num_pages: 32
description: Handa carries seven delicious fruits to her friend Akeyo as a surprise But thanks to some hungry animals she meets along the way it's Handa who's in for a surprise! --coverFriendly advice for reading fun included in every book!READ AND SHARE is a unique first library for parents and children that helps build early readers' confidence. Grouped in four progressive levels Read and Share books - available individually for the first time - are specially selected for qualities that encourage literacy skills and a love of reading.Sixteen top-quality books with notes for extending reading fun inspire the confidence parents and children need to experience the joys of reading . . . together. Plus an informative Parents' Handbook!What is Read and Share??An expert selection of sixteen high-quality picture books by superb authors and illustrators featuring a multicultural array of subjects including poetry and rhymes traditional songs stories and information books ?Four progressive levels - Beginnings Early Steps Next Steps and Taking Off - each including four fabulous picture books?Two full spreads inside each book offering suggestions and activities inspired by the story designed to help parents and children get the most out of each book - and build a foundation for reading success?A separate 24-page full-color Parents' Handbook providing extensive practical information and detailed answers to many of the questions parents ask about encouraging their children's literacy
language: English
title: Handa's Surprise: Read and Share
publisher: Candlewick Press