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Synopses for Stories Included in This Kit
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Water Works!
An Original Playbook® Story
Written
by: Sharon Brinkerhoff
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier
Water is everywhere. We can see it running down the street or watering lawns. We drink it and brush our teeth with it and wash our hands with it. But do we ever think about how important it is for our bodies? Do we really know? Why do we need it? What does it do? This fast moving, funny rhyming story will answer those questions and more. It shows the true value of water and how essential it is for our lives. It offers water as a healthy alternative to soda pop, and explains why it is such a good choice. It instills in children a desire to drink more water, and teaches a lesson that will hopefully last a lifetime.
Story
Length: 498 Words
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Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 0 - 2
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Siblings Mark, Emma, and Adam are afraid to go to the dentist. With Mark in the chair as the brave older brother, Dr. Lee shows all of them that they have nothing to fear. As she teaches the kids how to properly care for their teeth, they learn some surprising news about “good guys” (saliva) and “bad guys” (germs) living right in their mouths! With fun rhymes repeated throughout, the story teaches students how to keep the good guys strong and how to fight the bad guys to keep their smiles bright and healthy for a lifetime.
Story
Length: 1,170 Words
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Bug
Off!
An
Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Sharon Brinkerhoff
Illustrated
by: Antonio
Nilo
Edited
for Multi-Level Readability by: Linda Helgevold, 3rd Grade Teacher
Matt
didn't like bugs! In fact, he wished they would all just bug off. One
day, while Matt was trying to eat lunch in his backyard, four bugs came
to visit him. They bugged him, of course, and worse than that, they wouldn't
leave! Matt had no choice but to listen to what they had to say and was
quite surprised with what he learned! Bug
Off! is an "Early Reader" story presented in rhyme for Stage 1 and 2 readers.
Story
Length: 1,151 Words
28
bound pages (fully illustrated-notebook size)
Download Pages to Print: 28
Download File Size: 1,483 kb
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Grades K - 2
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Play A Song For Us!
An
Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Dianna Cleveland
Illustrated
by: Liliane Grenier
An enchanted group of musical instruments have arrived at a new unfamiliar place. As they look out from a stage into the dark, they hear a small voice asking them to play a song. Eager to please this little voice, each instrument tries to comply all it once, but only to become a group of separate and single off-key noises. As the little voice coaches them to each play more than one musical note, the instruments begin to learn their capacity for rhythm, melody, and even harmony. As they begin to work together, more voices and faces start to appear in the audience to encourage them. By the end, a full audience has appeared to listen to their magnificent concert!
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Ucky
Duck
A
timeless tale adapted to Playbook® Format
Retold
by: Elaine Carlson
Illustrated by: Chris Werner
Edited
for Multi-Level Readability by: Amanda Hayes, 1st Grade Teacher, Linda Helgevold,
3rd Grade Teacher
In
this modern twist of The Ugly Duckling, Spencer realizes that
he doesn't fit in. His friends try to help him with many make-over attempts,
from braces to tattoos, but he simply doesn't look like the rest of
his family! What will Spencer do? Based on the classic story.
Story
Length: 2,195 Words
25
bound pages (fully illustrated-notebook size)
Download Pages to Print: 25
Download File Size: 2,107 kb
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Ick! I'm Sick!
An
Original Playbook® Story
Written
by: Sharon Brinkerhoff
Illustrated by: Liliane
Grenier
Edited
for Multi-Level Readability by: Nicole Swanson, 5th Grade Teacher
Ah choo! This twisted tale about three children who get sick at school will show you what NOT to do when you’re sick. A mischievous cold bug named Spike tricks the children into thinking they can “give” their colds away, when they are actually spreading them. With every uncovered cough and sneeze, Spike and his fellow germs grow stronger and louder. When the whole school becomes infected with germs, the school nurse decides it is time to separate fact from fiction about viruses. Read this wildly entertaining story to teach kids about proper cold etiquette and prevention.
Story
Length: 2,437 Words
36 bound pages (fully illustrated-notebook size)
Download Pages to Print: 29
Download File Size: 728 kb
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Written by: Kelli Casas
Illustrated by: Doug Gallery
Yee-ha! Cowboys and cowgirls alike will be wrangled in to this tale of how it’s never too late to make the right choices! The story begins when the mysterious “Quick Whip Cowboy” strolls into town and uses his handy musical lasso to change the famous trouble-makers of the town, Tumblestone, into upright singing citizens! Through his adventure, Quick Whip encounters a familiar face - Robbing Robby, the meanest, scariest and sneakiest bad guy of all! Will Quick Whip be able to use his gift to save the town? Kids will find out by reading this rip-roaring fun tale of decision making, character building, and integrity! (This story can also serve gang related issues, showing how gangs could change their purpose to something positive.)
