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'I Can Read!' Leveled Readers Series
Description: A collection of leveled readers for beginning young readers published by Harper Collins. #kids #teachers #earlyreaders #earlylearning #earlychildhood #preschool
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If You're Happy and You Know It
by Various AuthorsIf You’re Happy and You Know It combines words, music, and opportunity for interaction in this level-one reader. The fun illustrations give visual clues to readers as they learn the words to all the verses. An easy-to-read song sheet is included so that parents or teachers can play the melody. Children will enjoy exploring ways to joyfully praise the Lord. If You’re Happy and You Know It is part of the I Can Read™/Song Series.
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
by Various AuthorsLevel one readers—those who still may need some help—will learn the words to all the verses of “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” in this creatively illustrated book. A simple song sheet, included with this reader, allows parents and teachers to play the melody while children read/sing along. What a perfect way for children to learn all the verses of this much-loved song. He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands is part of the I Can Read™ /Song Series.
David and the Giant
by Various AuthorsA giant wants to fight an Israelite soldier. When young and small David offers to fight Goliath, the giant laughs! Can David beat the giant? Find out in this Zonderkidz I Can Read! book for early readers.
Cats, Dogs, Hamsters, and Horses
by Various AuthorsDid you know—That you should take care of your pet, just like your parents take care of you? God made these special animals to be our friends!
Baby Moses and the Princess
by Various AuthorsGod wants Moses to save his people from slavery. But Moses is afraid. How can he convince the king to let the slaves go?
Adam and Eve in the Garden
by Various AuthorsFrom the creation of day and night through Adam and Eve in the garden, emergent readers will learn the Bible’s first story. Children can read the simple text by themselves—and enjoy the vibrant Beginner’s Bible artwork.
Amazing Whales!
by Sarah L. ThomsonHow big are whales? How do whales breathe? Do they live alone or in groups? Why are so many whales in danger?
This exceptional book for beginning readers explores one of the most amazing animals in the sea.
Featuring breathtaking photographs from the Wildlife Conservation Society, Amazing Whales! is the latest title in a new I Can Read Book series about the fascinating animals that share our world and how we can help to keep them healthy and safe.
[This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts for K-1 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Mad Maddie Maxwell
by Stacie K.B. MaslynMaddie’s jump rope is missing. When she doesn’t find it in all the usual places, she gets angry. She blames each member of her family in turn. Through familiar rhyme and repetition, simple text, and delightful illustrations, this level-one I Can Read Book provides support for the earliest readers.
Detective Dinosaur Lost and Found
by James SkofieldFirst, Detective Dinosaur solves the mystery of the missing hat. Then he cracks the case of the squeaky shoe. Then he goes on night patrol, and spots a scary shadow in a dark alley. Can it be a monster? Help Detective Dinosaur follow the clues and find out! An I Can Read Level 2 Book.
Splat the Cat and the Quick Chicks
by Rob ScottonSplat's class project is taking care of chicken eggs in this I Can Read book from New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton. When Splat takes the chicks home overnight, they hatch and run loose around his house! They pop up in the bathroom, hide inside his socks, and fall asleep in the paint box! Will Splat be able to round them all up?
Splat the Cat
by Rob ScottonSplat and Seymour learn how much they value their friendship in this warm I Can Read book from New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton. When Splat plans a sweet surprise for his best pal, he unintentionally makes Seymour worry that their friendship is coming to an end. Will all the silliness split this pair apart or bring them closer than ever? Beginning readers will practice the -ore sound and delight in the hilarious measures Splat takes to surprise his best friend in this easy-to-read addition to the Splat series.
Splat the Cat
by Rob ScottonSplat is thrilled when he finds out that Seymour's brother is coming to visit. Splat even stays up all night planning ways to impress his new friend. Although Splat's big surprise takes a calamitous turn, everyone ends up having even more fun than they expected!
Splat the Cat
by Rob ScottonSplat decides to create his own from ice cubes, feathers, and a fan. When that doesn't work, he tries to persuade the snow to fall by dressing in his snowsuit and waiting with his sled.
Splat The Cat Sings Flat
by Rob ScottonSplat's class is preparing to sing on Parents' Night, but Splat has stage fright! What will it take for him to overcome his fear?
Splat The Cat And The Hotshot
by Rob ScottonSplat goes on a Cat Scouts trip in this hilarious I Can Read book from New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton.
Splat can hardly wait to put on his uniform, tie knots, and build a fire. But when a new member of the group does everything just a bit better than everyone else, Splat wishes he could have a chance to shine. Thanks to some sticky mud, he might get to show what a great outdoors-cat he really is!
Beginning readers will practice the -ot sound in this easy-to-read addition to the Splat series. Splat the Cat and the Hotshot is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
Splat The Cat And The Duck With No Quack
by Rob ScottonA duck with no quack? Who has ever heard of that? Certainly not Splat—and he decides to investigate. Beginning readers will love the zany wordplay in this Splat book!
Splat The Cat
by Rob ScottonSplat and his class go on a field trip to an ice cream factory in this delectable I Can Read book from New York Times bestselling author-artist Rob Scotton. Splat can barely sit still during the bus ride. He's imagining the mountain of ice cream he thinks he'll get to eat! But when Splat gets there, that mountain becomes more of an avalanche. It's up to Splat and his classmates to save the day! Beginning readers will practice the –eam sound in this easy-to-read addition to the Splat series. Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
Splat The Cat
by Rob ScottonSplat tries to cheer up his athletic dad when his soccer team loses its big game. Looking back at old pictures of his father and grandfather winning a three-legged race, Splat decides that if he and his dad can win some events at the Cat School Games, Dad will be glad. As usual, disaster occurs, causing all of the events that father and son participate in to become quite slapstick. The good news is that Dad has a great sense of humour and really enjoys spending time with his son.
There Is A Carrot In My Ear
by Alvin Schwartz and Karen Ann WeinhausA collection of six stories about a family of silly people, based on noodle folklore from America, Europe, and Asia Minor.
I Saw You in the Bathtub and Other Folk Rhymes
by Alvin SchwartzThis book is filled with rhymes. They are silly and funny and scary. Nobody knows who made them up. But some of the poets were children. Their rhymes were passed from person to person. And now they have reached you. Maybe some day You will write a rhyme like one of these.
The Long Way to a New Land
by Joan Sandin"We will go to America!" It is 1868, and Carl Erik's family faces starvation in Sweden. As their hopes fade, they must endure a journey over land and sea to reach a better life in a new country thousands of miles away.
Addie’s Bad Day
by Joan RobinsWhen Addie gets a haircut she hates, she is too embarrassed to come to her friend Max's birthday party.
The Boston Coffee Party
by Doreen RappaportDuring the Revolutionary War, times are hard in colonial Boston. Greedy Merchant Thomas is overcharging for sugar. Then he locks up all the coffee so he can overcharge for that too! Young Sarah Homans wants to teach him a lesson. Merchant Thomas is about to attend a party he won't soon forget.
My Parents Think I'm Sleeping
by Jack PrelutskyThese 16 rollicking rhymes show young readers that a child's life begins at bedtime. Ages 4-8 So my parents think I'm sleeping, but that's simply their mistake, I have got them fooled completely, I am really wide-awake. From watching shadows dancing on a wall, to reading books by flashlight under the covers, to sneaking downstairs to grab that last piece of chocolate cake, master poet Jack Prelutsky shows readers that a child's life begins at bedtime!