David Smells by David Shannon
Kids LOVE David from the No David books. Our students can't get enough of this lovably naughty little kid and his crazy antics, so we were excited to see this new book when it came out! (We use it for a fun read-aloud during our senses unit.)
This is admittedly a book for toddlers, but kids love the hilarious No
David character and still enjoy reading as he explores with his
senses--touching, hearing, seeing, smelling, and tasting funny things
around him.
The result is hilarious, crazy, and a little gross. In other words, typical David. :)
Reading Levels
Reading Ability Level: end of Kindergarten - early in First Grade
DRA Level: 8 Lexile Measure: 140L
Guided Reading: E
Below are the first three spreads from inside this cute but simple book. In one sense, this isn't the most ideal book for early readers, as most of the words are harder (not simple CVC words). However,
the text is minimal and the book has a lot of
repetitive wording AND picture clues (two things that are essential for
decoding hard words in the early stages of reading.)
And it is officially a level E / 8 book.
As you can see,
