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Learn about the life of Thomas Edison in this early reader biography.Most people today know Thomas Edison as the inventor of the light bulb—except, he isn’t! In Edison’s time, other inventors were working on the light bulb, but no one could figure out how to keep the light bulb lit. This is where Edison came in.Read and find out all about the real story of Thomas Edison’s life and his many amazing inventions, like the movie camera and the battery for an electric car!Beginning readers will learn about the milestones in Thomas Edison’s life in this Level Two I Can Read. This biography reader includes a timeline and historical photos all about the life of this inspiring figure.Thomas Edison: Lighting the Way is a Level Two I Can Read, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.

There are slinky cats and stinky cats; gray cats and stray cats...but all the cats have one thing in common—they love to sing. Mreow!Cat after cat makes its way over a fence and into the backyard of a lady who’s looking for a little quiet time to enjoy some music. This Step 1 reader and companion to Too Many Dogs brings a fun, rhyming text together with bright, humorous artwork in a book that will be irresistible to cat lovers.Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text are employed with some decodable words and sight words.

Waggy dog, shaggy dog, doggies in a bunch. Floppy dog, sloppy dog, doggies eating lunch. Kids will love this bouncy, colorful Step 1, bursting with dogs being dogs!Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text are employed with some decodable words and sight words.

All the animals are trying to get along with one another in this clever and easy-to-read series.

All the animals are trying to get along with one another in this clever and easy-to-read series.

A charming sports story with full-colour illustrations starring Jeff Brown’s Flat Stanley. Perfect for children learning to read.When Stanley Lambchop joins the rounders team, he discovers that being flat can help him play. But not everyone thinks that flat players should be allowed…The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It's the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 1 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for new readers who are beginning to read simple stories with help. Short, simple sentences Familiar, repeated words Big, clear type 1 – 5 lines per page Bright, fun pictures to help talk about the story All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.For more information about the series and advice on supporting children’s reading, visit: www.egmont.co.uk/readingladderBook band: Green

A thrilling, lights-flashing, siren-whirring book about everyone’s favourite flat boy, Flat Stanley. Perfect for children learning to read. Stanley and his brother Arthur have won a trip to visit the local fire station! But it's not quite as exciting as they'd hoped. Where is the sliding down the pole? Where are the sirens and flashing lights? Then, all of a sudden, there's a Code Nine call, and the whole Lambchop family are whizzing off to the rescue in a fire engine.The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 3 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for fluent readers who are beginning to read exciting, challenging stories independently. Varied sentences Detailed illustrations to enjoy Chapters Interesting characters and themes A rich range of vocabulary More complex storylines to stretch confident readers All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.Book band: Gold.

A spooky but funny story about Jeff Brown’s Flat Stanley – everyone’s favourite flat boy – perfect for children learning to read. Stanley and his brother Arthur are going to their school's Halloween party. They dress up in costumes and Stanley is particularly looking forward to the limbo competition. They're rather disappointed by the haunted house, though – it's really not very scary. But when they see a bully upsetting their friend Martin, they decide to teach him a lesson – by being very scary indeed!The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories. • Clear type • Up to 8 lines per page • Bright, appealing pictures for added interest • A variety of sentence structures • A wider range of vocabulary • Strong themes and characters to discuss All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.Book band: Turquoise

A charming school story with full-colour illustrations, starring Jeff Brown’s classic character Flat Stanley. Everyone has something exciting to share at Show-and-Tell. Even Miss Plum – she has a sparkly new engagement ring. But when the ring goes missing, only Stanley can save the day!Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories.Other Flat Stanley Reading Ladder titles are available:Flat Stanley Plays BallFlat Stanley Goes CampingFlat Stanley: The Fire StationFlat Stanley: The Haunted HouseThe Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories. Clear type Up to 8 lines per page Bright, appealing pictures for added interest A variety of sentence structures A wider range of vocabulary Strong themes and characters to discuss All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.Book band: Orange

It's time for a bake-off in this colour-illustrated early reader featuring everyone's favourite flat boy, Flat Stanley. Perfect for children learning to read. When Stanley and Arthur visit their friend the baker they find he needs their help – it's the Food Fair on Saturday and the baker is fresh out of ideas! Then Stanley has a brainwave … will it be a recipe for disaster, or has he just come up with the next BIG thing?The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories. Clear type Up to 8 lines per page Bright, appealing pictures for added interest A variety of sentence structures A wider range of vocabulary Strong themes and characters to discuss All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.Book band: Orange

