Bob Books Stage 1: Starting to Read

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years. This iconic phonics-based learn-to-read set has sold millions of copies, allowing children around the world to say with pride, "I read the whole book!"® Perfect for children who are just learning letter sounds, each book in this set contains two- and three-letter words that can be sounded out. The first story uses only four sounds (M, A, T, S) and one sight word! Sounds are added gradually until all letters of the alphabet have been introduced (except q). The very simple stories and funny pictures allow kids to read a whole book and build their confidence. Kids can't wait to read these books to everyone they know! Inside you'll find: • 12 small, hilarious, easy-to-read stories: 12 pages each, 4-27 unique words per book • Decodable text: Two- and three-letter words with short vowels that can be sounded out (on, sat, can, ran) • Very simple sentences (Sam sat.) • Very limited sight words (a, the) • New letter sounds added gradually until young readers have read books with all letters of the alphabet (except q) • Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words • A parent page with tips for helping your child learn to read Guided Reading Levels: A, B, C Lexile Measure: BR - 180L Bob Books Level: Stage 1 Ages: 4-6 Grade Levels: PreK, Kindergarten Bob Books' phonics-based method aligns with the body of research known as the Science of Reading, which proves that systemic phonics instruction is crucial to children's reading success. With simple phonics, playful stories, and silly illustrations, 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!"® Praise for Bob Books: "Bob Books use fool-proof, evidence-based methods to teach kids how to read -- and they're fun!" -- Emily Oster, author of New York Times bestseller Cribsheet and parent of two "For over a century, Scholastic has partnered with educators and families to support the literacy skills of young readers. These engaging books capture their attention and are rooted in the research on how children learn to read." -- Amanda Alexander, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Inc. "Bob Books offer a lighthearted, intelligently conceived introduction to reading..." -- Leonard Marcus, Children's Book Review, Parenting magazine "...Bob Books turns kids into readers..." -- Kate Kelly, USA Today "The engaging subtle humor, simple repetitive texts, and uncluttered illustrations in Bob Books entice children to read on their own, building their sight word vocabulary." -- Lee Galda, Professor of Children's and Adolescent Literature, University of Minnesota "Children are charmed by these happy, offbeat stories and fun drawings." -- Parents magazine "...Bob Books are best of all for teaching children to read." -- Marguerite Kelly, Family Columnist, Washington Post "Bob Books made our children into avid readers. Best investment I ever made." -- The Lewiston Tribune After teaching kindergarten for thirteen years, master teacher Bobby Lynn Maslen developed the Bob Books to satisfy her students' need for fun and effective reading materials.

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based set introduces long vowels and helps developing readers gently take the final step toward reading chapter books. Now in a sturdy hardcover! The silly stories in Bob Books Long Vowels focus on long vowels, but also provide plenty of practice with silent e, longer words, and word endings such as -ed and -ing. The longer stories build reading endurance and expand the vocabulary of maturing readers. This set prepares kids to graduate to chapter books! In this collection you'll find: • 8 hilarious, easy-to-read books: 16-24 pages each, 52-129 unique words per book • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read Each book includes: • Repetition of words and sounds, which helps children decode the text • Longer sentences and stories than previous sets ("She ran as fast as she could.") • A list of new long vowel combinations introduced in that book • Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words Guided Reading Levels: G, H, I Lexile Measure: 110L - 560L Bob Books Level: Stage 3 Ages: 4-6 Grade Levels: Kindergarten, First Grade Bob Books' phonics-based method aligns with the body of research known as the Science of Reading, which proves that systematic phonics instruction is crucial to children's reading success. With simple phonics, playful stories, and silly illustrations, 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!"® Praise for Bob Books: "Bob Books use fool-proof, evidence-based methods to teach kids how to read -- and they're fun!" -- Emily Oster, author of New York Times bestseller Cribsheet and parent of two "For over a century, Scholastic has partnered with educators and families to support the literacy skills of young readers. These engaging books capture their attention and are rooted in the research on how children learn to read." - Amanda Alexander, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Inc. "Bob Books offer a lighthearted, intelligently conceived introduction to reading..." -- Leonard Marcus, Children's Book Review, Parenting magazine "...Bob Books turns kids into readers..." -- Kate Kelly, USA Today "The engaging subtle humor, simple repetitive texts, and uncluttered illustrations in Bob Books entice children to read on their own, building their sight word vocabulary." -- Lee Galda, Professor of Children's and Adolescent Literature, University of Minnesota "Children are charmed by these happy, offbeat stories and fun drawings." -- Parents magazine "...Bob Books are best of all for teaching children to read." -- Marguerite Kelly, Family Columnist, Washington Post "Bob Books made our children into avid readers. Best investment I ever made." -- The Lewiston Tribune After teaching kindergarten for thirteen years, master teacher Bobby Lynn Maslen developed the Bob Books to satisfy her students' need for fun and effective reading materials.

