Most Popular Books by Dona Herweck Rice

Some animals can fly. Some animals cannot fly. But just imagine if they could! Ideal for 1st grade students, this book teaches these 4 words from Fry's First 100 words list: what, if, a, and could. The clear images, rebus pictures and simple, repetitive sentences build grade 1 reading comprehension in a format that is appealing to children. Beginning readers will learn the essential sight words and gain confidence as they learn to read independently.

Make learning to read engaging for children with this decodable fiction book about a boy named Zac and his box of toys! This book provides a built-in phonics review for beginning readers. Today, students need help learning how to read more than ever before. This illustrated book will excite young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: all, by, can, have, he, his, is, or, when.Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific phonics focus. Book 17 covers short e and z. Develop foundational reading skills with the research-based approach to phonics instruction used in this book!

Depicts mothers and babies, showing how they take care of their young.

Photographs and simple text introduce the life cycle of a bee.

From slithering worms to colorful leaves, there is so much to be found when you look close to the ground! Open up early readers’ imaginations with this fictional story, which allows adults to balance structured learning time and free play.

Open up early readers’ imaginations with this creative fictional story! Squirrels, sheep, dolphin, and mice all have amazing homes in nature, and this book explores those homes while helping adults balance structured learning time and free play.

Open up early readers’ imaginations with this relatable fictional story! This book about children’s favorite things to smell, taste, hear, touch, and see gives adults the tools to balance structured learning time and free play.

This picture book teaches young readers that simple tools are everywhere, making their lives easier. Featuring vivid images and simple, repetitive words and phrases, students will be eager to learn about simple tools. This title correlates to Next Generation Science Standards with a focus on engineering.

Open up early readers’ imaginations with this engaging fictional story! From concerts at the amphitheater to soccer games, this book explores what there is to do at a community park while helping adults balance structured learning time and free play.

In this picture book, a young rat describes the things that make her family special. From mom’s smarts to grandpa’s looks, early readers will love this funny story as they learn about irony as a literary device. They’ll also learn to appreciate what makes them unique and what makes a family special. With pre-reading questions, this book is ideal for guided reading and builds early literacy skills.

Learn high-frequency words through engaging nonfiction content! Perfect for beginning readers, this book teaches these three high-frequency words: to, at, and the. The simple, repetitive phrases are accompanied by clear images that support the text to aid in memorization. The bright images, rebus pictures, and easy-to-read text make the book appealing to young learners and older emergent readers. Children will learn the essential Fry sight words and gain confidence as readers as they learn to read not just independently, but joyfully as well.

Count, sort, and classify the dress-up hats, cowboy hats, and silly hats! Beginning readers will enjoy learning to classify and sort objects with this brightly illustrated math book. Featuring vivid images and easy-to-read text, this full-color book develops students’ math and reading skills and introduces them to early STEM themes. The Math Talk section includes questions that will increase understanding of basic math and reading concepts and develop students’ speaking and listening skills. Learning math is fun and easy with this engaging text!

Open up early readers’ imaginations with this engaging fictional story! This book about a child exploring beautiful scenes in nature gives adults the tools to balance structured learning time and free play. From birds in the sky to pebbles in a stream there are many beautiful things in the world—but there is only one you! Follow along as a child explores nature and their place in it with this easy-to-read fiction story, which engages early learners with vivid, full-color illustrations. Perfect for at-home learning or any preschool classroom, this book creates a rich shared reading experience for children who are early and developing readers. Early learners need to see themselves reflected in the fictional characters they encounter. Build fundamental skills while stimulating your child’s curiosity and creativity through this fiction book!

A girl introduces the members of her family.

New readers will discover some of the places that are home to animals in this brightly illustrated book. Through a shared reading experience, children are encouraged to retell the story and share what they have read. The clean text and enjoyable illustrations will engage children as they move through the pages.

If you lived long ago, how different would life be from how it is today? Many things are different, but many things are the same! Introduce students to the concept of change as they compare homes, schools, jobs, technology, and transportation from the past and present. This primary source reader uses dynamic primary source images and supportive text to integrate social studies content and language arts instruction. The accessible table of contents, glossary, and index work to aid students in better understanding the content. Aligned to state and national standards, this book will engage students in learning.

What are the things that make us happy? Ladybugs and butterflies, slides and swings are things that bring us happiness! Perfect for beginning readers, this book teaches these three high-frequency words: a, be, and with. The simple, repetitive sentences are accompanied by clear images that support the text to aid in memorization. The bright images, rebus pictures, and easy-to-read text make the book appealing to young learners and older emergent readers. Children will learn the essential Fry sight words and gain confidence as readers as they learn to read not just independently, but joyfully as well.

This picture book teaches young readers all about their amazing feet! Featuring vibrant images and simple, repetitive words and phrases, students will be eager to learn all about the wonderful places their feet can take them and the wonderful things their feet can do.

Open up early readers’ imaginations with this meaningful fictional story! This book explores the people, places, and monuments, and national treasures that shape our country while giving adults the tools balance structured learning time and free play.

Introduces some of the animals and plants that live at different levels of the ocean, and shows how they hunt for food or hide from their enemies.