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Board Book · Ages 0–7 · 2022
The Balloon Book
By Cecilia Minden, Sam Loman (Illustrator)
Part of the Little Blossom Stories series
Discover the magic of balloon artistry while mastering tricky vowel sounds.
16 pages
$11.36Save 5%
Bookroo's summary
Join a balloon artist on a whimsical journey of creation, where each twist and turn reveals not just marvelous shapes but also the secrets of tricky vowel sounds. Perfect for early readers, this enchanting tale combines vibrant illustrations with engaging repetition to build confidence and phonetic skills. Will the artist's creations inspire you to see language in a new light?
From the publisher
A balloon artist makes marvelous creations. This C-level story uses decodable text to raise confidence in early readers. The book features ambiguous vowels and uses repetition to build recognition. Featured vowel sounds include: /oo/, /ou/, and /ow/. Original illustrations help guide readers through the text. Author Cecilia Minden, Ph.D., a literacy consultant and former director of the Language and Literacy program at Harvard Graduate School of Education developed the series format. Includes author biography, phonetics, and teaching guides.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 16
- Reading age
- 0–7
- Audience
- Board
- Lexile
- AD360L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- ~2.6
- F&P level
- ~K
Publication
- Published
- August 1, 2022
- Publisher
- Cherry Blossom Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Board Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9781668908709
- LCCN
- 2022006795
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