Two children watch a local farmer grow a crop of corn, and as the corn develops—from seed to harvest time—so does the friendship between the children and the farmer. This simple Step 1 Reader features word repetition and patterning and is perfect for emergent readers.

兰登书屋出版社出版的Step into Reading分级阅读系列，致力于为孩子们创造最成功的阅读体验。这套系列丛书热销二十五年，全系列主要共分为1-5个级别（另增加了导读与独立阅读两个系列），每页包含2-60个单词，适合学龄前儿童至小学生阅读。整套系列都是原汁原味的英语原版图书，书中用词地道，词汇丰富，插画漂亮，有助于改善孩子的英语阅读能力。本系列书籍的内容包罗万象，有图画书、数学、经典童话故事、励志故事和科普类等。

Dana Meachen Rau is the author of more than fifty books for young readers. She loves corn, especially the kind that pops! She lives in Burlington, Connecticut.
Melissa Iwai has illustrated numerous books for children, including Green as a Bean, The Great Stroller Adventure, and B Is for Bulldozer. She lives in Brooklyn.