- Fits national reading standards by linking images to the text to provide picture clues and introducing age-appropriate vocabulary.
- Top reading specialists have leveled this text as appropriate for early fluent readers.
- The rhyming patterns help children decipher words.
- Word lists at the back of each book help build reading vocabularies.
Grades K-4 National Social Studies Standards
- People, Places, and Environments: III
- Examine the interaction between humans and their physical environment
- Individual Development and Identity: IV
- Show how learning and physical development affect behavior