Boldly going where Step into Reading has never gone before: comic readers are told almost entirely in action-packed dialogue! Simple, graphic paneled layouts introduce emergent readers to the joy of comics. This Step 1 comic reader tells the story of a girl and a robot whose friendship is tested when one of them gets a bit bossy. Step 1 stories have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, picture clues, and easy-to-decode dialogue.
WINNER Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
SELECTION
| 2014 ALA Notable Children's Book
SELECTION
| 2014 Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2013:"A straightforward tale of conflict and reconciliation for newly emergent readers? Not exactly, which raises it above the rest."
Boldly going where Step into Reading has never gone before: comic readers are told almost entirely in action-packed dialogue! Simple, graphic paneled layouts introduce emergent readers to the joy of comics. This Step 1 comic reader tells the story of a girl and a robot whose friendship is tested when one of them gets a bit bossy. Step 1 stories have big type and easy words, rhyme and rhythm, picture clues, and easy-to-decode dialogue.
Awards
WINNER Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year
SELECTION
| 2014 ALA Notable Children's Book
SELECTION
| 2014 Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year
Praise
Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2013:"A straightforward tale of conflict and reconciliation for newly emergent readers? Not exactly, which raises it above the rest."