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This fun set of easy-to-read stories focuses on rhyming words-perfect for beginning readers. Rhyming makes reading more fun! Each story in this phonics-based box set explores a different rhyming word family. Listening for and identifying rhyming words is an important early reading activity because it trains a child's ear to hear the differences and similarities in how words sound. The repetition of rhyming sounds in these silly stories helps early readers sound out the one-syllable words. This collection is a great companion to Bob Books Beginning Readers and Bob Books First Stories. In this collection you'll find: • 10 easy-to-read, hilarious stories: 12 pages each, 15-23 unique words per story • A new rhyming word family in every book (AN: can, Dan, fan, plan, ran) • Decodable text: three- and four-letter rhyming words with short vowels that can be sounded out • Simple sentences (The red sled sped.) • Limited sight words (a, now, for) • Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read Guided Reading Levels: C, D, E Lexile Measure: 30L - 360L Bob Books Level: Stage 1 Ages: 4-6 Grade Levels: PreK, Kindergarten Bob Books' phonics-based method aligns with the body of research known as the Science of Reading, which proves that systemic phonics instruction is crucial to children's reading success. With simple phonics, playful stories, and silly illustrations, 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!"® Praise for Bob Books: "Bob Books use fool-proof, evidence-based methods to teach kids how to read -- and they're fun!" -- Emily Oster, author of New York Times bestseller Cribsheet and parent of two "For over a century, Scholastic has partnered with educators and families to support the literacy skills of young readers. These engaging books capture their attention and are rooted in the research on how children learn to read." -- Amanda Alexander, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Inc. "Bob Books offer a lighthearted, intelligently conceived introduction to reading..." -- Leonard Marcus, Children's Book Review, Parenting magazine "...Bob Books turns kids into readers..." -- Kate Kelly, USA Today "The engaging subtle humor, simple repetitive texts, and uncluttered illustrations in Bob Books entice children to read on their own, building their sight word vocabulary." -- Lee Galda, Professor of Children's and Adolescent Literature, University of Minnesota "Children are charmed by these happy, offbeat stories and fun drawings." -- Parents magazine "...Bob Books are best of all for teaching children to read." -- Marguerite Kelly, Family Columnist, Washington Post "Bob Books made our children into avid readers. Best investment I ever made." -- The Lewiston Tribune 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.

