A boy and his pet dragon go sledding, make a snow fort, and have a snowball fight with friends on a fun winter day. These Beginning-to-Read books capture the imaginations of beginning readers and help them on their way to independent reading. This pre-primer book contains high-frequency and sight words. Teacher resources include reading activities to strengthen phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency and comprehension. A word list and activities in the back of the book are also included. This book can be paired with Winter from the Read and Discover series, its twin text nonfiction counterpart. Use Dear Dragon books to: Practice reading high frequency words Expand comprehension Improve oral language skills