This story is based on the life of Billy Bayly, a real boy who lived in Pennsylvania during the Civil War and had an unlikely friendship with a Southern soldier.
Ready-to-Read books offer children a world of possibilities at four different reading levels:
Pre-Level 1
Recognizing Words - Word repetition
- Familiar words and phrases
- Simple sentences
Level 1
Starting to Read - Simple stories
- Increased vocabulary
- Longer sentences
Level 2
Reading Independently - More-complex stories
- Varied sentence structure
- Paragraphs and short chapters
Level 3
Reading Proficiently - Rich vocabulary
- More-challenging stories
- Longer chapters