JoAnn Early Macken

Nonfiction Books for Beginning Readers

Construction Zone series
(Capstone Press, Spring 2008)
Building a Road, Building a Skyscraper, Construction Crews, Construction Tools,
Digging Tunnels, Demolition!

Seasons of the Year series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, 2006)
Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter

Things with Wings series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, 2006)
The Life Cycle of a Bat, The Life Cycle of a Cicada, The Life Cycle of a Dragonfly,
The Life Cycle of a Flamingo, The Life Cycle of a Hummingbird, The Life Cycle of a Moth

Animals That Live in the Mountains series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, 2006)
Bighorn Sheep, Condors, Cougars, Elk, Golden Eagles, Mountain Goats

Where on Earth? World Geography series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, 2006)
Deserts, Lakes, Mountains, Plains, Rivers, Seas

Water Habitats series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, 2005)
Beaches, Coral Reefs, Lakes, Ocean Floors, Rivers, Wetlands

Animals That Live in the Desert series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, 2005)
Coyotes, Gila Monsters, Jackrabbits, Rattlesnakes, Roadrunners, Vultures

After-School Fun series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library)
Art Classes, Bike Riding, Gymnastics, Karate, Music Lessons, Swimming
Illustrations copyright © 2005 Weekly Reader Early Learning Library

Animals That Live in the Forest series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library)
Black Bears, Deer, Moose, Opossums, Owls, Porcupines
Illustrations copyright © 2005 Weekly Reader Early Learning Library

Animals That Live on the Farm series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library)
Chickens, Cows, Goats, Horses, Pigs, and Sheep
Illustrations copyright © 2004 Weekly Reader Early Learning Library

Plenty of books cover wild animals and others pack all the domestic animals under one general "farm" cover, so it's pleasing to find individual domestic animal books for grades 1-2, and this "Animals That Live on the Farm" series by JoAnn Early Macken provides an excellent set. Each animal receives its own 24-page coverage consisting of several large-print sentences and full-color photos from a working farm.

--Children's Bookwatch, December 2004

Let’s Read About Pets series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library)
Goldfish, Guinea Pigs, Kittens,
Parakeets, Puppies,
and Rabbits
Illustrations copyright © 2004 Weekly Reader Early Learning Library

People in My Community series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library)
Mail Carrier, Nurse, Sanitation Worker,
Crossing Guard, Teacher,
and Veterinarian
Illustrations copyright © 2003 Weekly Reader Early Learning Library

Animals I See at the Zoo series
(Weekly Reader Early Learning Library)
Bears, Camels, Elephants, Giraffes,
Hippos, Lions, Monkeys, Penguins,
Sea Lions, Snakes, Tigers,
and Zebras
Illustrations copyright © 2002 Weekly Reader Early Learning Library

Animal Worlds series
(Gareth Stevens Publishing)
African Animals, Farm Animals,
Polar Animals,
and Rain Forest Animals
Illustrations copyright © 2002 Gareth Stevens Publishing

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