Dodo Dodgeball (Ready-To-Read Level 1)

by Heidi E y Stemple (Author) Eva Byrne (Illustrator)

Dodo Dodgeball (Ready-To-Read Level 1)
Reading Level: K − 1st Grade
Series: Ready-To-Read

Ducks and dodos play dodgeball in this hilarious Level 1 Ready-to-Read from the author of Chicken Karaoke and Flamingo Bingo!

Tweet! goes Coach Dodo's whistle. Gym class is in session. Time to play dodgeball. Ducklings are ducking and dodos are dodging. Why is that chick sitting there reading?

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PreS-Gr 1--The ducklings and the dodos are gearing up for a rousing game of dodgeball--which is all in fun, so don't be mean! But while everyone seems to enjoy the gym class game, Chick sits in the corner with a book and reads. When asked to join, Chick simply says, "I prefer to read. No, thank you." The balls fly and smash benches, chairs, and the trophy shelf. As the rambunctious game continues, Chick carefully gathers the broken wood and builds a tiny book shelf loaded with books. After the game is over, Chick distribute books to everyone, even the coach. Stemple includes high frequency sight words: "Look!" exclaim several students in the class to their coach. Active play and quiet reading are equally praised in this early reader. VERDICT Encouraging the love of reading in newly independent readers without discounting the importance of physical fitness could be a difficult feat here, but this sweet volume accomplishes just that.--Jennifer Miskec

Copyright 2024 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Encouraging the love of reading in newly independent readers without discounting the importance of physical fitness could be a difficult feat here, but this sweet volume accomplishes just that.—School Library Journal "April 2024"

Heidi E y Stemple
Heidi E.Y. Stemple is a second-generation children's book author who has published more than 30 books including Counting Birds, I Am The Storm, and Not All Princesses Dress In Pink.

Anastasia Savorova is an award-winning children's book illustrator. She is the 2018 winner of the Bologna Children's Book Fair Silent Book Contest. She has illustrated several books for children including Shadow by Lucy Christopher and Adrift by Heidi Stemple. She lives in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781665952088
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Publication date
May 07, 2024
Series
Ready-To-Read
BISAC categories
JUV002040 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Birds
JUV019000 - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
JUV043000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
Library of Congress categories
Fiction
Stories in rhyme
Ducks
Books and reading
Humorous fiction
Dodgeball
Ball games
Animal fiction
Pigeon family (Birds)
Dodos
Columbidae

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