Dora The Explorer Phonics Box Set (Dora the Explorer (St. Martin's Press)) [BOX SET] (Paperback)

~ Quinlan B. Lee (Author), Mr. Jason Fruchter (Illustrator)

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Product Description

Based on the best research on how children develop reading skills, these twelve books introduce a carefully selected progression of letter sounds-starting with the easiest and most common. Each book helps build a young reader's confidence with repeated examples of the letter sounds being focused on, as well as "words to learn" and "words to sound out." These books will readily appeal to Dora's audience of beginning readers as they capture all of the familiar elements from Dora's hit TV show, including her spunky personality.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 043967753X
• ISBN-13: 978-0439677530
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,757 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great easy starter books!, October 25, 2004

By	S. McLean "Mom to Ben, Jake, & Jonah" (Kansas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My son just got these - 12 books in a neat little carrying box with a handle. He loves Dora, and is just starting to want to read. They have easy words, large typeset, short sentences, and use all the Dora characters. We have to read every book every day at least once! He should be reading it on his own in no time.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good Books - Not Great for the Beginnning Reader, November 2, 2005

By	S. Bachert (Troy, MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My daughter is a kindergartener, coming out of two years at a Montessori Pre-school. Last year she was working on an advanced kindergarten curriculum, so she has been reading for about a year now. I purchased this set for her since she has completed the Modern Press First Phonics Series. She was very excited about the Dora books, but they were definitely not an easy read for her. She needed help with sounding out three letter combination sounds (str) and compound words. I recommend the books only if you are looking to challenge a beginning reader.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great kit for new readers who are Dora fans, December 9, 2005

By	reader_writer "Tea_time" (California) - See all my reviews

We love this box set and the second Dora phonics series too. Each book focuses on one phonics lesson (the first series runs through the vowels, the second gets into consonant blends, etc). Also, each book has a little phonics lesson on the inside cover that introduces phonics sounds and new words, high frequency words and challenging words. The stories are fun and feature all the familiar characters. Our kids love them and are so excited to be able to read them too. There is even one story where Dora and Boots are nice to Swiper and invite him to a party!