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In the mid-1950s it became clear to HarperCollins employee, Ursula Nordstrom, that the publishing company should cater to a younger audience. Shortly thereafter, the company launched its I Can Read! series, beginning with Little Bear (1957), written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. I Can Read! divides books into five levels, allowing young readers to choose books appropriate to their skills. Some I Can Read! books are also available in Spanish and in audio-book format. As the foremost beginning reader series in the United States, “I Can Read! books have won Newbery and Caldecott Honors. They have been recognized as American Library Association Notable Children’s Books, New York Times Outstanding Children’s Books, Parenting Best Children’s Books, and have won Parenting Reading Magic Awards.” Furthermore, the HarperCollins series “features more award-winning titles, authors, and illustrators than any other beginning reader series.”

I Can Read! Levels

My First Shared Reading, “The first step to helping children become great readers is reading aloud to them.”
1 Beginning Reading, “For readers who are beginning to sound out words and sentences.”
2 Reading with Help, “For readers who are increasingly confident but still need some help.”
3 Reading Alone, “Fun subjects kids love to read on their own.”
4 Advanced Reading, “Chapter books for kids who are well on the road to becoming book lovers.”

Selected Titles

Amelia Bedelia Series, Peggy and Herman Parish
At Home in a New Land, Joan Sandin
Biscuit Series, Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Danny and the Dinosaur, Syd Hoff
Frog and Toad Series, Arnold Lobel
Two Silly Trolls, Nancy Jewell
The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches, Alice Low

References

1. http://www.icanread.com/history.cfm
2. http://www.icanread.com/history.cfm
3. http://www.icanread.com/guide.cfm

External Links

I Can Read!

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