Fishy Tales
READERS
Fishy Tales
Colorful Days
Garden Friends
Party Fun
In the Park
Farm Animals
Petting Zoo
Let’s Make Music
Meet the Dinosaurs
Duck Pond Dip
My Dress-up Box
On the Move
Snakes Slither and Hiss
Family Vacation
Ponies and Horses
Cuentos de Peces en español
Dias Ilenos de color en español
LEGO DUPLO: On the Farm
LEGO DUPLO: Around Town
John Deere: Busy Tractors
Pre-level 1
A Day at Greenhill Farm
Truck Trouble
Tale of a Tadpole
Surprise Puppy!
Duckling Days
A Day at Seagull Beach
Whatever the Weather
Busy Buzzy Bee
Big Machines
Wild Baby Animals
A Bed for the Winter
Born to be a Butterfly
Dinosaur’s Day
Feeding Time
Diving Dolphin
Rockets and Spaceships
My Cat’s Secret
First Day at Gymnastics
A Trip to the Zoo
I Can Swim!
A Trip to the Library
A Trip to the Doctor
A Trip to the Dentist
I Want To Be A Ballerina
Animal Hide and Seek
Submarines and Submersibles
Animals at Home
Let’s Play Soccer
Homes Around the World
LEGO: Trouble at the Bridge
LEGO: Secret at Dolphin Bay
Star Wars: What is a Wookiee?
Star Wars: Ready, Set, Podrace!
Star Wars: Luke Skywalker’s
Amazing Story
Star Wars Clone Wars: Watch Out
for Jabba the Hutt!
Star Wars Clone Wars: Pirates...
and Worse!
Power Rangers Jungle Fury: We are
the Power Rangers
A Day in the Life of a Builder
A Day in the Life of a Dancer
A Day in the Life of a Firefighter
A Day in the Life of a Teacher
A Day in the Life of a Musician
A Day in the Life of a Doctor
A Day in the Life of a Police Officer
A Day in the Life of a TV Reporter
Gigantes de Hierro en español
Crías del mundo animal en español
Indiana Jones: Indy’s Adventures
John Deere: Good Morning Farm
Level 1
READERS
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A Note to Parents
DK READERS is a compelling program for beginning
readers, designed in conjunction with leading literacy
experts, including Dr. Linda Gambrell, Distinguished
Professor of Education at Clemson University. Dr. Gambrell
has served as President of the National Reading Conference,
the College Reading Association, and the International
Reading Association.
Beautiful illustrations and superb full-color photographs
combine with engaging, easy-to-read stories to offer a fresh
approach to each subject in the series. Each DK READER is
guaranteed to capture a child’s interest while developing his
or her reading skills, general knowledge, and love of reading.
The five levels of DK READERS are aimed at different
reading abilities, enabling you to choose the books that
are exactly right for your child:
Pre-level 1: Learning to read
Level 1: Beginning to read
Level 2: Beginning to read alone
Level 3: Reading alone
Level 4: Proficient readers
The “normal” age at which a child begins to read can be
anywhere from three to eight years old. Adult participation
through the lower levels is very helpful for providing
encouragement, discussing storylines, and
sounding out unfamiliar words.
No matter which level
you select, you can be
sure that you are
helping your
child learn
to read,
then read
to learn!
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LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH,
MELBOURNE, aND DELHI
Series Editor Deborah Lock
Senior Art Editor Tory Gordon-Harris
U.S. Editor Elizabeth Hester
Design Assistant Sadie Thomas
Jacket Designer Natalie Godwin
Production Siu Chan
DTP Designer almudena Díaz
Art Director Rachael Foster
Publishing Manager Bridget Giles
Reading Consultant
Linda Gambrell, Ph.D.
First american edition, 2003
This edition, 2009
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For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets
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ISBN: 978-0-7566-5601-0 (pb)
ISBN: 978-0-7566-5602-7 (plc)
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Fishy Tales
DK Publishing
READERS
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Take a
swim in the
blue sea.
snorkel
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clam
snorkel
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Here is a
coral reef.
coral
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What do
you see?
fish
coral
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fin
eye
fish
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spot
Small fish
swim in
and out of
the coral.
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turtles
shell
The turtles play
in the sea.
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flipper
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tail
sea horses
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The sea horses
sway to and fro.
snout
fin
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starfish
arm
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Starfish crawl
on the sea floor.
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jellyfish
tentacles
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Jellyfish
float up
and down
in the sea.
bell
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Here comes a shark.
It looks for food.
tail
fin
sharks
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mouth
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octopuses
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An octopus
shoots off
to hide.
arm
suckers
body
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crabs
claw
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Crabs hide in
the coral and
in big shells.
shell
leg
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A ray hides on
the sea floor.
rays
tail
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fin
eye
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A dolphin swims
away from
the shark.
dolphins
mouth
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tail
flipper
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Eels look
out for
the shark.
eels
tail
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eye
fin
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The shark
swims away.
Can you see …
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a fish coral
gills
nose
??
fin
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Picture word list
page 6
coral
page 8
fish
page 10
turtle
page 12
sea horse
page 14
starfish
page 16
jellyfish
page 18
shark
page 20
octopus
page 22
crab
ray dolphin eel
page 24 page 26 page 28
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