Animal Stories Box Set (12 Books) (Stage 2: Emerging Readers)

Box Set: 12 BooksAges: 4 to 6Stage 2: Emerging ReadersAnimal Stories includes twelve easy-to-read and humorousbooks, all featuring silly animal characters! From a pig who isa picky eater to a rabbit who loves playing chess, these charmingand relatable stories will engage young readers while they practicetheir reading skills.One-syllable words using consistent short vowels build confidencewhile longer animal names and sight words sprinkled throughoutadd just the right amount of challenge. Perfect for kids in Years1 and 2 (kindergarten and first grade)!Inside the box you'll find 12 easy-to-read books!ABOUT BOB BOOKSBob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-readseries trusted for over 40 years.Bob 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. Companionworkbooks extend children's reading journey by allowingthem to practice the skills learned in the books.Bob Books is designed to give young children the toolsto cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winningbeginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from bookswith three letter words, to books with more than one sentence perpage. By meeting children at the right level, parents are oftenamazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words whenreading 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

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Lynn Maslen Kertell is the current manager of Bob Books(R)and the author of the Bob Books learn-to-read sets More Beginning Readers, Sight Words: Kindergarten, Sight Words: First Grade, Rhyming Words, First Stories, and Animal Stories; and the Bob Books Stories series. You can visit her online and learn more about Bob Books at bobbooks.com.
Katie Kath has illustrated several picture and middle grade books, some of which have been recognized by the Bank Street College of Education & Children's Book Committee, the New York Public Library, the Children's Book Council, and the Junior Library Guild. You can visit her online at ktkath.com.

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