This levelled reader book doubles as a biography. This book tells the story of Oprah, from her poor upbringing to her successful life as a television super star. This book doesn't really speak to Oprah's great fortune, rather how important education was to her, the different things she did in her life to ensure she was successful and finally, how much she has used her power to help children in her similar position.
The way this levelled reader book works is that there is a yellow dot and a green dot. The child can either read the book themselves, or choose the text by the dot that has different degrees of difficulty. There is vocabulary that is in bold that children may stumble on, giving an older reader and opportunity to clarify the word and it's meaning.
This was a good example of a true levelled reader, and a nice little book if children were asking who the mega-rich lady was! For some reason, Oprah makes me a little crazy, but I'd still recommend this for a child!
3.5 out of 5
Maria, Lisa, Scott, Marc. (2009). Oprah Winfrey Story. San Anselmo, CA.
Genre: Levelled Reader
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