Salty, Sandy, Soggy Homes, Level 2

by John Lithgow, Susan Blackaby

John Lithgow makes Arts and Literacy a Palooza of fun for kids! Turn the pages of Salty, Sandy, Soggy Homes and join Marsupial Sue on a fascinating, fun reading adventure! In this fact-filled title readers will investigate water habitats, such as rivers, oceans, and tide pools, and learn about the different creatures that call these watery domains their homes! In this level 2 emerging reader children will have fun beginning to build important reading skills as they learn about these fascinating domains! Level 2, Emerging Readers • Repetitive language • Familiar and unfamiliar language • Longer sentences • Vibrant, full-color photography • Vocabulary list highlighting key words from the story • Comprehension questions that reinforce important reading concepts Take a heaping measure of fascinating information about the arts. Add a dose of laughter and creativity. What do you get? Best-selling author John Lithgow’s Lithgow Palooza Readers ! The popular Lithgow Palooza Readers feature three levels of reading fun for children grades K to 3, carefully designed to match the abilities of developing readers. Research has proven that children benefit academically from participation in the arts. Children will build and strengthen important reading skills as they learn about such things as instruments, animals, music, and sounds.

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

John Lithgow is a prolific actor with two Tonys, six Emmys, two Golden Globes, and two Oscar nominations to his name. He has starred in the hit TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun, Dexter, and The Crown, and in beloved films like The World According to Garp, Shrek, and Terms of Endearment. Lithgow has appeared on Broadway twenty-five times and in England with both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He is also the bestselling author of nine children’s picture books, and his recordings for kids have landed him four Grammy nominations.