A LONG VOWEL SOUNDS BOOK WITH CONSONANT BLENDSBRIAN P. CLEARY Illustrations by JASON MISKIMINSTHIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANKJ Millbrook Press/MinneapolisBrian P. Clearyillustrations by Jason MiskiminsConsultant: Alice M. MadayPh.D. in Early Childhood Education with a Focus in Literacy Assistant Professor, Retired Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of MinnesotaA Long VoweL SoundS Book with ConSonAnt BLendSText copyright 2009 by Brian P. Cleary Illustrations copyright 2009 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.All rights reserved. International copyright secured. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any meanselectronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwisewithout the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review.Millbrook Press A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S.A.Website address: www.lernerbooks.comLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataCleary, Brian P., 1959The frail snail on the trail : a long vowel sounds book with consonant blends / by Brian P. Cleary ; illustrations by Jason Miskimins ; consultant: Alice M. Maday.p. cm. (Sounds like reading)ISBN 9780822576389 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 1. English languageVowelsJuvenile literature. 2. English language ConsonantsJuvenile literature. 3. English languagePhoneticsJuvenile literature. 4. ReadingPhonetic methodJuvenile literature. I. Miskimins, Jason, ill. II. Maday, Alice M. III. Title. PE1157.C545 2009428.13dc22 2008012773Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 BP 14 13 12 11 10 09 to Mrs. Clarke, my third-grade teacher in Richfield, Minnesota B.P.C.eISBN-13: 978-0-7613-5197-9Dear Parents and Educators,As a former adult literacy coach and the father of three children, I know that learning to read isnt always easy. Thats why I developed Sounds Like Readinga series that uses a combination of devices to help children learn to read. This book is the fourth in the Sounds Like Reading series. It uses rhyme, repetition, illustration, and phonics to introduce young readers to long vowel sounds and consonant blends “sound-outable” letter combinations such as fl, tr, br, and st. Starting on page 4, youll see three rhyming words on each left-hand page. These words are part of the sentence on the facing page. They all feature long vowels and consonant blends. As the book progresses, the sentences become more challenging. These sentences contain a “discovery” wordan extra rhyming word in addition to those that appear on the left. Toward the end of the book, the sentences contain two discovery words. Children will delight in the increased confidence that finding and decoding these words will bring. Theyll also enjoy looking for the mouse that appears throughout the book. The mouse asks readers to look for words that sound alike.The bridge to literacy is one of the most important we will ever cross. It is my hope that the Sounds Like Reading series will help young readers to hop, gallop, and skip from one side to the other!Sincerely, Brian P. ClearyLook for me to help you find the words that sound alike!swinetwinespineCan you find three words that sound alike?4The swine put twine on my spine.smokecroakspokeMy name isCroak!6The smoke made her croak as she spoke.My name is Croak!Can you find three words that sound alike?creepsleepsteep8We creep and sleep on a hill that is steep.Can you find three words that sound alike?frailsnailtrail10The frail snail is on the trail.Can you find three words that sound alike?dreamsteamcream12The steam came from the cream in a dream.Can you find three words that sound alike?cryflysky Can you find the word that sounds like cry, fly, and sky?14I cry when I try to fly in the sky.fleetgreetsleet16The fleet can meet and greet in the sleet.Can you find the word that sounds like fleet, greet, and sleet?brideglideslide Can you find the word that sounds like bride, glide, and slide?18The bride tried to glide down the slide.bluedrewglueCan you find the word that sounds like drew, blue, and glue?20It is true that he drew with blue glue.freetreefleeCan you find the word that sounds like tree, free, and flee?22The bee by the tree was free to flee.BlakesnakesteakCan you find the word that sounds like Blake, snake, and steak?24Blake and the snake ate a steak by the lake.pricespicesliceCan you find two words that sound like price, spice, and slice?26The mice paid twice the price for the spice and the slice.grainSpaindrainCan you find two words that sound like grain, Spain, and drain?28The plain grain from Spain fell into the main drain.blue stewflew30Sue flew as the blue stew grew.Can you find two words that sound like flew, blue, and stew