Deborah Lock - DK Readers L1: Mega Machines (DK Readers Level 1)

READERS MachinesMachinesDeborah LockA Note to Parents DK READERS is a compelling program for beginning readers, designed in conjunction with leading literacy experts, including Dr. Linda Gambrell, Distinguished Professor of Education at Clemson University. Dr. Gambrell has served as President of the National Reading Conference, the College Reading Association, and the International Reading Association. Beautiful illustrations and superb full-color photographs combine with engaging, easy-to-read stories to offer a fresh approach to each subject in the series. Each DK READER is guaranteed to capture a childs interest while developing his or her reading skills, general knowledge, and love of reading.

The five levels of DK READERS are aimed at different reading abilities, enabling you to choose the books that are exactly right for your child: Pre-level 1: Learning to read Level 1: Beginning to read Level 2: Beginning to read alone Level 3: Reading alone Level 4: Proficient readers The normal age at which a child begins to read can be anywhere from three to eight years old. Adult participation through the lower levels is very helpful for providing encouragement, discussing storylines, and sounding out unfamiliar words. No matter which level you select, you can be sure that you are helping your child learn to read, then read to learn! LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, Contents MELBOURNE, and DELHI DK LONDONSeries Editor Deborah Lock US Senior Editor Shannon Beatty Project Art Editor Hoa Luc Producer, Pre-production Francesca Wardell Illustrator Hoa Luc Reading Consultant Linda Gambrell, Ph.D. DK DELHIEditor Pomona Zaheer Assistant Art Editor Yamini Panwar DTP Designers Anita Yadav, Syed Md Farhan Picture Researcher Sumedha Chopra Deputy Managing Editor Soma B. Chowdhury First American Edition, 2014 Published in the United States by DK Publishing 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 14 15 16 17 18 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001253411August/14 Copyright 2014 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner.

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All other images Dorling Kindersley Limited For further information see: www.dkimages.com Discover more at www.dk.com READERS MEGAMachines Written by Deborah Lock Stage 1Clearingthe site Hard hats on! says the foreman, getting to work. foreman plans Welcome to the construction site. The plans are ready for building a new school. The mega machines are ready to start work.