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Independent Readers

Independent readers can read but are still mastering their comfort with reading and working to become fluent readers. They are typically between the ages of 9 and 12, and in grades 3 to 6.

Babe the Gallant Pig

Category: Book Reviews, Chapter Book, Fluent Readers, Independent ReadersTag: Animal Stories, Book-to-Film Books, Dick King-Smith, Mary Rayner
The Orphan and the Mouse

The Orphan and the Mouse

Category: Book Reviews, Chapter Book, Fluent Readers, Independent ReadersTag: David MacPhail, Holiday House, Martha Freeman
The Name Jar

The Name Jar

Category: Book Reviews, Emerging Readers, Independent Readers, Picture BooksTag: AAPI Month, Dragonfly Books, Immigration Stories, Yangsook Choi
Backyard Explorers: On the Nature Trail

Backyard Explorers: On the Nature Trail

Category: Emerging Readers, Field Guide, Independent Readers, Non FictionTag: Kimberly Stoney, Nature, Oana Befort, Storey Publishing

Beehive Books and Art

The mission of Beehive Books and Arts is to be a resource for anyone who has kids in their life that are learning to read and to love reading. 

Our blog articles, activities, and The Bookshelf support families with children from birth to around age 12. From the earliest days of their lives to the point where they are fluent readers!

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Babe the Gallant Pig

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