About Us Items: 0 Subtotal: $0.00 Home For Teachers For Parents All Books Book Sets Shopping Cart Checkout Testimonials Download Order Form Upcoming Events Related Articles Contact Us About About Book Levels At this time, all books have been leveled by a group of certified Reading Recovery® teachers, a teacher leader and literacy experts using the guidelines provided by The Continuum of Literacy Learning by Irene Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell (Heinemann). About Short Tales Press Short Tales Press is an independently owned and operated publishing company located in Webster, New York. Our books are designed to promote reading in young emergent readers. Short Tales Press promises high quality and interest with all of their books. Real life experiences, appealing layouts, educational font, and photos that support the text are all purposefully designed for the early reader. About the Author MaryAnn McAlpin is an experienced educator who has taught in urban and suburban settings for more than 15 years. MaryAnn worked as a classroom teacher, a reading/intervention specialist and a Reading Recovery® teacher. She has provided teacher training at national and regional literacy conferences and trained teachers in the greater Rochester, NY area. MaryAnn has served on many literacy committees and remains very connected to furthering literacy awareness among teachers, parents and the general public. She is passionate about teaching young children to read and write. Short Tales Press P.O. Box 8257 Webster, NY 14580-8257 • Phone : (585) 509-1600 Fax: (585) 787-4340 | Privacy Policy | Login