Topic: BASEBALL! (Books at the Kindergarten reading level)

Here's a list of THE EASIEST Easy Readers about America's #1 Game!  These books are at the Kindergarten reading level.

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The Ball Game
(My First Hello Reader!)
(Scholastic)
by David Packard

3.27 Stars from 11 GoodReaders

This is the easiest book I could find about baseball. It comes with word-cards (at the end of the book) which you can use to make sentences of your own, or to do word identification practice.

Reading Information:
Word Count:  47
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading Level: 0.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 31602

Mat at Bat
by Alan M. Hofmeister

There was no book image I could locate. And there is only one copy of the book available at the moment at Amazon (used). MAT AT BAT is included here in case your library owns a copy. 

The story is about Mat the rat, and Mit the monkey playing ball.

Word Count:  127
Page Count: not available 
Accelerated Reading Level: 0.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 4018


Smash It
by Alan M. Hofmeister

There was no book image I could locate.  Smash It! is included here in case your library owns a copy. The story is about animals playing ball. Alan Hofmeister is an instructor at the University of Utah - Department of Special Education & Rehabilitation.

Word Count:  129
Page Count: not available
Accelerated Reading Level: 0.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 4036

Play Ball!
by Gail S. Fleagle
Marilyn Henry (Illustrator)

This is another book where little information is available. Obviously a Library Find since there are apparently only 8 pages.

Word Count: 30
Pages:  8
Accelerated Reader:  0.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 172906

Play Ball
by Margaret Hillert
Dick Martin (Illustrator) 

3.27 Stars from 11 GoodReaders

Margaret Hillert wrote over 80 books for new and newer readers back in the last decade.  I happen to love many of her little books.

In this book the story is about two young boys want to play ball, but they have trouble deciding which game to play.

Word Count: 282
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading Level: 0.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 121040
Lexile: BR

I Love Baseball
(My Favorite Sports)
by Ryan Nagelhout

From Gareth Stevens Publishing, this book is typical of early readers.  Colorful photos accompany simple text about one of America's favorite games.

Word Count: 60
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading Level: 0.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 169030

 Common Core Suggested

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• Topic: BASEBALL!  -- Books at the FIRST GRADE reading level
  So many books that we have two pages!
  -- Part 1 of 2  (books from AR 1.0 to AR 1.5)
  -- Part 2 of 2  (books from AR 1.6 to AR 1.9)

• Jackie Robinson - Baseball great -- an assortment of reading levels
• MATT CHRISTOPHER Sports Books at the 3rd GRADE reading level

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Good Luck Charlie
(Rookie Readers)
by Jennifer E. Kramer
 Jeff Moores (Illustrator)

3.8 Stars from 15 GoodReaders

This is one of those books where a child --in this case Charlie -- begins to believe that lucky charms are responsible for their good fortune.  What Charlie finds out is that all he really needs is his 'lucky' pitching arm.

Here's some sample text:

The game is just about to start.

"Good luck, Carlie, do your part!"

Word Count: 162
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading Level: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 103583
Lexile: 110L

 Hooray For Snail!
by John Stadler

3.52 Stars from 25 GoodReaders

Super simple text for new readers.  The story, such as it is, is about Slow Snail and how he can hit that ball!

(The teachers who commented on the book at Amazon, love it.)

Snail hits.
Snail runs.
Snail slides home.
Hooray for Snail!

Word Count: 114
Page Count: 40
Accelerated Reading Level: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 58958
Lexile: 10L

Teacher resource - John Stadler



Clifford Makes The Team
(Scholastic)
by Norman Bridwell

3.66 Stars from 53 GoodReaders

Clifford wants to play baseball with his friends. But can he find a big enough bat?

Look at what kids can read now! Big, longer sentences.

It is a sunny day.
Clifford wants to play.

Clifford sees a boy.
He has a bat.

Word Count: 193
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reading level: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 143117
Lexile: 190L

My First Trip To A Baseball Game
by Katie Kawa

Describes a trip to the ball park.  This book is available in Spanish and Spanish/English.

Word Count: 96
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reading level: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 151236
Common Core Aligned


Spanish
Mi primer partido de beisbol 

Baseball
(Bullfrog Books: I Love Sports)
by Allan Morey

4.0 Stars from 3 GoodReaders

This book covers the basics of the game with simple text and colorful images.

