“Fun-to-read story” —Story Monsters
Mom’s Choice Awards® Gold Recipient
In this adventure-filled Nocturnals Level 3 Early Reader, Dawn the serious fox, Tobin the sweet pangolin, and Bismark the wacky sugar glider are having fun playing checkers. Chandler, a sneaky chinchilla, challenges Tobin to a game. After some strange distractions, the Nocturnals suspect something is not right. Chandler is a competitive player... but could he also be a cheater?
Includes Bonus Nocturnals Fun Facts and Animal Glossary
Life Skills include Good Sportsmanship, Playing Games for Fun, and Forgiveness.
GREAT GIFT FOR BEGINNING READERS AGES 6–8!
Read All 8 of the Nocturnals Grow & Read Adventures, including Level 3 Early Reader The Kooky Kinkajou. These Beginning Readers introduce Life Skills such as Imagination and Accepting New Ideas.
They all feature Dawn, a serious fox, Tobin, a sweet pangolin, and Bismark, a pint-sized sugar glider.
The Nocturnals early reader series features three unlikely animal friends-Dawn, a serious fox, Tobin, a sweet pangolin and Bismark, a wacky sugar glider. In The Chestnut Challenge, a fun Level 3 early reader for children ages 6-8, the animals play checkers with sneaky Chandler the chinchilla.
Fun-Filled Early Reader with Great Reviews!
Reviews for The Chestnut Challenge
"Fans of the series will find colorful illustrations interspersed with text to help young independent readers follow the story?the theme of an honest game will likely resonate with this intended audience."-School Library Journal
"Recommended List in Continuing Series."-Kirkus
"Young readers ages 6-8 will delight in this entertaining animal adventure while learning about the themes of playing games for fun and displaying good sportsmanship?especially and unreservedly recommended for family, elementary school, and community library collections."-Midwest Book Review
"This is such a fun Early Reader book that is not just entertaining to read, it also teaches the moral lesson of fair play. I believe parents/grandparents will enjoy reading this book to their little ones. Younger readers will love all the Nocturnals books, this is another fun-to-read story in this collection and a great bedtime book."-Story Monsters
Praise for The Nocturnals Grow & Read Early Reader Series
"Beginning readers will enjoy this tale and will cheer on the threesome who defeat a bully by using their words."-School Library Journal
"Hecht successfully set the stage for more adventurous outings down the road..."-Publishers Weekly
"This tale uses plenty of important vocabulary words, easily decipherable within context, while showing how friends who stick together can facedown even the meanest bully."-Booklist
"The series addresses bullying and empathy in an easy, accessible way, and the books are meant to be read aloud."-New York Post
