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Books in Ready to Read series

  • Farm Animals

    Wade Cooper

    Paperback (Make Believe Ideas, Oct. 10, 2008)
    Fabulous photographs, eye-catching design, and simple rhyming text constitute this fascinating Level 2 reader about farm animals! Hardcovers, foil, and an unbeatable price!Spend a fact-filled day on a farm in this nonfiction easy reader!Children learn about horses, pigs, cows, geese, sheep, and more. The text is written in easy-to-read rhymes and is illustrated with irresistible photographs. Three pages of fun learning activities are designed to both challenge and entertain new readers.
  • Blue Bay Mystery

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Shane Clester

    Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Sept. 1, 2020)
    What will the Aldens discover on a vacation to a deserted island? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic.
  • Knight Owls: Ready-to-Read Pre-Level 1

    Eric Seltzer, Tom Disbury

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Sept. 3, 2019)
    Come along for a hilarious and hooting adventure in this tale of knight owls. This Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read is perfect for beginning readers who like a side of silly with their stories!In this sweet, silly, rhyming story, a troop of knight owls is on a mission. Can they find the dragon, save the kingdom, and even find time for a snack? Lots of lots of giggles are guaranteed!
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  • Math Thinking Mats, Grade 1

    Carson-Dellosa Publishing

    Paperback (Carson Dellosa Education, March 17, 2016)
    Math Thinking Mats for grade 1 reinforces standards-based math skills and improves higher-level thinking skills. This hands-on resource appeals to students by providing grade-appropriate activities that range from adding robotic gears to comparing numbers on a carnival ride. Teach standards-based math skills using a format that engages students. With 80 pages of high-interest math activities, the Ready to Go: Math Thinking Mats series challenges students with grade-specific math practice. Made from durable card stock and featuring perforated pages, these color-coded activities are easy to organize, making them ideal for learning stations and centers. This resource can also be used to engage early finishers, develop independent learning skills, and support cooperative learning. Perfect for reinforcing essential math skills, the Ready to Go: Math Thinking Mats series provides a convenient way to meet your students’ academic needs. With customizable, open-ended practice activities, you can adjust these hands-on learning activities for independent or small group learning. Complete with a write-on/wipe-away surface, the game mats are designed to make teaching and learning standards-based math a fun and successful experience.
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  • Dangerous Dinos

    Sarah Creese

    Paperback (Thomas Nelson, Jan. 30, 2011)
    Lenticular reading books for children and parents to enjoy together.The Ready to Read series brings you exciting non-fiction titles for young readers that are designed to help develop confidence in young children learning to read. Each title contains: amazing facts; bright photographic images with simple annotations; a quiz; a picture dictionary; a key words section; and ideas for parents to encourage and improve their child’s reading. Lenticular covers bring each subject to life. Children will love watching the bright and colorful images move before their eyes!
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  • Toilet Time: A Training Kit for Girls

    Janet Hall

    Hardcover (B.E.S., Aug. 1, 2014)
    Potty training doesn't have to be the long, frustrating process it's frequently made out to be. Inside this gender-appropriate kit, expert child psychologist and mother of two Dr. Janet Hall offers parents a wealth of guidance for getting little girls potty trained in six easy steps! Kit includes:An easy-to-follow 16-page instructional guide for parents A charming 16-page board book designed to encourage children as they learnTwo reward charts featuring engaging characters48 reward stickers to motivate children and positively reinforce success.By providing tools for parents--such as readiness checklists, Do's and Don'ts, and insight into how children develop--as well as rewards and encouragement for children, this adorable kit will help make potty training a positive and rewarding experience for the whole family.
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  • Ready to Learn: First Grade Math Workbook

    Editors of Silver Dolphin Books

    Paperback (Silver Dolphin Books, May 5, 2020)
    Build a solid foundation for first grade math with the Ready to Learn workbook series.Guide your children through first grade math by using Ready to Learn: First Grade Math Workbook! From number tracing to learning to use and read a graph, first graders will develop the skills they need for problem solving and the math they’ll learn in subsequent grades. The colorful activities will help children learn addition and subtraction, number comparison, place values, basic geometry, data management, and so much more.
  • Mike's Mystery

    Gertrude Chandler Warner, Shane Clester

    Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, April 1, 2020)
    When the Aldens visit Aunt Jane, Benny's friend Mike discovers a new mystery! Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading with a Boxcar Children classic.
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  • Ready to Go Guided Reading: Synthesize, Grades 1 - 2

    Cate Foley

    Paperback (Carson Dellosa Education, Jan. 12, 2018)
    The Guided Reading: Synthesize resource book for first and second grades features 36 readers―six sets of two each for below-, on-, and above-level student readers. Filled with photos and charts, this nonfiction resource features informational text about caves, soccer, Hawaii, and more.Ready to Go Guided Reading: Synthesize is an effective guided reading resource for first and second grades. This reading comprehension resource book includes:-discussion guides-prompts to encourage students to work with the text and text features-leveled readers that cover high-interest topics-graphic organizers and an observation sheetThe readers are separated into below-, on-, and above-level reading skills. This reading comprehension resource contains callout boxes to direct students to apply guided reading strategies to the texts, such as scanning for meaning or word work. Each reader concludes with a writing prompt so students can show what they learned.The 12-book Ready to Go: Guided Reading series for grades 1–6 provides the elements you need for your guided reading lesson plans. Each 80-page book contains 36 total readers, six discussion guides, and three reproducible pages. The series features four books for each grade span and focuses on the following comprehension strategies:-Analyze-Determine Importance-Synthesize-VisualizeThe readers contain short nonfiction texts and text features such as vocabulary banks, charts, maps, and photographs.
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  • Too Many Rabbits

    Peggy Parish, Leonard P. Kessler

    Library Binding (Atheneum, April 1, 1974)
    After finally finding a home for a mother rabbit and her many children, Miss Molly gets a new house guest--a pregnant cat.
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  • Worthington Botts and the Steam Machine

    Betty Baker, Sal Murdocca

    Hardcover (Atheneum, April 1, 1981)
    In the 1890's, Worthington Botts builds a steam-powered robot to help him with his chores so he will have more time to read.
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  • Surprise, Trojans!: The Story of the Trojan Horse

    Joan Holub, Dani Jones

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Nov. 11, 2014)
    Rediscover the story of the Trojan Horse in this beautifully illustrated Level 2 Ready-to-Read retelling of the myth, from Goddess Girls author Joan Holub!During the Trojan War, the Trojans receive the gift of a huge wooden horse from the Greeks. Thinking the gift means that they have won the war, the Trojans celebrate. But what they don’t realize is that Greek soldiers are hidden inside the huge horse…waiting to attack! This Ready-to-Read retelling of the myth of the Trojan Horse is a perfect introduction to mythology for beginning readers.
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