Many of the other titles have scores, but I only averaged in the scores that were specifically for the beginning readers since the text was changed from the originals. Only one book ( The Greedy Python) had a reader specific AR test at level 2.7. Lexile average was 560L based on three books, one of which ( Pancakes, Pancakes) was Adult-Directed. All of Carle’s art has been resized and the layout has occasionally changed to accommodate the larger traditional text of the beginning reader. Some of the text has been altered and some words have been simplified. Reviews: Horn Book (as readers) DifficultyĪll of these readers were published as picture books first. Links: World of Eric Carle at Ready to Read || Eric Carle’s Website || Richard Buckley’s page at Simon & Schuster The first five Eric Carle Ready to Read readers. My only recommendation is snap these titles up as soon as possible! Your patrons will thank you! Without a dedicated website for the series or author, it’s hard to tell what the future of this series is. It’s been over a year since a title was released. It’s a great help to the kids working through their sounds and words. The graphic illustrations are eye-catching and clearly illustrate what is going on in the picture. There’s a reference page at the beginning of each book that encourages parents about how to help their children experiment with the different word family sounds - to create new words and sound combinations. Flip-a-Word books are the ones that I give parents looking for those first readers for their kids.Įach book covers three different word families. These are the easiest of easy books for beginning readers. There are supplemental word lists and an activity page for kids to practice identifying sight words after the story, which I did not count in the unique word count. All of the books have very few words, between 20-35 unique words in the text. Reviews: Horn Book, School Library Journal DifficultyĪ rather bizarre section to write this time because I did not find a single Accelerated Reader, Lexile, or Fountas & Pinnell level for any of these books. Tagged george and martha, houghton mifflin harcourt. George and Martha Round and Round (1988)ĭoesn’t look like there will be any more George and Martha beginning readers, but that makes sense as author James Marshall passed away in 1992.George and Martha Full of Surprises (1976).George and Martha Rise and Shine (1976).The humor and laughter from the original stories is there, but the complexity of the words and lack of consistency in the length of the stories may frustrate beginning readers. I’m not sure that these work at the best beginning readers. I looked at three books and found the following unique word counts: Two Great Friends at 140, Round and Round at 195, and Best of Friends at 177. Lexile only had scores available for one reader and it was scored at 470L. The stories vary in length and difficulty - some are incredibly easy for beginning readers and others include words like “flabbergasted”.Īccelerated Reader average was 2.03 based on six of the readers. Links: Houghton Mifflin Harcout || Green Light ReadersĮach volume has two to three classic George and Martha stories reproduced with smaller illustrations and (from my examination) little to no text changes. George and Martha: Full of Surprises (2010).George and Martha: One Fine Day James Marshall (2010).George and Martha: Rise and Shine (2009).George and Martha: One More Time (2009).George and Martha: The Best of Friends (2008).George and Martha: Round and Round (2008).George and Martha: Two Great Friends (2007).The first five George and Martha readers written by James Marshall.
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