Strong Readers - Levelled Readers

Formerly titled On My Walk, this activity book, Me and My Community, has been revised and updated to include new activities, new colouring pages, and more writing prompts.

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24 Pages | ISBN: 9781771740586

Strong Readers Single Set: Sets A & B includes 1 copy each of all 80 titles (Levels 1 - 20) in the Strong Readers Set A and Set B series (80 books total).

Strong Readers are embedded with connections to science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings.  You will also find throughout our books connections to scaffolded text features and reading comprehension strategies.

Books have been illustrated by Bill Helin, Tsimshian Nation. Beautiful photographs throughout.

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This resource is also available in French HERE!

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ISBN 9781771746601

Strong Readers Single Set: Set B includes 1 copy of each of all 40 titles (Levels 11 - 20) in Set B of the Strong Readers (40 books total).

Strong Readers are embedded with connections to science, numeracy,social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. You will also find throughout our books connections to scaffolded text features and reading comprehension strategies.

Books have been illustrated by Bill Helin, Tsimshian Nation. Beautiful photographs throughout.

Educator Information
This resource is also available in French HERE!

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ISBN: 9781771740531

Strong Readers Single Set: Set A includes 1 copy each of all 40 titles (Levels 1 - 10) in Set A of the Strong Readers (40 books total).

Strong Readers are embedded with connections to science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings.  You will also find throughout our books connections to scaffolded text features and reading comprehension strategies.

Books have been illustrated by Bill Helin, Tsimshian Nation. Beautiful photographs throughout.

Educator Information
This resource is also available in French HERE!

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ISBN: 9781771740517

The Strong Readers Métis Series launched in December 2014.

Single sets include 1 copy each of the 8 titles in the Métis Series.

The Métis Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Métis.

The series includes titles ranging from levels 3 to 18:

LV. 3 - My Métis Sash
LV. 6 - Métis People Travel!
LV. 8 - I Can Bead
LV. 10 - Giving Thanks
LV. 12 - A Métis New Year
LV. 14 - Two Métis Vests
LV. 16 - A Red River Cart
LV. 18 - Ways To Carry A Métis Baby

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This resource is also available in French HERE!

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ISBN: 9781771745918

The Northern Series launched in December 2014.

Single sets include 1 copy each of the 8 titles in the Northern Series.

The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

The series includes books ranging from levels 2 to 16:

LV. 2 - Look Up At the Sky!
LV. 3 - A Dog Team
LV. 6 - North and South
LV. 7 - Snow
LV. 8 - Baby Arctic Animals
LV. 11 - I Build An Igloo
LV. 15 - Birds Come and Go
LV. 16 - Polar Bear Facts

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This resource is also available in French HERE!

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ISBN: 9781771745895

The Strong Readers: Northern Series launched in December 2014.

Guided Reading sets include 6 copies each of the 8 titles in the Northern Series.

The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

The series includes books ranging from levels 2 to 16:

LV. 2 - Look Up At the Sky!
LV. 3 - A Dog Team
LV. 6 - North and South
LV. 7 - Snow
LV. 8 - Baby Arctic Animals
LV. 11 - I Build An Igloo
LV. 15 - Birds Come and Go
LV. 16 - Polar Bear Facts

Educator Information
This resource is also available in French HERE!

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ISBN 9781771746656

The Strong Readers: Métis Series launched in December 2014.

Guided Reading bundles include 6 copies of each of the 8 titles in the Métis Series.

The Métis Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Métis.

The series includes titles ranging from levels 3 to 18:

LV. 3 - My Métis Sash
LV. 6 - Métis People Travel!
LV. 8 - I Can Bead
LV. 10 - Giving Thanks
LV. 12 - A Métis New Year
LV. 14 - Two Métis Vests
LV. 16 - A Red River Cart
LV. 18 - Ways To Carry A Métis Baby

Educator Information
This resource is also available in French HERE!

