It's Time to Combine.

It's Time to Combine. It's Time to Combine Stacey Gabel, author Richard Newman, illustrator Dog Ear Publishing 4010 West 86th Street, Suite H, Indianapolis, IN 46268 www.readinmachines.com 9781608441211, $13.95, www.amazon.com "It's Time to Combine" is a first reader book forkids from the Readin' Machines series. The clear, colorfulillustrations and clear text lead young readers to independently explorefurther levels of literacy and discovery. The combine machine isdescribed and used to demonstrate the harvesting of beans, corn andwheat on a family farm. The detailed illustrations help explain thecomplex working of the combine and help hold the interest of the buddingreaders. A final quiz page titled "Nuts and Bolts" helpscement the lessons learned by teaching the young reader furtherobservation and reading skills.