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Green Light Readers

Description: Green Light Readers incorporate simple words, fun rhymes and rhythms. They use familiar situations to engage emergent readers who are just making the first steps toward reading on their own. #kids #teachers


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Favorite Stories from Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa

by Erica Silverman and Betsy Lewin

It's springtime on the ranch. Cowgirl Kate is excited about the arrival of all the baby animals: a newborn calf, a frisky puppy, and a nest of little barn owls. Her best friend Cocoa the horse is not so excited. Babies are a lot of work! But they are also sweet, as Cocoa and beginning readers will discover in this delightful addition to Green Light Readers. Short sentences and simple dialogue keep newly independent readers engaged and confident.

Date Added: 01/24/2019


Category: Level 2

Favorite Stories from Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa

by Erica Silverman and Betsy Lewin

Splish-splash, buckaroos! Stormy weather can't stop best friends Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa from having a good time in these two easy-to-read stories about prancing in the rain and chasing rainbows. With short sentences, simple dialogue, and delightful illustrations by the Caldecott Honor winner Betsy Lewin, this book is perfect for beginning readers, rain or shine!

Date Added: 01/24/2019


Category: Level 2

The Enormous Turnip

by Alexei Tolstoy

A cumulative tale in which the turnip planted by an old man grows so enormous that everyone must help to pull it up.

Date Added: 04/29/2019


Category: Level 2

Dot & Jabber and the Mystery of the Missing Stream

by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Last night the rain poured down. Today the stream is empty! Where did the water go? It's a good thing Dot and Jabber are on the case--these mouse detectives love mysteries. Their scrambling search upstream leads to funny encounters with a puddle full of minnows and a snake . . . and to lots of clues. But can the detectives figure out just how those clues fit together? Ellen Stoll Walsh, creator of the popular Mouse Paint mice, brings us this companion book to Dot & Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery. An afterword presents easy-to-understand facts about storms and dams.

Date Added: 01/24/2019


Category: Level 2

Dot & Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery

by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Dot and Jabber are mouse detectives with a mission: They’re determined to find out how a little oak tree grew in their field when there are no other oak trees around. They know it grew from an acorn, but how did the acorn get there? Dot and Jabber have a case to crack--if Jabber doesn’t eat the clues first! Ellen Stoll Walsh, creator of the popular Mouse Paint mice, introduces two new mice who love mysteries. Full of curiosity and humor, Dot and Jabber track clues to solve science mysteries for young readers. An afterword presents easy-to-understand facts about acorns and oak trees.

Date Added: 01/24/2019


Category: Level 2

Dot & Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery

by Ellen Stoll Walsh

Bugs are all over Dot and Jabber's meadow. Then—poof!—they're gone! Bugs can't just disappear, can they? The mouse detectives know a big bug mystery when they see one. Join them as they search for clues to prove that there's more to this vanishing act than meets the eye. An afterword provides clear and fascinating information about how insects and animals use camouflage.

Date Added: 01/24/2019


Category: Level 2

Curious George Librarian for a Day

by H.A. Rey

George goes bananas for books in this story based on the Emmy-winning animated series…   When the librarian Mrs. Dewey leaves George in charge, he&’s in quite the quandary. How will he organize the books? By color? By size? Will he able to shelve them all before Mrs. Dewey comes back?    Activities exploring alphabetizing and classification add even more fun to this madcap adventure starring everyone&’s favorite monkey!   Investigate www.curiousgeorge.com and discover all the latest on Curious George, books, games, activities, and more!

Date Added: 01/24/2019


Category: Level 1

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa

by Erica Silverman and Betsy Lewin

In this fifth book in the series, Cocoa nudges his way right into Cowgirl Kate's house. He pokes his head through every doorway and finally decides to live in the best stall of all--the kitchen. What's a cowgirl to do? Well, whether under one roof--or two--there's no doubt these buckaroos will be pals forever!

Date Added: 01/24/2019


Category: Level 2

Celebrating New Jersey

by Jane Kurtz and C. B. Canga

Join Mr. Geo on his whirlwind tour of New Jersey in this Level 3 Green Light Reader. Like the other books in the 50 States to Celebrate series, Celebrating New Jersey combines travel with social studies in a way that's entertaining and educational. The fun starts on the Jersey Shore in Atlantic City and Cape May. Then it's onward to big cities, historic places, important landmarks, natural wonders, and much, much more. Handy for school projects and family roadtrips!

Date Added: 01/24/2019


Category: Level 3

Bradford Street Buddies

by Jerdine Nolen and Michelle Henninger

CHIRP! CHIRP! CHIRP! It’s springtime on Bradford Street. Jada and Jamal are searching for signs of spring. So are their best friends, Carlita Garcia and Josh Cornell. But the most surprising sign of spring awaits them at school the next day . . . a surprise that blossoms into a colorful plan to beautify the schoolyard just in time for Earth Day. Get set to dig in and join the neighborhood fun with the Bradford Street Buddies!

Date Added: 01/24/2019


Category: Level 3

Bradford Street Buddies

by Jerdine Nolen and Michelle Henninger

The backyard camp-out is tonight. Jada and Jamal Perkins have never slept in a tent before. Neither have their best friends, Carlita Garcia and Josh Cornell. Camping is going to be so much fun. Or is it? It's really dark in the backyard. And what's that noise? It's coming from the bushes.CRUNCH! CRUNCH! CRUNCH! SCRUNCH! SCRUNCH! SCRUNCH! Will an unexpected visitor ruin the Bradford Street Buddies camp-out under the stars? Grab a flashlight and find out in this new Level 3 easy reader series.

Date Added: 01/24/2019


Category: Level 3

Bradford Street Buddies

by Jerdine Nolen and Michelle Henninger

Welcome to the neighborhood! Join twins Jada and Jamal, and their best friends, Carlita and Josh, for Bradford Street's fall block party. Beginning and newly independent readers are in for a surprise of prehistoric proportions as they explore this fun-filled multicultural neighborhood brimming with community spirit.

Date Added: 04/29/2019


Category: Level 3


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