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“When children have frequent opportunities to hear texts written by others, and to relate those writings to their own experiences, they can practice composing stories in their heads.

They are refining the understandings they already have about patterns, sounds, rhythms, and styles of language.” —Margaret E. Mooney

There Was a Mouse is a beautiful BIG book that lends itself to many opportunities for building comprehension in wonderful ways!” —Dr. Connie Hebert, National Literacy Consultant, Reading Professor

BIG Books Emergent/Early Set: (F/P Level C-E) – 5 Books

Item#: BB2126
Best Friends

Author: Rhonda Cox
Photographer: Rhonda Cox

Description:
A boy’s pet dog has puppies.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:               WB
Grade Level:           K-2     K-2
Reading Stage:      Emergent 
RR / DLL Level:        
INT Level:                
Page Count:            16      16
Word Count:             0        0

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Item#: BB2220
Zippers
Author: Janice Boland
Illustrated by Judith Pfeiffer

Description:
A girl discovers the ups and downs of zippers.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                C
Grade Level:           K-1  K-1 

Reading Stage:      Emergent
RR / DLL Level:       
INT Level:                 3
Page Count:             8       8
Word Count:            21     24

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Item#: BB2180
Pigs Peek
Author: Rhonda Cox
Photographer: Rhonda Cox

Description:
The things pigs do.

(Fiction)

F/P Level:               C
Grade Level:           K-1  K-1 

Reading Stage:      Emergent
RR / DLL Level:       4        5
INT Level:
Page Count:            12      12
Word Count:            28      44

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Item#: BB210
There Was a Mouse
Author: P. Blanchard and J. Suhr
Illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev

Description:
A busy mouse surprises a little boy.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                D
Grade Level:            1      1 
Reading Stage:      Emergent
RR / DLL Level:        8      10
INT Level:                    
Page Count:            16     16
Word Count:            77     70

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Item#: BB2473
My Bug Box
Author: P. Blanchard and J. Suhr
Illustrated by Teri Sloat

Description:
Collecting bugs is interesting and fun, but not for the bugs when they share space with a toad.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                 E
Grade Level:            1      1 
Reading Stage:       Early
RR / DLL Level:        7      7
INT Level:                    
Page Count:            12     12
Word Count:            98     93

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BIG Books Early/Fluent Set: (F/P Level E-M) – 5 Books

Item#: 2486
Old Bumpy Alligator
Author: P. Blanchard and J. Suhr
Illustrated by Jason Wolff

Description:
A humorous nonsense tale about an alligator that loves to chomp and chew.

(Fiction)

F/P Level:                E
Grade Level:            1      
Reading Stage:      Early
RR / DLL Level:       8     
INT Level:                    
Page Count:            16      
Word Count:            69     

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Item#: BB2460
Gecko’s Story
Author: Kathleen Hardcastle Moeller
Illustrated by Joe Veno

Description:
A gecko outwits an owl with a survival trick.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                F
Grade Level:            1      1 
Reading Stage:      Early
RR / DLL Level:                  5
INT Level:                12    
Page Count:            12      12
Word Count:            60      70

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Item#: BB2483
Nothing in the Mailbox
Author: Carolyn Ford
Illustrated by Sally Schaedler

Description:
A boy’s letter writing has happy consequences.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                F
Grade Level:            1      1 
Reading Stage:       Early
RR / DLL Level:       9         8
INT Level:                
Page Count:            12      12
Word Count:            73      70

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Item#: BB2427
Baron: Rescue Dog
Barón perro de rescate
Author: Lola Schaefer
Illustrated by Ned Butterfield

Description:
Baron helps his master Ted rescue a lost girl.

(Realistic Fiction)

F/P Level:                I
Grade Level:           1-2      1-2
Reading Stage:      Early
RR / DLL Level:      16         9
INT Level:               
Page Count:           16         16
Word Count:           121      149

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Item#: BB2744
Freedom Quilt

Author: Candy Grant Helmso
Illustrated by Joanne Friar

Description:
A family of women work together to help friends find a path to freedom.

(Historical Fiction)

F/P Level:                M
Grade Level:            2-3      
Reading Stage:       Fluent
RR / DLL Level:        
INT Level:                22
Page Count:            16    
Word Count:           300

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