Word Count: 118
Pages: 24
Accelerated Reading level: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 171648 
Lexile: BR
Common Core Suggested


created by Pam
June 2016

DISNEY'S FROZEN - reading information

FROZEN is the movie phenomena.  And adults and kids have been swept into the adventure and been awed by the fantastic music.

The following books entertain are based on the movie and give kids a chance to read-it for themselves.  

The BEST part is that these books are very affordable.  In fact, downright cheap, with most of them under $4 dollars.  So there's no reason not to put them on the home shelves where they can be read again and again!

Enjoy the fun!

**all ratings from GoodReads

Big Snowman, Little Snowman
(Step into Reading)
9780385385435

by Tish Rabe

3.97 avg rating — 278 ratings

Perfect for little ones.  This Frozen themed book is all about opposites, like "Happy sister, sad sister" and on/off, in/out.

You can start out using it with toddlers as a learning tool where you can point out objects and things like bird and cup, and name them.  Then later (or now) you can be use the book as a practice reader.  It's at the Kindergarten reading level.

(as of mid-June 2015 it's under $4!)

Reading Information:
Word Count: 138
Page Count:32
Accelerated Reader: 0.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 162307
Lexile: 70L
--amazon

Anna's Best Friends
(Step into Reading)
by Christy Webster

3.88 avg rating — 136 ratings

This adventure is all about Anna's best friends, Kristoff and his reindeer Sven.  The print is still large and the sentences are short; perfect for newer readers. They'll love reading about Anna's search for her sister.

(as of mid-June 2015 it's under $4!)

Word Count: 98
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 1.1 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 163902
--amazon 

Hello, Olaf!
(Step Into Reading)
by Andrea Posner-Sanchez

Shiny stickers! come with this book where kids get to meet Olaf.

Word Count: 128
Page Count:24
Accelerated Reader: 1.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 171449
Lexile: 360L
--amazon

A Tale Of Two Sisters
(Step into Reading)
9780385385442
by Melissa Lagonegro

4.06 avg rating — 432 ratings

A super-short retelling of the story.  This book features colorful pages and short sentences.  Here's sample text from the first 2 pages:

Princess Elsa and Princess Anna are sisters.

Elsa has a secret. She has magic powers. She can create ice.

Word Count: 327
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reader: 1.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 162306
Lexile: 260L
--amazon 

A Day In The Sun
(Disney)
by Frank Berrios

3.82 avg rating — 168 ratings

We know Olaf likes warm weather, and in this book kids get to read about all the fun things Olaf dreams of doing under the sun.

Word Count: 119
Page Count:16
Accelerated Reading level: 1.7 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 174203
Lexile: 480L
--amazon

A Sister More Like Me
by Barbara Jean Hicks
Brittney Lee (Illustrator)

4.41 avg rating — 355 ratings

This book is interesting because it covers the missing years in Anna's and Elsa's lives, a period of time that wasn't mentioned in the movie.  

Alternating view points --shown in different colored text -- the sisters talk about their teen years where each sister developed their own interests and way of doing things.  Elsa, for example, liked to read books.  Anna, on the other hand, liked to be outside and she loved horseback riding.

Word Count: 528
Page Count: 32
Accelerated Reader: 3.5 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 162305
--amazon 

Anna's Icy Adventure
(Golden First Chapters)
by Elise Allen

4.14 avg rating — 97 ratings 

This book is long at 80 pages, but kids will be really motivated to keep reading as it retells the FROZEN story, only this time from Anna's point of view.

Word Count: 8,638
Page Count: 80
Accelerated Reader: 3.6 / points: 1.0
AR quiz: 161831
Lexile: 570L
--amazon

Frozen Fever
(Deluxe Novelization-Disney)
by Victoria Saxon

4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings

It's Anna's birthday and Elsa and Kristoff are working to pull together the best party ever.  The only problem is that Elsa's icy powers are putting the freeze on their best efforts.

Word Count: 10,791
Page Count: 96
Accelerated Reader: 4.0 / points: 2.0
AR quiz: 172718
--amazon

Frozen: Junior Novelization
0736431187
by Sarah Nathan (Adaptor)
Sela Roman (Adaptor)

4.33 avg rating — 1331 ratings

This chapter book is at the 4th Grade reading level but it's got plenty of praise from adoring adults. Follows the movie closely.

