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Bothell, WA • Chicago, IL • Columbus, OH • New York, NY
Good Pets ............................ 1
Variant Vowel /u̇ / oo, ou, u

Under the Moon ................. 9

Variant Vowel /ü/ oo, u, ew, ue, ui

Paul’s Turn ......................... 17

Variant Vowel /ô/ a, aw, au, al
Walt Ought to
Clean Up .......................... 25
Variant Vowel /ô/ augh, ough

A Pleasant Visit ............... 33

Short Vowel Digraphs /e/ ea; /u/ ou;
/i/ y

Mee-Ling’s Mission ...........41

Consonant Digraphs /f/ gh,
/sh/ ch, ss
Good Pets

by Lucas Reed
illustrated by Karen Tafoya
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 Snookie and Cookie are a cat
and a dog. They are good pets.
Let’s look at Snookie and Cookie.
We can find out more about
these pets.
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Some pets like to nap in the warm sun.
Some are happy napping in little spaces.
Snookie rests on a wool rug in the
sunshine. Cookie naps in a nook in the
bookcase.

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 When it is warm, pets like to go out.
If it gets too hot, they shed some fur.
Look at Snookie and Cookie. They
shook some of their fur off!
If you wore a coat and got too hot,
you would take it off!
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When it is hot, your pet might eat less.
The meal may be good, but pets might
not feel like eating much.
You shouldn’t be too concerned. Pets
stop eating when they feel full.

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Snookie and Cookie nap when it’s hot.
Cookie naps in the shadow of a pot.
Snookie takes a chilly dip in the brook.
If you put your foot in a brook on a
hot day, it would feel nice.
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Snookie and Cookie find shady places.
Snookie hides under a wood porch.
Cookie gets shade under a toy car hood.
They couldn’t wait to go inside! They
stood by the fan for awhile.
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 Now we know more about these
pets. Look at them nap. They
are good friends and good pets.
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 by Antonio Jenkins
illustrated by Brenda Johnson
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Under the moon, an owl begins to stir.
In the gloom of night, it hoots its lonely
tune, “Whoo? Whoo? Who are you?”
A bird swoops down to eat a tasty
snack. A bat hunts for food. Tiny mice
hide in the grass.
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Under the moon, cows moo and then
take a snooze. Soon, five sheep in
fluffy suits close their eyes. They all
sleep on the grass wet with dew.

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 Under the moon, a loon and her new
baby float on the smooth lake. The
night is cool and dark, but the moon
sheds light on the loons as they swim.
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Under the moon, a moose munches
leaves on a forest path. A snake hisses
at the moose and then slithers under
a tree root for some rest.
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 Under the moon, three chipmunks
in a goofy mood play on a roof.
The chipmunks chatter as they
chew their food.
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Under the moon, fox cubs play.
A bird chirps and coos as she
snoops on them.

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Now, the sun begins to rise. Rays of
bright sunlight shoot across the blue sky.
A new July day will begin soon.
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 by Caleb Wilson
illustrated by Barry Mullins
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Gramps likes to draw. Paul likes to paint.
They enjoy talking about art. First,
Gramps draws a hawk. Paul watches.
“What color will you paint the hawk?”
Gramps asks.
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“I saw a hawk last August,” Paul tells
Gramps. He thinks about the hawk. “It
had strong wings and mighty claws. It
was brown!”
Paul paints the hawk brown. Now,
Gramps draws a home with a lawn.
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“That’s my house,” remarks Paul. He
thinks about his home and yard. “I like
to walk barefoot on the lawn. Sometimes
I crawl on the soft green grass!”
Paul paints the lawn green. Gramps
draws the sun rising at dawn.
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 “When the sun begins to rise, it’s
dawn,” explains Paul. He thinks about
the sun rising. “I woke up at dawn
once. The sky was splashed with red!”
Paul paints the sky red. Gramps
draws a pumpkin.
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“I saw a pumpkin last week,” says Paul.
He thinks about the pumpkin patch.
“The pumpkin was orange. It was on
top of straw. The straw was yellow!”
Paul paints the pumpkin and straw.
Mom walks in. Gramps draws her.
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“That’s Mom in a shawl!” exclaims Paul.
Paul paints Mom in her blue shawl.
“I see that Gramps showed you how to
paint. He showed me how to paint
when I was small,” grins Mom.
“I know,” smiles Paul. “And now it’s
my turn!”
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 by Evan Myers
illustrated by Barbara Counseller
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 Walt never thought he ought to clean
his room.
“I like my room this way,” he thought.
But Walt’s family did not agree. They
thought Walt ought to clean up. Walt
couldn’t even get to his bed without
walking over piles.

