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    The Snowball

    Part of Step into Reading

    Author Jennifer Armstrong
    Illustrated by Jean Pidgeon
    Paperback
    $5.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | Random House Books for Young Readers
    6.06"W x 9.06"H x 0.14"D  
    On sale Nov 12, 1996 | 32 Pages | 9780679864448
    Preschool - 1
    Reading Level: Lexile 300L | Fountas & Pinnell G
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    Watch out! This fun Step 1 leveled reader about a snowball tumbling down a hill will delight emergent readers any time of year!

    There's a giant snowball on the loose and it's picking up everything--and everybody--in its path! Simple text will support new readers while making them laugh.

    Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.
    © Tom Stock, Stock Studios Photography
    Jennifer Armstrong is the author of over 50 books for children from kindergarten through high school. Best known for writing historical fiction, she has also been successful in creating picture books, easy readers, chapter books, young adult novels, as well as nonfiction. Armstrong is the winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World. Many of her books have been designated as Notable Books by the American Library Association and the International Reading Association. Armstrong, who grew up outside of New York City, now lives in Saratoga Springs, New York. View titles by Jennifer Armstrong
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    Watch out! This fun Step 1 leveled reader about a snowball tumbling down a hill will delight emergent readers any time of year!

    There's a giant snowball on the loose and it's picking up everything--and everybody--in its path! Simple text will support new readers while making them laugh.

    Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

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    © Tom Stock, Stock Studios Photography
    Jennifer Armstrong is the author of over 50 books for children from kindergarten through high school. Best known for writing historical fiction, she has also been successful in creating picture books, easy readers, chapter books, young adult novels, as well as nonfiction. Armstrong is the winner of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World. Many of her books have been designated as Notable Books by the American Library Association and the International Reading Association. Armstrong, who grew up outside of New York City, now lives in Saratoga Springs, New York. View titles by Jennifer Armstrong
    Jean Pidgeon View titles by Jean Pidgeon

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