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Books are available in multiple formats: hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audio (in process). Activity books for each level are also available.
Level 1 – Closed syllables and consonant blends.
About Set 1: This set includes three colorful picture books that together form the Greek Creation Myth. They are separate books but work best as a set. Book 4 - Gods and Gifts: Three Greek Myths Retold is a black-and-white version of the three stories for older students. The decodable portion is the same as in Books 1-3, but Book 4 includes extensive background information.
Set 1, Book 1: No Gift for Man – Zeus asks Prometheus and his brother to fill the world with living creatures. Prometheus makes man. Epimetheus creates the animals and gives them all sorts of interesting gifts, but when man comes around for his gift, there is nothing left. It is available as an e-book or paperback at Amazon.
Set 1, Book 2: The Bandit - Prometheus steals fire from Mount Olympus to give to the humans and suffers the wrath of Zeus.
Set 1, Book 3: The Box – Zeus gets revenge on mankind for accepting the gift of fire. The gods create Pandora, giving her many talents and charms. Then, they send her to Epimetheus as a bride and give the couple a mysterious box that they are told never to open.
Book 4: Gods and Gifts – The same three stories above are told with black and white illustrations for older students and adults. Background information about the discovery of fire, indiengous creation myths, and other topics are included.
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Level 2 – digraphs, trigraphs, combinations (ng, ck, sh, th, ch, tch, qu, wh) single consonant n=n(g)k, and suffix –ing.
Hank the Tank: Animal in the Spotlight (Chapter Book)– A bear’s life is saved through science and DNA. In February of 2022, a black bear by the name of Hank the Tank made international news after he reportedly broke into dozens of homes in South Lake Tahoe. Concerned citizens made over 100 calls to the local authorities about a bear scavenging for food and destroying property. Authorities feared they would have to euthanize Hank. Fortunately, Hank’s life was saved by science. Wildlife biologists made a very interesting discovery in the DNA left behind at the break-ins. Read the story to find out what happened. It is written in verse and is a fictional account, but it was inspired by real events. Then read the background information to learn about the Real Hank, interesting facts about black bears, and tips for coexisting with wildlife.
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Hank the Tank Activity Book - A Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist, this 164-page resource for teachers, speech-language pathologists, dyslexia interventionists, and homeschoolers includes a special code that allows access to 50+ easy-to-print downloadable PDF activity pages. It is filled with activities for decoding, phonological awareness, morphology, sentence structure, cognitive flexibility, written language, and more. For additional information, check out the Hank the Tank page on the website.
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Level 3 – open syllables, consonant-le, suffix -ed
Raven Remix – (October 2024) A fun mash-up of popular titles by Edgar Allen Poe told in the format of the story poem, “The Raven.” Some of Poe's titles that are referenced in the story poem include "The Black Cat," "The Gold Bug," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Masque of the Red Death." The back matter includes interesting theories about Poe's mysterious death.
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