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K-3Bumba Books: Pets Are the Best series.
This formulaic series provides slight introductions to common pets and their habits. Short, descriptive first-person-plural sentences balance simple content with new-reader vocabulary and repetition. Questions scattered throughout encourage reading comprehension and further curiosity (though answers are not included). A bright design includes full-page stock photographs that correlate closely to the text. Suggested supplies are noted at the end. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers the following Bumba Books: Pets Are the Best titles: I Love Dogs, I Love Cats, I Love Goldfish, I Love Guinea Pigs, I Love Hamsters, and I Love Hermit Crabs.