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Books in Ready to Read series

  • Bugs

    Sarah Creese

    Paperback (Make Believe Ideas, 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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  • Ralph and the Rocket Ship

    Alyssa Satin Capucilli, Henry Cole

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Sept. 13, 2016)
    Meet Ralph! He loves all things that go, and he especially loves rocket ships. Oh—and he’s Katy Duck’s best dog pal, Get to know him in this Level 1 Ready-to-Read story for beginning readers.“A rocket ship can take me up to the stars,” said Ralph. “A rocket ship can take me to the moon!” “A rocket ship can take me to planets far, far, away! Zip–zoom–whoosh!” All Ralph wants is a rocket ship. So he asks his mom for one. “Too big,” she tells him. Ralph asks his dad. “Too tall,” he tells Ralph. What will Ralph do? With a little bit of imagination, a stack! stack!, a bang! bang!, and a tape, tape, tape, tape!, Ralph soon has his rocket ship. And it’s even big enough to fit his good pal Katy Duck, too!
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  • Teddy Roosevelt: The People's President

    Sharon Gayle, Bob Dacey, Debra Bandelin

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Teddy Roosevelt had poor health throughout his childhood, but that didn't keep him from his love of nature or books. Teddy grew up to be strong and healthy. He became a fearless war hero and the youngest United States president.
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  • Johnny Appleseed

    Jane Kurtz, Mary Haverfield

    Library Binding (Aladdin Library, Aug. 24, 2004)
    Looks at the life of Johnny Appleseed, known for his distribution of apple seeds and trees across America.
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  • Timothy Todd's Good Things Are Gone

    Anne F. Rockwell

    Library Binding (Atheneum, Sept. 1, 1978)
    Timothy Todd, clever country peddler, takes shelter from a thunderstorm in a little house in the woods and, the next morning, finds that his pack and merchandise have been stolen
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  • Granny and the Desperadoes

    Peggy Parish, Steven Kellogg

    Hardcover (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, April 1, 1996)
    Catching the two thieves who stole her pies, Granny Guntry puts them to work picking berries, catching livestock, and fixing the roof, until they regret having ever crossed paths with the slave-driving woman
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  • Taking Flight : The Story of the Wright Brothers

    Stephen Krensky, Larry Day

    Paperback (Aladdin, May 1, 2001)
    An exciting true account of the two famous brothers, Orville and Wilbur Wright, who developed the early flying machines is written in simple and clear language and features stunning watercolor illustrations. Reprint.
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  • My Friend Lucky

    David Milgrim

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, May 9, 2017)
    Find a new friend in Lucky with this Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read version of the beloved “gentle concept book about opposites” (School Library Journal).There is nobody better than a best friend, especially if it is a dog named Lucky! Whether he is quiet (sometimes) or loud (usually), giving kisses or getting kissed, Lucky is always up (or down) to something. Come along with a boy and his best friend as they share some special moments in this delightful Ready-to-Read filled with love.
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  • Float, Flutter

    Marilyn Singer, Kathryn Durst

    Paperback (Simon Spotlight, Jan. 1, 2019)
    Award-winning author Marilyn Singer opens up an entire world of imagination in only twenty-four rhyming words in this Pre-Level 1 Ready-to-Read about how animals move!Come see animals of all different kinds hurry to their very special destination in this delightful story that beginning readers will love reading again and again. See animals float, flutter, scuttle, slide, crawl, clamber, gallop, and glide as they move from place to place. This story features only twenty-four rhyming words and comes with a pronunciation guide!
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  • Bunny Will Not Be Quiet!

    Jason Tharp

    Hardcover (Simon Spotlight, June 23, 2020)
    From the endless imagination of Jason Tharp comes a brand-new, interactive Level 1 Ready-to-Read that’s perfect for fans of Mo Willems, Jim Benton, David Milgrim, and for beginning readers who like to giggle!Bunny is being loud. His friend Big keeps asking him to be quiet, but nothing works. Bunny is loud on the bus, he is loud at plays, and he is even loud at the library. Big asks the reader for help. Can you help Bunny be quiet in time for a special surprise?
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  • Three Billy Goats Gruff

    Nick Page, Claire Page, Katie Saunders

    Hardcover (Make Believe Ideas, May 1, 2006)
    Three clever billy goats outwit a big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they must cross on their way up the mountain.
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  • Granny And The Desperadoes: Ready - To - Read Level 2

    Peggy Parish, Steven Kellogg

    Mass Market Paperback (Aladdin, April 1, 1996)
    Catching the two thieves who stole her pies, Granny Guntry puts them to work picking berries, helping out with livestock, and fixing the roof, until they regret having ever crossed paths with the slave-driving woman. Reprint.
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