Piper at the Vet

From the Set Little Blossom Stories

Read about Emma and Piper, her big, white, fluffy dog. Piper develops a mysterious itch and visits the vet for a solution. This story uses decodable and engaging text to encourage confidence in early readers. The book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition. Original illustrations help guide readers through the text. Author Cecilia Minden, PhD, a literacy consultant and former director of the Language and Literacy program at Harvard Graduate School of Education developed a specific format for this series. Books in this series include author biography, phonetics, and teaching guides.

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Interest Level Preschool - Grade 2
Reading Level Preschool
Dewey E
Lexile 210L
ATOS Reading Level 1.2
Guided Reading Level B
Publisher Cherry Blossom Press
Series Little Blossom Stories
Language English
Available Formats Paperback (9781534160910), PDF (9781534159761), ePub (9781534165533), Hosted ebook (9781534162068), Kindle (9781534164185)
Copyright 2020
Number of Pages 16
Dimensions 6 x 6.75
Graphics Full-color illustrations

Author: Cecilia Minden

Cecilia Minden is the former director of the Language and Literacy Program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. She earned her PhD in Reading Education at the University of Virginia. Dr. Minden has written extensively for early readers. She is passionate about matching children to the very book they need to improve their skills and progress to a deeper understanding of all the wonder books can hold.

Illustrator: Becky Down

  • Beginning of Text
  • Word List
Author/Illustrator biography
Original artwork
Sequenced phonics skills
Teaching guides
Full-color illustrations