Story
Length: 2,478 Words
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The
Ice Cream Dream
An
Original Playbook® Story
Written
by: Patricia Fine
Illustrated by: John Portez
Edited
for Multi-Level Readability by: Pat and John Fine, Retired Teachers
Mr.
MacRicee is a man who loves ice cream. He eats it every day and enjoys
all different flavors. His favorite store is the Sweet Treat Shop where
he goes after dinner for a single scoop cone. Things are about to change,
though, because Mr. MacRicee likes ice cream a little too much. You could
never imagine the kind of trouble that is just around the corner.
Story
Length: 2,736 Words
31
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Download Pages to Print: 31
Download File Size: 2,295 kb
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Mini,
the Super Watermelon
An
Original Playbook® Story
Written
by: Dianna Cleveland
Illustrated by: Liliane
Grenier
Edited
for Multi-Level Readability by: Nicole Swanson, 5th Grade Teacher
What
comes to mind when you think of watermelons? You might think how sweet
and delicious they are, or how large and heavy they are. But did you know watermelons are also super foods packed
with vitamins, and they contain Lycopene, an anti-oxidant that helps
rid the body of damaging substances? There are also miniature
watermelons that are just as delicious and nutritious, but grow
to a much more practical size? Well, this is just what
Mini, the only miniature watermelon in her patch, learns when she decides
to wander away from the vine all by herself. Even though the large,
oval-shaped watermelons make fun of her for being so little and round,
Mini learns at a nearby Farmer's Market that small watermelons are what
everyone wants! Discover Mini's superpowers and some interesting facts
about watermelon in this adorable story about a powerful little heroine.
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The
Great Rhyme Travel Machine
A Playbook® Original Story
Written
by: Gregory Brown
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier
On the eve of the Summersville Elementary Invention Fair, twins, Melinda and Marcus, are still racing to finish a most unusual project. Their invention, The Great Rhyme Travel Machine, is designed to bring famous people from the past into the future! It may only be a cardboard box with aluminum foil and some lights, but it could hold a big surprise! The students know their machine doesn’t have to actually work to win the competition. Creativity and vision is what counts with the judges. When their favorite teacher, Miss Chalk, lets them stay after school to finish their invention, the twins begin to hear strange noises in their classroom. Mysteriously and magically, their machine works and out come two famous people, Amelia Earhart and Thomas Edison! This fun and creative story provides opportunities for students to use their imaginations in admiring and honoring famous people of the past. Great for Social Studies content.
Story
Length: 4,482 Words
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Send Me a Sign
Making Friends With the Deaf
An Original Playbook® Story
Written
by: Jennifer Magee
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier
When Faith approaches a new student on the first day of school and gets no response, she thinks she is being ignored. As she soon finds out, Shanti is actually deaf, and is in the same class as Faith! Daily lessons in sign language and Miss Sybil’s inspiring art projects launch a powerful friendship, as well as class-wide awareness on student diversity and how to make friends with the deaf. Readers will learn several words in sign language with instructional pictures throughout the story, and will also learn a poem at the end of the story teaching complete phrases in sign language they would wish to say to a deaf person they meet.
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Who Gives a Hoot?
An Original Playbook® Story
Written
by: Dianna Cleveland
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier
It’s time for Outdoor Education camp and Sarah is anxious about being away from home for an entire week. So, her mother gives her a diary to write down her thoughts each day and she locks it with a tiny key each night. To make matters worse, a couple of icky boys from school end up in her hiking group. Luckily, Emily, a girl who’d much rather be in the mall, is also in the group and she and Sarah become friends over the mutual disgust for the troublesome boys. During one of the nature hikes, the students inadvertently discover some owl pellets, and Mr. Acorn, their guide, gives them a complete lesson on what they are and how they can determine what an owl ate by studying the skeletal remains inside the pellet. When the key to Sarah’s diary goes missing, the students solve the mystery by determining that a mouse ate it, and then an owl ate the mouse. As they learn about the food chain, they become friends and Sarah discovers that going away to camp can be fun and isn’t so scary after all.
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Grades 4 - 8
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