Amber on the Mountain

Amber on the Mountain by Tony Johnston, illus. by Robert Duncan, 1998, pbk. Ages: 4-8.

Amber lives up in the mountains with her family, isolated from the rest of the world, until one day Anna and her family move into the area. But Anna can do something that Amber cannot: Anna can read. Anna's joy and enthusiasm for reading is contagious. Soon Amber wants to read and with Anna's patient help, she too learns to read. This is a wonderful story for the emerging reader.


Other books by Tony Johnston: Yonder
and others.

Other books about learning to read:  Prairie School (I Can Read Book 4)
                                                        Edward and the Pirates
                                                        The Library