Word Count: 19,395
Page Count: 128
Accelerated Reader: 4.1 / points: 3.0
AR quiz: 163218
--amazon
--audio version available
--sample pages available

compiled by Pam
updated June 2015

THANKSGIVING BOOKS at the KINDERGARTEN READING LEVEL

Here's a list of practice readers about Thanksgiving at the Kindergarten Reading Level. 

I'M NO TURKEY!
(Scholastic)
by Hans Wilhelm

This cute little book from the Noodles series has the little dog wanting to be apart of the Thanksgiving activities... BUT not as a turkey.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 79
Accelerated Reader: 0.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 155219
Lexile: BR
-- amazon

THANKSGIVING
(Powerkids Readers: Happy Holidays!)
by Josie Keogh

This little non-fiction book introduces Thanksgiving traditions.

Word Count: 45
Page Count:
Accelerated Reader: 0.8 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 156116
-- Dia de Accion de Gracias
-- amazon

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 
(Happy Holidays)
by Alex Appleby

This little non-fiction book talks about what Thanksgiving is and how and why it is celebrated.  I suggest you look for it at the library.

Word Count: 62
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 164171
-- ¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias!
-- amazon

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compiled by Pam
updated November 2014

Topic: THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL - books at the Kindergarten reading level

The First Day of School is so exciting! Especially for Kindergarteners.  The following books are the easiest practice readers I could locate on this subject. Check your library to see if they own a copy.

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A FUNNY FIRST DAY
by Catherine Mangieri

This book is available in Spanish!

This year we do have a sample page to provide you. This remains one we suggest you track down at the library.

Reading Information:
Word Count: 95
Page Count: 12
Accelerated Reading level: 0.4 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 121839

Espanole!
Primer Dia de Clases!

I LOVE SCHOOL!
(Scholastic)
(Noodles series)
by Hans Wilhelm

3.65 Stars from 75 GoodReaders

A very affordable book, this Noodles story has very simple sentences and of course features that scruffy white dog.

On Amazon 95% of the 79 reviews are either 4 or 5 Stars. There are constant references to giggles and youngsters being motivated to read other books in the series. 3.65 Stars at GoodReads. Keep in mind that on GR 3 Stars is frequently equal to 4 on Amazon.

A good addition to book baskets.

Word Count: 94
Page Count:
Accelerated Reader: 0.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 155303
Lexile: 20L

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 9 Great Back to School Books! -
This list features books like the ALA Booklist starred Best Best Friends and the extremely wonderful Wemberly Worried, which has starred reviews from PublishersWeekly, the NYTimes, and the SchoolLibraryJournal.

Also more general books about School.  It includes books like David Goes to School and Biscuit Goes to School.  All at the Kindergarten reading level.

JOEY'S FIRST DAY
(Read-It! Readers: Purple Level)
by Christianne C. Jones
James Demski Jr. (Illustrator)

This book features bright colorful drawings and one simple sentence per page.

Joey begins his day at home by getting his backpack ready. Then he gets on the bus, greets his new teacher, finds his desk, and eats lunch, before hearing the bell that rings in the end of the day.  He's tired that first day, but also excited to go back.

The only downside to this book is that it's an older publication and there aren't any children of color.

Word Count: 80
Accelerated Reading level: 0.6 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 100458
Lexile: 130L

Espanole!
EL PRIMER DIA
(Joey's First Day)


I FEEL WORRIED
(How Do I Feel?)
by Katie Kawa


Publisher's Description:

The first day of school is a situation that often makes children nervous. 

Beginning readers discover ways to work through those feelings of worry to see that starting school can be a fun experience.   

Using a fictionalized approach, this book introduces children to common anxieties about school–from meeting the teacher to making friends. Told through the eyes of a relatable young narrator, this story helps beginning readers work through these worries by themselves with the help of accessible text.    

Perhaps your library has this title.

Word Count: 93
Page Count: 24
Accelerated Reader: 0.9 / points: 0.5
AR quiz: 156182

♥ Whether you homeschool or use public or private schools, I hope your children grow up loving to learn. ♥

updated July 2016