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EASY READERS

Chaconas, Dori

Cork & Fuzz: The Swimming Lesson

32 pp. | Viking | May, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-670-01281-7 $13.99

(2) K-3 Viking Easy-to-Read series. Illustrated by Lisa McCue. Cork (muskrat) realizes Fuzz (possum) has never been to his house. "'I cannot go to your house,' [Fuzz] said. 'I do not know how to swim.'" After some on-the-ground lessons, Fuzz falls into the water and, following a moment of panic, swims. McCue's happy-go-lucky characters receive a lot of face time. Sight words ease the task for beginning readers.

Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2011