Handa's Surprise: Read and Share

Handa carries seven delicious fruits to her friend Akeyo as a surprise, but meets some hungry animals along the way.

READ AND SHARE is a unique first library for parents and children that helps build early readers' confidence. Grouped in four progressive levels, Read and Share books - available individually for the first time - are specially selected for qualities that encourage literacy skills and a love of reading.

Sixteen top-quality books with notes for extending reading fun inspire the confidence parents and children need to experience the joys of reading . . . together. Plus an informative Parents' Handbook!

What is Read and Share?

--An expert selection of sixteen high-quality picture books by superb authors and illustrators, featuring a multicultural array of subjects, including poetry and rhymes, traditional songs, stories, and information books

--Four progressive levels - Beginnings, Early Steps, Next Steps, and Taking Off - each including four fabulous picture books

--Two full spreads inside each book offering suggestions and activities inspired by the story, designed to help parents and children get the most out of each book - and build a foundation for reading success

--A separate 24-page, full-color Parents' Handbook providing extensive practical information and detailed answers to many of the questions parents ask about encouraging their children's literacy

Author: Eileen Browne
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 09/01/1999
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.80h x 7.20w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9780763608637
ISBN10: 0763608637
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
- Juvenile Fiction | Places | Africa