Best Books For Beginning Readers; Author: Gunning, Thomas G.; Paperback

Author: Gunning, Thomas G.
Paperback
Published: February 1998
Pearson Higher Education
ISBN: 020526784X
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Often parents, teachers, and day care providers struggle to find appropriate books for their beginning readers. They desire the efficiency an annotated volume of titles can provide. This book is the answer to their question, What should they read? This book provides descriptive listings for over 1,000 high-quality books that are especially appropriate for novice readers. Books are listed according to eight levels of difficulty, ranging from emergent or very beginning reading level through the start of second grade. The listing allows readers to select books that are on the appropriate level and includes selections from the classics as well as recent releases. A perfect resource for parents, teachers, day care providers, and librarians. ALongwood Professional Book.The bulk of this volume consists of listings for 1,000-plus books for reading levels from emergent to the second grade. Each entry provides the title, author(s), publisher, year of publication, a brief plot synopsis, and brief description of dominant themes. In addition three introductory chapters d