Meet the Giant Panda: A 15-Minute Book for Early Readers

Book excerpt: Giant pandas live in China. For a long time many people thought a panda was a bear. Some thought it was a raccoon. Now they know that they are really bears. They look like a huge, cuddly bear. They have four legs and a short, stubby tail. They also have a face that looks like a bear face. This book is a shortened version of our popular “Giant Pandas: Cuddly Bamboo Lovers” and is intended for beginning readers. With only 1124 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the giant panda. They will find out the answers to these questions: How big is a newborn panda cub? How often does a panda eat? What are five things that a panda will eat? And many more! Ages 5 to 8 Educational Versions include exercises designed to meet Common Core standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.