Children's Books
Children's Books, Leveled Readers, Phonics Readers and Big Books
Phonics Readers, Big Books, Leveled Readers, and Books with CDs
Phonics readers give children opportunities to sound out letters and letter combinations and ultimately recognize words. Sounding out words can lead to reading entire books, and phonics readers are designed to help students do so as they progress through their phonics reading series. Modern Curriculum Press offers several sets of Phonics Practice Readers to assist students and educators at each stage of the phonetic process of learning to read. These readers address short vowels, long vowels, blends and digraphs. Skill Station Readers are also available from Modern Curriculum Press to develop phonetic awareness. The Itty Bitty Phonics Readers Series by Creative Teaching Press provides 36 readers, each with 10 pages. Children get a sense of accomplishment from finishing an entire book after practicing with each small reader’s text and drawings.
After mastering phonics readers and practicing sight words, big books are often a next step for emerging readers. Many students find it exciting to move from small readers to big books and encouraging them to feel this way can help generate a continued interest in reading. Big books are easy for young readers to handle and view, plus they stimulate big enthusiasm for reading with the stories, illustrations, and activities they contain. Candlewick Press offers a series of Sesame Street big books, including Watch Out for Banana Peels, which features Grover, and Hooray for Our Heroes, which features Big Bird. These big books can capture children’s attention by providing additional stories related to the familiar television show. Other big books are also available to address student’s diverse interests and encourage them to practice reading, with Teacher Created Resources offering sets of themed big books for voracious readers.
Leveled Readers by Scholastic, Newmark Learning, Frog Street Press and other publishers help educators guide students through increasingly challenging texts. Each of the 3-2-1 Learn Student Editions by Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt offer students activity pages that cover four curriculum areas and are applicable to their lives. Other leveled readers, such as the Little Leveled Readers Box Sets by Scholastic come as a set of small books appropriate for the reading level indicated. Leveled readers have been carefully assessed for difficulty in order to assign the correct level to them, making it easy for educators to offer students appropriately challenging reading assignments.
Books with CDs can be a particularly useful supplement to phonics readers, big books, and leveled readers. Books with CDs help students match sounds to words as they look at the book and listen to its accompanying CD. Try the Read Listen and Wonder Series by Candlewick Press for K-2 readers interested in the natural world.
Books for Reading Classrooms and Books on Other Subjects
Classroom books, including books for reading classrooms and books on other subjects such as those with content for Science and Social Studies courses, can supplement phonics readers, big books, and leveled readers or replace them at more advanced levels.
Classroom favorites such as Amelia Bedelia, Stuart Little, and Anne Frank: Life in Hiding by Harper Collins are interesting reads as well as great books for discussion because they are relatable and many people are familiar with them. Classic books such as Curious George at the Baseball Game or The Little Red Hen by Houghton-Mifflin also work well for inspiring discussion and are sure to continue to become student favorites. Class Packs of books also help educators bring interesting texts into the classroom. Houghton-Mifflin offers a Classic Fairy Tales Set containing six books, Scholastic offers a Spotlight on Literary Elements set that contains six copies each of eight student books, and Edupress offers My Alphabet Book Pack of 10 so that each student can have his own copy of the classroom text. There’s a classroom favorite, classic, or classroom set available to meet every classroom reading material need.
Learning to read is about sounding out words, recognizing sight words, understanding sentences and so on, but students can also learn about other subjects alongside their reading progress. Books like Surviving the Dustbowl by Teacher Created Resources and The Human Body Pop Up Book by Carson Dellosa can teach students about social studies and science while they practice reading skills.
