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W. NIKOLA-LISA was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is the author of many popular children's books including BEIN WITH YOU THIS WAY, AMERICA, SUMMER SUN RISIN', and MY TEACHER CAN TEACH...ANYONE!, all published by LEE & LOW BOOKS. A professor of education at National-Louis University in Evanston, Illinois, Nikola lives in Chicago with his wife.


HECTOR VIVEROS LEE was born in Calexico, California. He attended the Academy of Art in San Francisco and has illustrated many children's books including LEE & LOW's I HAD A HIPPOPOTAMUS, which he also wrote, and BIG SNOWBALL FIGHT, published by Bebop Books. Hector lives in San Francisco where he is an elementary school teacher.

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.