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Even if he wanted a clean room,
where would he start? His room
was filled with all kinds of things
that Walt bought. There were
piles of clothes everywhere.

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“I’m sure this is just a phase for Walt,”
Mom explained.
But Dad and Roy disagreed. They
decided that Walt’s room was a major
mess! Walt ought to clean it up.
Roy had a thought.

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“I would like to challenge you to a
contest. If you win, your room can
stay a mess,” Roy explained. “But if
I win,” Roy went on, “you will have
to clean up the mess.”
Walt thought about it. He enjoyed
contests. And he really liked to win!

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 Walt and Roy gripped hands. Then
they fought using their arms.
“I will win,” Walt thought.
“Walt will be taught a lesson,”
Roy thought.

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Walt and Roy stared at each other.
Roy did not budge. Walt did not budge.
Then Walt’s wrist hit the desk. Walt
lost the contest.
Walt had to clean his room!

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 Walt brought Roy into his room. Roy
couldn’t believe his eyes.
“I thought I liked messes,” said Walt.
“But you taught me. A clean room
really is the best.”

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 by Christine Wilson
illustrated by Francisco Rodriguez
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“Sydney, I need you to take some things
down the road to Grandma,” Mom said.
“I just ate breakfast. Can I go later?”
Sydney asked.
“Go soon. The forecast calls for rain,”
said Mom.
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Young Sydney looked at Mom.
Mom explained to her daughter,
“Grandma’s house is easy to get to.
Take Egypt with you. It will be fun.”

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 Mom packed supplies for Grandma.
Sydney dreaded carrying the heavy
bag. But the bag was not heavy.
It was light. Her gym class had
made her strong!

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Sydney and Egypt headed to
Grandma’s house.
Her feet made a nice rhythm as
she marched down the path.
Clip, clop, flip, flop, stamp, stomp.
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 The weather was rainy and gloomy.
But soon they were at Grandma’s
house. Sydney walked in ahead of
Egypt. She almost tripped on the rug.
Blip, blop, clip, clop, flip, flop, flick,
flock, click, clock, drip, drop.
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The sun began to shine as soon as
Sydney entered the house. The rays
warmed the room. Then Sydney
spotted Grandma.
“Grandma!” Sydney exclaimed. “I am
so happy to see you.”
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“I’m happy to see you too. Are you
hungry? I made a couple of sandwiches
on my homemade bread. Let’s eat,”
said Grandma.
Sydney and Grandma ate lunch. They
had a long pleasant visit.
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 by Jennifer Li
illustrated by Stephanie Pershing
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 Mee-Ling lived in a small village.
The land was rough and dry. It had
not rained for a long time. The
villagers’ crops were not growing.
There was not enough water.

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A dragon lived at the top of the
mountain. “Do not go near the dragon!”
people would say.
But Mee-Ling thought, “Is that dragon
scaring the water away?”
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She had to find out. She explained to
her parents, “I have a mission, a job,
to do. I must ask the dragon for rain. I
assure you it is our only hope.”
“It’s too dangerous!” her parents called.
But Mee-Ling was on her way and
misheard her parents’ call.
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Mee-Ling walked on. The dragon was
awake. Red-hot stones shot angrily from
its mouth. It was like a stone-throwing
machine. Mee-Ling swiftly ducked
behind a huge rock.

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Mee-Ling reached the top. She heard
the dragon sing. “Alone I live. Alone I
cry. I am friendless and sad, oh my!”
Mee-Ling said, “Nonsense, don’t feel
lonely! My village needs you.”
The dragon breathed in. Mee-Ling didn’t
know if it was a laugh or cough!
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The dragon explained, “No one has ever
visited. I thought I’d never have a pal.”
“Come,” Mee-Ling said. “Be my pal.”
Together, they headed back. On the
way, there was an amazing
development. The dragon’s tail cut into
the mountain. Cool water began to flow.
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 Forever after, a river flowed. It
followed the dragon’s path through
the town. Crops had water. Plants
began to grow. The village chefs
made a feast. Mee-Ling and the
dragon were heroes!
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 Volume 8
Story 1 • Good Pets..................................page 1
Word Count: 230
Decodable Words
Target Phonics Elements: Variant Vowel: /u̇/ oo,
ou, u
brook, Cookie, couldn’t, foot, full, good, hood, look,
nook, put, shook, shouldn’t, stood, wood, wool
High-Frequency Words
Review: are, do, of, some, their, to, too, warm,
you, your
Story Words
friends

