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apple The All Aboard Reading series is especially designed for beginning readers. Written by
noted authors and illustrated in full color, these are books that children really want to read-
I books to excite their imagination, expand their interests, make them laugh, and support
I their feelings. With fiction and nonfiction stories that are high interest and curriculum-
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I I More complex stories captivate children who are ready for more challenging book.
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I I stories that teach math concepts children are learning in school); and All Aboard Science
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