Shooting Star Pack

Level 3: Early Developing

This 5-level guided reading system helps kids master verbal, reading, and writing skills — starting at any level. Every app, storybook, and video has been hand-selected to help kids gain the knowledge they need to transition from learning-to-read to reading-to-learn.

Early Developing packs are ideal for readers who have reached the following milestones:
- Participates in conversation
- Asks questions to clarify uncertainty
- Understands the organization of print
- Distinguishes long versus short vowel words
- Writes text with simple facts
- Begins to spell long vowel words with patterns

This Launchpad contains the following apps:

Bali - It's Christmas
Bali is excited to share Christmas with his family, but must learn a valuable lesson about sharing. Children can listen or read along with the story which can also be enjoyed in French.

Big - The Witch Sisters
Meet The Witch Sisters! Big Witch Sister is going the Witches Ball! Little Witch Sister can't go until she's big. Will Little Witch Sister be able to create a spell to turn her big so she can go to the ball?

Billy Beedle Superhero
Billy Beedle has a big imagination and dreams of being a super hero. When he spends the day with his grandparents, he discovers they may actually not be as boring as he thought. This story will surprise you at the end!

B-I-N-G-O
It's time for another nursery rhyme remix. This time we're following around the farmer's friendly ol' dog, BINGO! You know, BINGO, right? Do you know how to spell his name? B-I-N-G-O!

Detective Little Boy Blue
Read Aloud with classic Mother Goose characters in a brand new detective story starring Little Boy Blue.

Everyday Short Stories - Food
What are your favorite foods to eat? This delightful collection of beginning short stories will help to make reading fun for all kids! Choose the "Read To Me" option with words that highlight in sync with a Narrator’s voice, or "Read With Someone" so children can practice reading on their own or with someone else.

Leaning Tower of Pizza
Kyle can't wait to land in Italy and start helping to eat the Leaning Tower of Pizza. Read what happens when he gets to the real tower! Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.

Make Way For Animals!
Take a tour of wildlife crossings across the globe and discover how these inventive pathways have saved both animal and human lives and helped preserve ecosystems.

Storybook Animations: Bucky Builds a Bookcase
The three little worms have too many books so their friend Bucky makes them a beautiful bookcase.

Storybook Animations: Carmela Plants a Tree
Carmela and Dad buy a tree at the nursery and plant it in the yard. Carmela says the tree is very small and Dad explains that it will grow much bigger.

The Whale
A fable telling how whales got their baleen plates (feeding filters), with highlighted text and independent reading modes. eKidz is an award-winning language learning application that helps kids develop reading skills. Each title features interactive listening and reading practice, simultaneous narration adapted by level, reading comprehension, and much more, while providing the opportunity for children to celebrate culture and heritage through exclusive content.

Valerie Lucks Out
Valerie has bad luck this Saint Patrick's Day. Will her luck change when her best friend finds a four-leaf clover? Like every FarFaria ebook, this title includes professional audio narration with word highlighting and a standards-aligned reading level, independently measured using the Lexile framework.