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This is beginning reader for children who are not yet quite ready to read chapter books on their own. This exciting series has best outcomes when an adult reads the book together with the child at first. As confidence grows the child will be able to read more of the book alone. This story is about Jimmy who lives in Canada. He ends up losing some money down a drain. He finds something else. Read on to see what happens in this adventure

This is a beginning reader. The main character is a six-year-old called the Kid. She lived in the Wild West of America when there were cowboys, horses, cattle and roundups. She lived on a ranch with Brian, the rancher; with Dave, the foreman, who looked after things when Brian was not there; with Cooky, who cooked meals for the hungry cowboys and the Kid; and ten other cowboys. In this story, the Kid and Brian went to town. She and her best friends, Tommy and Peewee, have a night adventure… This book is a beginning reader written for children who are learning to read at school. The author is a professor of education in Australia and has been involved in literacy teaching for over forty years. She has written this book to provide children with the reading mileage they need on their journey to becoming independent readers. For best outcomes, an adult should read with the child at first. As confidence grows, the child will increasing take the lead in reading. When children are using a lot of working memory to decode the words on the page, sometimes fluency and comprehension can be compromised. This book has been specifically written to enhance access through simple sentence structure, but vocabulary is never compromised. With reading mileage comes fluency and with fluency comprehension is advanced.

This book is a beginning reader written for children who are learning to read at school. The author is a professor of education in Australia and has been involved in literacy teaching for over forty years. She has written this book to provide children with the reading mileage they need on their journey to becoming independent readers. For best outcomes, an adult should read with the child at first. As confidence grows, the child will increasing take the lead in reading. When children are using a lot of working memory to decode the words on the page, sometimes fluency and comprehension can be compromised. This book has been specifically written to enhance access through simple sentence structure, but vocabulary is never compromised. With reading mileage comes fluency and with fluency comprehension is advanced. That is what this book provides. The main character is a six-year-old called the Kid. She lived in the Wild West of America when there were cowboys, horses, cattle and roundups. She lived on a ranch with Brian, the rancher; with Dave, the foreman, who looked after things when Brian was not there; with Cooky, who cooked meals for the hungry cowboys and the Kid; and ten other cowboys. In this story, it was roundup time and the Kid went with all the cowboys to round up the cattle. Campfires, songs and stories were part of the Kid’s life. Then someone gets bitten by a snake…

This is a beginning reader for children who are not quite ready for chapter books. Marguerite Maher, a Professor of Education at the University of Notre Dame Australia has written this Jimmy in Canada series specifically to help children move more quickly onto chapter books. Best outcomes are achieved when an adult reads the book together with the child at first. As the child grows in competence and confidence the adult input will be reduced. In this story, Jimmy, his mum and dad and two friends to on a day hike to Echo Canyon. They have an exciting adventure.

This is a beginning reader for children who are not quite ready for chapter books yet. It will help staircase them to be able to read chapter books themselves sooner. Best outcomes are achieved when an adult reads the book together with the child at first. As confidence grows and with practice, the child will be able to read more of the book alone. In this story, Jimmy and his dad notice that the snow is piling up at the door of the house next door. There may be a problem. They go and investigate. Read on to see what happens.