| Handa's Surprise: Read and Share Contributor(s): Browne, Eileen (Author), Browne, Eileen (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0763608637 ISBN-13: 9780763608637 Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1999 Annotation: Friendly advice for reading fun included in every book! READ AND SHARE is a unique first library for parents and children that helps build early readers' confidence. Grouped in four progressive levels, Read and Share books - available individually for the first time - are specially selected for qualities that encourage literacy skills and a love of reading. Sixteen top-quality books with notes for extending reading fun inspire the confidence parents and children need to experience the joys of reading . . . together. Plus an informative Parents' Handbook! What is Read and Share? --An expert selection of sixteen high-quality picture books by superb authors and illustrators, featuring a multicultural array of subjects, including poetry and rhymes, traditional songs, stories, and information books --Four progressive levels - Beginnings, Early Steps, Next Steps, and Taking Off - each including four fabulous picture books --Two full spreads inside each book offering suggestions and activities inspired by the story, designed to help parents and children get the most out of each book - and build a foundation for reading success --A separate 24-page, full-color Parents' Handbook providing extensive practical information and detailed answers to many of the questions parents ask about encouraging their children's literacy |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 98-88077 |
| Series: Read and Share |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.2" W x 8.8" (0.25 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - East Africa |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 21700 Reading Level: 1.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Handa carries seven delicious fruits to her friend Akeyo as a surprise, but meets some hungry animals along the way. READ AND SHARE is a unique first library for parents and children that helps build early readers' confidence. Grouped in four progressive levels, Read and Share books - available individually for the first time - are specially selected for qualities that encourage literacy skills and a love of reading. Sixteen top-quality books with notes for extending reading fun inspire the confidence parents and children need to experience the joys of reading . . . together. Plus an informative Parents' Handbook What is Read and Share? --An expert selection of sixteen high-quality picture books by superb authors and illustrators, featuring a multicultural array of subjects, including poetry and rhymes, traditional songs, stories, and information books --Four progressive levels - Beginnings, Early Steps, Next Steps, and Taking Off - each including four fabulous picture books --Two full spreads inside each book offering suggestions and activities inspired by the story, designed to help parents and children get the most out of each book - and build a foundation for reading success --A separate 24-page, full-color Parents' Handbook providing extensive practical information and detailed answers to many of the questions parents ask about encouraging their children's literacy |