Description
This story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a Southern soldier.
Ready-to-Read books offer children a world of possibilities at four different reading levels:
Pre-Level 1
Recognizing Words • Word repetition
• Familiar words and phrases
• Simple sentences
Level 1
Starting to Read • Simple stories
• Increased vocabulary
• Longer sentences
Level 2
Reading Independently • More-complex stories
• Varied sentence structure
• Paragraphs and short chapters
Level 3
Reading Proficiently • Rich vocabulary
• More-challenging stories
• Longer chapters