Rachael Barnes
1) Baby hippos
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Baby hippos are as cute as a button, but they're far from that small size. These newborns enter the world nearly ten times larger than a human baby! But much like humans, these babies spend their first weeks of life bonding with mom. Enjoy the adventures of life as a baby hippo in this fun title.
2) Hummingbirds
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Hovering at backyard flowers, hummingbirds are a bright and exciting sight! Their fast-flapping wings allow them to move unlike any other bird. In this book, beginning readers will find fun text and colorful photos that highlight the appearance, behaviors, and homes of hummingbirds. Features highlight additional information including relatives, foods, and calls!
3) Bluebirds
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Bluebirds add cheerful calls to many backyards! Their flashes of blue feathers are a welcome sight from bird boxes and trees. Readers will learn this and much more in this bright title for early readers. Engaging text and colorful photos fill the pages, while features show related birds, food, and the sound of their common call!
4) Crows
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CAW! CAW! CAW! The crow's common call is heard throughout cities and forests. The birds' black feathers shine in the sun. This title welcomes beginning readers to learn about the lives of crows. Simple text and beautiful photos fill the pages, while features introduce related birds, crow foods, and more!
5) Swallows
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Swallows are chatty birds known for their forked tails. Their unique mud nests are often found on buildings. This title introduces beginning readers to these swooping flyers. Leveled text and bright photos keep readers engaged. Features highlight family members, favorite foods, and a common call!
6) Woodpeckers
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TAP! TAP! TAP! The distinct drumming of woodpeckers can be heard across North America. These fascinating birds come in many sizes. They are often black and white with red feathers on their heads. Beginning readers will learn all this and more throughout the pages of this title. Bright photos match the text, while fun features provide additional information about relatives, food, and more!
7) Blackbirds
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Blackbirds are territorial songbirds. They sit on perches to watch for danger! In this title for young readers, crisp photos match leveled text to introduce these popular backyard birds. Special features call out birds in the same family, show off nests and favorite foods, and highlight one of the bird's well-known calls.
8) Baby Cows
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Cow calves are big babies! Young readers can learn all about the lives of baby cows, from where they live to what they eat, in this beginning title. Easy-to-read text and colorful photos support students as they read, while a facts page reinforces the text. This engaging title about familiar farm babies is perfect for growing readers.
9) Israel
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Grab your passport and get ready to explore the wonders of Israel! This title introduces emergent readers to the geography, demographics, and culture of Israel, guiding them with bright photographs and appropriately leveled text. Along the way, readers will encounter special features that highlight the landscapes, animals, greetings, and foods of Israel. The book wraps with a full spread of facts about Israel so readers can easily reference what they...
10) Baby Rhinos
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Charge! Here comes a baby rhino! These cute babies keep busy by eating plants, rolling in mud, and spending time with mom. In this book, beginning readers learn all about how baby rhinos grow through predictable text and vibrant photos. A sight words list identifies familiar words, a picture glossary reinforces vocabulary terms, and a fact page puts important information about baby rhinos in one place.
11) Great Gray Owls
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Great gray owls always look like they are dressed up! Their feathers make a bow tie shape on their necks. This carefully leveled book about great gray owls introduces young readers to the species' size and appearance, behavior, life cycle, and more! A range map shows where they are found in the world. A life cycle graphic takes readers through each major life phase. Diet and appearance features add visual support to the text.
12) Baby Monkeys
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Monkey infants play, climb, and swing! This beginning title tells all about the lives of these sweet babies, from what they eat to how they play. Simple, predictable text and crisp photos support students just starting to read independently, while a facts page reinforces the text. See what life in the treetops is like in this cute title!
13) Guatemala
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Pack your bags and get ready to journey through the tropical rain forests of Guatemala! In this book, readers will discover the wonderful landscape, animals, people, foods, and holidays that make this Central American nation special. Vibrant photos and leveled text guide readers through the country, while special features showcase the amazing landscape, animals, language, and foods of the country. A full spread of facts about Guatemala at the end...
14) Baby Sloths
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Who is up in the trees? It is a baby sloth! Beginning readers can learn all about these slow-moving babies, from what they eat to how they grow. Simple, predictable text and crisp photos work together to present a variety of information, while a facts page and a photo glossary summarize and clarify the text. This adorable title is perfect for students looking to practice independent reading!
15) Germany
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Welcome to Germany! In this title, young readers will discover the landscape, climate, wildlife, and culture of this European country. High quality images and leveled text will greet readers on every page to guide them through the nation, as special features such as profiles and greetings will further educate and engage readers. The book concludes with a full spread of facts to summarize what makes Germany unique!
16) Baby Goats
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Grown-up goats start as kids! These cute babies have busy lives. Through simple, predictable text and crisp photos, this title for young readers introduces where baby goats live, what they eat, and how they play. A list of sight words helps readers identify familiar words, and a picture glossary reinforces the main text. The book concludes with a fact page that puts the goat's life stages and activities in one place.
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Did you know that Santo Domingo is the capital of the Dominican Republic and one of the oldest cities in the Caribbean? Readers will learn this and more amazing facts about the Dominican Republic in this title for emergent readers. With colorful images, leveled text, and special features highlighting the animals, food, and landmarks of the Dominican Republic, readers will be excited to learn more about this amazing country!
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Great horned owls are some of the most well-known owls in North and South America. Many people recognize their hoot! In this carefully leveled early reader, kids will learn all about great horned owls' appearance, hunting strategies, and young. Special features draw attention to the owls' diet, life cycle, and more. A table of contents, glossary, and index help readers practice nonfiction reading skills.
19) Burrowing Owls
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A burrowing owl runs toward a grasshopper sitting on a blade of prairie grass. Before the grasshopper can hop away, the owl grabs it with its talons! This title about burrowing owls is full of interesting facts, colorful photos, and fascinating features. The leveled text covers burrowing owls' appearance, behavior and more. Features reinforce the main text through a range map, life cycle graphic, and wingspan feature.