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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.
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Length: 1,170 Words
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Eva, Don, Jan, and Roy are always too late to catch the Ice Cream Man. If only there was a way to know when he was coming. Ah, but there is! The children learn that if they know how to tell time, they will be able to know just when the Ice Cream Man is on his way. It is always easier to learn about something if you have a rhyme to help you remember, and the children are taught rhymes to help them learn about hours and minutes. Diagrams in the story show a clock face with various times displayed and show the hour hand, minute hand, and second hand. Finally, it is time for the Ice Cream Man to arrive, and this time the children don’t miss him!
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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: 1,164 Words
28
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Download Pages to Print: 28
Download File Size: 1,483 kb
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There's No One Like You !
Lessons in Character
An
Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Linda Schwartz
Illustrated
by: Bev Armstrong
Many people are sensitive about some part of their bodies. Some may think their ears stick out, or their feet are too big. In this cute, fast-paced story, all the characters have exactly the same problem! Geri the giraffe thinks her neck is too long, Ellie the elephant thinks her trunk is too big, and so forth. What a dilemma! It’s a good thing Geri’s friends point out how lucky she is to have such a wonderful long neck that can reach leaves and see things high up and far away. It’s lucky Ellie has such good friends to tell her she’s fortunate to have a strong trunk for carrying heavy logs and giving herself a shower! One by one the animals learn how marvelous it is to be different and how boring the world would be if we were all exactly the same. The story ends with a catchy rhyme containing parts for each animal to sum up what he or she learned!
Story
Length: 737 Words
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Jake Can't Fake It!
Lessons in Character
An
Original Playbook® Story
Written by: Linda Schwartz
Illustrated
by: Bev Armstrong
Jake was a young dog who never did any of his chores. He didn’t feed his fish or do his homework or take out the garbage. It drove his parents and teachers crazy, not to mention making the fish hungry and the garbage smelly. Then Jake’s parents came up with a plan to help Jake be more responsible. It was simple to implement, and Jake loved it! His sloppy habits turned into a responsible routine. What did his parents do?
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Length: 1,023 Words
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The Three Goats Gruff
Go to the Greener Side
A timeless tale adapted to
Playbook® Format
Written by: Krista Lundgren
Illustrated
by: Len Gatdula
Most everybody knows the story of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. Well, this story presents a funny and healthy twist and a dose of green vegetables, too. The troll is the same, always hungry and not very bright, but there are only two billy goats because the third is a girl! Sister Gruff has a clever plan to teach the ugly troll a lesson or two. Not only does she trick him into letting herself and her brothers cross the bridge, she educates him and the readers about the value of eating vegetables and that they darker green they are, the healthier they become. With a surprise ending, kids will love the story and the nutrition lesson, too.
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Length: 1,776 Words
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The
Three Little Pigs
A
timeless tale adapted to Playbook® Format
Retold by: Stephanie
Comella
Illustrated by: John Portez
Edited
for Multi-Level Readability by: Johnna Sandor, 4th Grade Teacher, and Amanda
Hayes, 1st Grade Teacher
The
three little pigs know winter is coming and that they must build houses
to be warm and comfortable. Big Brother and Sister Pig are lazy and
want to do as little work as possible. They quickly build simple, flimsy
shelters and run off to play. The youngest little pig decides he wants
to build a big, strong house, not only to protect himself from the winter
weather, but to be protected from the wolf he's heard exists in the
forest. The other little pigs think their younger brother is silly and
wasting his time; they don't even believe in the wolf! Big Brother and
Sister Pig could be in for a nasty surprise.
Story
Length: 2,210 Words
26
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Download Pages to Print: 26
Download File Size: 1,283 kb
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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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