Children's Books
Children's Books, Leveled Readers, Phonics Readers and Big Books
Phonics Readers, Big Books, Leveled Readers, and Books with CDs
Phonics readers give children opportunities to sound out letters and letter combinations and ultimately recognize words. Sounding out words can lead to reading entire books, and phonics readers are designed to help students do so as they progress through their phonics reading series. Modern Curriculum Press offers several sets of Phonics Practice Readers to assist students and educators at each stage of the phonetic process of learning to read. These readers address short vowels, long vowels, blends and digraphs. Skill Station Readers are also available from Modern Curriculum Press to develop phonetic awareness. The Itty Bitty Phonics Readers Series by Creative Teaching Press provides 36 readers, each with 10 pages. Children get a sense of accomplishment from finishing an entire book after practicing with each small reader’s text and drawings.
After mastering phonics readers and practicing sight words, big books are often a next step for emerging readers. Many students find it exciting to move from small readers to big books and encouraging them to feel this way can help generate a continued interest in reading. Big books are easy for young readers to handle and view, plus they stimulate big enthusiasm for reading with the stories, illustrations, and activities they contain. Candlewick Press offers a series of Sesame Street big books, including Watch Out for Banana Peels, which features Grover, and Hooray for Our Heroes, which features Big Bird. These big books can capture children’s attention by providing additional stories related to the familiar television show. Other big books are also available to address student’s diverse interests and encourage them to practice reading, with Teacher Created Resources offering sets of themed big books for voracious readers.
Leveled Readers by Scholastic, Newmark Learning, Frog Street Press and other publishers help educators guide students through increasingly challenging texts. Each of the 3-2-1 Learn Student Editions by Houghton-Mifflin-Harcourt offer students activity pages that cover four curriculum areas and are applicable to their lives. Other leveled readers, such as the Little Leveled Readers Box Sets by Scholastic come as a set of small books appropriate for the reading level indicated. Leveled readers have been carefully assessed for difficulty in order to assign the correct level to them, making it easy for educators to offer students appropriately challenging reading assignments.
Books with CDs can be a particularly useful supplement to phonics readers, big books, and leveled readers. Books with CDs help students match sounds to words as they look at the book and listen to its accompanying CD. Try the Read Listen and Wonder Series by Candlewick Press for K-2 readers interested in the natural world.
Books for Reading Classrooms and Books on Other Subjects
Classroom books, including books for reading classrooms and books on other subjects such as those with content for Science and Social Studies courses, can supplement phonics readers, big books, and leveled readers or replace them at more advanced levels.
Classroom favorites such as Amelia Bedelia, Stuart Little, and Anne Frank: Life in Hiding by Harper Collins are interesting reads as well as great books for discussion because they are relatable and many people are familiar with them. Classic books such as Curious George at the Baseball Game or The Little Red Hen by Houghton-Mifflin also work well for inspiring discussion and are sure to continue to become student favorites. Class Packs of books also help educators bring interesting texts into the classroom. Houghton-Mifflin offers a Classic Fairy Tales Set containing six books, Scholastic offers a Spotlight on Literary Elements set that contains six copies each of eight student books, and Edupress offers My Alphabet Book Pack of 10 so that each student can have his own copy of the classroom text. There’s a classroom favorite, classic, or classroom set available to meet every classroom reading material need.
Learning to read is about sounding out words, recognizing sight words, understanding sentences and so on, but students can also learn about other subjects alongside their reading progress. Books like Surviving the Dustbowl by Teacher Created Resources and The Human Body Pop Up Book by Carson Dellosa can teach students about social studies and science while they practice reading skills.