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ISBN 9781771746649

This Guided Reading Bundle for the Strong Readers: Set B includes all 40 titles (Levels 11 - 20) in 6 packs. You will receive 240 books total.

Strong Readers are embedded with connections to science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. You will also find throughout our books connections to scaffolded text features and reading comprehension strategies.

Books have been illustrated by Bill Helin, Tsimshian Nation. Beautiful photographs throughout.

Educator Information
This resource is also available in French HERE!

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ISBN: 9781771740548

This Guided Reading Bundle for the Strong Readers: Set A includes all 40 titles (Levels 1 - 10) in 6 packs. You will receive 240 books total.

Strong Readers are embedded with connections to science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. You will also find throughout our books connections to scaffolded text features and reading comprehension strategies.

Books have been illustrated by Bill Helin, Tsimshian Nation. Beautiful photographs throughout.

Educator Information
This resource is also available in French HERE!

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ISBN 9781771740524

This Guided Reading Bundle includes Strong Readers: Sets A & B, 80 titles in all, Levels 1 - 20. You will receive 6 copies of each of the 80 titles (480 books in total).

Strong Readers are embedded with connections to science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. You will also find throughout our books connections to scaffolded text features and reading comprehension strategies.

Books have been illustrated by Bill Helin, Tsimshian Nation. Beautiful photographs throughout.

Educator Information
This resource is also available in French HERE!

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ISBN: 9781771746625

Level 18 - Back cover book introduction: Métis mothers have many ways to carry their babies. This book will show you some of the ways that Métis mothers carried their babies long ago.

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Métis Series. The Strong Readers Métis Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Métis.

This is a Level 18 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Les façons de porter un bébé métis.

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16 Pages | Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740746 

Level 16 - Back cover book introduction: The Red River cart is very strong. It is built by the Métis people to carry heavy loads of furs and other things. This book will show you how a Red River cart is made.

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Métis Series. The Strong Readers Métis Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Métis.

This is a Level 16 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Une charrette de la rivière Rouge.

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16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740692

Level 14 - Back cover book introduction: A Métis vest is a piece of clothing. It is like a short jacket but it has no sleeves. It has buttons down the front. Métis women decorate the vests with colourful designs and fringes. There are pictures of two Métis vests in this book. Which one do you think would be the hardest to make? Why?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Métis Series. The Strong Readers Métis Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Métis.

This is a Level 14 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Deux gilets métis.

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16 Pages | Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740685

Level 12 - Back cover book introduction: New Year’s Eve is on December 31. It is the last day of the year. At midnight the old year ends and a new one begins. In this book you will learn about some of the ways that Métis families have fun on New Year’s Eve.

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Métis Series. The Strong Readers Métis Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Métis.

This is a Level 12 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: La veille du jour de l’An métis.

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16 Pages | Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740678

Level 10 - Back cover book introduction: We often give thanks for the things in our lives that we are grateful for. In this book you will read about many of the things that Métis Elders give thanks for.

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Métis Series. The Strong Readers Métis Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Métis.

This is a Level 10 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French HERE!

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16 Pages | Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740708

Level 8 - Back cover book introduction: Beads are small. They come in many colours. This book is about learning to make things with beads.

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Métis Series. The Strong Readers Métis Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Métis.

This is a Level 8 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Je peux perler.

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16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740715

Level 6 - Back cover book introduction: Métis people have different ways of traveling over the land and water in the summer, fall, winter and spring. This book will show you some of the ways that Métis people can travel.

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Métis Series. The Strong Readers Métis Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Métis.

This is a Level 6 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Les Métis voyagent! 

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16 Pages | Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740722

Level 3 - Back cover book introduction: This book is about a Métis sash. This sash is made from 5 coloured threads. The threads are woven together. Weaving the threads together makes a sash very strong.

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Métis Series. The Strong Readers Métis Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Métis.

This is a Level 3 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Ma ceinture fléchée métisse.

