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Eric Carle Step into Reading 3 Books:The Very Busy SpiderThe Very Lonely FireflyThe Very Quiet Cricket

Join the Very Busy Spider and all her friends in this classic story, newly joining the premier reader line, Step into Reading A spider, blown by the wind to a fence post near a farm yard, begins to build her web and cannot be distracted from the task at hand--not by the horse, cow, sheep, goat, or dog. But when the rooster asks if she wants to catch a pesky fly, the busy spider is able to catch it in her web immediately Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

Eric Carle's classic story of finding your voice is newly joining the premier reader line, Step into Reading One day, a little cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. But the little cricket cannot make a sound. The cricket meets many insects, but it isn't until he meets a beautiful female cricket that he can finally chirp hello Step 3 Readers feature engaging characters in easy-to-follow plots about popular topics; for children who are ready to read on their own.

Eric Carle's classic tale of finding a friend is now available in a Step into Reading edition When a very lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies, it sees a lantern, a candle, and the eyes of a dog, cat, and owl all glowing in the darkness. It even sees a surprise celebration of light. But it is not until it discovers other fireflies that it finds exactly what it's looking for. Step 2 Readers use basic vocabulary and short sentences to tell simple stories, for children who recognize familiar words and can sound out new words with help.