About this item
A book that's just right for first-time readers!I see an ant. I see a snail. I see a butterfly. I see a nest. I see eggs. I see birds. With high-energy artwork by an award-winning author-illustrator, this book is perfect for first-time readers and kindergarten readers.This book is a companion to Joe Cepeda's Up, a Guided Reading Level B I Like to Read book and I Dig, a Guided Reading Level C I Like to Read book I Like to Read Books for Beginning Readers More than 70 fun-to-read books for new readers Guided reading levels A through G, based upon Fountas and Pinnelll standards Level A through D for kindergarten readers; levels D through G for early first grade readers Created by acclaimed author-illustrators including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors
About the Author
Joe Cepeda grew up in East Los Angeles, California. At first, he studied to be an engineer. He went back to college later to study art. He has done illustrations for magazines as well as for children's books. Joe Cepeda thinks that children who want to be artists or illustrators should read a lot and study math. Joe Cepeda is the illustrator of many awarding-winning picture books including by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison, by Julius Lester, a Family Life Magazine Top 10 Best Books of the Year, a Family Fun Critic's Choice, and BCCB Blue Ribbon Book, by Pam MuÑoz Ryan, and by Joy Cowley which was an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists. Mr Cepeda received his BFA in illustration from California State University, Long Beach. Mr. Cepeda received the Recognition of Merit Award for 2000 from The George G. Stone Center for Children's Books. His illustrations have appeared in publications such as The Los Angeles Times; Buzz, Inc. Magazine; and Latina Magazine.