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16 Pages | Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740739

Level 16 - Back cover book introduction: This book is about polar bears. Polar bears live in the Arctic. Sometimes they are called sea bears because they spend so much time out on the sea ice. What do you know about polar bears?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 16 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Les ours polaires.

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16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740661

Level 15 - Back cover book introduction: As the winter snow begins to melt many different kinds of birds return to the north to build their nests. During the short Arctic summer their eggs hatch. The chicks grow quickly. They must be ready to fly south with their parents in the fall. Follow the return of the birds through the seasons.

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 15 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Les oiseaux vont et viennent.

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16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740616

Level 11 - Back cover book introduction: This book will show you how to build an igloo out of blocks of snow. Making the snow blocks the right size and shape is very important. The blocks are rectangular. How do you think that the author, Michael Kusugak, learned to build an igloo?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 11 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Je construis un iglou.

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16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740623

Level 8 - Back cover book introduction: This book is about some of the animals that live in the Arctic. Look at the front cover of this book. How many animals do you see? Can you name them?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 8 book in the series.

This resource is also available in English: Les bébés animaux de l’Arctique.

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16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740609

Level 7 - Back cover book introduction: This book is about snow. There are many different kinds of snow in the north. What do you know about snow? What are some of the things that you can do in the snow?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 7 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: La neige.

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16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740630

Level 6 - Back cover book introduction: Many animals live north in the Arctic. This book will introduce you to 6 animals that live there. Many animals live south in the Antarctic. Can you name an animal that lives in the south?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 6 book in the series.

This resource is also available in English: La Nord et le Sud.

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16 Pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740654

Level 3 - Back cover book introduction: This book is about a dog team. The dog in the front is the lead dog. The dogs in the team work together to pull a sled. What do you notice about these dogs?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 3 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Un attelage de chiens.

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16 Pages | Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740593

Level 2 - Back cover book introduction: This book will show you pictures of coloured lights in the northern sky. Do you know what the lights are called?

Educator & Series Information
This book is part of the Strong Readers Northern Series. The Northern Series includes a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books that provide cultural reflections of the Inuit.

This is a Level 2 book in the series.

This resource is also available in French: Regarde le ciel! 

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16 pages | Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | ISBN: 9781771740647

The Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide is a supporting guide for the Strong Readers (Levels 1 - 20, Sets A & B).

The Educators Resource Guide is organized in a binder with each section tabbed (373 pages total).

The comprehensive guide provides the following:

• Strong Readers Overview
• Correlation Chart
• Title List
• Titles Supporting Specific Areas
• Introduction to Guided Reading
• Guided Reading Lesson Plan Overview
• Guided Reading Lesson Planning
• Data Sheet and Thinking Sheets, Levels 1 - 20
• Tools to Support Guided Reading Lesson Planning
• Coaching Records/Running Records
• How to Use the Coaching Records

The Strong Readers Educator Resource Guide offers a range of tools and resources designed to assist educators in utilizing the Strong Readers with students. Please note that this resource does not contain lesson plans or coaching records for the Northern Series and the Métis Series.

Click here to download a: Strong Readers Correlation Chart 

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373 pages | Binder | ISBN: 9781771741057

Our Primary Strong Readers Tool poster is written in a casual language register that supports early learners.

Each comprehension strategy has been written using a sentence stem so that each one can be used across the curriculum when introducing any new learning.

Each comprehension strategy has also been visually coded to all of our lesson extensions and Reading Posters so that there is an easy association for both educators and students. Everyone will know what the focus reading/learning strategy is!

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Size: 2' x 3' | ISBN: 208309700052

This set of 4 posters supports both self regulation and building community in the classroom.