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This charming phonics set features simple stories that get progressively more challenging. 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. In this collection you'll find: • 12 easy-to-read, hilarious stories: 12 pages each, 6-26 unique words per story • Three- and four-letter words with short vowels that can be decoded or "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 • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read Guided Reading Levels: A, B, C Lexile Measure: BR - 280L Bob Books Level: Stage 1 Ages: 4-6 Grade Levels: PreK, Kindergarten Bob Books' phonics-based method aligns with the body of research known as the Science of Reading, which proves that systemic phonics instruction is crucial to children's reading success. With simple phonics, playful stories, and silly illustrations, 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!® Praise for Bob Books: "Bob Books use fool-proof, evidence-based methods to teach kids how to read -- and they're fun!" -- Emily Oster, author of New York Times bestseller Cribsheet and parent of two "For over a century, Scholastic has partnered with educators and families to support the literacy skills of young readers. These engaging books capture their attention and are rooted in the research on how children learn to read." -- Amanda Alexander, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Inc. "Bob Books offer a lighthearted, intelligently conceived introduction to reading..." -- Leonard Marcus, Children's Book Review, Parenting magazine "...Bob Books turns kids into readers..." -- Kate Kelly, USA Today "The engaging subtle humor, simple repetitive texts, and uncluttered illustrations in Bob Books entice children to read on their own, building their sight word vocabulary." -- Lee Galda, Professor of Children's and Adolescent Literature, University of Minnesota "Children are charmed by these happy, offbeat stories and fun drawings." -- Parents magazine "...Bob Books are best of all for teaching children to read." -- Marguerite Kelly, Family Columnist, Washington Post"Bob Books made our children into avid readers. Best investment I ever made." -- The Lewiston Tribune 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.

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This phonics-based set is perfect for kids who need practice at a very beginning reading level. Bob Books More Beginning Readers gives early readers more support with beginning phonics skills, reinforcing what they learned in Bob Books Beginning Readers. This set can also be read on its own by any child just learning to read. The silly stories use three-letter words, short sentences, and plenty of repetition to keep the text simple and decodable, helping kids become comfortable and confident with basic reading! In this collection you'll find: • 12 small, hilarious, easy-to-read stories: 12 pages each, 8-25 unique words per story • Decodable text: Three-letter words with short vowels that can be sounded out (cat, bag, fox, bed) • Very simple sentences (Sam can pat.) • Very limited sight words (a, go, the) • Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words • A parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read Guided Reading Levels: C, D Lexile® Measure: BR10L - 90L Bob Books Level: Stage 1Ages: 4-6 Grade Levels: PreK, Kindergarten Bob Books' phonics-based method aligns with the body of research known as the Science of Reading, which proves that systemic phonics instruction is crucial to children's reading success. With simple phonics, playful stories, and silly illustrations, 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!"® Praise for Bob Books: "Bob Books use fool-proof, evidence-based methods to teach kids how to read -- and they're fun!" -- Emily Oster, author of New York Times bestseller Cribsheet and parent of two "For over a century, Scholastic has partnered with educators and families to support the literacy skills of young readers. These engaging books capture their attention and are rooted in the research on how children learn to read." - Amanda Alexander, Chief Academic Officer, Scholastic Inc. "Bob Books offer a lighthearted, intelligently conceived introduction to reading..." -- Leonard Marcus, Children's Book Review, Parenting magazine "...Bob Books turns kids into readers..." -- Kate Kelly, USA Today "The engaging subtle humor, simple repetitive texts, and uncluttered illustrations in Bob Books entice children to read on their own, building their sight word vocabulary." -- Lee Galda, Professor of Children's and Adolescent Literature, University of Minnesota "Children are charmed by these happy, offbeat stories and fun drawings." -- Parents magazine "...Bob Books are best of all for teaching children to read." -- Marguerite Kelly, Family Columnist, Washington Post "Bob Books made our children into avid readers. Best investment I ever made." -- The Lewiston Tribune 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. Katie Kath has illustrated several picture and middle grade books, some of which have been recognized by the Bank Street College of Education & Children's Book Committee, the New York Public Library, the Children's Book Council, and the Junior Library Guild. You can visit her online at ktkath.com.

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! This set gives a beginning reader practice with basic phonics skills, setting them up for a successful reading journey. The Science of Reading research proves that mastering phonics is a key to a child's success in learning to read. The twelve stories in this set build readers' phonics skills one tiny step at a time so their confidence stays high! Playful text and silly illustrations keep readers coming back for more.