New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings readers some fun in the sun! Pete the Cat is one groovy cat at finding shells and building sandcastles at the beach. But they are both hungry! Will they each succeed in finding a tasty snack? Little Shark is hoping that he won’t become fast food for Big Shark! Pete The Cat: Pete At The Beach by James Dean Big Shark swims fast Little Shark swims slow. Big Shark has big teeth Little Shark has little teeth. This fun Step 1 book about two sharks is a study in opposites. The books on this list range from a Lexile Measure of 0200 to 0480 (Olivia Goes Camping is the most difficult at LM 0480). With fun summer themes like the beach, camping, and bugs, the soon-to-be-first-graders will be enthralled. But in the end, when you finally arrive after all of that dreaming, the real deal will take first place.Īs you journey toward the Range of Light, read about Muir’s first summer in the Sierra, for only when you arrive and see it with your own eyes will you truly understand-and feel-his manic passion.These early literacy books are great for building confidence in the budding reader. Fantasize all day look at photos read books. Instead, there are only first impressions and the imagination. There is no bias or first-hand experience to influence the first timer. I believe it is near impossible for anyone to have a bad first summer in the Sierra. Tuolumne: Cathedral Peak Matthes Crest more shenanigans. Yosemite Valley: the East Buttress of Middle Cathedral with Henrich cragging with Lori, Jean, Sean, and crew naps by the Merced shenanigans with Rich. I remember my first summer in the Sierra. Paperback: $13.95 available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, and on order at most independent bookstores.

John Muir (1838 – 1914) was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. My First Summer in the Sierra is an excellent introduction to the writings of John Muir. He explores in great detail the mountains, meadows, waterfalls, flora, and fauna of the rich landscape that captured his heart. As one of America’s great philosopher naturalists, Muir captures the spirit of the Sierra Nevada and brings the reader along as a witness to his great journey.

In the summer of 1869, Muir set out from California’s Central Valley with a flock of 2,050 sheep and made his way to the headwaters of the Merced and Tuolumne Rivers. In My First Summer in the Sierra John Muir recounts his early travels in the Sierra while working as a shepherd.

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