A Place for Mike

by Susan Blackaby, Mernie Gallagher-Cole (Illustrator)

Overview

Mike describes what he likes to do at his favorite place, the beach.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666312362
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Series:	Read-It! Readers
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Mary Newell DePalma's illustrations have appeared in newspapers, books, and magazines. Some of her assignments have involved drawing giraffes, cans of shrimp, mice, matchsticks, and pork chops. The Strange Egg is the first children's book that she has both written and illustrated. She lives in Boston with her husband and their two children.

Editorial Reviews

Mike likes to play. He likes to play at the beach, swim in the water, and fly kites in the yard. Mike is illustrated as a happy child experiencing the joys of a fun life. Young readers will savor scenes of digging in the sand, of walking in flippers, as well as playing in the water. Large print high frequency words repeated in a simple language pattern help the emerging reader to recognize words. Each scenic page displays one sentence, providing the reader with visual imagery as well as text. This is level one (purple) in a series of Read-it! Readers. The Read-it! Series was created to support both the acquisition of reading skills and to foster the love of books. Six different levels ranging from purple to orange teach young readers different skills ranging from basic topics and objects to a wide range of ideas and challenging language structures. Formatted as a small hand-held book, it is easily handled by young hands. Advisors Adria Klein, PhD, California State University, and Susan Kesselring, M.A., Literacy Educator, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan School District endorse reading techniques highlighted in the series. Emergent Reader, Ages 4 to 7.

The Midwest Book Review