DK Readers L0: Garden Friends


Book Description

Children just learning to read will love exploring the garden in this book. Meet creepy crawly friends that live in the dirt. Who would’ve guessed there were so many different critters surviving down there? Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!




DK Readers L0: Garden Friends


Book Description

The DK Reader Garden Friends takes a look at the creatures living in your own backyard, including butterflies and other amazing insects. Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!




DK Readers L0: Fishy Tales


Book Description

Fishy Tales takes a journey through a coral reef, where kids can watch small fish swim in and out of the coral and jellyfish float up and down in the waves.




DK Readers L0: Ponies and Horses


Book Description

Early readers will love learning all about horses and ponies in this engaging book. Meet all sorts of different horses and the people who ride them. See how humans take care of these majestic creatures. Watch as the horses race and jump! Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!




DK Readers L0: Meet the Dinosaurs


Book Description

Back in full force with 7 new titles, DK Readers allow beginning readers to progress from easy-to-follow stories with simple sentences and word repetition to more sophisticated storylines, sentence structure, and newvocabulary. Part of the multistage reading program with five graduated levels Stunning photographs and engaging, age appropriate stories




DK Readers L0: In the Park


Book Description

Encourage kids to ditch the TV with this lively narrative that includes stunning photographs of all the fun things children can do at the park. With playground rides, bike riding, kite-flying, ball games, and watching ducks in the pond, the possibilities are endless! Sure to capture your child’s interest while teaching them developmental skills and knowledge of all the enjoyment outdoor parks have to offer. Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!




DK Super Readers Pre-Level Garden Friends


Book Description

Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about creepy crawlies with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Pre-Level: Garden Friends will introduce kids to a parade of tiny garden friends–including fun facts about how they live and where to find them–and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: - Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. - Building knowledge while progressing key Grades Pre-K and K reading skills. - Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as bugs, animals, and nature. - Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there’s something for all children’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Pre-level titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts, and introduce children to the wonderful world of nonfiction. Perfect to help children ages 3 to 5 (Grades Pre-K and K) who are ready to enter the world of reading.




DK Readers L0: Monkeys


Book Description

Meet the monkeys of the world as they scamper, climb, and jump. In DK Readers, stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories, creating a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these captivating books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade four. With DK Readers, children learn to read—then read to learn!




DK Readers L0: Garden Friends


Book Description

Children just learning to read will love exploring the garden in this book. Meet creepy crawly friends that live in the dirt. Who would’ve guessed there were so many different critters surviving down there? Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!




Teaching Beginner ELLs Using Picture Books


Book Description

For beginning ELLs, a picture really is worth a thousand words! Picture books can unlock puzzling cultural and social meanings for students at all ages and grade levels. ELL educator Ana Lado illustrates how picture books are an especially useful tool for building important language and social foundations--foundations that students may miss through traditional instruction. Lado provides all the tools you need to engage your ELLs with picture books, including how to design lesson plans around themed units, select appropriate picture books using specific criteria, incorporate fun and engaging strategies like singing and reenacting, integrate picture-book learning to facilitate development of English language proficiency. In addition, you will gain access to a searchable online database to find just the right book for your lessons, based on author, title, genre, and English language proficiency level. With practical classroom-friendly techniques, Teaching Beginner ELLs Using Picture Books helps you transform your lessons into richly illustrated learning opportunities.