Boldly going where Step into Reading has never gone before: comic readers are told almost entirely in action-packed dialogue! Simple, graphic paneled layouts introduce emergent readers to the joy of comics. This Step 1 comic reader tells the story of a girl and a robot whose friendship is tested when one of them gets a bit bossy. Step 1 stories have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, picture clues, and easy-to-decode dialogue.
WINNER Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
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| 2014 ALA Notable Children's Book
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| 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 has written more than 300 books for children, including picture books, early readers, nonfiction, and biographies.
View titles by Dana Meachen Rau
Boldly going where Step into Reading has never gone before: comic readers are told almost entirely in action-packed dialogue! Simple, graphic paneled layouts introduce emergent readers to the joy of comics. This Step 1 comic reader tells the story of a girl and a robot whose friendship is tested when one of them gets a bit bossy. Step 1 stories have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, picture clues, and easy-to-decode dialogue.
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."
Dana Meachen Rau has written more than 300 books for children, including picture books, early readers, nonfiction, and biographies.
View titles by Dana Meachen Rau
