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

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

By Lynn Maslen Kertell and Illustrated by Dana Sullivan

Boxed Set (Paperback)

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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 features simple, decodable stories that get progressively more challenging.

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: BR – 280L Bob Books Level: Stage 1

Ages: 4-6 Grade Levels: PreK, Kindergarten

About the contributor(s)

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.

Book details

ISBN: 9780545734097
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Date published:
Page count: 144
Categories, genres & themes: Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner, Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / Words, and Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories
Ages: 4 to 6

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