A Day with a Lifeguard – Meet the Community Helpers! Series, Beginners Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) Concepts for for Grade 1-2 – Grasshopper Books Collection

In this title, emergent readers follow along as lifeguards do their jobs in a variety of settings, from indoor and outdoor public pools to lake and ocean beach settings. Readers see and learn about lifeguards’ many tools and responsibilities, including watching swimmers, teaching them swim lessons, and saving them from the water. Vibrant illustrations and carefully leveled text engage young readers in a supportive educational fiction reading experience. Meet the Community Helpers! introduces emergent readers to community helpers with fun, simple storylines and bright illustrations. Each title focuses on a day in the life of a community helper, highlighting his or her roles and responsibilities. These fully-illustrated books provide a supportive educational fiction reading experience with a focus on sight words, tightly controlled vocabulary, repetitive text patterns and sounds, and fun illustrations to match the storylines and enhance imagination. Children will develop reading skills by learning about the important jobs of the helpers they see and interact with in their communities. Titles include tools for teachers and caregivers, a table of contents, and a picture glossary to reinforce new vocabulary. Additional features include a quiz and activity to reinforce key takeaways for each subject. Grasshopper Books: Grasshopper offers fun, playful titles that connect with young readers’ interests while also teaching them about curriculum-aligned subjects. Colorful, fully-illustrated spreads appeal to a child’s imagination, and carefully leveled text supports literacy development and ensures a successful reading experience for emergent and early-fluent readers. Relatable characters and engaging narrative stories tie in to school curriculum and focus on science, language arts, SEL topics, and more.