by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
Set Five of the Bob Books series introduces young readers to long vowel sounds with the appearance of “silent e.” The stories in this series now more closely resemble those found in books for advanced readers — the plot is more complicated, the...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
Bob Books, Set Four Compound Words helps children build on the skills of the previous sets by using repetition and sight words as it adds compound words to the mix. Longer words and sentences will attract a more advanced beginning reader, while the silly illustrations...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
Set Three in the Bob Book series introduces readers to longer words of four or more letters and more complicated sentences, as well as an increased number of sight words. Children also discover words with different endings, as -y, -ly and others make their appearance....
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
Set Two in the Bob Books series is designed for more advanced beginners. Gone are the rhymes and picture words at the beginning of each story. Instead, readers are greeted to slightly longer sentences and a list of new words divided by “vowel sound” and...
by Mike Costanzo | Nov 16, 2009 | Fiction
The Bob Books series were created by an early education teacher in response to a lack of materials available for her students that were just beginning to read. Set one is designed for children who may recognize the alphabet and the sounds their letters make. Simple...
