Little Lion

Little Lion – A very cute account of a baby lion’s day, aimed at young children or those learning to read. Another great Creative Commons book from Mustard Seed.

This book is rated to Guided Reading D, Grade Level 1.3. perfect for early readers who want to start reading or expand their vocabulary. The book has 120 words accompanied with pictures that illustrates what is being said so children can comprehend what the word means.

By: Rick Chan Frey

Text and Images from Little Lion

My name is Timba and I’m a little lion.
I live in a zoo in Switzerland.

This is my mom and my dad. My dad is
sleeping. He gets to sleep a lot.

This is my sister. She hit me on my
nose — ouch!

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About Mustard Seed

Founded in 1995 to provide community development work building low income houses, Mustard Seed provides a variety of community resources helping low income families. Director Rick Chan Frey, has a PhD in education at U.C. Berkeley and has been writing and presenting on the books project at a number of educational conferences.

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