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Tales of Friends
Set of sixteen books providing decodable chapter books with emphasis on a specific phonetic concept
Organization of the text includes multiple characters and, occasionally, two storylines
Text complexity ranges from the mid-first grade level to the end of second grade level
Book 1: ch, sh, wh, th, qu, ng
280L Mom and Liz go shopping with a list. They buy something for everyone, including Sam the cat!
Book 2: ff, ll, ss, ck, tch, dge
310L Oh no! Jim’s new backpack is missing. Can his new friend, Jamal, help them find it?
Book 3: Consonant Blends
370L Liz’s teacher invites her to a special lunch at school. She makes new friends and learns something special about each person.
Book 4: Suffixes, Doubling rule
320L Do you know how to make new friends? In this story, Liz is delighted to meet a new friend.
Book 5: Word Families with nk, ng, all
300L The kids put on a play for their parents. Jim learns a lesson when he takes his role as a King too seriously.
Book 6: Multisyllabic words
300L Jamal surprises Liz, Jim, and Kim when he invites them to visit his mountain cabin. The friends will have fun adventures and special discoveries at the JJ cabin.
Book 7: Silent e and Open Syllables
440L Liz enjoys a bike ride with Jim, Jamal, and her mom. But, the ride has its scary moments. Liz learns a little bit about teasing and a lot about bike safety.
Book 8: Silent e and Open Syllables
470L Liz and Jim hope to raise money to clean up the pond at the Wild Life Refuge. But a mistake almost ruins their plans.
Book 9: Consonant + le Syllables
470L Liz loves horses. Her biggest wish is to take horseback riding lessons. What will she have to do to make her wish come true?
Book 10: Long e Syllables (e-, ee, ea, y)
470L Liz is not feeling well today. Everything that can go wrong, does!
Book 11: R-controlled Syllables
510L It is the twins’ seventh birthday. Dad has an exciting surprise for their celebration. But a small slip-up almost makes this their worst day ever.
Book 12: au, aw, oo, ou, ow, oi, oy
510L Liz has her first loose tooth. She is excited and can’t wait until the Tooth Fairy comes. But will it be the Tooth Fairy or the Tooth Mouse?
Book 13: ai, ay, oa, oe, ui, ue
440L It’s time for the first grade class trip! Liz and Jim visit an organic farm and learn much about farming and animals. But Jim learns an important lesson.
Book 14: Long A, Long O Syllables
430L The excitement starts when Champ moves in next door to Liz and Jim. Readers will be on the edge of their seats when Champ attempts a daring rescue, and Liz saves the day!
Book 15: Word Families ost, ind, old
510L Jasmine loves to listen to her father’s stories from India. Tonight, she will hear an old folktale about a boy who gave and received many gifts.
Book 16: ou, ow, oo, ea, igh, y
500L Liz and Jim have a play date with Mitch and Belle. The four friends have great fun together, but manage to get into trouble too.
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