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ANNE SIBLEY O’BRIEN, shown here on her eighth birthday wearing a traditional Korean hanbok, was raised in South Korea from the time she was seven years old. She now works full time as a writer and illustrator of children’s books and is the illustrator of the popular Jamaica series. She also wrote and illustrated Bebop Books’ SISTER, SISTER. When she isn’t painting or writing for children, Anne writes a monthly feature column for The Bulletin of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Anne lives with her husband on Peaks Island, Maine. They have two grown children.


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Guided Reading Guided reading levels were assigned by certified 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).

Intervention Intervention levels were assigned by certified Reading Recovery® teachers and literacy experts and are intended for use in early intervention and one-on-one tutorial programs, including Reading Recovery® programs. These levels are not officially authorized by Reading Recovery®. Reading Recovery® is a registered servicemark of The Ohio State University.

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.