guided, stepped reading Japanese texts

From senseionline@yahoogroups today [digest 3129]

The "Read Real Japanese" books are nice, too--but they provide English translations where the "Readers" do not.

One of the Graded Readers at Whiterabbitpress.com:

http://www.whiterabbitpress.com/product.php?productid=16723&cat=266&page=1

Read Real Japanese:
http://www.whiterabbitpress.com/product.php?productid=16591&cat=0&page=2

and:
http://www.whiterabbitpress.com/product.php?productid=16590&cat=0&page=2

Exploring Japanese Literature:
http://www.whiterabbitpress.com/product.php?productid=16513&cat=0&page=1

--ALSO--
Breaking into Japanese Literature (at amazon.com):
http://www.amazon.com/Breaking-into-Japanese-Literature-Classics/dp/4770028997/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264428931&sr=8-1