Dora the Explorer
A Ready-to-Read Book
By Christine Ricci
Illustrated by Tom Mangano
Little Simon.
rMay 2012 / ISBN 9781442446977
Picture book, Dora the Explorer (ages 3 and up)
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Reviewed
by Bob Walch
A Pre-level One book in the Ready-to-Read series,
this is an excellent entry level story for a child ready to begin
reading. Familiar characters, very short sentences, and a simple
vocabulary with lots of repetition make this a story that the child
should be able to master fairly quickly.
Dora's little, brown puppy loves to roll in the
dirt. She fills a tub of water to give him a bath, but then Dora's
puppy runs off and hides. "No! My puppy is not in the bushes.
Is my puppy hiding in the flowers? No! My puppy is not in the flowers."
The search continues until Dora comes up with a
great idea. She holds up the puppy's bone and when he sees it, he
comes running. Now it is bath time!
Short and sweet, this simple story will quickly
give the beginning reader the confidence he or she needs to move
on to another story and the next level of difficulty. That's exactly
what you want to happen so that your child can begin to enjoy the
thrill of reading rather than just looking at the pictures. |