Beaver Readers offers carefully crafted reading challenges across 10 levels and incorporates three reading level systems to ensure children progress with confidence and enthusiasm. Fun, current informational topics alongside three bespoke original storylines are at the core of this comprehensive series of 360 graded reading books for guided reading, shared and small group reading, as well as remedial reading.
As the chief editor of Beaver Readers, Wiley Blevins has taught in elementary schools both in the United States and in South America. He completed his undergraduate degree in elementary education at Bowling Green State University and his post-graduate degree in education at Harvard University. He formerly worked as the director of the Early Intervention and Phonics Programs at Scholastic Inc. Wiley is the author of Phonics from A to Z, Teaching Phonics and Phonemic Awareness Activities for Early Reading Success, and other professional books. Wiley believes that reading is a gift that changes a person’s life forever and can never be taken away. That’s why his greatest joy has been teaching children to read.
Three original storylines
The Fabulous Four Club, Elephant and Cat, and the Mystery Monsters are the three original storylines that appear across all levels of the Beaver Readers. These storylines embed the learning of English in fun, familiar characters and interesting stories about them.
Up-to-date topics
One of the focuses in the non-fiction strand of Beaver Readers is on recent developments and issues from around the world in order to support our young readers as global citizens.
World culture
Children can explore the world close to their own interests and find out about the characteristics of different countries and nationalities.
Incredible photography
High-resolution photographs in the non-fiction titles show all the important details to support textual understanding.
Different perspectives
Beaver Readers introduces things from different perspectives, introducing young readers to a wide range of words and expressions.
Everyday greetings and expressions
Warm and fun stories about the characters' daily lives are a significant feature of Beaver Readers. Young readers learn some of the simple expressions we use to describe the familiar things happening around them every day.
Theme repetition
Beaver Readers consolidates, reinforces, and extends language by repeating themes within and across levels.
Fairy tales
The retelling of classic fairy tales builds reading confidence one step at a time, from basic words to simple plots to complete stories.
Recurring characters
The return of familiar characters across levels makes for a welcome reading surprise.
Beautiful illustrations
Beaver Readers contains a variety of appealing illustration styles that are both stylish and classic.
