The Missouri Reader

The Missouri Reader book cover
Preface Missouri is honored to have the Gateway Arch shining high to repre sent all who settled the West and The Missouri Reader is based on the early primers that were used by those settlers Those pioneers knew as we know today the importance of reading The Missouri Reader is filled with poems riddles hidden pictures stories and nonfiction From an easy counting poem and a read-along rebus fable with pictures for words to a chapter book and even a play this book has something for readers of all ages Some of the pieces in The Missouri Reader have come from research such as the biographies about Sacred Sun and Thomas Hart Benton or the story behind Missouri’s bootheel Other pieces mix nonfiction with fiction such as Pony Express Mail And scattered throughout the book are works of poetry and fiction with Missouri connections such as Missouri Backyard Bird Count and An Osage Legend The story Dogwood also has a personal connection Although entirely fictitious it is set on a trail in the Ozarks where I too have taken dogwood hikes since 1972 I hope children parents and teachers across Missouri enjoy reading these pages I also hope schools across our state actively use this book by having their students take the Missouri Pledge sing the Traveling Round Missouri song act out The Time Machine and learn from the other stories and poems Your Missouri friend Judy Young iii
The Missouri Reader

The Missouri Reader

Our Readers (also known as "primers") are modeled after the popular nineteenth-century McGuffey Readers, which were used to teach life lessons and reading skills to young children. Judy Young, the author of S is for Show Me: A Missouri Alphabet and Show Me the Number: A Missouri Number Book, pays homage to her home state in the entertaining and informative The Missouri Reader. Using colorful illustrations and a variety of writing forms, The Missouri Reader showcases the state's rich heritage and natural charms, as well as its place in American history. Poems, state symbols, and riddles engage beginning readers. Prose, biographies, and short stories challenge more advanced readers. Topics include a state pledge, early Native American culture, famous citizens, and a Reader Theater performance piece. A timeline listing major events in state history is also featured. Judy Young has written several books for Sleeping Bear Press, including R is for Rhyme: A Poetry Alphabet and The Hidden Bestiary of Marvelous, Mysterious, and (maybe even) Magical Creatures. Judy speaks at schools and educational conferences across the nation. She lives near Springfield, Missouri. K. L. (Kate) Darnell has illustrated all of the books in the Reader series, as well as a number of other books for Sleeping Bear Press. In addition to her work as an illustrator, Kate is an art instructor. She lives in East Lansing, Michigan.

About This Book

By: Judy Young
Illustrated by: K. L. Darnell
Published by: Sleeping Bear Press
7-9Age Range
5.0 AR
94Pages
Cities & CulturesSubject
870LLexile
1-2 hoursReading Time
TGuided Reading
TFountas & Pinnell
50DRA