"Furry often means soft-and that means many little hands want to touch it! Dogs are furry. Stuffed bears are furry. Hats and coats can be furry too! In this book, readers visually recognize the soft texture one would describe as "furry" as well as the word "furry" through repetition in the text. Full-color photographs directly correlate to the many examples given in the text, aiding reading comprehension. Complete sentences help readers practice fluency...

"Shiny things are fun! From grandma's beautiful rings to a penny or quarter found on the sidewalk, little readers are often enthusiastic about finding something shiny. This adorable volume presents many examples of shiny things, helping readers to put together the word and what it describes. In addition, complete sentences encourage reading fluency while full-color photographs directly correlate to the text. This aids word recognition and general...

Found in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America, monkeys come in many colors and sizes. Even if they've chosen monkeys are their favorite animal, children may not know that there are so many kinds! This book introduces real-life monkeys to beginning readers with low-ATOS text, including facts about monkey bodies, homes, family groups, and habits. Full-color photographs draw in animal lovers of all levels while nonfiction text elements like a...

One of the first things preschoolers learn is their colors. Even many toddlers can point out blue, red, or yellow! Then color words are often some of the first readers can comprehend. This book reviews the colors of the rainbow, color words, and adds one more layer: matching! Readers match purple items, red items, and other colors, in bright photographs featuring paints, crayons, paper, and more. Short, complete sentences help readers with reading...

Little kids love to tell their caregivers what they see. And, once they know their shapes, these are another fun thing to point out when around town! In this book, shapes and their names are presented for beginning readers, aiding both in shape recognition and recognition of the accompanying word. Then, the fun begins! Readers match like shapes with one another, spotting them as square books, circular signs, and rectangular TVs! Relatable examples...

What patterns can young readers find around them? Spots and stripes are common, but what about chevron? Or alternating colors? In this book, readers work to match like patterns, engaging with early STEM concepts and making connections with the world around them. Close picture-to-text correlation aids reading comprehension and makes each page achievable for beginning readers or those ready to read independently. Bright, colorful photographs and a clean...

Llamas have become a popular animal in recent years because of their cute, if odd looking, face and body. But llamas are more than just a cool mammal. They are very useful to people as pack animals and wool producers. Their wool can be made into cloth, just like sheep or alpacas. This volume covers llama life, size, and look, as well as the features of their wool and how it is harvested and used. Complete with full-color photographs of llamas and...

Sheep are the master wool producers! Many young readers may have even seen a shorn sheep on a visit to the farm. But how much wool can one sheep produce? Are some kinds better producers than others? This volume answers those questions and many more about the woolliest of woolly animals. In-depth, but age-appropriate detail about wool harvesting and processing is found alongside information about a sheep's life, babies, diet, and more. Full-color photographs...

Blankets can have stripes. Tigers have stripes. Even a cup can have stripes! Stripes can be fat or thin. There can be many stripes or just one. Stripes are a distinctive characteristic young readers can recognize-and begin to understand that they can be different depending on where the stripes are found. This book encourages readers engagement with the world around them as well as reading fluency through simple, complete sentences. Full-color photographs...

What exactly qualifies as a lizard? To many kids, any four-legged, scaly creature might be called a lizard. But, there are many kinds of this animal, both big and small! In this book, readers find out what makes a lizard a lizard, as well as more about lizard bodies, habits, and more. Up-close photographs show readers lizards from around the world, paired with complementary, low-level text. If lizards weren't a reader's favorite animal before reading...