- Fits national reading standards by linking images to the text to provide picture clues and introducing age-appropriate vocabulary. - Top reading specialists have leveled this text as appropriate for emergent readers. - The repetitive language, structure, and rhyming patterns help children decipher words. - Word lists at the back of each book help build reading vocabularies. Grades K-4 National Social Studies Standards - People, Places, and Environments: III - Examine the interaction between humans and their physical environment - Individual Development and Identity: IV - Describe personal connections to place, especially immediate surroundings - Identify and describe ways family, groups, and community influence the individual's daily life and personal choices.
A very simple book which trumpets the fact that it introduces prepositional phrases to rookie readers. There isn't a lot of substance here, but beginning readers might benefit from the repetition.
I appreciated the educational aspects of this Rookie Reader. I was able to form a great lesson and project around this book, and my kids really liked it. The illustrations in this book were wonderful in that they provided various colors, expressions, and action movements and words. I loved the variety and simpicity associated with the vocabulary words.