Heavy stock quality paper with a matte finish.
Size: 18" x 24"

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ISBN: 459312866024

These four posters support the first four reading strategies from our Strong Reader Tools poster:

1. What I know for sure...(accessing prior knowledge)
2. What it reminds me of...(making connections)
3. What I wonder...(questioning)
4. What I can now predict...(predicting)

Heavy stock quality paper with a matte finish.
Size: 18" x 24"

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ISBN: 459312866031

Level 20 Illustrated by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: The Medicine Wheel is a guide to living a healthy life. People use it all around the world. There are four parts to the Medicine Wheel that teach us many different things. We learn from everything that is around us! We begin our teachings in the direction that the sun rises, to the east. We learn from the gifts that the four seasons provide us with. What do you already know about the four seasons?

Educator & Series Information
We Greet the Four Seasons is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 20

This resource is also available in French: Nous saluons les quatre saisons.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740500

Level 20 Illustrated by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: Raven likes to make plans for his animal friends. He has decided that his community should be strong. He asks all his animal friends to come to a Talking Circle. Each animal is asked to bring an idea about how they can help make their community strong. What ideas do you predict the animals will bring to the Talking Circle?

Educator & Series Information
The Pine Forest Community is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 20

This resource is also available in French: La communauté de la Forêt des Pins.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740494

Level 20 Illustrated by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: People learn about important information and events when they read a newspaper. All the animals in Pine Forest like to read news stories. Can you predict some of the stories that the animal reporters might write for the Pine Forest News?

Educator & Series Information
Pine Forest News is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 20

This resource is also available in French: Les Nouvelles de la Forêt des Pins.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740487

Level 20 Back cover book introduction: The Western Red Cedar tree is sometimes called The Tree of Life. This book explains some of the ways that the cedar is useful to the people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. What do you already know about the Western Red Cedar?

Educator & Series Information
Cedar — The Tree of Life is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 20

This resource is also available in French: Le cèdre – Arbre de vie.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740470

Includes photographs of authentic Indigenous artwork.

Level 19 Illustrated by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: The Medicine Wheel is a guide to living a healthy life. People use it all around the world. There are four parts to the Medicine Wheel that teach us many different things. We learn from everything that is around us! We begin our teachings in the direction that the sun rises, to the east. We learn from the gifts that the four animals provide us with. What do you already know about the four animals?

Educator & Series Information
We Greet the Four Animals is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 19

This resource is also available in French: Nous saluons les quatre animaux.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740463

Level 19 Back cover book introduction: Western Red Cedar trees grow in the shady forests of the Pacific Northwest Coast. They can grow very large (up to 70 metres) and live to a great age (there are trees that are estimated to be 1,000 years old). What do you already know about the Western Red Cedar tree?

Educator & Series Information
The Western Red Cedar is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 19

This resource is also available in French: Le cèdre rouge de l’Ouest.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740456

Level 19 Back cover book introduction: A young boy liked loons so much that he made a list of the top ten best things about loons. The boy knows about loons’ appearance, behaviour and other interesting facts. What facts do you think he will write about? Explain your thinking.

Educator & Series Information
Loons Are Amazing! is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 19

This resource is also available in French: Les huards sont incroyables !

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740449

Level 19 Illustrated by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: All the animals are getting ready for a Summer Feast. Some of the animals are having a hard time getting all the work completed. Owl is famous for helping his friends solve problems. The animals write Owl letters asking for help. Can you predict some of the problems that Owl helps solve? How do you solve problems?

Educator & Series Information
Letters to Owl is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 19

This resource is also available in French: Lettres à Hibou.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740432

Level 18 Back cover book introduction: Tide pools can be found along rocky sea shores. The tiny pools contain animals and plant life. Raven, his animal friends, Grandmother and her grandchildren like to explore the tide pools. What do you think they will find?

Educator & Series Information
Tide Pools is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 18

This resource is also available in French: Les cuvettes de marée.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740425

Level 18 Illustrated by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: Little Bear and Red Squirrel like thinking of new recipes for the Pine Forest Cookbook. What information must be included in a recipe? Do you have a favourite recipe?

