SpotsElectronic book published by ipicturebooks.com24 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 Julianna, with thanks M. L.Special thanks to Lands End, Dodgeville, WI, and to Hanna Andersson, Portland, OR, for providing clothing, and to Ashley McBride, International, NYC, for providing bedsheets.e-ISBN 1-58824-492-X Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataLeonard, Marcia.Spots / Marcia Leonard ; photographs by Dorothy Handelman.p. cm. (Real kids readers. Level 1)Summary: A girl describes her spotted clothes, rug, lamp, and mug, but her twin sister prefers stripes.ISBN 0-7613-2016-4 (lib. bdg.). ISBN 0-7613-2041-5 (pbk.)1. Pattern perception Fiction. 2. Twins Fiction. 3. Stories in rhyme. I. Handelman, Dorothy, ill. II. Title. III. Series. PZ8.3.L54925Sp 1998 E dc21SpotsBy Marcia LeonardPhotographs by Dorothy Handelman4I like spots. I like them lots.56I like spots that are big. I like spots that are small.78I like spots that are blots. But that is not all.I have a lamp with spots.I have a rug with spots.1314I sip my milk from a mug with spots.1516I like spots on a dog. I like spots on a ball.1718I like spots on a bug. But that is not all.20I have a hat with spots.2122I have a dress with spots.2324And just for fun, I make a mess with spots.I like to put all my spots in one spot.28Oh, yes! I like spots.30My twin sister does not!31Phonic Guidelines Use the following guidelines to help your child read the words in Spots.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, dog, fun, hat, lots, mug, not, rug, sip, yes.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: skip, stop, trip.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: just, lamp, milk.R-Controlled Vowels When a vowel is followed by the letter r, its sound is changed by the r. A word in this story with an r-controlled vowel is: for.Double Consonants When two identical consonants appear side by side, one of them is silent. Double- consonant words in this story include: all, ball, small.Sight Words Sight words are those words that a reader must learn to recognize immediatelyby sight instead of by sounding them out. They occur with high frequency in easy texts. Sight words not included in the above categories are: a, and, are, does, from, have, I, in, is, like, make, my, oh, on, one, put, sister, that, them, to, with.