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"Bob Books Advancing Beginners builds on the skills learned in the Bob Books Stage 1 sets. These twelve stories are slightly longer while still using three-letter words and consistent short vowel sounds. This develops the confidence of young readers and helps ensure that they master basic phonics before moving on to more complex skills. Kids love the fun, drama, and surprise in these stories and pictures!”"--

"A sturdy hardcover bind-up of the twelve mini Bob Books that started it all! This iconic phonics-based collection of learn-to-read books has sold millions of copies, allowing children around the world to say with pride, “I read the whole book!”"--

Young readers meet a girl and her younger sister Kit, who never seems to quit, while learning words in the -it word family.

Recipes to accompany books by Edith Bauer, Mary Ann Hoberman, Dr. Seuss, Mitchell Sharmat, Phyllis Krasilovsky, Barbara Mitchell, Jan Brett, Sonia Levitin, George Ancona, Steven Kroll, David McPhail, Synthia Saint James, David Williams, Jonathan London, Helen Bannerman, Eric Carle, Laura Joffe Numeroff, Ellen Jackson, Eleanor Lapp, Joseph Jacobs, Anita Lobel, Ruth Sawyer, Patricia Polacco, Natalie Babbitt, Ron Hirschi, M.B. Goffstein, Malka Drucker,...

Pictures, words, and sentences that focus on the letters of the alphabet. Pre-reading skills.

Presents a guide to reading critically, offering tips and activities to improve reading comprehension, covering such topics as point of view, context clues, rhyme schemes, and deciphering fact from fiction. The ability to read critically is an essential skill vital to success in school. For example, do you know what point of view means? Or how to "read" a picture? Can you tell fact from opinion? Well, whether you're a kid who's just starting to read...

Ten phonics books with long vowel sounds.