Rikki Tikki Tavi

A timeless tale adapted to Playbook® Format

Peter Pan

A timeless tale adapted to Playbook® Format
Retold by: Margaret Ann Webber
Illustrated by: John Portez
Edited for Multi-Level Readability by: Jan Abbott, Retired School Teacher

Peter Pan, the boy who refuses to grow up, has become the hero of every child's imaginary adventures, and Neverland has become the destination of every child's dream. Voyaging through the starry night with Tinker Bell to a magical island becomes a distinct possibility in this story. Can ordinary children experience such flights of fancy? Can they conjure up visions of loyal friendship and black-hearted treachery? They can, of course, but then will they want to remain in this fantastic land, refusing to return to their normal lives once they have realized such experiences? Based on the classic tale.
Story Length: 5,732 Words
58 bound pages (fully illustrated-paperback size)
Download Pages to Print: 28
Download File Size: 824 kb

A Sweet Escape

A timeless tale adapted to Playbook® Format
Retold by: Stephanie Comella and Elaine Carlson
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier
Edited for Multi-Level Readability by: Pat and John Fine, Retired Teachers

Everybody knows that fairy tales aren't real, right? But what if you found yourself in the middle of one anyway? Take "Hansel and Gretel," for example. The house made of the most delicious candies and cookies and cakes you could imagine would be absolutely marvelous, wouldn't it? But what about the witch? What if she were real too? This is exactly the situation in which Greg and Heidi find themselves. They can hardly believe it, but there's no time for amazement-it's already too late. A modern twist of the timeless tale.
Story Length: 5,646 Words
50 bound pages (fully illustrated-paperback size)
Download Pages to Print: 22
Download File Size: 697kb

Princess and the Pea

A timeless tale adapted to Playbook® Format

Questionella and the Perfect Prince:
A Fairy Tale of Multiple Choices

Written by: Gregory Brown and Kim Brown
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier

Long ago, in the enchanted kingdom of Think-a-lot, lived a young girl named Questionella. Her loving stepmother dreamed her stepdaughter might one day have a chance for a better life, and she knew that going to college was the way towards fulfilling those hopes. As fate would have it, King Tassel decides to throw a ball so he can select one lucky lass to study with his son at the Royal University! Questionella is elated about this opportunity for a scholarship … until she discovers she will have to pass a test to have a chance! Still, with the help of her bookworm friend, Lil’ Confidence, a wacky unemployed Tooth Fairy, and a Town Crier who really cries, Questionella makes it to the palace. Will our heroine learn how to choose the correct multiple choice answer when ALL of the four choices say “choose me?” Can Questionella really pick the perfect prince in her final multiple choice challenge? Readers will not only have fun answering these questions … they will also learn definitive test-taking strategies as this fairy tale unfolds.

Story Length: 6,280 Words


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Content for Grades 4-12

Available in... Advantage (Multi-Level) Format with...
Character Roles Written at Reading Stages 2-5

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Students (and their teachers) will learn proven ways to ease test anxiety while tackling that ever present dark cloud … the multiple choice test. The whole class will get caught up in a “hip hoppity” original Multiple Choice Rap, written and recorded especially for this Playbook® script. Warning … test-taking might actually become fun!

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The Quest For the Eagle
(Journeys of Discovery Series)

Written by: Pat Fine
Illustrated by: Liliane Grenier

This story is loosely based on the legendary search by the early Aztecs for the site of their homeland, the future city of Tenochtitlan – modern-day Mexico City. Following the prophecy of their god, Huitzilopochtli, the families that are involved here – two brothers and their wives and children – together with the rest of their tribe – have endured life-long hardships in attaining their goal. Their persistence in the face of seemingly endless journeying and constant privation, and their eventual triumph in achieving this promised goal is a tribute to their belief in a supernatural power, and the strength of their desire to provide for a better future for their children. Here again, students are offered the opportunity to portray characters that continued to believe, in spite of physical challenges and personal doubts.


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Same old, same old .. a wicked witch who wants revenge, a beautiful girl with long, blonde braids imprisoned in a tower, and a handsome prince who climbs up to rescue her. Right? Wrong!!! In this modern adaptation, you'll find out how computers and a spunky hairdresser can thwart true love's path.
Story Length: 5,005 Words
54 bound pages (fully illustrated-paperback size)
Download Pages to Print: 30
Download File Size: 1,164 kb

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The Railway Children

A timeless tale adapted to Playbook® Format
Retold by: Stephanie Comella and Margaret Ann Webber
I llustrated by: Lisa Burson and Liliane Grenier

Roberta, Peter, and Phyllis had always had a normal, happy family life, living with their parents in a nice house in the suburbs. Suddenly, without any warning whatsoever, the children's father was whisked away, taken by two strange men who disappeared into the darkness of night. Not only that, but the children immediately discovered they would have to leave their childhood home for a new life in the country near the railroad. This new chapter in their lives also included one very special train passenger, one who could possibly bring back their father. Adapted from the classic story by Edith Nesbit.
Story Length: 14,460 Words
98 bound pages (fully illustrated-paperback size)
Download Pages to Print: 46
Download File Size: 657 kb

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