These little books from KIDS CAN PRESS and Sharon Jennings
are for younger readers. They are 32 pages long and feature simpler
sentences than the books by Paulette Bourgeois and Brenda Clark.
**some of these books can be had very cheaply on the used market. Sometimes under $4 new, if you have Prime.
*** all ratings from GoodReads
FRANKLIN AND THE DUCKLING4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings
Franklin
knows he is not allowed another pet, but when he finds a lone duckling
he takes it home and tries to hide it from his parents. Well, we all
know how that ends!
Franklin's room becomes a mess. But it all ends well when duckling's family comes to get him/her.
Word Count: 624
Accelerated Reading level: 1.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 117158
by Sharon Jennings
3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings
Franklin has lost his library book. Can he find it by retracing his steps?
Word Count: 596
Accelerated Reading level: 1.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 86673
FRANKLIN AND THE MAGIC SHOW3.54 avg rating — 26 ratings
Franklin
invites all his friends to his magic show. He has promised them that if
they pay a cookie, that he will do a trick and disappear.
Unfortunately, the secret door on the box gets stuck and his friends are
disappointed.
Can he still manage to convince his friends that he's a magician?
Word Count: 583
Accelerated Reading level: 1.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 61286
Lexile: BR
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FRANKLIN AND THE STOPWATCH4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings
Franklin
finds a stopwatch and discovers two things. First, it doesn't tell the
time, but instead times Time. Then he finds out that you can go a
little crazy and annoy family and friends by timing everything everyone
does.
Word Count: 692
Accelerated Reading level: 1.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 117159
3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings
Young readers will probably be amused by Franklin's attempts to get rid of persistent case of hiccups.
Word Count: 573
Accelerated Reading level: 1.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 104199
FRANKLIN STAYS UP3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings
Like
many children, Franklin wants to stay up all night. And so he invites
all his friends for a sleepover. Everyone begins to doze off, but
Franklin tries really hard to stay awake. The a-ha moment comes in the
morning when breakfast is ready and everyone BUT Franklin is awake and
ready to eat and play.
Word Count: 689
Accelerated Reading level: 1.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 69328
Lexile: 130L
FRANKLIN'S SURPRISE3.91 avg rating — 11 ratings
Franklin thinks Skunk is moving away so he plans a surprise party. But is Skunk really moving?
Word Count: 532
Accelerated Reading level: 1.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 73417
Lexile: 160L
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