Ready, Set, Read--And Laugh!: A Funny Treasury for Beginning Readers - Hardcover

Cole, Joanna; Calmenson, Stephanie

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9780385321198: Ready, Set, Read--And Laugh!: A Funny Treasury for Beginning Readers

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ISBN 10: 0385321198 ISBN 13: 9780385321198

Publisher: Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1995

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There's nothing like humor to get children reading as well as laughing. What better way could there be to introduce them to the joys of reading than a superb treasury of humorous works by beloved children's book authors and illustrators?

Created especially for beginning readers, Ready...Set...Read—and Laugh! is a rich compilation of comic stories, hilarious poems, outlandish jokes, and clever word games. It includes renowned works that feature some of the best-loved and funniest characters in children's literature. In keeping with the needs of its audience, this book features simple vocabulary, easy-to-read large type, and bright colorful illustrations.

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Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson, creators of the well-loved anthology Ready... Set... Read!, are back again to lure unsuspecting children into the world of words. They have gathered together stories, poems, and jokes, lavished with artwork by all-time favorite illustrators including James Marshall, Dr. Seuss, and Maurice Sendak. The stories, poems, and jokes in this learn-to-read anthology are guaranteed to tickle any young reader's funny bone. Who needs TV when such a m�lange of side-splitting humor is available? The format is easy to read, with simple vocabulary, large type, and wonderfully fun and colorful illustrations. Children are introduced to the stories by authors and illustrators with whom they will soon become fast and lifelong friends. The Ready... Set... Read! books serve as a delicious appetizer to the full repast of children's literature. (Ages 5 and older) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author:

Joanna Cole has taught elementary school, has worked with a news magazine, and was for several years a senior editor of children's books. Today she is a full-time author writing for children. Among the dozens of highly praised children's books she has written are The Magic School Bus books. She has compiled numerous anthologies, including several with Stephanie Calmenson. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and daughter.

Stephanie Calmenson is the author of many books for children, including Dinner at the Panda Palace, The principal's New Clothes, and What am I? Very First Riddles. She is also the compiler, with Joanna Cole, of several anthologies, including The Read Aloud Treasury and A pocketful of Laughs. Before becoming a full-time writer, she was an elementary-school teacher and a children's book editor. She lives in New York City.

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PublisherDoubleday Books for Young Readers
Publication date1995
ISBN 10 0385321198
ISBN 13 9780385321198
BindingHardcover
Number of pages144
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