Educator & Series Information
The Pine Forest Cookbook is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 18

This resource is also available in French: Le livre de recettes de la Forêt des Pins.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740418

Level 18 Illustrated by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: When we hear or see something, we are often reminded of something else. Our brain can quickly move from one memory to another. This is making a connection. When you look at the cover of this book does it remind you of anything?

Educator & Series Information
That Reminds Me is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 18

This resource is also available in French: Ça me rappelle.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740401

Level 18 Back cover book introduction: There are over 8,500 species of birds in the world. They vary in size and appearance from the tiniest hummingbird to the largest ostrich. Birds live in many different habitats and temperature zones. Egg laying is one thing that all birds have in common. This book will show you the nests and eggs of 6 different birds. Have you seen any birds’ nests in your neighbourhood? This book will give you some counting practise. Can you count to one hundred by tens?

Educator & Series Information
An Egg Count is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 18

This resource is also available in French: Compter les œufs.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740395

Level 17 Illustrated by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: Soon there will be a big summer feast at Pine Forest. Raven is ready with lots of plans. What are some of the things that might need to be done before the summer feast? Do you predict Raven will be a good planner?

Educator & Series Information
Planning the Feast is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 17

This resource is also available in French: Planifier le festin.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740388

Level 17 Back cover book introduction: Have you ever looked at a spider’s web and wondered how the spider knew how to make such a beautiful web? It is fun to ask questions. What are some of the things that you wonder about? Discovering the answers to questions can be a lot of fun too!

Educator & Series Information
I Wonder is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 17

This resource is also available in French: Je me demande.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740371

Level 17 Photography by Keith MacDonald; One page of illustrations by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: Hummingbirds are truly amazing birds. They can fly up, down, forward, backward and sideways! They can also stop in midair. They are the only bird that can fly backwards. Have you ever seen a hummingbird? What did you notice about the hummingbird you saw?

Educator & Series Information
Hummingbirds is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 17

This resource is also available in French: Les oiseaux-mouches.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740364

Level 17 Back cover book introduction: If you have ever watched chipmunks you may have noticed that they are always busy. Chipmunks need to prepare for the winter. What do you think a chipmunk must do to be ready for a cold winter? Chipmunks have pouches made of stretchy skin. Can you imagine having pouches like a chipmunk? What would that look like?

Educator & Series Information
Busy Chipmunks is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 17

This resource is also available in French: Les suisses affairés.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740357

Level 16 Back cover book introduction: This is a story about going for a hike in the forest. What are some things that you would need to bring with you? What are some animals that you might see?

Educator & Series Information
We Go For A Hike is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 16

This resource is also available in French: Allons en randonnée.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740340

Level 16 Illustrated by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: Little Bear decides to visit Red Squirrel who lives in Pine Forest. He prepares a tasty lunch for them but one of the sandwiches he made has disappeared. How do you think a sandwich could disappear?

Educator & Series Information
The Sandwich Mystery is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 16

This resource is also available in French: Le mystère du sandwich disparu.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740333

Level 16 Illustrated by Bill Helin. Back cover book introduction: Little Bear and Red Squirrel usually have fun playing together. One week, almost everything went wrong! Do you think that some games are safer than others? What games do you predict Little Bear and Red Squirrel will play that will be safe and fun? What do you do to make sure you are safe when you are playing?

Educator & Series Information
Play Days is part of the Strong Readers: Set B series. Set B is a continuation of Set A. The mixture of fiction and non-fiction books, from levels 11 through 20, expands on frog, bear, eagle, and raven, considering their full lifecycles.

The Strong Readers are a guided/leveled reading series chock full of science, numeracy, social responsibility, language arts and oral language teachings. Strong Readers are rich with scaffolded text features and have beautiful illustrations and photographs. The entire series is interconnected and follows the cultural values of frog, bear, eagle and raven throughout.

Guided Reading Level: 16

This resource is also available in French: Jouons ensemble.

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Book Dimensions: 6in x 9in | Pages: 16 | ISBN: 9781771740326