Description
By: Deborah Hopkinson | Illustrator: Brian Floca | Series: Ready-to-Read
This story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a Southern soldier.
Ready-to-Read books offer children a world of possibilities at four different reading levels:
Pre-Level 1 Recognizing Words
Word repetition
Familiar words and phrases
Simple sentences
Level 1 Starting to Read
Simple stories
Increased vocabulary
Longer sentences
Level 2 Reading Independently
More-complex stories
Varied sentence structure
Paragraphs and short chapters
Level 3 Reading Proficiently
Rich vocabulary
More-challenging stories
Longer chapters
This story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a Southern soldier.
Ready-to-Read books offer children a world of possibilities at four different reading levels:
Pre-Level 1 Recognizing Words
Word repetition
Familiar words and phrases
Simple sentences
Level 1 Starting to Read
Simple stories
Increased vocabulary
Longer sentences
Level 2 Reading Independently
More-complex stories
Varied sentence structure
Paragraphs and short chapters
Level 3 Reading Proficiently
Rich vocabulary
More-challenging stories
Longer chapters