Arthur's Reading Race

Another bland Arthur book. In this one he doesn't believe his sister's boast that she can read, so he bets her an ice cream cone she can't read ten words. They wander around letting D.W. read labels and signs that could be easily guessed based on context, making the challenge a little meaningless. And they don't include one four-word sign that D.W. does read in her total count.

I'll leave this book and Arthur to the kids for whom they are intended.

This one is my favorite by Marc Brown, because it includes reading and I love reading. In this book D.W. tells Arthur can't read, but when Arthur tells her to read ten words she proves she can read and the words are zoo, taxi, gas, milk, don't walk, police, keep off the grass, bank, ice cream, and hot dog.

I will always enjoy an Arthur book. D.W. gets the best of Arthur once again. I do have to say that most of what she read was very situational and obvious but the WET PAINT! part was the best.

Arthur & D.W. are on a reading adventure! If D.W. reads 10 words, Arthur will buy her an ice cream. Will she be able to do it? Will D.W. read 10 words in time? Will Arthur still be the better reader?? All this and more in Arthur's Reading Race! A wonderful read for beginning readers and little bookworms who just can't get enough words. =)

Arthur promises to buy ice cream for his little sister, D.W., if she can read ten words. The twosome race to the park, where D.W. is quick to recognize signs such as ZOO, DON'T WALK, POLICE, and ICE CREAM. When she reads WET PAINT before her big brother does, Arthur is in for a colorful surprise!

This is exactly what happens in this story. It is a good little story for the young beginning reader. The print is nice a big so the young reader can sound out the words if necessary. The pictures are in Arthur caricature, (If you have ever watched the cartoons you would know what I mean by this). And one of the things I think is neat is that as D.W. spots the words on street signs and buildings, the young reader would have to refer to the show more picture to see what word it is. Making it a game of sorts.

This is an enjoyable read and I do recommend this book for the young learning reader to get into. show less

Summary: This picture book is the playful story of Arthur challenging his younger sister into reading ten words with a reward of ice cream! Together they explore many components of their town. Through their many adventures, they learn together that sometimes words can have instructive meaning than what they initially believed!

Personal Reaction: This was a very playful book! I love how it reminds me of my siblings and how we would challenge one another to make the other learn and grow!

Classroom Extensions: First, I believe this serves as a great tool where I could have students pair up and move to different stations in a classroom to identify words that were written on a small board there. Next, I think it would be great to put items show more that matched to the words at the same station so students could identify with the object to the words meaning. show less

"Arthur's Reading Race" written by Marc Brown is a great book that will motivate young children to read. The main character, Arthur, learned to read in school and want to impress his younger sister with his reading abilities. Arthur is proud of his accomplishments and wants teach his sister, D.W., to read. D.W. claims she already knows how to read and proves her abilites to her big brother. The book shows how important reading is for success in the real world, and also shows that words are everywhere. I would read this to children when they are learning how to read. This book would be best for children from Kindergarten to 2nd grade.