles, from more formal language to modern English, helps students develop fluency. The King's Messenger delivers a message to the people of Gallive for the head of a dragon. Elias's older brother, Lucas, accepts the offer and ventures off. Elias suspects the messenger of being a wizard and also sets off to help his brother. During the adventure, Elias faces the dragon and helps defeat the evil wizard.
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  • The Big Hill

    Oliver Neubert

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, April 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 5 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. With approximately 4,000 words each, the stories provide students the opportunity to expand their reading skills by witnessing character development and more complex plots. These stories expose students to fluent prose, including idioms and colloquial language as well as more complex grammatical structures. Peter is very good with his BMX bike. His biggest challenge is to race Chuck, the class bully, on the Big Hill so that he can prove that he is not a chicken. Peter ignores the rules and does not listen to wise advice, but he must face the consequences of his decision.
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  • Through the Looking Glass

    Crystal J. Stranaghan

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Sept. 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 6 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 9 to 12. It contains a mix of classic story adaptations and new, original stories with approximately 7,000 words. This level contains multiple genres, including fantasy, sci-fi, realistic fiction, horror/suspense, and wacky fiction. The range of written styles, from more formal language to modern English, helps students develop fluency. Alice falls through the looking glass and ends up in a back-to-front world where going somewhere requires one to go away from it! This clever adaptation of the classic story takes readers through a wild adventure as Alice meets interesting characters and faces crazy situations. The illustrations make this all-time classic enchanting to young readers.
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  • The Puss in Boots

    Travis Baker

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, July 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 2 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 5 to 7. It offers a range of classic fairy tale adaptations and stories with 500 to 700 words. Each book in this set features a few sentences per page that are accompanied by detailed illustrations. Given the familiar contexts, some of the fairy tales have been reworked or adapted so that students are always surprised and eager to read all the way to the unexpected endings. Liam has a big problem with three tricky mice. After making a deal with Puss in Boots to help him get rid of the mice, Liam realizes his mistake but keeps his promise. Will Puss in Boots keep his promise?
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