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Dear Parent: Your child’ chi ld’ss love of o f reading readi ng star sta r ts here! here !
Dear Parent: Your child’ chi ld’ss love of o f reading readi ng star sta r ts here! here ! Every child learns to read in a different way and at his or her own speed. You can help your young reader improve and become more confident by encouraging his or her own interests and abilities. You can also guide your child’ child’ss spiritual spiritual developme development nt by reading reading stories with biblical biblical values and Bible stories, like I Can Read! books published by Zonderkidz. From books your child reads with you to the first books he or she reads alone, there are I Can Read! books for every stage of reading: My First
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SHARED READING
Basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations, ideal for sharing with your emergent reader. reader. BEGINNING READING
Short sentences, familiar words, and simple concepts for children eager to read on their own. READING WITH HELP
Engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play for developing readers. READING ALONE
Complex plots, challenging vocabulary vocabulary,, and high-interest topics for the independent reader. ADV AD VAN ANCE CED D RE READ ADIN ING G
Short paragraphs, chapters, and exciting themes for the perfect bridge to chapter books.
I Can Read!
books have introduced children to the joy of reading since 1957. Featuring award-winning authors and illustrators and a fabulous cast of beloved characters, I Can Read! books set the standard for beginning readers. A lifetime of discovery begins with the magical words
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“I have set my rainbow in the clouds.” — Genesis 9:13
ZONDERKIDZ The Berenstain Bears®, God Made the Colors Copyright© Copyri ght© 2013 by Berenstain Publishing, Inc. Illustrations Illustratio ns © 2013 by Berenstain Publishing, Inc.
Requests for information should be addressed to: Zondervan, 5300 Patterson Ave SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Berenstain, Jan, 1923–2012. The Berenstain Bears : God made the colors / by Stan and Jan Berenstain with Mike Berenstain. p. cm. — (I can read! Level 1) “Living Lights.” Summary: The Berens tain Bears love the colors in God ’s world, from a barn painted red to the green found in nature to the different shades of people’s skins. ISBN 978-0-310-72507-7 (softcover) [1. Stories in rhyme. 2. Color— Color— Fiction. 3. Bears—Fiction. 4. Christian life— Fiction.] I. Berenstain, Mike, Mike, 1951— II. Title. III. Title: God made the colors. colors. PZ8.3.B44925Bc 2013 [E]—dc23 2012020267 All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible , ®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1 984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ New International Version®, NIV ®. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. Any Internet addresses (websites, blogs, etc.) and telephone numbers in this book are offered as a resource. They are not intended in any way to be or imply an endorsement by Zondervan, nor does Zondervan vouch for the content of these sites and numbers for the life of this book. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted transmit ted in any form or by any means—electronic means—el ectronic,, mechanical, photocopy, photocop y, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations i n printed reviews, without the prior permis sion of the publisher. Zonderkidz is a trademark of Zondervan. Editor: Mary Hassinger Design: Diane Mielke Printed in China
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We love colors—colors God made. God made ev every ery single shade. Red, red, we love red like that barn painted bright barn red, and that woodpecker’s bright red head.
Yellow, yellow! We love yellow! The color of the sun, its brightest beam. The yummy color of lemon ice cream.
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