Dan and DanElectronic book published by ipicturebooks.com 24 W. 25th St. New York, NY 10011 www.ipicturebooks.comAll rights reserved. Copyright 1998 by The Millbrook Press, Inc.Real Kids Readers and the Real Kids Readers logo are trademarks of The Millbrook Press, Inc.No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. For Dan Weiss, of course M. L.Special thanks to L.L. Bean, Inc., Freeport, Maine, for supplying clothing and equipment.e-ISBN 1-58824-709-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataLeonard, Marcia.Dan and Dan / by Marcia Leonard ; photography by Dorothy Handelman.p. cm. (Real kids readers. Level 1)Summary: Dan describes the things he does with his grandfather who is also named Dan.ISBN 0-7613-2003-2 (lib. bdg.). ISBN 0-7613-2028-8 (pbk.)1. Grandfathers Fiction. 2. Stories in rhyme. I. Handelman, Dorothy, ill. II. Title. III. Series. PZ8.3.L54925Daj 1998 E dc21Dan and Dan Marcia LeonardPhotographs by Dorothy HandelmanYou are Dan. I am Dan too.45But I am not the same as you.678I am a kid.910You are a man.1112I can not wink. But you can, Dan.I like milk cold. You like it hot.1415You take a nap. But I do not.17You like to sit. 18I like to run.2021 But we still have a lot of fun.We sing. We swim. We play with pets.2425 We hunt for bugs with our bug nets.2627 We go on trips in your big van.2829You are my dads dad, and I love you, Dan.3031Phonic Guidelines Use the following guidelines to help your child read the words in Dan and Dan.Short Vowels When two consonants surround a vowel, the sound of the vowel is usually short. This means you pronounce a as in apple, e as in egg, i as in igloo, o as in octopus, and u as in umbrella. Short-vowel words in this story include: big, bug, but, can, dad, Dan, fun, hot, kid, lot, man, nap, nets, not, pets, run, sit, van.Short-Vowel Words with Beginning Consonant Blends When two different consonants begin a word, they usually blend to make a combined sound. Words in this story with beginning consonant blends include: swim, trips.Short-Vowel Words with Ending Consonant Blends When two different consonants end a word, they usually blend to make a combined sound. Words in this story with ending consonant blends include: hunt, milk, sing, wink.Double Consonants When two identical consonants appear side by side, one of them is silent. Double- consonant words in this story include: still.Sight Words Sight words are those words that a reader must learn to recognize immediately by sightinstead of by sounding them out. They occur with high frequency in easy texts. Sight words not included in the above categories are: a, am, and, are, as, do, for, go, have, I, in, it, like, love, my, of, on, our, play, same, take, the, to, too, we, with, you, your.Plurals When a noun becomes plural, an s or es is added. Plural words in this story include: bugs, nets, pets, trips.