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Books in Modern Curriculum Press Beginning to Read Series series

  • Nobody Listens to Andrew

    Elizabeth Guilfoile, Mary Stevens

    Paperback (Modern Curriculum Pr, June 1, 1980)
    When his family and neighbor finally get around to listening to Andrew, they find he really does have something important to say
    I
  • The Little Cookie

    Margaret Hillert, Donald Charles

    Paperback (Modern Curriculum Pr, March 1, 1980)
    Retells in preprimer vocabulary the tale of the run-away gingerbread boy who eludes the hungry grasp of everyone until he meets a clever fox.
    E
  • The Grumpus Under the Rug

    Ellen B. Jackson

    Paperback (Modern Curriculum Pr, Sept. 1, 1981)
    A little boy claims that there is a Grumpus under the rug which causes all the mischief, but his mother does not believe him
    K
  • The Golden Goose

    Margaret Hillert, Monica Santa Loomis

    Hardcover (Modern Curriculum Pr, June 1, 1978)
    Retells the tale of the golden goose that caused the king's unhappy daughter to laugh.
    K
  • Run to the Rainbow

    Margaret Hillert, Barbara Corey

    Hardcover (Modern Curriculum Pr, March 1, 1980)
    Three children, searching for the rainbow, see many colorful objects.
    K
  • Mabel the Whale

    Patricia King, Katherine Evans

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, June 1, 1958)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
    E
  • Three Bears

    Margaret Hillert, Irma Wilde

    Paperback (Modern Curriculum Pr, June 1, 1980)
    A simplified retelling of the beloved folktale uses vocabulary and is designed for beginning readers.
    E
  • THE WITCH WHO WENT FOR A WALK, SOFTCOVER, BEGINNING TO READ

    MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS

    Paperback (MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS, Jan. 1, 1950)
    Reading Levels vary with each set, but range from 1.0 - 1.5.
    E
  • PINOCCHIO, SOFTCOVER, BEGINNING TO READ

    Carlo Collodi, Margaret Hillert, Laurie Hamilton

    Paperback (MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS, Jan. 1, 1950)
    In Geppetto's hand a piece of wood that talks becomes a living mischievous marionette and eventually, after many trials and errors, a real boy.
    E
  • CITY FUN, SOFTCOVER, BEGINNING TO READ

    MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS

    Paperback (MODERN CURRICULUM PRESS, Jan. 1, 1950)
    Reading Levels vary with each set, but range from 1.0 - 1.5.
    E
  • The Cookie House

    Margaret Hillert, Kinuko Craft

    Paperback (Modern Curriculum Pr, March 1, 1995)
    In preprimer vocabulary, retells the classic story of two children, Hansel and Gretel, who get lost in the woods and nearly become a meal for a wicked old witch in a house made of goodies.
    F
  • The Three Little Pigs

    Margaret Hillert, Irma Wilde

    Paperback (Modern Curriculum Pr, June 1, 1963)
    Retells, in preprimer words, the tale of three little pigs and how they deal with the big bad wolf
    E