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The Orange Horse
Reycraft Books
$15.95An orange horse is desperate to find his long-lost brother, but the only clue he has is one half of an old photo. The horse decides to advertise, but the answers he gets leave him feeling hopeless. Then, one day, the orange horse meets a brown horse and...$15.95 -
What Doesn't Matter
Reycraft Books
$15.95It doesn't matter where you were born. It doesn't matter your height or weight. It doesn't matter if you don't know everything. This book celebrates our differences and highlights that what really matters is how we treat others. 32 pages. This book...$15.95 -
Poke-A-Dot!: The Wheels on the Bus
Melissa & Doug
$25.12The dots in the book go Pop, Pop, Pop! Poke the irresistible click-to-count buttons to hear satisfying “clicks" and “pops" as you count all the animals you see on safari! This sturdy 20-page interactive board book invites kids to sing along to “The...$25.12 -
Buddy Readers (Parent Pack): Level B
Scholastic Teacher Resources
$23.99Young learners will love these funny, character-driven, easy-to-read storybooks correlated with guided reading level B. This unique set includes 5 The Tiny Giant stories, 5 My Pet Spot stories, 5 Robot Twins stories, and 5 Magic Cupcake stories—for a...$23.99 -
The Pods Readers Phase 3, Set of 12
Beanstalk Books
$32.99The second set of Pod readers covers the letter sounds of Phase 3, including less frequent consonants and digraphs, as well as vowel digraphs and r-controlled vowel sounds. There are 12 books in the set and each has been sequenced in accordance with the...$32.99 -
The Pods Readers Phase 2, Set of 12
Beanstalk Books
$32.99The first set of Pod readers covers the letter sounds of Phase 2, including consonants, short vowels and common consonant digraphs. There are 12 books in the set and each has been sequenced in accordance with the progression of letters and sounds.Key...$32.99 -
My First Library: Blues Clues
Phoenix International Publications
$19.99Share hours of early learning fun with your little one! This take-along 12-book library features early learning concepts and stories with Blue, Josh, and friends. Packaged in a carrying case with a plastic handle for easy transport and storage, the 12...$19.99 -
Resources, Needs, and Choices Paperback
Discovery Library Jr
$16.95Everybody has needs. This nonfiction book explores the basic needs of people and how we get our needs met.Key Features : i : Fact- and photo-filled text for young readers supports social studies curriculumii : After-reading activity helps reader further...$16.95 -
Rights, Responsibilities, and Conflict Paperback
Discovery Library Jr
$16.95People have to live together and get along with each other. This nonfiction book explores how citizens and the government work to accomplish this.Key Features : i : Fact- and photo-filled text for young readers supports social studies curriculumii :...$16.95 -
Communities, Families, and Groups
Discovery Library Jr
$16.95People live together all around the world. This nonfiction book explores the people and places that make different communities.Key Features : i : Fact- and photo-filled text for young readers supports social studies curriculumii : After-reading activity...$16.95 -
Time Changes Us Paperback
Discovery Library Jr
$16.95Life in the United States is always changing. This nonfiction book explores how people's lives have changed over time in the US and how they will continue to change.Key Features : i : Fact- and photo-filled text for young readers supports social studies...$16.95 -
We Change Places, Places Change Us Paperback
Discovery Library Jr
$16.95This nonfiction book introduces the relationship between people and the places we live. It discusses the impact we have on the earth and the impact the earth has on us.Key Features : i : Fact- and photo-filled text for young readers supports social...$16.95 -
Citizens of the World Paperback
Discovery Library Jr
$16.95We are all part of one world. This nonfiction book introduces life around the globe while pointing out things we all have in common.Key Features : i : Fact- and photo-filled text for young readers supports social studies curriculumii : After-reading...$16.95 -
A Tour of Hong Kong
Reycraft Books
$15.95This visually rich and detailed wordless picture book explores the bustling urban center of Hong Kong through the eyes of two children—each starting their journey on different sides of the book and intersecting in the middle. Young readers will delight...$15.95 -
Dear Abuelo
Reycraft Books
$13.95There is much Juana is going to miss as she moves from Mexico to New York, but nothing more than her abuelo. Through letters to her grandfather, Juana details her flight, her new apartment, and her first days of school where everyone speaks a language...$13.95 -
Little Koko Bearand His Socks
Reycraft Books
$17.95Koko Bear is fascinated with socks. He loves socks so much that he has no time for friends. One day, when he has no more clean socks left to wear, he carries his socks to the river to wash. He falls asleep only to wake up and discover—no socks—but maybe...$17.95 -
Jujube and Willow
Reycraft Books
$15.95A man plants a willow tree and a jujube tree and declares they will be friends. But when Jujube doesn’t sprout leaves, Willow shows off his own shiny leaves and teases Jujube. Then one day, Jujube sprouts tiny leaves of his own and from those leaves...$15.95 -
Soft Book: Itsy-Bitsy Spider
Melissa & Doug
$26.94Kids will delight in turning the soft, textured pages of this cloth activity book to follow an adorable little spider on its adventures up and down the water spout! Interactive details on each page let kids of all ages grasp, crinkle, stretch, and play...$26.94 -
Poke-A-Dot!: The Night Before Christmas
Melissa & Doug
$25.12On the night before Christmas, all through the town…there could be heard many loud popping sounds! Poke the irresistible buttons to hear satisfying “clicks" and “pops" as you count down to Christmas. This sturdy 20-page interactive board book invites...$25.12 -
Poke-A-Dot!: 10 Little Monkeys
Melissa & Doug
$25.12Monkeys can't stop jumping and kids can't stop popping! Poke the irresistible click-to-count buttons to hear satisfying “clicks" and “pops" as you count all the little monkeys! This sturdy 20-page interactive board book invites kids to pop along as they...$25.12