Rookie Readers actively engage young readers, encouraging language development, building fluency, and promoting independent reading. By targeting a skill, like being able to write and speak consonants, young readers are building fundamental reading skills with the help of fun, lively, colorfully illustrated stories.
　　Following the well-known and much-loved Rookie Books format, these fun and informative books introduce early elementary-school children to the basic facts about major holidays. Each book explains the development of the holiday and how it is celebrated today, and includes holiday games, traditions, crafts, and foods.
　　（本书每页约15个单词，插图占全书二分之一）“新手读书”系列是专为广大小读者所设计的，本系列图书旨在促进他们在语言方面的发展，增进语言的流畅性，提高独立阅读的能力。该系列中的每一本书都是为了培养儿童的某一种能力，比如学会写和说辅音，小读者在那些生动有趣的故事情节和五颜六色的插图的带动下，会逐步掌握基本的阅读技能。
　　“新手读书——节日”系列集知识性、趣味性和教育性于一体，设计新颖、图文并茂，主要是向低年级的小学生介绍美国几个重要的节日，其中包括每个节日的来历、发展历史、庆祝方式，以及节日期间举行的各种庆祝活动、传统风俗、手工艺品展示和美食等。