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Books in Caramel Tree Readers Starter Level series

  • Maggie Mouse - The Educated Mouse

    Katherine Rawson

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Sept. 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. Like most mice, Maggie’s brothers and sisters have learned to hunt crumbs and avoid cats. But Maggie prefers to spend her time in the attic, filling herself with facts from an old encyclopedia. One day, Maggie comes face to face with a cat. Will her book learning save her?
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  • Mr. Beethoven and Me

    Jan L. Coates

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Oct. 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. Antonia must prepare for the Beethoven Bonanza and she receives some special help from Mr. Beethoven himself. She is granted 10 meetings with the great composer himself and his magical appearances do help her, but they also lead to some embarrassing situations. Mr. Beethoven appears even when uncalled for, and Antonia is running out of time. Will she be ready for the Beethoven Bonanza?
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  • 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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  • Starter Level Storybooks Set 1a

    F. I. Laher

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, Nov. 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. The Starter Level Storybooks Set 1a contains five storybooks and an audio CD featuring theme songs for each story: The Chicken, the Shark, and the Whale; The Clever Crab; Ken and His Red Tin Rocket; Pete the Pelican; and Troy Waits for the Train.
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  • The Clever Crab

    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. Clive is a clever crab, but he cannot clap. He can climb, crawl, and drink from a straw but he cannot clap, clap, clap. This story highlights double consonants.
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  • The Boy Who Cried Wolf

    Billie Huban

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, April 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. Freddy tricks the villagers to run to help him when he cries 'Wolf!' even though there is no wolf. One day, a wolf does appear. Who will help Freddy now?
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  • Carl the Worm

    Mariam Seedat, Frances Ulrich

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, May 1, 2015)
    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. Carl the worm lives on a farm. He crawls to the barn and sees a horse eating corn. A bird tries to get Carl but the horse gets in the way. This phonics practice story focuses on sounds made by combining a vowel with the letter “r.”
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  • Stop Complaining, Chicken Little

    Jan L. Coates

    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. Chicken Little always complains. So, his friends do not believe him when he tells them the sky is falling. Then a storm arrives and only Chicken Little can help bring his friends to safety, if only they believe in him.
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  • The Chicken, the Whale, and the Shark

    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. Chika the chicken splashes around on the beach. She must watch out for the shark! This story focuses on the sounds created by combining consonants with the letter “h.”
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  • Troy Waits for a Train

    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. Troy waits for a train. It is a gray day and maybe it will rain; he waits and waits as the clouds get very gray. This story highlights diphthongs.
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  • Messy Bessy

    Vicki Cameron

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, May 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. Bessy is a messy little girl. She cannot find anything in her room because socks and clothes are everywhere. How will she make it to school on time?The story highlights colors, expressions for time, and prepositions.
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  • Starter Level Alphabet Storybook Set

    F. I. Laher

    Paperback (Caramel Tree Readers, May 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. The Alphabet Storybook Set contains five storybooks and one audio CD with 26 songs, one for each letter of the alphabet. Each storybook has short stories highlighting a different letter of the alphabet as well as a picture dictionary.
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