Katie Helps Out―A Story About Different Abilities and Taking Care of the Environment, Grades PreK-2 Leveled Readers, Katie Can Series

by Erin Savory, Marcin Piwowarski (Illustrator)

Book
• Ages 4-8, Grades PreK-2, Guided Reading Level E, Lexile
• 24 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches
• Simple, easy-to-read pages with full-color illustrations
• Includes words to know and comprehension questions
• Reading/teaching tips included Fun With In Katie Helps Out, preschoolers―second graders learn the importance of taking care of the environment and spreading kindness―all while having fun at the beach! Celebrating Katie has Down syndrome, but that’s not what makes her so special―she loves to help others! Follow along as Katie helps her parents clean up the beach and helps take care of plants, animals, and the planet! Build Reading This engaging 24-page children’s book will help your child improve comprehension and build confidence with guided reading tips and comprehension questions. Leveled Part of the Katie Can series, the early reading level text and full-color illustrations make this children’s book an engaging story that teaches kids about helping others, diversity, and taking care of the environment. Why Rourke Educational Since 1980, Rourke Publishing Company has specialized in publishing engaging and diverse non-fiction and fiction books for children in a wide range of subjects that support reading success on a level that has no limits.

Genres: Picture Books

24 pages, Hardcover

Published August 11, 2021

Reviews

[Julie Ditton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Katie Helps Out is a simple story about a young girl who helps out at a beach cleanup. Katie uses a pointed stick to pick up trash and feels great when the beach is clean at the end of the day. This is part of the Katie Can series. The books are for beginning readers written primarily in basic sight words with a list of new vocabulary at the beginning. Each of the four books has a simple story about Katie, who happens to have Down Syndrome. The books all point out that Katie needs help learning to do things and may need a little extra effort, but that she is capable. They point out that she is otherwise just like all the other kids. These books provide emergent readers with an early look at someone who is differently abled. They also give readers who have Down Syndrome books that act as mirrors. Everyone needs to be able to see themselves in a book.