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Books in Caramel Tree Readers Level 1 series

  • Pete the Pelican

    Mariam Seedat, Frances Ulrich

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Oct. 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Starter Level is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 3 to 5. They are 50 to 100 words in length and focus on phonics and learning the alphabet. Pete the Pelican is huge; he is too big to fly. His friend, June, decides to help and ties Pete onto her plane. This story reviews the Magic E with each of the vowels."
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  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears

    Billie Huban

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, June 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. The Three Bears are new in town and everyone is afraid of them. No one visits their house. One day, Goldilocks goes into the three bears' house, eats their food, breaks their chair, and falls asleep in their bed. What will happen when the bear family returns home to find Goldilocks sleeping?
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  • Marcus Danton's History Mystery

    Phil Schroeder

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, April 1, 2015)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 5 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 9 to 12. 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. Marcus Danton has been living in Paris for three months and cannot settle into his new school because he thinks history classes are boring. After a mysterious phone call, his father leaves unexpectedly and Marcus embarks on a thrilling chase through famous Parisian landmarks to solve a history mystery and find his father.
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  • The Cheesy Man Giant

    Jan L. Coates

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, June 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. Matthew MacDougall is an ordinary kid who wants to be an extraordinary basketball player. The only problem is that he is too short. One day, Matthew finds the solution to his problem but soon learns that it is not so great being the center of attention all the time. His new problem is not so easy to fix!
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  • Oliver Twist

    Jenny Moore

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Sept. 1, 2016)
    Oliver Twist runs away to London to escape his miserable life as an orphan in 19th century England. However, he is soon struggling to free himself from a gang of thieves who are determined to turn him into a criminal like themselves. Will Oliver succeed in finding himself a better life? The Caramel Tree Readers Level 6 is a series of leveled readers for children ages 9 to 12. It contains classic story adaptations with approximately 7,000 words.
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  • Level 6 Storybooks Set 6b

    F. I. Laher

    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. The unique adaptations capture the essence of the originals and have a word count of approximately 7,000 words.Level 6 Storybook Set 6b contains five storybooks: Gulliver's Travels; Through The Looking Glass; Sherlock Holmes and the Orphanage Mystery; Around the World in 80 Days; The Jungle Book.
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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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  • Turning Trash to Treasure

    Ada Pearson

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, May 1, 2014)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 3 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. It offers a long list of new, original stories with approximately 1,000 words. In this series, students are presented with a variety of genres including realistic fiction, whacky fantasy, and action adventure. Shannon cannot think of a good idea for the Grade Four Business Fair. It takes some careful observation for her to realize that the ideas are all around her. The story’s visual cues work perfectly to reveal those ideas and help the reader connect the illustrations with the text.
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  • If Dogs Could Talk

    Jan L. Coates

    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. Students expand to diverse original stories with 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. Camila always wished she could talk to her dog but when a friendly neighbor makes this possible, she is not sure whether a talking dog is such a good idea anymore. Camila and her dog, Homer, must make a big decision that will test their friendship and loyalty.
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  • The Legend of Rip Van Winkle

    Melanie Jackson

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, July 1, 2015)
    The Caramel Tree Readers Level 3 is a delicious series of leveled readers for children ages 7 to 9. It offers a long list of new, original stories with approximately 1,000 words. In this series, students are presented with a variety of genres including realistic fiction, whacky fantasy, and action adventure. It’s the Wild West and Rip Van Winkle wants no part of it. He just wants to hide from his nagging mother and take naps under the yucca tree. Then Sheriff Wyatt Earp asks Rip to help deal with the lawless Clantons. Lazy Rip surprises himself—and the Clantons, too!
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  • The Queen and Mr. Cunningham

    Jan L. Coates

    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. Liam loves his ageing gray cat, Queen Scruffabella, but his new baby brother may be allergic to her. Liam is faced with a difficult decision: should he keep his baby brother or his beloved cat? Of course, he cannot get rid of his baby brother. And that’s not the end of Liam’s problems: his neighbor, Mr. Cunningham, whose ears don’t seem to work very well, loves to play his bagpipes just when Liam wants to watch his favorite TV programs. When Liam thinks carefully about his problems, he finds the perfect solution for Queen Scruffabella and Mr. Cunningham.
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  • The Swamp

    Will Jamieson

    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. Students expand to diverse original stories with 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. Imagine a forest filled with tall green trees, clear blue streams, and . . . smelly purple aliens. Ben finds an alien stranded in the swamp and decides to help him, even though he smells like rotten eggs. He soon learns the alien’s true intentions, and he must act quickly to avoid an alien invasion.
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