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Books in HELLO READER LEVEL 4 series

  • Five Funny Frights

    Judith B. Stamper, Tim Raglin

    Paperback (Cartwheel Books, Sept. 1, 1993)
    A collection of five easy-to-read scary stories with humorous endings, including "The Skeleton," "The Scream," and "Bloody Fingers"
    K
  • Wild, Wild Hair

    Nikki Grimes, George Ford

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Jan. 1, 1997)
    Hating having to get her wild hair painfully combed and braided every Monday, Tisa decides to hide, but once her hair is done, she loves it so much that her mother cannot tear her away from the mirror. Original.
    J
  • Buzz, Said The Bee

    Wendy Cheyette Lewison, Hans Wilhelm

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback, March 1, 1992)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. As one animal sits on another in an accumulating progression, the reader learns the sounds each animal makes.
    G
  • Big Bob and the Magic Valentine's Day Potato

    Daniel Manus Pinkwater, Jill Pinkwater

    Paperback (Cartwheel Books, Jan. 1, 2000)
    When Big Bob, Big Gloria, Tina Tiny, and Billy Thimble come up with the best Valentine's Day project for class, they receive a visit from the Magic Valentine's Day Potato as their sweet reward. Original.
    K
  • Fluffy's Field Trip

    Kate McMullan, Mavis Smith

    Paperback (Cartwheel, May 1, 2001)
    Fluffy the guinea pig accidentally accompanies Ms. Day's class on a field trip to the planetarium and, inspired by the constellations Pegasus, The Big Dipper, and The Great Bear, Fluffy dreams up some of his own. Original.
    K
  • Big Bug Dug, The

    Mary Serfozo, Jeffrey Scherer

    Paperback (Cartwheel, March 1, 2002)
    A My First Hello Reader book, this humorous rhyming story, with game cards and activity pages, becomes a quick nature study as it follows a delightful bug in his quest for solitude."The big bug dug...and dug...and dug. Down in the dirt, the big bug dug..."As the big bug digs his way down under -- "to find a quiet place to sleep!" -- readers are treated to a short lesson in nature science. We meet underground insects and animals: snakes, slugs, worms, and more. We also discover such things as roots, rocks, and fossils found at different levels below. The book comes with eight pairs of picture-word game cards that can be punched out and used to reinforce the story in a fun way. In addition, there are six pages of skill-building puzzle activities. Whimsical illustrations by Jeffrey Scherer make this book totally engaging for young readers.
    E
  • Itching And Twitching

    Patricia C. McKissack, Robert McKissack, Laura Freeman

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Feb. 1, 2003)
    Newbery Honor author Patricia C. McKissack and Robert L. McKissack's humorous adaptation of a Nigerian folktale about Monkey and Rabbit who learn to be comfortable just being themselves.One evening, Monkey invited his friend Rabbit to dinner. All during the meal, Monkey itched and so he scratched. Rabbit was no better. He couldn't stop twitching. Both so irritated the other with their scratching and twitching that they challenged each other to a contest to see who could be still for the longest period of time. The urge to scratch and twitch continued for both friends. So they each came up with a sly plan. Each decided to tell the other a story. The trick was with each story, the storyteller used deliberate gestures that allowed him to scratch where it itched,
    L
  • Lots of Lice

    Bobbi Katz, Steve Bjorkman

    Paperback (Scholastic, Sept. 1, 1998)
    A humorous, easy-to-read rhyming book helps youngsters discover what lice are and how to protect themselves from them. Original.
    M
  • Fluffy's Thanksgiving

    Kate McMullan, Mavis Smith

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Oct. 1, 2000)
    After starring as an ear of corn in his school's Thanksgiving play, the classroom guinea pig enjoys his holiday at Maxwell's home, where he scares Grammy and battles a monster.
    L
  • Our Silly Garden

    Karen Nagel; Brian Schatell

    Paperback (Cartwheel, March 15, 2003)
    Book by Karen B. Nagel
  • Five Goofy Ghosts

    Judith Bauer Stamper, Tim Raglin

    Library Binding (Rebound by Sagebrush, Sept. 1, 1997)
    None
    M
  • Christmas Cub, The

    Justine Korman Fontes, Lucinda McQueen

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Nov. 1, 2000)
    After sneaking away from home, Pip the Cub meets up with Evergreen the Tree who teaches him all about the special holiday. Original.
    K