The True Book of Animals of Small Pond is a supplementary reading material in easy-to-read format and style. The 2-color, 48-page book tells the story of the animals in a small pond from the time the pond first freezes over until the next spring. Ninety-eight percent of the text is comprised of words from the Combined Word List for Primary Reading. The specified interest and instructional levels include kindergarten through grade 4; however, the reading level seems geared toward the upper primary levels. The True Book of Animals of Small Pond is 1 of 37 books in the True Book series. RMF, 2-76