Look! An I Like to Read® Level D Book by Ted Lewin Ted Lewin, Illustrator Grades: FIRST CCSS K: RF.3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 4 1: RF.1, 1a, 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 3g, 4, 4a, 4b, 4c This book is aligned with the COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS for kindergarten and first grade in Phonics and Word Recognition, as well as in Fluency, and in first grade Print Concepts.

Look! An elephant eats. Look! Giraffes drink. Look! A warthog digs. A gorilla hides, wild dogs listen, zebras run, monkeys sit, hippos splash, and a rhino naps. Each line of text is illustrated by a two-page spread with a beautiful painting of an animal Ted Lewin has seen on his journeys to Africa. At the end of the story, a boy reads, plays, and dreams, surrounded by toy animals that represent each of the real ones.

This I Like to Read® book encourages children to observe, enjoy, and appreciate the natural world.

For a peek inside the making of LOOK!, check out this Q&A with Ted Lewin!

Yummy! Good Food Makes Me Strong! by Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. Kelly Grades: PRESCHOOL CCSS K: RI.2, 4, 7 1: RI.2

Getting young children involved in making healthy choices sets them on the right track for life. This book helps inspire kids and families to have fun growing, preparing, and eating fresh and wholesome meals and snacks.

Becoming Ben Franklin How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty by Russell Freedman Grades: FIFTH CCSS 4: RL.4, 7 4-8: SL.1 5-6: L.5, RL.10, SL.2, 4, W.1-3, 7, 9 6: RI.2-3, 8, SL.1, 4-5 6-8: RI.2, 6-7

In 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in nearly the same spot but was greeted by cannons, bells, and a cheering crowd, now a distinguished statesman, renowned author, and world-famous scientist.

Freedman's riveting story of how a rebellious apprentice became an American icon comes in an elegantly designed book filled with art and includes a timeline, source notes, bibliography, and index.

THE REVIEWS ARE IN!

*"A superb addition to Freedman's previous volumes on the Revolutionary period."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

*"Freedman . . . is a master at taking primary sources and turning them into engaging narratives that draw readers into the subject."-School Library Journal (starred review)

*"Handsomely designed, solidly researched, and beautifully written, this is the go-to biography of Franklin for young people."-Booklist (starred review)