Biscuit in the Garden
Biscuit in the Garden
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HarperCollins
Just the Series: My First I Can Read!: Biscuit   

Series and Publisher: My First I Can Read!: Biscuit   

Annotation: Biscuit the puppy is eager to see the plants and make friends with the animals in the garden.
Genre: [Animal fiction]
 
Reviews: 3
Catalog Number: #67563
Format: Perma-Bound Edition
Common Core/STEAM: Common Core Common Core
Publisher: HarperCollins
Copyright Date: 2013
Edition Date: 2013 Release Date: 02/19/13
Illustrator: Schories, Pat,
Pages: 24 pages
ISBN: Publisher: 0-06-193504-2 Perma-Bound: 0-605-58402-8
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-0-06-193504-6 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-58402-0
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2012009692
Dimensions: 23 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
ALA Booklist (Wed May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

This latest entry in the I Can Read! series about floppy-haired Biscuit sees the pooch and a girl in a blooming garden, where they look at flowers, find a worm, and feed the birds. For each exciting thing the girl points out in the garden, Biscuit answers with a "Woof! Woof!" Once birds are introduced, there's a cacophony of tweets to add to the woofs. Emergent readers will have fun with these sound words, which are reinforced through repetition, and with the other basic one- and two-syllable words throughout (there's also a three-syllable challenge: butterfly). The lively illustrations portray a curious canine who, of course, gets himself into some harmless mischief. Another fun outing with Capucilli's lovable doggy.

Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

Biscuit's little girl points to all the wonderful things in her garden. The puppy, however, is more interested in the birds. When he jumps on and spills the bag of birdseed, the garden is suddenly filled with far more than just pretty flowers. The pleasant pictures of the lovable pup carry the simple, amusing story.

Kirkus Reviews (Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 CST 2023)

This book will not only make children want to garden, it will make them want a dog and a bird, too. The Biscuit books are spectacularly good at getting children to read, but, surprisingly, they also teach grown-ups how to read them. They're missing the usual cues that help adults make sense of a text. For example, there are no quotation marks. This makes passages of dialogue very accessible to beginning readers but a puzzle to their parents. In some scenes, most of the dialogue is either "Woof, woof!" or "Tweet! Tweet!" Readers can imagine that the book is teaching them to talk to animals. There are children's books that are classics because they speak equally to children and adults. This book is not one of them. The plot is slight: Biscuit spills birdseed in the garden. Birds flock happily around him. But no matter what the parents think, children will want to read it again and again, and that makes it a classic for them. The simplicity of the story makes it work, as it has since the beginning of the series: Dog. Birds. Garden. And, with patience, adults can learn to enjoy it as well. (Early reader. 3-5)

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ALA Booklist (Wed May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)
Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)
Kirkus Reviews (Tue Feb 28 00:00:00 CST 2023)
Word Count: 159
Reading Level: 0.9
Interest Level: P-2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 0.9 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 159261 / grade: Lower Grades
Lexile: AD250L
Guided Reading Level: F

For fans of Clifford and Spot, welcome everybody’s favorite little yellow puppy, Biscuit, in an I Can Read adventure!

Biscuit is excited to explore the garden. From the prettiest flowers to the smallest bugs, there's so much to see. And the little puppy even finds his own special way to add to the garden's bounty!

Biscuit in the Garden, a My First I Can Read book, is carefully crafted using basic language, word repetition, sight words, and sweet illustrations—which means it's perfect for shared reading with emergent readers. Books at this level feature basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations, ideal for sharing with emergent readers. The active, engaging stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.


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