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The Beanies, Phase 6, Set of 12
Junior Learning®
Now: $32.19Was: $34.99Written especially for older, struggling readers, we present our newest series of decodable books - The Beanies. The Beanies are Hi-Lo - age appropriate, high interest stories with an exciting array of adventures, centered around a cast of diverse,...Now: $32.19Was: $34.99 -
The Beanies, Phase 5, Set of 12
Junior Learning®
Now: $32.19Was: $34.99Written especially for older, struggling readers, we present our newest series of decodable books - The Beanies. The Beanies are Hi-Lo - age appropriate, high interest stories with an exciting array of adventures, centered around a cast of diverse,...Now: $32.19Was: $34.99 -
The Beanies, Phase 4, Set of 12
Junior Learning®
Now: $32.19Was: $34.99Written especially for older, struggling readers, we present our newest series of decodable books - The Beanies. The Beanies are Hi-Lo - age appropriate, high interest stories with an exciting array of adventures, centered around a cast of diverse,...Now: $32.19Was: $34.99 -
The Beanies, Phase 3, Set of 12
Junior Learning®
Now: $32.19Was: $34.99Written especially for older, struggling readers, we present our newest series of decodable books - The Beanies. The Beanies are Hi-Lo - age appropriate, high interest stories with an exciting array of adventures, centered around a cast of diverse,...Now: $32.19Was: $34.99 -
The Beanies, Phase 2, Set of 12
Junior Learning®
Now: $32.19Was: $34.99Written especially for older, struggling readers, we present our newest series of decodable books - The Beanies. The Beanies are Hi-Lo - age appropriate, high interest stories with an exciting array of adventures, centered around a cast of diverse,...Now: $32.19Was: $34.99 -
Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See?, Board Book, Pack of 3
Macmillan Publishers
Now: $24.81Was: $26.97A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck-- all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with Bill Martin's...Now: $24.81Was: $26.97 -
Holes Book, Paperback, Pack of 3
Random House
Now: $24.81Was: $26.97Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake,...Now: $24.81Was: $26.97 -
A Long Walk to Water, Paperback, Pack of 3
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Now: $27.57Was: $29.97Based on a true story set in Sudan, this is a novel that tells two stories—one about a contemporary child who spends her days fetching water, the other about one of this African country's "lost boys." Simply and economically written, this account...Now: $27.57Was: $29.97 -
Number the Stars Book, Pack of 3
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Now: $27.57Was: $29.97A new paperback edition of Lois Lowry's Newbery Award—winning classic.As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as...Now: $27.57Was: $29.97 -
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed Book, Pack of 3
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Now: $22.05Was: $23.97As soon as they say good night to Mama, the five little monkeys start to jump on their bed. But trouble lies ahead as, one by one, they fall off and hurt themselves.Five little monkeys jumping on the bed.One fell off and bumped his head.The mama called...Now: $22.05Was: $23.97 -
I Can Read!™ Pete the Cat Phonics Box, 12 Books Per Set, 2 Sets
Harpercollins
Now: $29.42Was: $31.98New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean's Pete the Cat helps kids learn to read with phonics. Who knew reading could be so groovy! Reviewed by a phonics expert, each 12-book set of short full-color books feature repeated examples of short...Now: $29.42Was: $31.98 -
Caps for Sale Book, Pack of 3
Harpercollins
Now: $24.81Was: $26.97Caps for Sale is a timeless classic, in print for over fifty years, and beloved by generations of readers. This easy-to-read story about a peddler and a band of mischievous monkeys is filled with warmth, humor, and simplicity. Children will delight in...Now: $24.81Was: $26.97 -
Learn to Read Holiday: Variety Pack, Grades 1-3
Creative Teaching Press®
Now: $55.09Was: $59.88The newest addition to the overwhelmingly popular Learn to Read series of emergent readers is here! The Holiday Series includes twelve 16-page books about children's favorite holidays. Stories for fun holidays such as Mother's Day, Father's Day, and...Now: $55.09Was: $59.88 -
Reading For Fluency Set 2 Variety Pack, 12 Titles
Creative Teaching Press®
Now: $55.09Was: $59.88All books in this series include a refrain that provides students with the built-in opportunity to reread the same text. The rhythm, rhyme, repetition, and dialogue provide opportunities for students to voice inflection and expression. The motivating...Now: $55.09Was: $59.88 -
Reading for Fluency Variety Pack, Grades K-2
Creative Teaching Press®
Now: $55.09Was: $59.88Looking to bring fluency to your classroom without leaving the fun behind? All books in this series include a refrain that provides students with the built-in opportunity to reread the same text. The rhythm, rhyme, repetition, and dialogue provide...Now: $55.09Was: $59.88 -
3rd Grade STEAM Book Bundle, Set of 4
Barefoot Books
Now: $73.56Was: $79.96Learn about geography, the solar system, animals, facts and tales about water and much more, in this bundle of large hardcover books to keep STEAM learning fun! Teaches concepts about science, nature, engineering and sustainability. Empowers and teaches...Now: $73.56Was: $79.96 -
2nd Grade Food and Family Book Bundle, Set of 4
Barefoot Books
Now: $36.76Was: $39.96Celebrate different cuisines from around the world with this set of picture books, while also learning lessons of global awareness and social-emotional learning. Includes recipes in the back of each book! Features stories and main characters from diverse...Now: $36.76Was: $39.96 -
1st Grade Authentic Stories / Diverse Book Bundle 2, Set of 4
Barefoot Books
Now: $36.76Was: $39.96Introduce children to the beautiful diversity of our world! Open the door to conversations about similarities and differences as you meet people from a wide variety of countries, cultures, abilities and lifestyles. Ensure that your classroom reflects the...Now: $36.76Was: $39.96 -
1st Grade Authentic Stories / Diverse Book Bundle 1, Set of 4
Barefoot Books
Now: $36.76Was: $39.96Introduce children to the beautiful diversity of our world! Open the door to conversations about similarities and differences as you meet people from a wide variety of countries, cultures, abilities and lifestyles. Ensure that your classroom reflects the...Now: $36.76Was: $39.96 -
1st Grade Friendship and Community Book Bundle, Set of 4
Barefoot Books
Now: $36.76Was: $39.96Sing, dance and learn with our bestselling Barefoot Singalongs series! Featuring themes of cultivating community and making new friends. These titles include QR codes to access online audio and animation to get kids moving and grooving. Lyrical words and...Now: $36.76Was: $39.96