Dona Herweck Rice 
Cooking with Nonna 

Count the different foods you’ll make when cooking with nonna! Perfect for 1st grade students, this book teaches these 7 high-frequency words from Fry’s First 100 words list: she, I, the, and, more, made, and to. The short sentences and clear images support the text to help with memorization. The rebus pictures and simple text build grade 1 reading comprehension in a format that is appealing to children. Beginning readers will learn the essential sight words and gain confidence as they learn to read independently.