--- product_id: 18582651 title: "Now I'm Reading!: Animal Antics - Level 1 (NIR! Leveled Readers)" brand: "nora gaydosbb sams" price: "$15.37" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.ec/products/18582651-now-im-reading-animal-antics-level-1-nir-leveled-readers store_origin: EC region: Ecuador --- # Now I'm Reading!: Animal Antics - Level 1 (NIR! Leveled Readers) **Brand:** nora gaydosbb sams **Price:** $15.37 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Now I'm Reading!: Animal Antics - Level 1 (NIR! Leveled Readers) by nora gaydosbb sams - **How much does it cost?** $15.37 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ec](https://www.desertcart.ec/products/18582651-now-im-reading-animal-antics-level-1-nir-leveled-readers) ## Best For - nora gaydosbb sams enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted nora gaydosbb sams brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Now I'm Reading!: Animal Antics - Level 1 (NIR! Leveled Readers) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71eAPh+IL2L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! Colorful pictures, simple but cute stories, with a phonics approach. *by K***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2010* Like so many other parents, I did my research about how best to teach my child to read - sight word, word families, or phonics - and quickly decided that a strong foundation in phonics was best for our family.Then came the hard part, finding phonics based readers. So many series claim to teach phonics but really are just pushing sight word reading. Nearly all of the series based on popular characters are that way - a brief page at the beginning of the story that tells the parent what phonics concepts are introduced in the story and then a story that only uses those concepts a few times in sentences crowded with longer, more advanced phonics words. It's very frustrating for a beginning reader to have to keep stopping to ask what a word is. And it's frustrating to the parent to have to keep trying to teach a child that they CAN sound out words when the child is seeing so many she can't sound out yet.We tried the BOB books and found them to be just OK for us. While they are very much phonics based, with the child able to sound out nearly every word on every page, they are also somewhat boring. The pictures are very simple line drawings with little to no color; the stories are disjointed and need some explanation to help the child "get it". My daughter (4 years, 1 month) knew all of her main letter sounds and could sound out all of the words in the first 2 boxes of BOB books but she resisted reading any of them to me, often stopping in the middle of a story and refusing to continue. In addition to being worried about squashing a budding love of reading, I was worried about finding any slightly more advanced readers for her.Then we found Now I'm Reading. The pictures are cute and colorful. They add a lot to the story, making it possible for the child to "get" the humor and emotion of the story with just the simple words. And the words themselves are wonderful. Each story builds on itself, easing the child into reading a much longer sentence than a beginning reader otherwise might feel comfortable reading. For example, in "Fat Cat", the first page simply says "A cat." The next page adds to that with "A tan cat." Then we get "A tan fat cat." Every page after that refers to the cat that way and that cat is soon running in a race that he loses and his two friends come over to pat him on the back and cheer him up - all with simple 3 and 4 letter "short a" words. Most of the words follow the simple CVC pattern like "cat" and "fat" but some blends are thrown in as well - "glad" and "last" for example. Are there sight words? Yes, of course. It's nearly impossible to tell a story without "a" and "the" for example.Each set comes with matching stickers as well - 4 stickers for each story. The idea is to have the child read the story to you and once she does, she places one of the stickers on the inside front cover of the book. By the time she reads it 4 times, she has the confidence in her abilities to move on to the next book. I was certain that my daughter would NOT want to do this. In her world, stickers are for SHIRTS, sometimes charts, but never books. Well, she loves it. She is so proud to be able to earn a sticker and place it inside the book.What does your child need to know before starting Animal Antics? The child needs to know the main letter sounds of each consonant (c as in cat, g as in glad, x as in x-ray), the short vowel sounds, and needs to grasp the concept of saying each letter's sound and then blending those sounds into a word. Once a child can do that with simple words like "cat" and "pig", then the child is ready for these wonderful little readers. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Helps teach phonics, allows very early readers to "read a book" *by R***R on Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2015* I spent a while looking at the popular early reading book set brands, and finally decided on these. So far I am happy with the content of these books. They are just what I was looking for - books with easy-to-sound-out short vowel words without a lot of sight words or other rules (like double vowel or silent e). Many of the so-called early readers are too difficult for the very early reader. I'm sure we'll be there soon, but these are helping us make the transition. These books are great for phonics and sounding out words. Unlike flash cards (which we do supplement these books with - mainly for sight words), the books give my child a sense of accomplishment that he can read a book. One issue I have with any short, easy books (which generally have pictures) is memorizing the text. I have found using letter cards (1 letter per card) to spell out focus words in the book helps reinforce the concept of sounding-out, while keeping the words out of context. These books have filled a gap in my "teaching to read" resources by allowing my early reader to read a "real book". ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised *by I***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2017* I'm homeschooling my 5 year old, who is in TK, and just starting to read. I asked for advice from other homeschooling moms about books that were engaging but still appropriate for her reading level, as she finds most boring but is not yet able to read more challenging books.I was a little put off by the high price of these, and even more so when I saw how tiny the books were. Seriously it looks like the repurposed CD holders to make the set, that's how small the books are. But, to my amazement and excitement, my daughter has been picking up this booklet and willingly reading the books on her own. She got through the whole set within a few days. The stories are simple, but unlike BOB books or some other early reader lines, they're silly and fun and manage to have a little humor or surprise in them. And she actually enjoys the questions at the end. Will be buying more! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ec/products/18582651-now-im-reading-animal-antics-level-1-nir-leveled-readers](https://www.desertcart.ec/products/18582651-now-im-reading-animal-antics-level-1-nir-leveled-readers) --- *Product available on Desertcart Ecuador* *Store origin: EC* *Last updated: 2026-06-10*