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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Math in the Forest - CD-9781731639158
Discovery Library Jr
$11.45Math is everywhere-even in the forest! So let's go take a hike, but keep your eyes open. You may see birds, trees, bears, and... math! This 24-page photo-filled book will help young readers find animals to count, pine cones to sort, trees to compare, and...$11.45Qty in Cart: 0Price:$11.45Subtotal: -
Remy and Ruby's Rescue Ranch: Can't We Be Friends? - CD-9781731613028
Treasure Chest Beginner Chapter Books
$8.45When Yoshi, a giant tortoise, comes to Rescue Ranch, she and Little Joe, the ranch dog, do not get along at all! Will Yoshi and Little Joe ever be friends? The Remy and Ruby's Rescue Ranch series features Remy and Ruby's adventures on their family's...$8.45Qty in Cart: 0Price:$8.45Subtotal: -
Meeting Mimi A Story About Different Abilities - CD-9781731604224
Ready Readers
$11.45There is a lot to learn about the new girl at school. She does not like beans. She does like to tell jokes. And, she has a physical disability. In Playing and Learning Together: Meeting Mimi, beginning readers can join Mimi's classmates as they ask...$11.45Qty in Cart: 0Price:$11.45Subtotal: -
My Granny Went to Market: A Round-the-World Counting Rhyme, Pack of 3
Barefoot Books
$31.47Fly away with Granny as she takes a magic carpet ride around the world, collecting a steadily increasing number of souvenirs from each exotic location! This rhyming story will take young readers on an adventure to different countries while teaching them...$31.47Qty in Cart: 0Price:$31.47Subtotal: -
Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon, Pack of 3
Barefoot Books
$31.47All the dragons in the forest of Nogard like nothing better than raiding Castle Dark and carrying off princesses to eat - all the dragons, that is, except one. Herb is at his happiest tending his vegetable patch, for Herb is a vegetarian. So it is...$31.47Qty in Cart: 0Price:$31.47Subtotal: -
Grandpa's Garden, Pack of 3
Barefoot Books
$31.47This beautifully told story follows Billy from early spring to late summer as he helps his grandpa on his vegetable patch. They dig the hard ground, sow rows of seeds, and keep them watered and safe from slugs. When harvest time arrives they can pick all...$31.47Qty in Cart: 0Price:$31.47Subtotal: -
The Boy Who Grew Flowers, Pack of 3
Barefoot Books
$31.47Rink is a very unusual boy who grows beautiful flowers all over his body whenever the moon is full. Rink and his family are treated as outcasts even though no one knows his strange botanical secret. But one day a new girl arrives at school, and Rink...$31.47Qty in Cart: 0Price:$31.47Subtotal: -
Emilys Tiger, Pack of 3
Barefoot Books
$31.47Watch out - Emily is off and running again! This little girl has a problem with her temper, and every time she gets angry she turns into quite the little tiger. This quirky picture book addresses behavioral issues with humor and an emphasis on...$31.47Qty in Cart: 0Price:$31.47Subtotal: -
The Beeman, Pack of 3
Barefoot Books
$31.47Told from the viewpoint of a child whose Grandpa is a beekeeper, this rhyming text offers an accessible and engaging introduction to the behavior of bees, including: where they live, how honey is made, and what a beekeeper does. Children will love...$31.47Qty in Cart: 0Price:$31.47Subtotal: -
Off We Go to Mexico!
Barefoot Books
$11.49Travel to Mexico and discover its many wonders, from the amazing monarch butterflies in the Highlands to a mariachi show in the village square. The rhyme and lyricism of the text is complemented by educational endnotes about the history of the country,...$11.49Qty in Cart: 0Price:$11.49Subtotal: -
Bear in Sunshine, Pack of 3
Barefoot Books
$28.47Enjoy the seasons with Bear, as he partakes in a different activity for each kind of weather. The rhyme and humor of the text help to introduce the concepts, and a two-page spread of the four seasons offers a recap at the end. Pack of 3 identical books...$28.47Qty in Cart: 0Price:$28.47Subtotal: -
Bear's Busy Family, Pack of 3
Barefoot Books
$28.47Meet the rest of Bear's family and learn about all of their busy activities. Smell, touch, taste and sound are all familiarized in this rhyming text, and there is a full spread family tree at the end. Pack of 3 identical books.Key Features : i : In print...$28.47Qty in Cart: 0Price:$28.47Subtotal: -
Nonfiction Phonics Readers: R-controlled, Variant Vowels & More, Single-Copy Set, 25 Books
Scholastic Teaching Solutions
$25.49Give your child the tools to become a successful reader with this big, 25-book collection of titles that target must-know concepts: r-control vowels, variant vowels, diphthongs, and more. Each title features clear photos, just-right decodable text, and...$25.49 -
Nonfiction Phonics Readers: Long Vowels, Digraphs & More, Single-Copy Set, 25 Books
Scholastic Teaching Solutions
$25.49Give your child the tools to become a successful reader with this big, 25 book collection of titles that target must-know concepts: long vowels, digraphs, two syllable words, and more. Each title features clear photos, just-right decodable text, and...$25.49 -
Nonfiction Phonics Readers: Short Vowels, Blends & More, Single-Copy Set, 25 Books
Scholastic Teaching Solutions
$25.49Give your child the tools to become a successful reader with this big, 25-book collection of titles that target must-know concepts: short vowels, blends, plurals, and more. Each title features clear photos, just-right decodable text, and lively...$25.49Qty in Cart: 0Price:$25.49Subtotal: -
Oscar de la Renta, Hardcover
Discovery Library
$31.43Oscar de la Renta loved art. He wanted to be a famous fashion designer, but it was a very competitive field where the most successful designers were French or Italian, unlike him. Learn about the fashion designer from the Dominican Republic who turned...$31.43 -
Artists & Entertainers Who Never Gave Up, Grades 4-9, Hardcover
High Tide
$29.00Does failing at something mean it's time to throw in the towel and give up? Part of the Driven to Succeed nonfiction book series, Artists & Entertainers Who Never Gave Up takes a look at the lives of some of the most famous and well-loved creators and...$29.00 -
Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Hardcover
Discovery Library
$31.43As a child, Serena Auñón-Chancellor loved watching rockets launch into space. She dreamed of becoming an astronaut, but she also loved medicine and helping people. Could she be both a doctor and an astronaut? Learn about how Serena Auñón-Chancellor made...$31.43 -
Scientists & Inventors Who Never Gave Up, Grades 4-9, Hardcover
High Tide
$29.00When things don't go as planned, do you throw in the towel and call it quits, or do you give it another try? Part of the Driven to Succeed book series, the nonfiction book Scientists & Inventors Who Never Gave Up tells the stories of exceptional...$29.00 -
Lore and Legends, Hardcover
High Tide
$29.00Legends have a way of working themselves into our lives. You may not know the stories, but you know the signs. Discover the chilling tale of the jack-o-lantern, learn the legacy of the witch, and find out why you think breaking a mirror will have...$29.00