Bob Books: Set 2 - Advancing Beginners Box Set (12 books)

Box Set: 12 BooksAges: 4 to 6Stage 2: Emerging ReadersThe books in Bob Books Set 2 provide your new reader withmore material at the beginning level. These twelve stories inthree- and four-letter words will build confidence through practice.Simple text combined with slightly longer stories build readingstamina. Elements of humour and surprise keep children's interesthigh.Add Bob Books Set 2 to your collection for invaluable beginningreading practice. Reading this foundation set ensures childrenhave mastered basic phonics before they advance to consonantblends.Inside the box you'll find:12 easy-to-read books, 16 pages eachMostly two and three letter words (C-V-C words)Can be 'sounded out' (phonics based)Limited sight words20 to 30 words per bookABOUT BOBS BOOKSBob Books is a true first reader series, designed to makehelping children learn to read simple and straightforward. Theclean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to reada fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet.Bob Books is designed to give young children the toolsto cross from learning letters to reading words. Our award-winningbeginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from bookswith three letter words, to books with more than one sentence perpage. Because we meet children at the right level, parents areoften amazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out wordswhen reading their first Bob Book.Bob Books covers four reading stages...Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and otherpre-reading skillsStage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet tosounding out your first wordsStage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer andsight words are introducedStage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences becomelonger, and new rules are introduced

Praise for Bob Books:

"Bob Books use fool-proof, evidence-based methods to teach kids how to read -- and they're fun!" -- Emily Oster, author of the New York Times bestseller Cribsheet and parent of two

"For over a century, Scholastic has partnered with educators and families to support the literacy skills of young readers. These engaging books capture their attention and are rooted in the research on how children learn to read." -- Amanda Alexander, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Inc.

"Bob Books offer a lighthearted, intelligently conceived introduction to reading." -- Leonard Marcus, Children's Book Review, Parenting Magazine

"Bob Books turns kids into readers." -- Kate Kelly, USA Today

"The engaging subtle humor, simple repetitive texts, and uncluttered illustrations in Bob Books entice children to read on their own, building their sight word vocabulary." -- Lee Galda, Professor of Children's and Adolescent Literature, University of Minnesota

"Children are charmed by these happy, offbeat stories and fun drawings." -- Parents Magazine

"Bob Books are best of all for teaching children to read." -- Marguerite Kelly, Family Columnist, Washington Post

"Bob Books made our children into avid readers. Best investment I ever made." -- The Lewiston Tribune

After teaching kindergarten for thirteen years, master teacher Bobby Lynn Maslen developed the Bob Books to satisfy her students' need for fun and effective reading materials.

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