Step into Reading Comic Readers have action-packed panels and speech balloons! Simple, graphic layouts introduce emergent readers to the joy of comics. This Step 1 tells the story of a girl and a robot whose friendship is tested when one of them gets a bit bossy.
Step 1 Readers have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, picture clues, and easy-to-decode dialogue.
*A Kirkus ReviewsBest Books of 2013 title*
WINNER Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
SELECTION
| 2014 ALA Notable Children's Book
SELECTION
| 2014 Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2013:"A straightforward tale of conflict and reconciliation for newly emergent readers? Not exactly, which raises it above the rest."
DANA MEACHEN RAU is the author of over 50 books for young readers. She has never met a robot, but sometimes wonders if she'll discover one when opening a big box. You can visit her at DanaMeachenRau.com.
Step into Reading Comic Readers have action-packed panels and speech balloons! Simple, graphic layouts introduce emergent readers to the joy of comics. This Step 1 tells the story of a girl and a robot whose friendship is tested when one of them gets a bit bossy.
Step 1 Readers have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, picture clues, and easy-to-decode dialogue.
*A Kirkus ReviewsBest Books of 2013 title*
Awards
WINNER Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
SELECTION
| 2014 ALA Notable Children's Book
SELECTION
| 2014 Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year
Reviews
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2013:"A straightforward tale of conflict and reconciliation for newly emergent readers? Not exactly, which raises it above the rest."
Author
DANA MEACHEN RAU is the author of over 50 books for young readers. She has never met a robot, but sometimes wonders if she'll discover one when opening a big box. You can visit her at DanaMeachenRau.com.