It’s an ice-cool new adventure for everyone’s favourite flat hero in this colour-illustrated early reader. Perfect for children learning to read. Stanley and his brother Arthur are super-excited to go ice-skating on the frozen lake. And as Arthur is slipping and sliding around, it turns out Stanley is an ice-skating superstar. But then cracks start to appear … is the ice rink about to disappear?The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 1 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for new readers who are beginning to read simple stories with help. Short, simple sentences Familiar, repeated words Big, clear type 1 – 5 lines per page Bright, fun pictures to help talk about the story All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.Book band: Green

The first in a paw-some full-color chapter book series about a hotel for dogs from authors Donna Gephart and Lori Haskins Houran and illustrator Josh Cleland.Welcome to the Woofmore, where the water bowls are always full and there’s kibble on every pillow! Rufus and his boss, Ms. Coco, work hard to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch).It’s the grand opening of the hotel, and Rufus and Ms. Coco want everything to be pawfect. Especially for their VIP guest, movie star Greta Garbark. How can Rufus keep the pup-parazzi from hounding Ms. Garbark? And what will Ms. Coco do when a (very itchy) problem hits the hotel?This full-color chapter book series is perfect for dog-loving kids looking for their next read after Dog Man or The Bad Guys.The series includes:Welcome to the Woofmore (The Woofmore #1)The Woofmore Is Not Haunted! (The Woofmore #2)The Woofmore on Thin Ice (The Woofmore #3)The Woofmore Cracks Up (The Woofmore #4)

The first in a paw-some full-color chapter book series about a hotel for dogs from authors Donna Gephart and Lori Haskins Houran and illustrator Josh Cleland.Welcome to the Woofmore, where the water bowls are always full and there’s kibble on every pillow! Rufus and his boss, Ms. Coco, work hard to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch).It’s the grand opening of the hotel, and Rufus and Ms. Coco want everything to be pawfect. Especially for their VIP guest, movie star Greta Garbark. How can Rufus keep the pup-parazzi from hounding Ms. Garbark? And what will Ms. Coco do when a (very itchy) problem hits the hotel?This full-color chapter book series is perfect for dog-loving kids looking for their next read after Dog Man or The Bad Guys.The series includes:Welcome to the Woofmore (The Woofmore #1)The Woofmore Is Not Haunted! (The Woofmore #2)The Woofmore on Thin Ice (The Woofmore #3)The Woofmore Cracks Up (The Woofmore #4)

Return to the luxury hotel for dogs in The Woofmore Is Not Haunted, the second book in the pawsome full-color chapter book series from authors Donna Gephart and Lori Haskins Houran and illustrator Josh Cleland.Welcome to the Woofmore, where the water bowls are always full and there’s kibble on every pillow! Rufus and his boss, Ms. Coco, work hard to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch).In the second installment of this pawsome series, famous spooky-story writer Silas Fang is coming to stay at the Woofmore. Mr. Fang spends all his time thinking about scary things, so he needs a vacation full of rainbows, unicorns, and bubbles. Rufus is happy to oblige. It should be easy—after all, the Woofmore is not haunted . . . or is it? With adorable illustrations and hilarious text, this early chapter book series will hit young dog lovers smack in the funny bone!This full-color chapter book series is perfect for dog-loving kids looking for their next read after Dog Man or The Bad Guys.The series includes:Welcome to the Woofmore (The Woofmore #1)The Woofmore Is Not Haunted! (The Woofmore #2)The Woofmore on Thin Ice (The Woofmore #3)The Woofmore Cracks Up (The Woofmore #4)

Return to the luxury hotel for dogs in The Woofmore Is Not Haunted, the second book in the pawsome, full-color chapter book series from authors Donna Gephart and Lori Haskins Houran and illustrator Josh Cleland—now in paperback Welcome to the Woofmore, where the water bowls are always full and there’s kibble on every pillow! Rufus and his boss, Ms. Coco, work hard to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch). In the second installment of this pawsome series, famous spooky-story writer Silas Fang is coming to stay at the Woofmore. Mr. Fang spends all his time thinking about scary things, so he needs a vacation full of rainbows, unicorns, and bubbles. Rufus is happy to oblige. It should be easy—after all, the Woofmore is not haunted . . . or is it? With adorable illustrations and hilarious text, this early chapter-book series will hit young dog lovers smack in the funny bone! The Woofmore seriesWelcome to the Woofmore (#1)The Woofmore Is Not Haunted (#2)The Woofmore on Thin Ice (#3)

