If you were the zookeeper for a day, what would you do with the animals? If you could invent a pet, what would it look like? Kids can draw and write about all kinds of silly animals in this Mile 1 Road to Writing title. Road to Writing books are designed to inspire and entertain young writers. In Mile 1 books, the focus is mainly on drawing, an excellent first writing activity that jump-starts creative expression.

Mile 1: Animal Crackers (Road to Writing)

Children's Books

Weiss, Ellen

Friedman, Mel

Education & Reference

Golden Books

Set up your own detective agency! What will you wear for a disguise? What will you use for tools? Look for clues, decode messages, and write and draw your way through three mysteries. Road to Writing books are designed to inspire and entertain young writers. Mile 2 books are for beginning writers who can write some words but are not ready to write full sentences.

Mile 2: Get a Clue (Road to Writing)

Porky and Bess (Step into Reading)

Porky is messy. . . morning, noon, and night. Bess is perfect in every way imaginable—from her well-appointed cupboard to the figure eights she skates at the local pond. But somehow these two unlikely friends complement one another like tea and toast. So when Porky finds himself in a pickle—he can’t finish writing his poem and the secret ingredient from his favorite recipe is missing—who is there to lend a hand? Bess, of course! The everyday adventures of these two very different friends will delight newly independent readers who are ready for some funny, episodic storytelling.

Animals

Random House Books for Young Readers

Pepper and Jake love herding sheep in the little valley where they live. But there's a problem— a big problem. Urk, a giant who lives on a nearby mountain, is big and stinky and doesn't care that dumping dirty laundry water in the nearby stream causes a flood down below every single week. So Pepper and Jake hike to Urk's mountaintop lair to confront him. But there's no reasoning with a giant, especially one who gives cryptic puzzles to solve. If the kids can solve it, Urk will move away. If not, Pepper and Jake (and their sheep) will be the featured ingredients in Urk's next bowl of smelly soup!

The Stinky Giant (Step into Reading)

Literature & Fiction

Porky is messy. . . morning, noon, and night. Bess is perfect in every way imaginable—from her well-appointed cupboard to the figure eights she skates at the local pond. But somehow these two unlikely friends complement one another like tea and toast. So when Porky finds himself in a pickle—he can’t finish writing his poem and the secret ingredient from his favorite recipe is missing—who is there to lend a hand? Bess, of course! The everyday adventures of these two very different friends will delight newly independent readers who are ready for some funny, episodic storytelling. From the Hardcover edition.

Kitten Castle (Math Matters)

Anna's father finally lets her keep her cat's newborn kittens when she cleverly gets them out from underfoot by building a kitten castle, using all sorts of objects from around the house. Teaches the math concept of geometry and shapes. Full-color illustrations.

Kitten castle (Math matters)

scholastic

Presents the geography, climate, wildlife, history, culture, economy, government, and people of Thailand.

Thailand (Enchantment of the World. Second Series)

Geography & Cultures

Childrens Pr

China (True Books)

Examines the country of China, including its history, geography, government, people, arts, language, festivals, and recreation.

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Mile 1: Animal Crackers (Road to Writing)

Mile 2: Get a Clue (Road to Writing)

Porky and Bess (Step into Reading)

Porky and Bess (Step into Reading)

The Stinky Giant (Step into Reading)

Porky and Bess (Step into Reading)

The Stinky Giant (Step into Reading)

Kitten castle (Math matters)

Thailand (Enchantment of the World. Second Series)

China (True Books)