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Books in Caramel Tree Readers Level 1 series

  • Little Red

    Crystal J. Stranaghan

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Nov. 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. Little Red must take a basket of food to her Grandma. She decides to pick flowers along the way and strays from the path. Then she meets Mr. BGW (Big Gray Wolf) who plays a trick on her. This beautifully illustrated adaptation of the “Little Red Riding Hood” story, brings a unique twist to the classic fairy tale. Readers can find the clues that will help save Little Red when she is misled by Mr. BGW.
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  • Not All Londoners Wear Hats

    Claire Kamber

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, )
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  • No Eggs Maria

    Travis Baker

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Sept. 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. Maria is a poor hen who cannot lay eggs. She is teased by the other hens in the barn and feels desperate when the farmer, Mr. Sanchez, threatens to eat her for dinner if she cannot produce an egg. Through Maria’s adventure, she learns that using her own natural talents can bring a much greater reward than simply laying eggs.
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  • The Game

    Beryl Young

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, May 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. Louise learns a special guessing game from her best friend, Elizabeth, and she promises never to share it with anyone. When Elizabeth suddenly stops coming to school to undergo chemotherapy for leukemia, Louise tells her new friend about the game. After months of treatment, Elizabeth returns to school and Louise’s loyalty is tested.
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  • Level 3 Storybooks Set 3c

    F. I. Laher

    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. The Level 3 Storybook Set 3c contains five storybooks: The Day David Wasn’t There; How the Moon Is Made of Cheese; The Legend of Rip Van Winkle; No More Mr. Dawdle; and The Turkeys Who Learned to Speak Moo.
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  • The Turkeys Who Learned to Speak Moo

    Billie Huban

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, June 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. The turkeys are horrified when they learn that they will be taken away one by one. A smart turkey called Samson devises a plan to make the turkeys as special as the cows, who are allowed to roam free; the turkeys must learn to speak Moo. Will the plan work?
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  • William's Watermelon Garden

    Katherine Leigh

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Sept. 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. William is quite jealous of his friend’s big garden and wants to have his own, but his family lives in an apartment. He is frustrated, believing that no one is listening to him and no one cares. One night, William goes to sleep in a bad mood and soon finds himself in the strangest of situations as watermelons start to grow in unusual places.
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  • Comet Boy

    Melanie Jackson

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Oct. 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. Gordon is visiting a planetarium with his mom. He sees the crystals from a comet’s tail inside a glass case and cannot resist the temptation to touch them. But the planetarium staff is not happy about that. Suddenly, Gordon is filled with super strength as he is pursued by the staff. He must find a way to return to normal—only if he can escape the planetarium first.
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  • Camilla the Not-So-Quick Chameleon

    Billie Huban

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Oct. 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. Camilla the chameleon wishes she could join the other Lizardville kids as they rush off to school, but she is too slow. One day, Camilla is the only one who can go on a dangerous mission to find a missing student, but will she ever be able to go to school?
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  • Shut the Door

    Katherine Rawson

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, June 1, 2016)
    Patience and Grace are two hardworking sisters. At the end of a long day's work, the sisters sit down to eat but forget to shut the door. Neither sister wants to stand up to shut the door and their silly stubbornness results in very funny outcomes.
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  • The Jungle Book

    Jenny Moore

    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. An orphaned boy, pursued by the ruthless tiger Shere Khan, wanders into a wolf den. Mother Wolf is delighted by the fearless child and names him Mowgli, promising that Shere Khan will never hurt him. As Mowgli grows up, he befriends various animals who teach him the ways of the jungle. Shere Khan still hunts Mowgli, though, and convinces many of the animals that a human does not belong in the jungle. When Mowgli grows up, he can no longer be protected by the wolves; he must leave his beloved jungle and begin life in the human world. Will he confront his nemesis Shere Khan at long last?
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  • When the World Forgot the Colors

    Billie Huban

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Oct. 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. The weather has been gray for a very long time, and when Ray attempts to color a nature scene for his art class, he cannot remember the colors for the scene. He is too shy to ask for help so he mixes up the colors. Then, when the rainbow itself cannot remember the colors for the scene, it rearranges the world’s colors according to Ray’s picture and things become extremely strange. How can Ray stop the color madness?
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