Return to the luxury hotel for dogs in The Woofmore on Thin Ice, the third book in the pawsome full-color chapter book series from authors Donna Gephart and Lori Haskins Houran and illustrator Josh Cleland.***STARRED REVIEW***"The charm of this series lies in its delightful, pun-infused wordplay and the humorous, expressive, and beautifully colored illustrations that bring the adventures at Woofmore Hotel to life. Recommended for all collections." ―School Library JournalWelcome to the Woofmore, where the water bowls are always full and there’s kibble on every pillow! Rufus and his boss, Ms. Coco, work hard to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch).It’s winter at the Woofmore and the hotel is down to one guest—famous figure skater Furya LaBone. Ms. Coco wants her visit to be pawfect. The Woofmore needs more guests to stay open, and a good review from a VIP like Furya could save the hotel. But when the local ice rink closes and Furya is left with nowhere to practice for her big competition, it looks like the hotel may be on thin ice.If Rufus can’t help this skating superstar come up with a showstopping move for her routine, it could be a ruff winter for the Woofmore.With adorable illustrations and hilarious text, this full-color early chapter book series will hit young dog lovers smack in the funny bone!The series includes:Welcome to the Woofmore (The Woofmore #1)The Woofmore Is Not Haunted! (The Woofmore #2)The Woofmore on Thin Ice (The Woofmore #3)The Woofmore Cracks Up (The Woofmore #4)

Return to the luxury hotel for dogs in The Woofmore on Thin Ice, the third book in the pawsome full-color chapter book series from authors Donna Gephart and Lori Haskins Houran and illustrator Josh Cleland.***STARRED REVIEW***"The charm of this series lies in its delightful, pun-infused wordplay and the humorous, expressive, and beautifully colored illustrations that bring the adventures at Woofmore Hotel to life. Recommended for all collections." ―School Library JournalWelcome to the Woofmore, where the water bowls are always full and there’s kibble on every pillow! Rufus and his boss, Ms. Coco, work hard to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch).It’s winter at the Woofmore and the hotel is down to one guest—famous figure skater Furya LaBone. Ms. Coco wants her visit to be pawfect. The Woofmore needs more guests to stay open, and a good review from a VIP like Furya could save the hotel. But when the local ice rink closes and Furya is left with nowhere to practice for her big competition, it looks like the hotel may be on thin ice.If Rufus can’t help this skating superstar come up with a showstopping move for her routine, it could be a ruff winter for the Woofmore.With adorable illustrations and hilarious text, this full-color early chapter book series will hit young dog lovers smack in the funny bone!The series includes:Welcome to the Woofmore (The Woofmore #1)The Woofmore Is Not Haunted! (The Woofmore #2)The Woofmore on Thin Ice (The Woofmore #3)The Woofmore Cracks Up (The Woofmore #4)

Return to the luxury hotel for dogs in The Woofmore Cracks Up, the fourth book in the pawsome full-color chapter-book series from authors Donna Gephart and Lori Haskins Houran and illustrator Josh Cleland.Welcome to the Woofmore, where the water bowls are always full and there’s kibble on every pillow! Rufus and his boss, Ms. Coco, work hard to make every guest feel like a VIP (Very Important Pooch).The Woofmore is hosting its first fundraiser, and Rufus’s favorite comedian is scheduled to be the star perfurmer. Rufus can’t wait to help Ms. Coco raise money for the new dog park, and he’s ready to make sure everything goes pawfectly.But when an earthquake shakes the hotel, the whole show is at risk of falling apart. Can Rufus overcome his stage fright and save the day, or will this fundraiser turn into a furry fiasco?This full-color chapter book series is perfect for dog-loving kids looking for their next read after Dog Man or The Bad Guys.The series includes:Welcome to the Woofmore (The Woofmore #1)The Woofmore Is Not Haunted! (The Woofmore #2)The Woofmore on Thin Ice (The Woofmore #3)The Woofmore Cracks Up (The Woofmore #4)