Bob Books - First Stories Box Set | Phonics, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten (Stage 1: Starting to Read)

Kertell, Lynn Maslen

ISBN 10: 0545734096 / ISBN 13: 9780545734097

Published by Scholastic Inc., 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bob Books - First Stories Box Set | Phonics, Ages 4 and up, Kindergarten (Stage 1: Starting to Read)
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0545734096
• ISBN 13: 9780545734097
• Binding: paperback
• Illustrator: Dynamo Limited
• Condition: Fine
• Dimensions: 4.3W x 14.5H x 14D centimeters 4.3 centimeters width by 14.5 centimeters height by 14 centimeters depth

About this title

Synopsis

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This charming box set from the bestselling phonics program -- now with all-new illustrations -- features simple, decodable stories that get progressively more challenging.

All-new illustrations make this box of decodable books even more appealing to a new generation of readers! With playful, decodable stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics approach based on Science of Reading research, Bob Books keep young readers' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"®

Bob Books First Stories is the perfect introduction to independent reading. With lots of repetition, friendly illustrations, and silly stories, these phonics-based books are great for kids just starting to read. They can be enjoyed on their own, or alongside Bob Books Beginning Readers and Bob Books More Beginning Readers.

Inside the box you’ll find:

• 12 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 12 pages each, 6-26 unique words per book, sized perfectly for little hands
• A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Each book includes:

• Decodable text: Three- and four-letter words with short vowels that can be sounded out (ran, hop, went, trap)
• Very simple sentences (Sam and Mat can hop.)
• Limited sight words (the, do, was)
• Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words

Guided Reading Levels: A, B, C | Lexile® Measure: BR20L – 150L | Bob Books Level: Stage 1 | Ages: 4-6 | Grade Levels: PreK, Kindergarten

About the Author

Lynn Maslen Kertell is the current manager of Bob Books®and the author of the Bob Books learn-to-read sets More Beginning Readers, Sight Words: Kindergarten, Sight Words: First Grade, Rhyming Words, First Stories, and Animal Stories; and the Bob Books Stories series. You can visit her online and learn more about Bob Books at bobbooks.com.