The dot
(VOX Books)

VOX Books.

VOX Audio playback device includes headphone jack, external speaker, play/pause button, volume controls, page-turning controls, rechargeable battery, and removable AC adapter.

Book originally published: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2003.

"The permanently attached VOX Reader transforms an ordinary print book into an all-in-one read-along. There's no need for computers, tablets or CDs. Children simply push a button to listen and read" -- Publisher's Web site.

Her teacher smiled. "Just make a mark and see where it takes you." Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front of a blank piece of paper. The words of her teacher are a gentle invitation to express herself. But Vashti can't draw--she's no artist. To prove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make an unremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says. That one little dot marks the beginning of Vashti's journey of surprise and self-discovery. That special moment is the core of Peter H. Reynolds's delicate fable about the creative spirit in all of us.

AD500L,Lexile

Decoding demand: 57 (medium),Semantic demand: 72 (high),Syntactic demand: 67 (high),Structure demand: 80 (high),Lexile

Accelerated Reader AR,LG,1.9,0.5,69954.