READERS T O R E A D 1 pre-level L E A R N I N G In the Park In the Park READERS Level 1 A Day at Greenhill Farm Truck Trouble Tale of a Tadpole Surprise Puppy! Duckling Days A Day at Seagull Beach Whatever the Weather Busy Buzzy Bee Big Machines Wild Baby Animals A Bed for the Winter Born to be a Butterfly Dinosaur’s Day Feeding Time Diving Dolphin Rockets and Spaceships Level 2 Dinosaur Dinners Fire Fighter! Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Slinky, Scaly Snakes! Animal Hospital The Little Ballerina Munching, Crunching, Sniffing, and Snooping The Secret Life of Trees Winking, Blinking, Wiggling, and Waggling Astronaut: Living in Space Twisters! Holiday! Celebration Days around the World My Cat’s Secret First Day at Gymnastics A Trip to the Zoo I Can Swim! A Trip to the Library LEGO: Trouble at the Bridge LEGO: Secret at Dolphin Bay A Day in the Life of a Builder A Day in the Life of a Dancer A Day in the Life of a Firefighter A Day in the Life of a Teacher A Day in the Life of a Musician A Day in the Life of a Doctor A Day in the Life of a Police Officer A Day in the Life of a TV Reporter Gigantes de Hierro en español The Story of Pocahontas Horse Show Survivors: The Night the Titanic Sank Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes The Story of Columbus Journey of a Humpback Whale Amazing Buildings Feathers, Flippers, and Feet Outback Adventure: Australian Vacation LEGO: Castle Under Attack LEGO: Rocket Rescue ¡Insectos! en español Ice Skating Stars Pre-level 1 Fishy Tales Colorful Days Garden Friends Party Fun In the Park Farm Animals A Note to Parents DK READERS is a compelling program for beginning readers, designed in conjunction with leading literacy experts, including Dr. Linda Gambrell, Director of the Eugene T. Moore School of Education at Clemson University. Dr. Gambrell has served on the Board of Directors of the International Reading Association and as President of the National Reading Conference. Beautiful illustrations and superb full-color photographs combine with engaging, easy-to-read stories to offer a fresh approach to each subject in the series. Each DK READER is guaranteed to capture a child’s interest while developing his or her reading skills, general knowledge, and love of reading. The five levels of DK READERS are aimed at different reading abilities, enabling you to choose the books that are exactly right for your child: Pre-level 1: Learning to read Level 1: Beginning to read Level 2: Beginning to read alone Level 3: Reading alone Level 4: Proficient readers The “normal” age at which a child begins to read can be anywhere from three to eight years old, so these levels are only a general guideline. No matter which level you select, you can be sure that you are helping your child learn to read, then read to learn! Series Editor Deborah Lock Designer Sadie Thomas U.S. Editor Elizabeth Hester Production Alison Lenane DTP Designer Almudena Díaz Jacket Designer Simon Oon Reading Consultant Linda Gambrell, Ph.D. First American Edition, 2004 04 05 06 07 08 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc. 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2004 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data In the park 1st American ed. p. cm. (DK readers, pre-level 1) ISBN 0-7566-0535-0 (hbk) 0-7566-0537-7 (pbk) 1. Parks Juvenile literature. 2. Parks Recreational use Juvenile literature. I. Dorling Kindersley readers. Pre-level 1, Learning to read. SB481.3.I52 2004 363.6'8 dc22 2004007459 Color reproduction by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in China by L Rex Printing Co., Ltd. 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In the Park READERS 4 5 We like going to the park. 6 balls grass 7 We kick the ball across the grass. 8 bow kites string [...]...We fly kites in the sky 9 bat We play baseball with bats and balls baseball 10 ball We watch ducks on the pond ducks 12 pond feathers 13 water We sail boats on the water boats 14 flag sail 15 rope jungle gyms 16 We climb on the jungle gym slide 17 swings 18 We play on the swings feet seat 19 head ear dogs 20 We run and run with our dogs 21 We ride our bicycles through the grass bicycles 22... in- line skates 24 We roll along on our in- line skates wheel 25 We play a game of hide-and-seek hide-and-seek 26 hand 27 nut fur squirrels 28 We watch the squirrels gather nuts 29 What do you like 30 The park is lots of fun! roundabout to do best? 31 Picture word list ball kite baseball page 6 page 8 page 10 duck page 12 swing page 18 boat jungle gym page 14 dog page 20 page 16 bicycle page 22 in- line... Reading alone • More complex sentence structure • Information boxes and alphabetical glossary • Comprehensive index Proficient readers • Rich vocabulary and challenging sentence structure • Additional information and alphabetical glossary • Comprehensive index ON E ICI E OF PR • Simple index O EA BE 2 R EA G NN I N R GI TO 1 EA pre- level G 1 READERS DE R With DK READERS, children will learn to read—then... 28 READERS My name is _ I have read this book ✓ Date _ 1 G L RNI N D Let’s go to the park! We can T O R E A ride bicycles, watch ducks, and have fun in the playground DK READERS L Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK READERS, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children’s interest while developing... developing their reading skills and general knowledge EA RNI N 1 GI NNI N 1 Learning to read • High-frequency words • Picture word strips • Labels to introduce and reinforce vocabulary Beginning to read • Word repetition, limited vocabulary, • and simple sentences • Picture dictionary boxes D T O R A E G BE T D pre- level O R A E • Longer sentences and increased vocabulary Beginning to read alone • Information... alphabetical glossary • Comprehensive index ON E ICI E OF PR • Simple index O EA BE 2 R EA G NN I N R GI TO 1 EA pre- level G 1 READERS DE R With DK READERS, children will learn to read—then read to learn! Printed in China Discover more at www.dk.com . child: Pre- level 1: Learning to read Level 1: Beginning to read Level 2: Beginning to read alone Level 3: Reading alone Level 4: Proficient readers The “normal” age at which a child begins to read. Bugs! Slinky, Scaly Snakes! Animal Hospital The Little Ballerina Munching, Crunching, Sniffing, and Snooping The Secret Life of Trees Winking, Blinking, Wiggling, and Waggling Astronaut: Living in. at www.dk.com DK Publishing, Inc. In the Park READERS 4 5 We like going to the park. 6 balls grass 7 We kick the ball across the grass. 8 bow kites string 9 We fly kites in the sky. 10 We play baseball