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High and Low
Reading level 4 · First sentencesAges 3–5

High and Low

by ReadRead · 90 sec

High goes the kite! Low goes the crab. A very first book for very new readers: one short sentence on every page, and the picture always shows the word.

10pop-up spreads
18things to tap
2new words
Words in this book
highlowbirdcrabfifigoeshooraykite
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Inside the book

Fifi is a little fox with a red and yellow kite. On a windy hill by the sea, high goes the kite! Low goes the crab on the sand. High goes the seagull, low goes the turtle under the waves. Fifi jumps high and crouches low. Then the wind stops and the kite falls low, right next to the crab. The crab holds it up, whoosh, the wind comes back, and high goes the kite again. At sunset the kite is high and the sun is low.

The crab holds up the kite and the wind blows it high in High and Low.
The crab holds up the kite and the wind blows it high in High and Low.
Fifi the little fox flies her kite high over a windy hill by the sea.
Fifi the little fox flies her kite high over a windy hill by the sea.
High goes the seagull, up past the kite.
High goes the seagull, up past the kite.
At sunset the kite is high and the sun is low.
At sunset the kite is high and the sun is low.

The new words in this book

high

Far up, near the sky. It comes up 8 times, and every time something on the page really goes up high: the kite, the seagull and Fifi’s big jump.

low

Down near the ground. It comes up 8 times: the crab scuttles low on the sand, the turtle dives low under the waves, Fifi crouches low, the kite falls low and the sun sinks low into the sea.

Made for children just starting kindergarten. Each page has one short sentence (3 to 6 words) in one pattern: “High goes the kite!” / “Low goes the crab.” Only one word changes, so a child can say the page with you by the third spread. Every other word is one a 4-year-old already knows, like kite, bird, crab, turtle and sun.

Questions to ask while you read

Pause after each spread and ask one question. There are no right answers; the point is to get your child talking.

  1. 1Where is the kite going? Point up high!
  2. 2Where is the crab? Is it high or low?
  3. 3Where is the seagull flying?
  4. 4Where did the turtle go?
  5. 5Can you jump high like Fifi?
  6. 6Can you crouch low like Fifi?
  7. 7Oh no! Where did the kite fall?
  8. 8Who helped the kite? Say “Whoosh!”
  9. 9Tap a friend. Does it go high or low?
  10. 10What is high, and what is low, at sunset?

How hard is this book?

4
Reading level · KFirst sentences

About 50 words, one short sentence at a time, one pattern that repeats.

48words in all
17different words
4.4words per sentence
6longest sentence
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Words a child can sound out, by phonics step
Step 1 · short a, i, o21%
Step 2 · all short vowels27%
Step 3 · blends31%
Step 4 · magic e, ee/ai40%
Step 5 · ar/or, oo/ou98%
Step 6 · longer words100%
Grammar in this book
  • Questions × 1Tap! High or low?
Words that may stop a reader
hooraygoesbirdorturtlewhooshkite
All 16 words, most used first

goes 8 · high 8 · low 8 · the 6 · kite 4 · sun 2 · bird · bye · crab · hooray · no · oh · or · tap · turtle · whoosh

Names don’t count: the picture shows who it is.

Tips for parents

  • First time: use Read to me and just enjoy the pictures together. It takes about a minute and a half.
  • Act the words: stretch up tall on “high”, crouch down low on “low”.
  • Read it again and pause before “high” or “low”, so your child can say it.
  • On the tapping page, let your child guess “High!” or “Low!” before each tap.
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