I Can Read! - Wilbur Finds a Friend - Dear Parent: Your Child's Love of Reading Starts Here!

Sep 30, 2026

Reading-focused children’s book materials introducing “I Can Read!” and offering parent guidance for supporting early readers in different ways and at different speeds. It outlines how children progress through shared, beginning, with-help, alone, and advanced reading stages, emphasizing confidence and matching interests. The text also introduces Wilbur, a sweet pig, and begins the story with simple narrative details suitable for emergent to independent readers.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLifestyle

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time55 min

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I Can Read!

Dear Parent: Your child's love of reading starts here!

Shared Reading

Beginning Reading

Reading with Help

Reading Alone

Advanced Reading

Wilbur Finds a Friend

# I Can Read! WILBUR FINDS A FRLEND l'BASED ONTHE-NEW MoVIE! can read this book! HOORAY! US $3.99/$4.99 CAN ISBN-13:978-0-06-088281-5 ISBN-10:0-06-088281-6 # Dear Parent:Your child's love of reading starts here! Every child learns to read in a different way and at his or her ownspeed.Some go back and forth between reading levels and readfavorite books again and again.Others read through each level inorder.You can help your young reader improve and become moreconfident by encouraging his or her own interests and abilities.Frombooks your child reads with you to the first books he or she readsalone,there are I Can Read Books for every stage of reading: ## SHARED READING Basic language,word repetition,and whimsical illustrations,ideal for sharing with your emergent reader ## BEGINNING READING Short sentences,familiar words,and simple conceptsfor children eager to read on their own ## READING WITH HELP Engaging stories,longer sentences,and language playfor developing readers ## READING ALONE Complex plots,challenging vocabulary,and high-interest topicsfor the independent reader ## ADVANCED READING Short paragraphs,chapters,and exciting themesfor the perfect bridge to chapter books I Can Read Books have introduced children to the joy of readingsince 1957.Featuring award-winning authors and illustrators and afabulous cast of beloved characters,I Can Read Books set thestandard for beginning readers. A lifetime of discovery begins with the magical words “I Can Read!” Visit www.icanread.com for informationon enriching your child's reading experience. Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2010 ## I Can Read! # WILBUR FINDS AFRIEND Adapted by Jennifer Frantz Illustrated by Aleksey and Olga IvanovBased on the Motion Picture Screenplay by Susanna Grant and Karey KirkpatrickBased on the book by E.B.White台HarperCollinsPublishers HarperCollins°,,and I Can Read Book°are trademarks of HarperCollins Publishers Charlotte's Web:Wilbur Finds a Friend TM&◎2006 Paramount Pictures Corp.All rights reserved.Printed in the United States of America.No part of this book may be usedor reproduced in any manner whatsoever without writen permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articlesand reviews.For information address HarperCollins Children's Books,a division of HarperCollins Publishers,1350 Avenue of the Americas,New York,NY 10019.www.icanread.com Library of Congress catalog card number:2006920330 SBN-10:0-06-088282-4(trade bdg.)—ISBN-13:978-0-06-088282-2(trade bdg.) ISBN-10:0-06-088281-6(pbk.)—ISBN-13:978-0-06-088281-5(pbk.) . 于 411111111) Some people say a barn isempty without a pig in it.But the Arables'barnwas quite full. 6 They had just gotten a very special pig.His name was Wilbur. Wilbur was a sweet little pig. He was born on a clear spring day.He was the runt of the litter. That means that Wilbur was smallerthan his brothers and his sisters.

FAQs

How does the book suggest parents help children learn to read?

It encourages supporting a young reader’s own interests and abilities, and helping them improve their confidence at their own pace.

What are the reading stages described for children?

The text lists Shared Reading, Beginning Reading, Reading with Help, Reading Alone, and Advanced Reading.

Who is Wilbur in the story?

Wilbur is a sweet little pig, the runt of the litter, born on a clear spring day.

Sep 30, 2026

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