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ANASTASIA SUEN, also author of HERE COMES THE BUS, has written over 30 books for children, including the award-winning BABY BORN and TODDLER TWO, both published by LEE & LOW BOOKS. Anastasia loves to talk about books with children at schools, bookstores, libraries, and book festivals. She also teaches writing at the University of North Texas and Southern Methodist University. Anastasia lives in Plano, Texas, with her husband and their children.

CHRISTINE POWERS was born in New York City. She studied art at Pratt Institute, the Brooklyn Museum Art School, and Parsons School of Design. A full-time mother, Christine has also found time to illustrate several books for children. She lives in New Canaan, Connecticut, with her husband, their daughter, and their big fat cat named Pisa.

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Guided Reading Guided reading levels have been assigned by Reading Recovery® teachers and literacy experts using the guidelines identified in Guided Reading and Matching Books to Readers by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell (Heinemann).

This title was leveled by Lee & Low Books Inc. using the Fountas and Pinnell Guided Reading Leveling System™ created by authors Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell and described in their published works, including but not limited to (I) Guided Reading: Good First Teaching for All Children by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, © 1996 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell, published by Heinemann, a division of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., and (ii) Matching Books to Readers: Using Lveled Books in Guided Reading, K-3 by Irene C. Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell , published by Heinemann, a division of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Neither Irene C. Fountas, Gay Su Pinnell, nor Heinemann endorse the guided reading level assigned by Lee & Low Books Inc. to this title.

DRA (Developmental Reading Assessment) The DRA levels were determined using information in the Developmental Reading Assessment Resource Guide by Joetta Beaver (Celebration Press).

All level placements may vary and are subject to revision. Teachers may adjust the assigned levels in accordance with their own evaluations.