Dona Herweck Rice 
By the Lake [PDF ebook] 

Name the things you can find at a lake! Perfect for 1st grade students, this book teaches these 7 high-frequency words from Fry’s First 100 words list: some, and, the, water, find, by, and go. The short sentences and clear images support the text to help with memorization. The rebus pictures and simple text build grade 1 reading comprehension in a format that is appealing to children. Beginning readers will learn the essential sight words and gain confidence as they learn to read independently.