Smithsonian Readers: Ultimate Predators Level 3

Book excerpt: Master reading with the Smithsonian! Smithsonian Readers: Ultimate Predators Level 3 continues children’s journeys to becoming lifelong readers with new and engaging content and more challenging texts. Developed in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution and esteemed childhood literacy expert Dr. Adria Klein, Ultimate Predators Level 3 contains four 32-page topics for engaged readers looking to learn more about the world around them from dinosaurs and reptiles to big cats and sharks! Children can also practice their reading skills and test their newfound knowledge with the included quizzes. Level 3: Engaged Readers -Interesting factual and informational text that contains new and unfamiliar content -Includes glossary to reinforce reading comprehension -Repetition of longer sentence patterns with variation of placement of subjects, verbs, and adjectives -Most of the vocabulary should be familiar to first graders -Introduction of more complex spelling patterns and letter-sound relationships -Photos, illustrations, and diagrams are included for further concept exploration