11/01/2019PreS-Gr 1—This Read and Rhyme series is available at three differentiated levels for developing readers. Level 1 titles use a repetitive sentence structure to share six rhyming words and are written at guided reading levels A–B. Level 2 titles, written at levels C–D, use more rhyming words in simple, often silly narratives to explore the word family, sometimes using several rhymes on a page. The rhyming stories get delightfully quirky and fun to read aloud as the text increases in complexity in Level 3 (levels E–F). Vivid, full-page photographs accompany the text, providing visual prompts for developing readers. Rhyming words are bolded and easy to identify. These titles could be used independently by emerging readers, as well as in a classroom setting. Teaching tips for using this series are shared at the end. VERDICT A first purchase for libraries in need of titles on rhyming concepts and word families.
