READING ALOUD
This innovative series is designed to give older
children practice reading to younger children, while letting the younger children share in
the reading at their own level.
Each full-color book features two reading levels (target grades 1 and 3+) on
alternating pages. Lower level readers are exposed to higher level vocabulary and more
complex sentences, while higher level readers have the opportunity to practice and model
their reading skills.
This series is ideal for home school families, for
peer tutoring, or for any other situation where readers have two different ability levels.
The left-hand page, which consists of a simple sentence or two, is in
slightly larger print for lower level readers. The right hand side is a paragraph (or two
or three smaller ones) in regular print.
Attractive full-color illustrations on both sides integrate the story and keep readers of
all levels interested.
The stories themselves are interesting enough to motivate readers to continue.
The last page contains activities related to the theme of the book so that older reader,
teacher or parent
can involve the younger reader in talking about the book.
There are also hands-on activities suitable for both levels (all primaries).
Books are listed by their three themes: Animal Stories, Adventure Stories, and Nature
Stories
My price is $2.69-D each
Animal Stories
Fun-filled stories about a variety of animal friends
Bello
Says Good-by. Bello the whale is getting ready to migrate
south with the rest of his pod. He searches for his friends, the other ocean
creatures, to say goodbye, and they all come with him until the final goodbye
when he joins his pod and starts south. Cat. BTH-5264
If Dogs Ruled the World
gives young readers an idea of how dogs might feel about the way we treat them.
Cat.BTH-2516
Love me Said the Rat:
As various children enter the pet store, we read the thoughts and pleas of the
white rat who wants to be adopted by a child. He lists all his qualifications
for being a good pet, but especially this one: 'Love me and I'll love you back.'
Cat. BTH-5268
The Hungry Hippo.
Helen, the always hungry hippo, tried a chunk of honey she saw flowing from a
beehive, but it caused her teeth to stick together. As various animals try to
help, a wild series of accidents unfolds until the last one solves Helen's
sticky problem. Cat.BTH-5266
Dinner at the Zoo.
When Frank the zoo keeper needs time off to go to a party, his friend Bill
offers to feed the animals for him. But he doesn't listen very well to the
instructions and gives each animal the wrong food. When Frank returns, it's to a
bunch of very hungry and grouchy animals. And Bill learns the importance of
listening carefully to instructions. Cat. BTH-2517
Lost in the Dark Woods.
A young boy wanders away from his campground and family and gets lost in the
woods. He meets a raccoon, who invites him to come and help him forage for food,
with a promise to show him the way back to his family afterwards. The boy learns
to see the woods through raccoon eyes, and then the raccoon leads him back to
his family. Cat. BTH-2518
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Adventure Stories
Imaginative tales of Eldon the Elephant's adventures.
Though the stories are fiction, young readers will still learn about other environments.
A
Desert Adventure: Eldon's been reading about the desert and
wants to have an adventure in the desert. Suddenly he finds himself stuffed in a
bag on the back of a camel in a caravan. They are caught in a desert storm for
three days. After that Eldon is not so sure he wants any more desert adventures.
Cat. BTH-5267
 The Night Adventure:
As Eldon is trying to get to sleep, he decides to have a night adventure in his
own back yard, so if things get too scary it will be easy to be rescued. So he
takes off with his flashlight and discovers that things that seem strange in the
dark become more familiar when he shines his light on them. At the end of his
night adventure he finds his missing guinea pig and takes it back to his safe
and cozy room. BTH-5269
 My Magic Carpet Adventure:
Elden's rug becomes a magic carpet and takes him to the ocean, the North Pole,
the desert, Australia, and finally, when he gets tired, back to his bed to
sleep. BTH-5270
 My Sidewalk Adventure:
Elden takes a walk and imagines all sorts of adventures that give him different
perspectives of his world -- a tree's, a mole's, and finally, a spider's, who
sees him a dinner. He quickly decides to return home to the security of his
mother's loving hug. BTH-5271
 A Space Adventure:
As Elden looks out his window, he is "startled by a gigantic clang and a
tremendous bang," accompanied by a bright moving light. Suddenly he is aboard a
space ship, traveling among the planets, and finally landing on a strange one
with gumdrops all over the ground. After loading all he could into his
spaceship, he heard a loud crash as he sat at the controls, and was surprised to
find himself lying on the floor next to his bed. BTH-5272
 A Fishing Adventure: Elden
has been reading about fishing and decides it's time for a fishing adventure. His human
friend Dito takes him ocean fishing in a boat, with a net. It rains, and they
get caught in a dangerous storm. Cat.BTH-5273
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Nature Stories
These fact-based stories teach about nature in an imaginative way.
 The
Busy Little Bear: Max, a bear cub, is dismayed when, after a
long summer of playing, his friends come to say goodbye, informing him that they
are off for their annual six-month nap. He can't believe what he's hearing, so
he runs home to ask his parents if it's true. When informed that his friends
were correct, Max decides the nap is not for him, and decides to play all winter
while the others sleep. But it was lonesome. And as snow falls, he discovers he
can't do the things he did in summer. And he gets lost in the blinding cloud of
snow and can't find his way home. He begins to cry. That's when he hears his
parents looking for him. He apologizes for running off by himself, and snuggled
up to his parents to sleep through the long winter. Cat.BTH-5265
 Little Leaf Grows Up:
Little Leaf begins life in the springtime, high on a big tree. He works hard all
through the summer growing and making food for his tree with sunshine and air.
And in the autumn, he and his friends change color and go soaring through the
air in all different directions to unknown destinations. BTH-5274
 Ladybug and Grasshopper:
As Ladybug and Grasshopper go exploring together, they discover a tree with a
nest at the end of one of its branches. The baby birds had been left alone and
they looked hungry. So the two friends decide to go back to their garden and
bring the babies some earthworms, one at a time. When the mother bird returns,
ready to attack the two intruders, she sees that her babies weren't frightened
of them at all. They were happy and had full tummies. When mother bird sees that
the intruders here helping instead of harming her babies, they all become
friends. BTH-5275
The Tiny Ant:
Little Ant is dismayed that because he's so small, he's only given small crumbs
to carry, and no one ever makes a fuss over him like they do over the large ants
who haul home big loads of food. But one day, when it's raining hard and the
other ants are afraid to leave the anthill, he shows how brave he is, brings
home food, and earns the respect of the other ants. BTH-5276
 A Fish Named Fred:
Fred the small fish, is afraid to join the school of fish with his brothers and
sisters when Mother Fish says it's time. Instead, he swims back toward home when
his brothers and sisters swim off. But, which way was home? He was lost. But
then he spots an enormous group of fish that look just like him, and his
brothers and sisters were in the group. He was relieved that they had come back
to find him, and together they swam through the sea, having loads of fun. He
decided school wasn't so bad after all, and could hardly wait until the next
day. BTH-5277
 The Mouse's Picnic:
Mouse decides He'd like to have a picnic. One by one he goes to invite his
friends in the forest to come along, and each brings some of his favorite food.
But when they arrive at the picnic site, there is a terrible storm, and they
decide to head home. When Bear sees them and hears their story, he invites them
to have their picnic in his den, and he even shares his honey with them.BTH-5278
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