The large print, simple texts, three short chapters, and cartoonlike illustrations are just right for new readers. The best trick they can muster is for Floris the dog to stand on four legs. They never do find “Bob” of “bob for apples” fame, and the buddies learn some tricks and scare themselves. Boris, Norris, Doris, and Morris (and, of course, the dog, Floris) don’t know much, “but they they’re friends.” In A Know-Nothing Halloween, they try to celebrate Halloween, but misunderstandings turn ordinary events into humorous escapades. When our boys were in the early grades, we often obtained books about common holidays to supplement their “social studies.” This I Can Read Book, Level 2, which we checked out of the library, features the “Know Nothing” gang, first introduced in the book The Know-Nothings. A Know-Nothing Halloween (published in 2000 by HarperCollins). Language level: 1 (nothing objectionable)įor more information e-mail Michele Sobel. Publisher: HarperCollins, republished in 2001
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