READERS D K READER S JOURNEY OF A PIONEER 2 PATRICIA J. MURPHY Journey of a Pioneer D in o saur Dinners F ire Fi g hter! B u g s! Bu g s! Bu g s! Slink y , Scal y Snakes! A nimal Hos p ital T h e Litt l e Ba ll erina M unc h ing, Crunc h ing, SnifÞng, a n d Snooping T h e Secret Life of Trees W inking, Blinking, Wiggling, a nd Wa gg lin g A stronaut: Livin g in Space Twis t ers! H olida y ! Celebration Da y s a roun d t h e Wor ld T h e Story of Poca h ontas H orse S h ow Survivors: T h e Nig h t t h e Titanic San k E ru p tion! The Story of Volcanoes The Stor y of Columbus J ourney of a Hum p back Whale A mazin g Buildin g s F eathers, Fli pp ers, and Feet O ut b ac k A d venture: Austra l ian V acation S nifßes, Sneezes, Hiccups, and Cou g h s Ice Skatin g Star s LetÕs Go Ridin g I Want to Be a G y mnas t S tarr y Sk y Eart h Smart: How to Ta k e Care of t h e Environmen t Water Everyw h er e Te ll ing Tim e A Trip to the Theate r J ourney of a Pionee r LEG O : Castle Under Attac k LEG O : Rocket Rescu e S tar Wars: Journey Throu g h Spac e S tar Wars: A Queen's Diar y MLB: A Bat b oy's Da y MLB: LetÕs Go to t h e Ba ll par k! S pi d er-Man: Worst Enemie s Meet the X-Me n ÁInsect o s! e n es p ao l ÁB o mber o s! e n es p ao l La Hist o ria de P o cah o ntas e n es p ao l L e v el 2 S h ar k Attac k ! T itanic I nva d ers from Outer Space M ovie Ma g ic Time Tr a veler B ermuda Trian g le Ti g er Tales Z eppe l in: T h e Age of t h e Airs h ip S pies Terror on t h e Amazon D isasters at S ea T h e Stor y of Anne Fran k A braham Lincoln: Law y er, Leader, L e g end G eor g e Washin g ton: Soldier, Hero, P resi d en t E xtreme Sp orts Spi d ersÕ Secrets T h e Big Dinosaur Dig Space Heroes: A mazing A stronauts The Story of Chocolate School Da y s Around the World Po l ar Bear A l ert ! We l come to C h in a My First Ba ll et S h o w A p e Adventure s MLB: Home Run Heroes: Bi g Mac, S ammy, and J unio r MLB: W orld Series Heroe s MLB: Recor d Brea k er s MLB: Down to t h e Wire: Base b a ll Õs G reat Pennant Race s S tar Wars: Star Pi l o t S tar Wars: I Want to Be a J e di S tar Wars: The Stor y of Darth Vade r Marvel Heroes: Amazin g Power s The X-Men Sch ool Abraham Lincoln: Abo g ado, Lder, Le y en d a e n es p ao l A l Espacio: La Carrera a l a Lun a e n espao l Fantastic Four: T h e Wor ld Õ s G reatest S u p ertea m Level 3 R EADER S US-IFC-IBC-L2.indd 2 L 2 . i n d d2 d 2 27/2/08 10:18:24 2 7/ /2/0 7/2 /2 /0 /0 A N ote to Parents DK READERS is a compe ll ing program for b eginning r eaders, desi g ned in conjunction with leadin g literacy experts, inc l u d ing Dr. Lin d a Gam b re ll , Distinguis h e d Professor of Education at Clemson University. Dr. Gambrell h as serve d as Presi d ent of t h e Nationa l Rea d ing Conference, the Colle g e Readin g Association, and the International Reading Association. Beautiful illustrations and superb full-color p h otograp h s com b ine wit h engaging, easy-to-rea d stories to offer a fresh a pp roach to each subject in the series . E ac h DK READER is guarantee d to capture a c h i ld Õs interest while developin g his or her readin g skills, g enera l k now l e d ge, an d l ove of rea d ing. T he Þve levels o f DK READERS are aimed at different r ea d in g a b i l ities, ena bl in g you to c h oose t h e b oo k s t h at are exactly right for your child: P r e -l e v e l 1: Learning to read L eve l 1 : Be g innin g to rea d L evel 2 : Beginning to read alone Le v el 3 : Rea d ing a l on e L evel 4: ProÞcient reader s T h e Ònorma l Ó a g e at w h ic h a c h i ld b e g ins to read can be anywhere from three to ei g ht years old. Adult participation through the l ower l eve l s is very h e l pfu l for provi d in g encoura g ement, discussin g storylines, and sounding out unfamiliar words. No matter which level y ou select, y ou can b e sure t h at you are h e l pin g your c h i ld l earn to read , then read to learn! US_02_03_TitlePage.indd 2 I n memory of Joanne O l ive Murp hy S eries Editor De b ora h Loc k U . S . 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Murp hy T O R E A D A L O N E B E G I N N I N G N 2 RE AD ER S DK Pu bl is h in g Journey of a Pioneer 4 /08 12:30:46/08 12:30:46 /2 /2 6/ 6/ 6/ 2 2 66 66 22 22 /2/2/2/2 6666 2 2/2 / 2 6/6/ 66 2 7/ 7/2 /2 //0//0 /0 US_04_05_WritingDiary.indd 4 4 M arch 23 , 1 8 45 US_04_05_WritingDiary.indd 4US_04_05_WritingDiary.indd 4 dd dd 44 dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd dd d d 4444 44 44 4 4 // / / 5 Pa heard that many farming fami l ies are movin g west to O regon Territory . T heyÕre looking for free, o p en l an d an d a new start. S ince times are toug h an d our l ittle plot of land canÕt produce many crops, weÕre l eavin g , too. Pa to ld us at su pp er. I canÕt sleep . /08 12:31:03/08 12:31:03 /2 /2 6/ 6 6/ 2 2 6 6 66 6/6/ 2 6 6 2 2 6 22 22 /2/2/2/2 2/2 / 6/2 /2 //0//0 /0 6 M a said Oregon Territory is far away an d it wi ll ta k e many mont h s to get t h ere. P a w a rne d t h at weÕ d t r a vel ong distances through wilderness lon distances through wilderness g an h Sometimes weÕll be the only Som th we ll be th he on white folks white M arch 24 , 1 8 45 H e Oregon Trail was a 2,000-mile (3,200 km) gon O ) ouri to Oregon Territory, passin o crossing rivers. It was used from crossing as a U 7 O nce we arrive, weÕll have a ver y l ar g e p l ot of l an d a ll to ourse l ves. Th is means a b igger h ouse, a barn for the animals, space to grow lots of crop d space to grow lots of crops sp s I hope I like it th eit I hope I like it t d d E S W US_06_07_OregonTrailMap.indd 7 77 77 77 7777 7 8 Ap ril 8, 1 84 5 [...]... 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