For educators

Six books on the same six stones, from a child's first book to read alone to popular science for adults. A class can study the same facts with every reader in a book they can manage.

Rare Stone

The six folds compared
MeasureFold 1, ages 4 to 6FOLD1AGES 4–6Fold 1Fold 2, ages 6 to 8FOLD2AGES 6–8Fold 2Fold 3, ages 8 to 10FOLD3AGES 8–10Fold 3Fold 4, ages 10 to 12FOLD4AGES 10–12Fold 4Fold 5, ages 12 and upFOLD5AGES 12+Fold 5Fold 6, ages 12 and upFOLD6AGES 12+Fold 6
Ages4–66–88–1010–1212+12+
Reading gradePre-K–Knot gradednot gradednot gradednot gradednot graded
StageFirst ReaderRead TogetherEarly ReaderExplorerField GuideDeep Dive
Book6 × 9 in, 24 pp8.5 × 8.5 in, 32 pp6 × 9 in, 32 pp8 × 10 in, 40 pp8 × 10 in, 48 pp6 × 9 in, 64 pp
Words101comingcomingcomingcomingcoming
Words a sentence3.4comingcomingcomingcomingcoming
Longest sentence7 wordscomingcomingcomingcomingcoming
Flesch–Kincaid grade-2.5comingcomingcomingcomingcoming

Fold 1, ages 4 to 6FOLD1AGES 4–6Fold 1

Ages
4–6
Reading grade
Pre-K–K
Stage
First Reader
Book
6 × 9 in, 24 pp
Words
101
Words a sentence
3.4
Longest sentence
7 words
Flesch–Kincaid grade
-2.5

Fold 2, ages 6 to 8FOLD2AGES 6–8Fold 2

Ages
6–8
Reading grade
not graded
Stage
Read Together
Book
8.5 × 8.5 in, 32 pp
Words
coming
Words a sentence
coming
Longest sentence
coming
Flesch–Kincaid grade
coming

Fold 3, ages 8 to 10FOLD3AGES 8–10Fold 3

Ages
8–10
Reading grade
not graded
Stage
Early Reader
Book
6 × 9 in, 32 pp
Words
coming
Words a sentence
coming
Longest sentence
coming
Flesch–Kincaid grade
coming

Fold 4, ages 10 to 12FOLD4AGES 10–12Fold 4

Ages
10–12
Reading grade
not graded
Stage
Explorer
Book
8 × 10 in, 40 pp
Words
coming
Words a sentence
coming
Longest sentence
coming
Flesch–Kincaid grade
coming

Fold 5, ages 12 and upFOLD5AGES 12+Fold 5

Ages
12+
Reading grade
not graded
Stage
Field Guide
Book
8 × 10 in, 48 pp
Words
coming
Words a sentence
coming
Longest sentence
coming
Flesch–Kincaid grade
coming

Fold 6, ages 12 and upFOLD6AGES 12+Fold 6

Ages
12+
Reading grade
not graded
Stage
Deep Dive
Book
6 × 9 in, 64 pp
Words
coming
Words a sentence
coming
Longest sentence
coming
Flesch–Kincaid grade
coming

Teaching with the rare stone set