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Books in Word-By-Word First Reader series

  • Santa's Busy Night

    Michael Rex

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Oct. 1, 2002)
    A brand-new series for beginning readers--featuring one word per page!It's Christmas Eve, and Santa needs to hurry up and deliver his toys! With the help of one of his elves, he quickly gets ready and makes it to a house. But Santa runs into many problems along the way (he gets stuck in the chimney, tracks dirt on the clean carpet, mixes up the toys, etc.), but thanks to the elf, all is eventually well.Throughout this book, there's just one word per page. This unique format will allow kids to build a bridge to reading--word by word.
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  • The Tooth Fairy

    Michael Rex

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Feb. 1, 2003)
    A great new way to learn to read...word by word!Smile.Tooth.Pillow.Bed.Perfect for the newest reader! Each page of this Word by Word First Reader has just one word. In this story, a little girl meets the Tooth Fairy, and they go on a wonderful nighttime adventure together.
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  • Mud Monster's Halloween, The

    Michael Rex

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Sept. 1, 2002)
    A brand-new series for beginning readers--featuring one word per page!A child sees a sign for a Halloween costume contest, and he decides to enter. He gets dressed up as a cowboy, but on his way to the contest, he falls in the mud, gets covered in leaves and twigs, and ends up looking like a mud monster! What to do? He decides to enter the contest as a mud monster and wins first prize!Throughout this book, there's just one word on every page.This unique format will allow kids to build a bridge to reading--word by word.
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  • Where Can Bunny Paint?

    Michael Rex

    Paperback (Cartwheel, Feb. 1, 2003)
    A great new way to learn to read...word by word!Bunny.Paint.Brush.Perfect for the newest reader! Each page of this Word by Word First Reader has just one word. In this story, Bunny needs something to paint. He tries to paint a wall, a truck, and a fence, but each time he starts to paint, he is told to paint something else. Then his friend the chicken gives him the perfect thing to paint--an egg!
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  • Scarecrow

    Michael Rex

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 1, 2003)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. With a little help from his friends, Scarecrow gets a new hat in this Word-By-Word First Reader.
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  • Pals

    Michael Rex

    Paperback (Cartwheel, May 1, 2003)
    A great new way to learn to read...word by word!Perfect for the newest reader! Each page of this Word by Word First Reader has just one word, so beginning readers can read and enjoy this funny story about an alien. This story is out of this world!
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  • Firefighter

    Michael Rex

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 1, 2003)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Illustrations and one-word sentences portray a group of firefighters as they respond to a call and save a store from being destroyed.
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  • Word-By-Word First Reader: The Tooth Fairy

    Michael Rex

    School & Library Binding (Topeka Bindery, )
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  • Word-by-word First Reader:

    M. Rex

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Feb. 1, 2003)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.
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  • Lonesome Bear

    C. Carmichael

    Hardcover (North-South, March 1, 2001)
    One morning when Bear wakes up, Clara is missing. He searches the house for her. He calls and calls her name, but no one answers. So Bear sets out to find her. He is helped by an abandoned bunny and an independent stray cat who tries to convince Bear of the joys of being on his own. Bear knows better. Clara loves him and he loves Clara, and without her he is a very lonesome bear. Beginning readers will relate to Bear, whether they were introduced to him in Bear at the Beach and Used-Up Bear, or are meeting this engaging hero for the first time.
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  • Lonesome Bear

    C. Carmichael

    Hardcover (North-South, March 1, 2001)
    One morning when Bear wakes up, Clara is missing. He searches the house for her. He calls and calls her name, but no one answers. So Bear sets out to find her. He is helped by an abandoned bunny and an independent stray cat who tries to convince Bear of the joys of being on his own. Bear knows better. Clara loves him and he loves Clara, and without her he is a very lonesome bear. Beginning readers will relate to Bear, whether they were introduced to him in Bear at the Beach and Used-Up Bear, or are meeting this engaging hero for the first time.