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An easy to read fairy tale, in English and Spanish, about The Ugly Duckling who turns into a beautiful swan. Beginning-to-Read books foster independent reading and comprehension. Using high frequency words and repetition, readers gain confidence while enjoying classic fairy tale stories. Full-color and updated illustrations included. Reading reinforcement activities and a word list in the back of the book. Activities focus on foundational, language...

A frog fishing from his lily pad boat doesn't catch any fish, but one catches him.

Naughty Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.

Angus decides to explore the world, so a cat sees him off and a milkman shows him home.

Three new kittens are too many for a one-cat apartment, but Daddy finds a solution to the problem.

Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States.

Follows the adventures of six-year-old William, an adopted boy nicknamed Penny for his copper-colored hair, as he attends a Halloween party, adopts kittens, and finds an older brother to join his family.

The King, tired of rain, snow, sun, and fog, commands his magicians to make something else come down from the sky, but when oobleck falls, in sticky greenish droplets, Bartholomew Cubbins shames the King and saves the kingdom.

Harold goes for an adventurous walk in the moonlight with his purple crayon.