Most Popular Books by Dana Meachen Rau

Compass Point Early Readers invite children into reading with delightful and engaging stories. This series was developed for children to read with parents or to build reading skills when starting to read independently. Children will learn frequently used words and phonics skills for decoding new words as well as comprehension strategies for using text and picture clues. Three levels offer increasingly more challenging text and concepts. Each book includes a note to parents by Gail Saunders-Smith, Ph.D.Level A -- is for emergent readers and has 24 pages of text. The sentences are short and simple. The text is light and is based on very familiar objects and situations. Repetition of words, phrases, and sounds is emphasized. A word list is included in the back of each book.This book presents a beautifully illustrated tour through the four seasons and the accompanying yard work that needs to be done in each one. It reinforces the importance and fun of teamwork and helping with chores.

Children realize the many ways in which they can share and do things together.

A boy compares himself to his friend Maria, who can make beautiful things, but Maria reminds him that he has talents she lacks.

A child jumps high, as a bird, a kite, and more pass by.

A story for emergent readers about the many different ways to travel. Includes a word list.

Uses sound words to introduce music and types of musical instruments, continuing to add more and more instruments until a band is formed.

Compass Point Early Readers invite children into reading with delightful and engaging stories. This series was developed for children to read with parents or to build reading skills when starting to read independently. Children will learn frequently used words and phonics skills for decoding new words as well as comprehension strategies for using text and picture clues. Three levels offer increasingly more challenging text and concepts. Each book includes a note to parents by Gail Saunders-Smith, Ph.D.Level B -- is for the developing reader and has 32 pages of text. Sentences are longer and the emphasis is on repetition and word recognition. The text is based on familiar objects or situations. A word list as well as activities that reinforce the theme of the story are included in the back of each book.This book uses sound words to introduce readers to music and types of instruments. Using phonics to create the sound each instrument makes, each page adds another instrument and in the end forms an orchestra.

Provides facts, basic skills, and history of jump roping.

As the seasons change, a family shares both fun and chores in their yard.

Have you ever seen a star in an orange? Or branches in a feather? Or the swirl of a wave? Or little shapes on a fish's scales? Look closely at the shapes you'll discover in this book. Then look closely at the world around you. Peek in your garden. Visit the seashore. Take a walk in the woods. You can find nature's shapes almost everywhere you look.

A rubber duck leaves his clean bathtub and has messy adventures outside.

A father and child row a red boat across a lake to buy groceries.

Handmade cards are given to celebrate a holiday for each month of the year.

This book describes the Mt. Rushmore National Memorial and its symbolism to the people of the United States.

Look down low and crawl around, to see things hiding on the ground.

A mother and child take a trip to the grocery store to buy all the child's favorite foods for a birthday party.

A child buys balloons for others to brighten the lives of others.

Describes the formation, orbit, surface features, exploration, and future study of our moon.

Briefly describes the surface features, composition, moons and rings, and efforts to study the planet Saturn.

Discusses the sense of hearing and how it affects the body. The banging of drums bounces around your head, but how do you really hear them? Listen up to learn what happens to sound once it reaches your ear.