A House for Little Red

by Margaret Hillert, Kelly Oechsli (Illustrator)

Reading Levels vary with each set, but range from 1.0-1.3. Give your primary students more varied book choices in a wider range of reading levels to meet both their interests and abilities successfully-and watch their skills soar! The complete collection features 96 books, many written by well-known author, poet, and former teacher, Margaret Hill. The series is organized into four sub-collections by student interest and reading level. Each sub-collection is accompanied by a helpful Teacher's Guide.

Genres: Dogs

Paperback

First published January 1, 1950

About the author

Margaret Hillert has written over 80 books for children who are just learning to read. Her books have been translated into many languages and have helped children throughout the world learn to read. She first started writing poetry as a child and has continued to write for children and adults throughout her life. As a first grade teacher, Margaret realized that the books available for students just learning to read were beyond their comprehension. She then began to write her easy readers and poetry for children. Her first collection of poetry Farther Than Far was published in 1969. Her many awards include the Chicago Children's Reading Round Table Annual Award for outstanding contributions to the field of children's literature. Other honors include the David W. Longe Prize and the Michigan Bookwoman of the Year Award. A teacher for 34 years, she is now retired and lives in Michigan where she continues to write stories and poetry.

Reviews

[Ash · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read the same book with different illustrations, done by Chi Chung.

[Hana Sm. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book reminds me about the "Dick & Jane" books of the 1950s. It has an interesting plot but uses repetitious words throughout the story. The main character is an un-named boy & his cocker spaniel named Little Red. He decides to build his pet a house but it turns out looking awful. He looks for a "ready-made" house but amusingly the only houses he finds, belong to other animals. You can read the story to find out the solution.

Here is an example of the text:
Oh look, Red.
Look here.
Here is something for a house.
I can make a house for you.

Go in, Red.
Go into the house.
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I would use this book as a primer for young students because many of the words repeat themselves throughout the story. Plus, many of the words are high-frequency words (words that children will encounter everyday.) I would use the words in this book as sight-words in my class & then children will get to read a cool story & practice their sight-words at the same time :-D.

[K.C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

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