Books: Beginning Readers

NBC News Weekend TODAY has identified schools in the Gulf Coast that are in great need of books for their libraries. Your money will help purchase special library-bound books from the librarians’ wish lists. These books will not only replenish lost collections but will also revitalize libraries and communities. See a guide to what your money will buy.

Below is a sample of some of Scholastic Library Publishing’s titles that will be included in the larger collections.

	Welcome Books™ This set from Children's Press® helps to welcome young children into the wonderful world of reading through topics including Animals of the World and Simple Machines. Grades: PreK–2 Rookie Biographies™ Designed for beginning readers, these biographies introduce children to the lives and achievements of pioneering men and women from diverse cultures, eras, and fields. Grades: 1–2 Rookie Read-About® Geography With these titles from Children’s Press, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, and habitats around the world…and right in their own backyards. Grades: 1–2 Rookie Read-About® Math Using everything from gardens and food to coins and toys, young readers will be introduced to math in a way that is fun and inviting. Grades: 1–2