Dog Diary

Usborne Very First Reading

by Mairi Mackinnon

The fourth title in the new "Usborne Very First Reading" series, designed for younger children to introduce them to reading together with their parents. Parents and children take turns to read from the page (the text clearly marked for who should be reading) and as the books progress in the series the adults read less and less and the child more and more. There are puzzles at the end to check the child's understanding of the text and guidance notes for the parents. Beautiful illustrations help to motivate beginner readers.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, 1st Grade

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as a teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years she has written and edited Usborne books in sixteen languages, from Arabic to Welsh. She lives in a house full of teenagers, books and curious musical instruments.

Reviews

[Carter Harrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the Usborne Duel Readers!

[Christie Crook · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book. For beginning readers.

[Bonny]

Great book.

[sincerely · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great for kindergarten

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great to have some text for parents and some for kids....a much easier sell for practicing reading. A simple story with a bit of humour and fun illustrations.

[zhanghao · Rating 5 out of 5]

Art truly imitates life; the author is a dog owner.

[Shaurya Jain · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book, almost fully. I loved the book and the exercises at the end of the book. The dog, Pip was very well behaved and I liked that about him.

[Suzanne Lorraine Kunz Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy book for beginning readers.