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The Foolish Turtle
When a child is learning to read, every word counts!
Terry the turtle wants to fly. But will he find the courage to try, even though his friends think it is a silly idea?
The Foolish Turtle is an innovative Lightning Reader that features a controlled word count to give readers practice with essential sight words. This leveled reader for grades K-1 features a 150 words or less and has been professionally leveled by reading experts to ensure that the language and vocabulary are age-appropriate. Word lists and comprehension questions at the back of the book reinforce fundamental reading concepts used in classrooms nationwide!
This title is also available in a Spanish version!
Children ages 2 to 8 will love to learn to read with our Lightning Readers series! Over 30 titles feature humorous, high-interest stories in a variety of styles including, fantasy, fable, and rhyme, which will appeal to both reluctant and enthusiastic readers. Controlled word counts in this one of a kind series help to build the word foundation for a lifetime of reading! Check out the other titles in this series!
Each title is available in an English and Spanish version!
Terry the turtle wants to fly. But will he find the courage to try, even though his friends think it is a silly idea?
The Foolish Turtle is an innovative Lightning Reader that features a controlled word count to give readers practice with essential sight words. This leveled reader for grades K-1 features a 150 words or less and has been professionally leveled by reading experts to ensure that the language and vocabulary are age-appropriate. Word lists and comprehension questions at the back of the book reinforce fundamental reading concepts used in classrooms nationwide!
This title is also available in a Spanish version!
Children ages 2 to 8 will love to learn to read with our Lightning Readers series! Over 30 titles feature humorous, high-interest stories in a variety of styles including, fantasy, fable, and rhyme, which will appeal to both reluctant and enthusiastic readers. Controlled word counts in this one of a kind series help to build the word foundation for a lifetime of reading! Check out the other titles in this series!
Each title is available in an English and Spanish version!
- GenresChildrens
32 pages, Paperback
First published January 7, 2005
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About the author
Anna Wilson
88 books29 followersAnna Wilson lives in Bradford on Avon with her husband, two children, two cats, some chickens, some ducks, a tortoise and a dog. She is the author of The Puppy Plan, Pup Idol, Puppy Power, Puppy Party, The Kitten Hunt, Kitten Wars,Kitten Catastrophe, Monkey Business, Monkey Madness, I'm a Chicken, Get Me Out of Here!, the Pooch Parlour series, The Great Kitten Cake Off and The Mortifying Life of Skye Green series - all for Macmillan Children's Books " " " "She has also written Summer's Shadow for older readers.
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October 6, 2020
The difference in perception is everything here.
August 12, 2013
Everyone laughs at Terry the turtle because he wants to fly. So Dora his bird friend devises a way to help him fly.
July 15, 2016
not good.
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