Look Around! Volume 1

by Nora Gaydos

Book Overview

This series helps children build reading confidence through the emphasis on letter/sound relationships, develops decoding skills through easy to sound out words, provides a building block approach to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1584762411
• ISBN13: 9781584762416
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: innovative KIDS
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 6.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

BUYER BEWARE! Only 1 single book was sent from kit, I didn't receive all 10 readers

Only 1 small reader sent, not the kit! Very disappointed.

I love this set

We've used the Bob books, Diego phonics, Curious George phonics and by far this is the best "set" of books for my 4 year old boy. Each book focuses on a different phrase, so the repetition of certain words builds confidence. The stickers have been a great reward system, for us. Generally I am selective about when using rewards - I'd prefer my son learn to read simply for the enjoyment of reading, and not for the sticker - but I have to say that stickers work! I volunteer for 1st & 2nd graders who are "behind" their classmates (something I really don't agree with in our public schools) and stickers motivate them to read, even at that age. It also becomes a quick way for them to see how many books they've read. I commend the teacher who started this set, and hope more educators are able to put their real-life expertise out for parents like me!

Best Early Reading Series Ever

We tried the BOB books in addition to tons of other early reading books and we were always disappointed! They were too hard or easy and not progressive. The stories were boring. We started this series of Books while my daughter was in Kindergarten. She loved them!!! Earning a sticker every time she correctly read a story was a HUGE incentive because after 3 stickers she moved on to the next story! The repetition was incredibly helpful with word recognition and the comprehension questions are a great tool that we now do with every story we read! We read this series all summer long and now my daughter is in an advanced reading group in first grade! I recommend them to anyone who has a child with a basic sight word list.

Snack Attack: Now I'm Reading!

I recommend this book to anyone with a child ready to read. It is a step by step phonics based system. Other books I've looked at have black and white pictures or boring stories. The colorful pictures add to the story and I often hear my son laughing while he reads even the simplest books. I have both sets that are in Level One, and both sets for Level two. I'm sure I will be purchasing Level Three.

AWESOME for resistant readers!

My daughter LOVED this series!!! One comment though, the description has preschol readers as the reading level.. but actually the INDEPENDENT level is about a second grade level book. Nice pictures, easy text, graduated vocabulary, and high interest topics. I only wish they had MORE on the independent level than they do.

Great for beginning readers & even include reward stickers

I love these book sets from the Now I'm Reading series. There is a parent guide included and a set of stickers so that when your child finishes a book she can put a sticker in it. There are several stickers for each book so it encourages reading and re-reading the books which is an important key to learning. My daughter loves the whimsical and colorful illustrations and she is very motivated to read from her experiences with these books. This set says it is "pre-reader" but I'm not sure what that means. It is very appropriate for a beginning reader and is challenging enough for kindergarten or grade 1 level reading.