Age Range: 3 - 5 years
Lexile Measure: 80 (What's this?)
Series: My First I Can Read
Audio CD
Publisher: HarperFestival; Pap/Com edition (June 12, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061247723
ISBN-13: 978-0061247729
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.2 x 14 inches
Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
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My five year old daughter is just beginning to read and I have to tell you that my husband and I have been through a lot of books that claim they are `primers' but which aren't.Either they use a huge vocabulary, or else they have too many words per page. In one case the entire book was written in the past tense. And while they might be great for a more experienced new reader, they are not good for true beginning/emergent readers; children with just a few weeks under their belts.In any case, "Biscuit Finds a Friend" does not have any of these problems. You will find text that is simple and uncluttered, with not too many words per page. An example follows for you to judge for yourself:The little duck is lost.Woof! Woof!We will bring the little duck back to the pond.Woof! Woof!Here, little duck.Here is the pond.Here is your mother and your father.Quack!Five Stars. A real book for beginning/emergent readers. The text is simple and just repetitive enough that children are encouraged. The artwork and story line appeal to children whether they are reading or not. Certainly my 3 year old son enjoys this book as well.
The Biscuit books have been the greatest motivator for my daughter who has been struggling with learning to read. The text is good for an emergent reader who is just beginning to learn sight words and phonics. The illustrations of Biscuit are delightful. These are wonderful books. I only wish I could get a series of them in paperback, quick, to keep her reading!
My 3 yr old son has simply fallen in love with Biscuit. We look forward to bedtime reading each night as we go through Biscuit's day which is full of adventures. The book is interactive in the way that it asks questions which gives the children a chance to be creative with their own adventure. We look forward to growing with Biscuit!
These books make it easy for parents to find leveled books for their child. There is a circle at the top of each book indicating the level of the book with a number and color. Pre-Pimer books are good for parents to read to their toddlers up through kindergarten and beyond where kids become profecient enough to read it to mom and dad.When your child can read and understand the PP level on their own, a parent needs to begin purchasing level 1/first grade level books to read to their child. Following suite, when the child can read and understand level one books on their own, parents progressively move to the next level.Don't put away the books they have mastered...put them in your home library so they can choose it to read again. The more the times a kiddo reads a book, the better they understand and this is what promotes reading!Finally, the books are fun to read, not boring. A majority of the stories come from award winning children's book authors and illustrators.
My 3 year old reads these books to my 2 year old and it's the cutest thing ever. My 2 year old goes around quoting biscuit books. They are very simple in words, making it easy for beginning readers and also is great for keeping the attention of wiggly little ones.
I'm not sure why I started collecting the Biscuit books. Probably because it has a dog as the main character. These are simple, easy-to-read books for beginning reader. With illustrations and familiar words, they are perfect for the little one in your life who is just learning to read on their own.
Up until the third grade I hated reading I didn't want to read, I didn't even want to throw reading but then I found this book along with a few other biscuit books and everything changed. It was blow grade level I should have been reading at during that time but my teachers were just happy I found something. This is the book that sparked the fire, I know that sounds redickules but it is and 10 years latter I still remember it as the book that got me to be a book fanatic. If you have a little one at home who has no intest in reading or know a kid that just doesn't care about books it's probably because they haven't found the right one. I say give this one a try it may just be the one that sparks there intest and have them reading book after book.
My 5-year-old daughter loves the Biscuit series of books and though we got the series last year, she still takes them off the shelf and reads them by herself and even to me, without being asked! Now, that's a winning series to me as through these two years since I began to teach her reading skills, we've gone through many different readers by various publishers (many of which I've reviewed in terms of how helpful/effective they've been) and only certain series have appealed to her. Being a visual learner, colorful and interesting illustrations are important, but at the same time they should not detract from the reading itself.The Biscuit series of books has Biscuit the Dog go on simple yet fun adventures. Here Biscuit finds an adorable little duckling friend. The vocabulary is simple with familiar sight words that will motivate a young child who is just beginning to read. It helps to build confidence in reading whilst engaging a young reader's interest through the colorful illustrations and charming story. This is a wonderful and appealing series for early readers.
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