Description
Some of these titles are also available from us as single titles – see “options”.
This bundle has 22 titles, selected to coordinate with the themes in our Let Me Read: Step 2 curriculum. The bundle contains levelled readers on various topics. (Each lesson section for Step 2 is based on a general theme for the week. You certainly can read your own choices of books and readers but we have listed a bundle to help those of you who want suggestions.)
Use each book to reinforce words that the child already knows and to learn new words by context of the picture on the page or what fits in a sentence as you pause in reading to and with your child. Suggestion: Your child reads one page; you read the next; then your child reads again and so on.
Titles include:
- How Do Apples Grow?
- Just a Little Bit
- The Bears’ Picnic
- The Little Red Hen
- Good Night Little Bear
- Polar Bears
- The Lion and the Mouse
- Something Funny
- I Am A Bunny
- Wild Baby Animals
- Nature Friend: Follow and Find
- Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes
- Chicken Said, “Cluck!”
- The Pokey Little Puppy
- Building a House
- The Storm Book
- The Tale of Peter Rabbit
- My First Little House Books: Sugar Snow
- The Berenstain Bears Blaze a Trail
- Make Way for Ducklings
- Feeding Time
- Pop! A Book About Bubbles
This bundle provides one title for each theme week of our Step 2 curriculum except for 4 themes where you can easily find a book by yourself to match. Those 4 themes are farm animals, Christmas, Easter, and a baking theme (in other words, please provide a recipe book for your child to read words from for that theme).
For bundles, we reserve the right to substitute titles if necessary for ones of equal or greater value or refund you the difference.
Book Descriptions:
How Do Apples Grow Betsy Maestro When spring comes, pretty flower buds cover an apple tree! All the parts of the apple are inside this flower bud, but a lot of things need to happen before the apple appears! Soft-cover – 32 pgs. Let’s Read and Find Out SCIENCE READER level 2.
Just a Little Bit Ann Tompert Elephant and mouse are playing in the park. “Let’s try the see-saw,” says Elephant. But mouse is not heavy enough.. even when zebra, lion, giraffe and other friends hop on with him. Then a beetle comes along… Preschool to lower grades. Soft-cover – 32 pgs.
The Bears’ Picnic Stan & Jan Berenstain “Where are we going on our picnic, Dad?” “To the very best place in the world, my lad!” But a train, an unruly crowd, mosquitoes and a garbage dump are just some of the things they encounter in their search for the best picnic spot. Hard-cover – 64 pgs
Pop! A Book About Bubbles Kimberley Brubaker Bradley – What fun to blow bubbles and watch them float away. What makes a bubble? Is a bubble always round? Learn a few interesting facts about bubbles such as surface tension. Soft-cover – 36 pgs. Let?s Read and Find Out SCIENCE READER level 1.
The Little Red Hen Golden Book “Who will help me plant my wheat?” says the little red hen. “Not I,” say the other animals. What will happen when the bread is done? Hard-cover – 22 pgs
Good Night, Little Bear Richard Scarry It’s time for little bear to go to bed. But where is he? Not under the kitchen stove, not in the wood box. Where will Father Bear find him? Hard-cover – 24 pgs
Polar Bears (an info book) Young children will love the colourful, descriptive photos of polar bears in action! Preschool to lower grades. Soft-cover. Easy-to-read print.
The Lion and the Mouse Gail Herman “Little Mouse. Big Lion. Big, big trouble! “Let me go,” says Mouse. “Someday I will help you!” Using simple words and descriptive pictures, this book retells the fable about how the mouse returned a good deed. Preschool to lower grades. Soft-cover – 32 pgs. Step into Reading level 1 reader.
Something Funny This is a Dick and Jane pre-primer reader and is a much thinner book in comparison to the thick hardcover readers in the Step 1 Literature Bundle. 32 pgs., softcover.
I Am a Bunny Ole Risom This delightful classic board book is about Nicholas the bunny, who likes to pick flowers in the spring, watch the clouds go by in the summer, and watch the colorful leaves fall in autumn. In winter he curls up in his cozy hollow tree and dreams about spring. 26 pgs.
Wild Baby Animals Karen Wallace Animals grow up in many different ways and have a lot of lessons to learn. Some animals are born in a safe place, others out in the open. This picture book tells you how baby animals stay safe, what they eat, and how they learn their lessons. Soft-cover – 32 pgs. DK READERS level 1.
Nature Friend Activity Book: Follow and Find From the publishers of the family-friendly Nature Friend magazine…Spend hours of fun connecting the dots to discover the hidden picture! Put the answers in the blanks of the rhymes that accompany each picture, and get out your crayons!
Lots and Lots of Zebra Stripes Stephen Swinburne Take a look at all the patterns in nature! From toad warts to melon stripes, ripples on a sea shore to strawberry seeds, this book is full of colour photos showing beautiful patterns that we often over-look. Soft-cover – 30 pgs
Chicken Said, “Cluck!” Judyann Ackerman Grant Earl and Pearl decide to plant pumpkins and Chicken decides to help! But no, Chicken cannot help. “Cluck,” says Chicken. “Shoo!” say Earl and Pearl. One day there are many grasshoppers in the pumpkins! “Cluck, Cluck!” Can Chicken help now and save the day?” Preschool to lower grades. Soft-cover – 32 pgs. I CAN READ level My First reader.
The Poky Little Puppy Little Golden Books, Janette S. Lowrey Five little puppies dug a hole under the fence and went for a walk in the wide, wide world… But where is the poky little puppy? Hard-cover – 22 pgs
Building a House Byron Barton How is a house built? This simple, easy to read words and colourful pictures show the interested little carpenter step-by-step how it is done, from building the foundation to a family moving in!. Preschool to lower grades. A family favourite! Soft-cover – 32 pgs.
The Storm Book Charlotte Zolotow It is a hot day in the country. The buttercups are dusty, the daisy’s white petals look gray . . . But then dark clouds start to come! Flash! Crash! The rain comes pouring down in torrents, drenching the earth. This book from 1952 illustrates the majesty of a summer storm! Preschool to lower grades. Soft-cover – 32 pgs. This is a nice book!
The Tale of Peter Rabbit What is naughty little Peter Rabbit doing in Mr. McGregor’s garden? This delightful little board book illustrated with the classic pictures tells the story for young readers. 24 pgs.
Sugar Snow One morning Laura wakes up and there is a fresh covering of snow on the ground. Pa calls it sugar snow. In the evening he brings a surprise: a bucket full of maple syrup and maple sugar cakes for Laura and Mary. Softcover, based on books by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
The Berenstain Bears Blaze a Trail Stan & Jan Berenstain The bear scouts need to blaze a trail… but Oh! Here is Papa Bear! “This way, scouts! Let’s blaze that trail! With me along, you cannot fail!” A crocodile in a swamp, an encounter with Papa’s trailblazer stew, and a rock slide all make this trip an adventure! Soft-cover – 36 pgs.
Make Way for Ducklings Robert McCloskey’s imaginative, action-filled drawings make this classic from 1941 a continual favourite! Follow the adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Mallard as they raise their family on a little island in the busy city! One day they decide to take a stroll through the city… Soft-cover – 66 pgs.
Feeding Time Lee Davis The sun rises, and animals start to look for food. The gorilla has breakfast in bed! What is the elephant going to eat? The giraffe’s long neck helps it to reach tender, tasty shoots in the treetop. What is the chimpanzee doing with that stick? Discover how African animals find their food in this picture book. DK READER Level 1. 31 pgs.
