Come along with me and learn all about reading! Brian P. Clearys wacky sentences and Jason Miskiminss colorful art will make phonics fun!Book 1 The Bug in the Jug Wants a Hug A Short Vowel Sounds BookBook 2 Stop, Drop, and Flop in the Slop A Short Vowel Sounds Book with Consonant BlendsBook 3 The Nice Mice in the Rice A Long Vowel Sounds BookBook 4 The Frail Snail on the Trail A Long Vowel Sounds Book with Consonant BlendsBook 5 The Thing on the Wing Can Sing A Short Vowel Sounds Book with Consonant DigraphsBook 6 Whose Shoes Would You Choose? A Long Vowel Sounds Book with Consonant DigraphsBook 7 The Peaches on the Beaches A Book about Inflectional EndingsBook 8 The Clown in the Gown Drives the Car with the Star A Book about Diphthongs and R-Controlled VowelsAlso by briAn P. CleAry Peanut Butter and Jellyfishes: A Very Silly Alphabet Book Math Is CATegorical series Words Are CATegorical seriesMILLBROOKJTHE PEACHES oN THE BEACHESA BOOK ABOuT InfLeCTIOnAL endIngS BRIAN P. CLEARY Illustrations by JASoN MISkIMINSSOUNDS LIKE READINGCLeARY7THIS 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 Book ABout InflectIonAl endIngsText 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 peaches on the beaches : a book about inflectional endings / by Brian P. Cleary ; illustrations by Jason Miskimins ; consultant: Alice M. Maday.p. cm. (Sounds like reading)ISBN 9780822576365 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 1. English languageSuffixes and prefixesJuvenile literature. 2. ReadingPhonetic methodJuvenile literature. I. Miskimins, Jason, ill. II. Maday, Alice M. III. Title. PE1175.C53 2009428.13dc22 2008012768Manufactured in the United States of America 1 2 3 4 5 6 BP 14 13 12 11 10 09 to Mrs. tama, my sixth-grade and eighth-grade teacher in Rocky River, ohio B.P.c.eISBN-13: 978-0-7613-5200-6Dear 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 seventh in the Sounds Like Reading series. It uses rhyme, repetition, illustration, and phonics to introduce young readers to inflectional endings. These include -s, -es, -ed, and -ing.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 inflectional endings. 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!napscapslaps4They took naps with caps on their laps.Can you find three words that sound alike?snowingtowingblowing6It was snowing and blowing when the truck was towing.Can you find three words that sound alike?dreamedscreamedbeamedCan you find three words that sound alike?8He dreamed that he screamed as the sun beamed.witchesswitchesditches10The witches put the switches in the ditches.Can you find three words that sound alike?stretchessketchesfetchesCan you find three words that sound alike?12He stretches and sketches as the dog fetches.crieddriedtiedCan you find three words that sound alike?14Can you find three words that sound alike?The tears that she cried dried when her shoes were tied.screechespeachesleechesCan you find the word that sounds like screeches, peaches, and leeches?