The Balloon Book

by Cecilia Minden, Sam Loman (Illustrator)

Overview

A balloon artist makes marvelous creations. This C-level story uses decodable text to raise confidence in early readers. The book features ambiguous vowels and uses repetition to build recognition. Featured vowel sounds include: /oo/, /ou/, and /ow/. Original illustrations help guide readers through the text. Author Cecilia Minden, Ph.D., a literacy consultant and former director of the Language and Literacy program at Harvard Graduate School of Education developed the series format. Includes author biography, phonetics, and teaching guides.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781668911891
Publisher:	Cherry Blossom Press
Publication date:	09/01/2022
Series:	Little Blossom Stories
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	16
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 5 Years

About the Author

Cecilia Minden is the former director of the Language and Literacy Program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. She earned her PhD in Reading Education at the University of Virginia. Dr. Minden has written extensively for early readers. She is passionate about matching children to the very book they need to improve their skills and progress to a deeper understanding of all the wonder books can hold.