Story 2 • Under the Moon .....................page 9

Word Count: 191
Decodable Words
Target Phonics Elements: Variant Vowel: /ü/ oo, u,
u_e, ew, ue, ui
blue, chew, cool, coos, dew, food, gloom, goofy, hoots,
July, moo, moon, moose, new, roof, root, shoot, soon,
smooth, snoops, swoops, suit, whoo, woops
High-Frequency Words
Review: are, of, their, who, you
Story Words
eyes
Story 3 • Paul’s Turn ............................. page 17
Word Count: 232
Decodable Words
Target Phonics Elements: Variant Vowel /ô/ a, aw,
au, al
August, claw, crawl, dawn, draw, lawn, Paul, saw,
shawl, small, straw, talking, walk
High-Frequency Words
Review: of, once, says to, was, you
Story Words
orange

Story 4 • Walt Ought to

Clean Up ....................................................... page 25
Word Count: 242
Decodable Words
Target Phonics Elements: Variant Vowel /ô/ augh,
ough
bought, brought, fought, ought, taught
High-Frequency Words
Review: have, into, of, other, sure, their, to, were,
you, your
Story Words
eyes
Story 5 • A Pleasant Visit .................... page 33
Word Count: 216
Decodable Words
Target Phonics Element: Short Vowel Digraphs
/e/ea, /u/ou, /i/y
ahead, bread, breakfast, couple, dreaded, Egypt, gym,
headed, heavy, pleasant, Sydney, weather, young
High-Frequency Words
Review: are, of, some, their, to, were, warmed, was, you

Story 6 • Mee-Ling’s Mission ............. page 41

Word Count: 256
Decodable Words
Target Phonics Element: Consonant Digraphs /f/gh,
/sh/ch, ss
assure, chefs, cough, enough, laugh, mission
High-Frequency Words
Review: carrying, have, of, one, to, warmed, was
Story Words
machine, mountain, village
Decoding skills taught to date:
Phonics: Short a; Short i; Short o; Short e, Short u; l- Blends; r- Blends;
s -Blends; end Blends; Long a: a_e; Long i: i_e; Long o: o_e; Long u: u_e;
Soft c, Soft g ,-dge; Consonant Digraphs: th, sh, -ng; Consonant Digraphs: ch,
-tch, wh, ph; Three-Letter Blends; Long a: ai, ay; Long i: i, igh, ie, y; Long o: o,
ow, oa, oe; Long e: e_e, ee, ea, e, ie; Long e: y, ey; Long u: u_e, ew, u, ue, /ûr/: er,
ir, ur, or; /är/ ar; /ôr/ or, oar, ore; /îr/ eer, ere, ear; /âr/ are, air, ear, ere; Long a: a,
ea, ei, ey; Silent Letters: wr, kn, gn, mb, sc; Silent Letters: rh, gh, bt, mn, lf, lk, st;
Diphthongs: ou, ow; Diphthongs: oi, oy; Variant Vowel: /u̇/ oo, ou, u; Variant
Vowel: /ü/ oo, u, u_e, ew, ue, ui; Variant Vowel: /ô/ a, aw, au, al; Variant Vowel:
/ô/ augh, ough; Short Vowel Digraphs: /e/ea, /u/ou, /i/y; Consonant Digraphs:
/f/gh, /sh/ch, ss

Structural Analysis: Plural Nouns -s; Inflectional Ending -s; Plural Nouns
-es; Inflectional ending -es; Closed Syllables; Inflectional Ending -ed;
Inflectional Ending -ing; Possessives (singular); Inflectional Endings -ed,
-ing (drop finale e); Inflectional Endings -ed, -ing (double final consonant);
CVCe Syllables; Prefixes re-, un-, dis-; Suffixes -ful, -less; Compound Words;
Contractions with ’s, ’re, ’ll, ’ve; Open Syllables; Contractions with not (isn’t,
aren’t, wasn’t, weren’t, hasn’t, haven’t, can’t); Inflectional Endings and Plurals
(change y to i); Comparative Inflectional endings -er, -est; Irregular Plurals;
Abbreviations; r-Controlled Syllables; Plural Possessives, Prefixes pre-, non-,
mis-; Consonant +le Syllables (+le, +al, +el); Contractions with not (wouldn’t,
couldn’t, shouldn’t); Vowel Team Syllables, Suffixes -y, -ly
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