A New Friend

All Aboard Buddy the T. rex makes a new friend in this Ready-to-Go Ready-to-Read based on Jim Henson''s Dinosaur Train

Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, A New Friend was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading And what better way to get kids excited than with a fun story with words they can actually read and starring their favorite dinosaurs?

Each Ready-to-Go Ready-to-Read includes a note to parents explaining what their child can expect, a guide at the beginning for readers to become familiar with the words they will encounter in the story, and reading comprehension questions at the end. Each Ready-to-Go story contains about 100 words and features sight words, rhyming words, and repetition to help children reinforce their new reading skills. In this book, readers will learn twenty-four sight words and five words from two word families. So come on and get reading with Buddy the T. rex

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Maggie Testa is the author of Baby in Charge, a Simon & Schuster book.