A Den, a Tree, a Nest Is Best, Level 3: An Animal Adventure

by John Lithgow

John Lithgow makes Arts and Literacy a Palooza of fun for kids! Turn the pages of A Den, a Tree, a Nest Is Best and join Marsupial Sue on a fascinating, fun reading adventure! This colorful volume will take readers on a journey to discover how animals eat, sleep, and raise their young in a wide variety of unique homes. In this level 3 confident reader children will have fun continuing to build important reading skills as they learn about these fascinating animal homes! Level 3, Confident Readers • Minimal repetition • Challenging vocabulary with unfamiliar words • Varied and complex sentences • Vibrant, full-color photography • Vocabulary list highlighting key words from the story • Comprehension questions that reinforce important reading concepts Take a heaping measure of fascinating information about the arts. Add a dose of laughter and creativity. What do you get? Best-selling author John Lithgow’s Lithgow Palooza Readers ! The popular Lithgow Palooza Readers feature three levels of reading fun for children grades K to 3, carefully designed to match the abilities of developing readers. Research has proven that children benefit academically from participation in the arts. Children will build and strengthen important reading skills as they learn about such things as instruments, animals, music, and sounds. Collect all

32 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2005

About the author

John Lithgow is a prolific actor with two Tonys, six Emmys, two Golden Globes, and two Oscar nominations to his name. He has starred in the hit TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun, Dexter, and The Crown, and in beloved films like The World According to Garp, Shrek, and Terms of Endearment. Lithgow has appeared on Broadway twenty-five times and in England with both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He is also the bestselling author of nine children’s picture books, and his recordings for kids have landed him four Grammy nominations.

Reviews

[Christine Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for vocabulary.

John Lithgow makes Arts and Literacy a Palooza of fun for kids Turn the pages of A Den, a Tree, a Nest Is Best and join Marsupial Sue on a fascinating, fun reading adventure This colorful volume will take readers on a journey to discover how animals eat, sleep, and raise their young in a wide variety of unique homes. In this level 3 confident reader children will have fun continuing to build important reading skills as they learn about these fascinating animal homes Level 3, Confident Readers features: minimal repetition, challenging vocabulary with unfamiliar words, varied and complex sentences, vocabulary list highlighting key words from the story , comprehension questions that reinforce important reading concepts. Take a heaping measure of fascinating information about the arts. Add a dose of laughter and creativity. What do you get? Research has proven that children benefit academically from participation in the arts. Children will build and strengthen important reading skills as they learn about such things as instruments, animals, music, and sounds.
Subject:
Animals -- Habitations