Every child loves story time! Books from the Start to Read! series, in read-along format, narrate and present charming stories with memorable messages that help children learn to read.

In The New Bike, Lee has a new bike and wants to show it to her friend Mike, but first she has to learn to ride it! With dad’s help and big determination, she does just that. In order to read successfully, children need to master a basic vocabulary of sight words and learn to sound out words. This read-along storybook for iBooks makes it extra fun. It’s a Level 2 selection from the series, and most of the words are typically introduced in first and second grade. The words another, pedals, across, bridge, and through are higher-level words. With beginning vocabulary, many basic sight words, clever rhymes, and a short sentence or two on each page, it’s a super solution to the “Read me a story!” refrain. Plus, the book becomes a self-directed learning experience. Kids can listen to the story any time they want. Highlighted words help them follow along with the narrator in every turn of the page, or they can try reading the story on their own.

Level 2