It's 1942: Tomi Itano, 12, is a second-generation Japanese American who lives in California with her family on their strawberry farm. Although her parents came from Japan and her grandparents More →

This title in the Budding Blossom Stories series focuses on initial sounds h, j, r, and s and high-frequency words and, down, has, is, the, and this. Budding Blossom Stories provide the first More →

Reese and her sister play in a stream. This B-level story uses decodable text to raise confidence in early readers. The book features long "e" sounds and uses a combination of sight words and More →

In 1918 a deadly influenza epidemic was sweeping across America. The pandemic ravaged families, leaving thousands of children as orphans. But in the tenement apartments of New York City's… More →

Janie is not exactly sure why her daddy is riding a bus from Indianapolis to Washington, D.C. She knows why she has to go-to stay out of her mother's way, especially with the twins now… More →

Little Vole plans her time very carefully. Each day starts with the same exercise routine. Each day she eats the same stinky cheese snack. And each day ends the same way, sleeping on the left More →

When Nora hears a soft "tap, tap, tap" at her bedroom window she never expects it to be the tentacle of a very large octopus, but that's exactly what it is--an octopus on her apartment… More →

This In Bloom title introduces the long o vowel team oa. Rose's pet goat has tons of tricks that keep Rose on her toes. Find out how in this decodable beginning reader. Features… More →