Finally, a delightful book series that helps kids learn phonics rules step by step. Fun books designed for anyone learning to read with phonics, especially learners with dyslexia. Start anywhere in the series, according to your child's reading level. All DOG ON A LOG Books follow a Structured Literacy/Orton-Gillingham based phonics sequence. Gameboards, flashcards, and other activities can be downloaded from dogonalogbooks (dot) com. This collection is the five books in Step 4 of the DOG ON A LOG Chapter Book Series. The books are: --The Push Truck Chapter Book --The Sand Hill Chapter Book --Lil Tilt And Mr. Ling Chapter Book --Musk Ox In The Tub Chapter Book --Trip To The Pond Chapter Book Sight Words: a, are, as, be, could, do, does, for, from, go, goes, has, have, he, her, here, his, I, into, is, like, likes, me, Mr., my, of, OK, or, push puts, said, saw. say, says, see, sees, she, should, the, there, they, to, want, wants,was, we, what, where, would, you, your Each book has about 700 to 1,130 total words These are Step 4 chapter books.There are also companion "Let's GO! Books" that have less text. Let's GO! Books can help build confidence and work as a bridge to reading the longer chapter books. Decodable books let a learner who has been taught the phonics rules and sight words in that book sound them out and read them. These are systematic books because each Step of books build on the skills practiced in the prior Steps. Most kids who read DOG ON A LOG Books are proud that they can finally read a book without so much frustration. DOG ON A LOG Phonics Progression Step 1 •Consonants, primary sounds •Short vowels •Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh, ck •2 and 3 sound words •Possessive 's Step 2 •Bonus letters (f, l, s, z after short vowel) •"all" •-s suffix Step 3 •Letter Buddies: ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk Step 4 •Consonant Blends to make 4 sound words •3 and 4 sound words ending in -lk, -sk Step 5 •Digraph blends -nch to make 3 and 4 sound words •Silent e, including "-ke" Step 6 •Exception words containing: ild, old, olt, ind, ost Step 7 •5 sounds in a closed syllable word plus suffix -s (crunch, slumps) •3 letter blends and up to 6 sounds in a closed syllable word (script, spring) Step 8 •Two syllable words with 2 closed syllables, not blends (sunset, chicken, unlock) Step 9 •Two syllable words with all previously introduced sounds including blends, exception words, and silent “e” (blacksmith, kindness, inside) •Vowel digraphs: ai, ay, ea, ee, ie, oa, oe (rain, play, beach, tree, pie, goat, toe) • WATCH FOR MORE STEPS AND BOOKS COMING SOON

Finally, a delightful book series that helps kids learn phonics rules step by step. Fun books designed for anyone learning to read with phonics, especially learners with dyslexia. Start anywhere in the series, according to your child's reading level. All DOG ON A LOG Books follow a Structure Literacy/Orton-Gillingham based phonics sequence. Gameboards, flashcards, and other activities can be downloaded from www.dogonalogbooks.com.

Finally, a delightful book series that helps kids learn phonics rules step by step. Fun books designed for anyone learning to read with phonics, especially learners with dyslexia. Start anywhere in the series, according to your child's reading level. All DOG ON A LOG Books follow a Structure Literacy/Orton-Gillingham based phonics sequence. Gameboards, flashcards, and other activities can be downloaded from www.dogonalogbooks.com. Let's GO! Books have less text and build confidence towards the same title Chapter Book. This collection is the five books in Step 1 of the DOG ON A LOG Let's GO! book series. The books are: The Dog On The Log The Pig Hat Chad The Cat Zip The Bug The Fish and The Pig Sight Words: a, are, be, do, does, for, go, goes, has, have, he, her, here, his, I, is, like, me, OK, says, see, sees, she, the, they, to, you Each book has about 50 to 105 total words Decodable books let a learner who has been taught the phonics rules and sight words in that book sound them out and read them. These are systematic books because each Step of books build on the skills practiced in the prior Steps. Most kids who read DOG ON A LOG Books are proud that they can finally read a book without so much frustration. Cream colored paper, 24 point Verdana font (one of the most dyslexia-friendly fonts) DOG ON A LOG Books Phonics Progression Step 1 Consonants, primary sounds Short vowels Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh, ck 2 and 3 sound words Possessive 's Step 2 Bonus letters (f, l, s, z after short vowel) "all" -s suffix Step 3 Letter Buddies: ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk Step 4 Consonant Blends to make 4 sound words 3 and 4 sound words ending in -lk, -sk Step 5 Digraph blends -nch to make 3 and 4 sound words Silent e, including "-ke" Step 6 Exception words containing: ild, old, olt, ind, ost Step 7 5 sounds in a closed syllable word plus suffix -s (crunch, slumps) 3 letter blends and up to 6 sounds in a closed syllable word (script, spring) Step 8 Two syllable words with 2 closed syllables, not blends (sunset, chicken, unlock) Step 9 Two syllable words with all previously introduced sounds including blends, exception words, and silent "e" (blacksmith, kindness, inside) Vowel digraphs: ai, ay, ea, ee, ie, oa, oe (rain, play, beach, tree, pie, goat, toe)

From the author of the beloved classic Where the Red Fern Grows comes a timeless adventure about a boy who discovers a tree full of monkeys. The last thing fourteen-year-old Jay Berry Lee expects to find while trekking through the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma is a tree full of monkeys. But then Jay learns from his grandpa that the monkeys have escaped from a traveling circus, and there’s a big reward for the person who finds and returns them. His family could really use the money, so Jay sets off, determined to catch them. But by the end of the summer, Jay will have learned a lot more than he bargained for—and not just about monkeys. From the beloved author of Where the Red Fern Grows comes another memorable adventure novel filled with heart, humor, and excitement. Honors and Praise for Wilson Rawls’ Where the Red Fern Grows: A School Library Journal Top 100 Children’s Novel An NPR Must-Read for Kids Ages 9 to 14 Winner of 4 State Awards Over 7 million copies in print! “A rewarding book . . . [with] careful, precise observation, all of it rightly phrased.” —The New York Times Book Review “One of the great classics of children’s literature . . . Any child who doesn’t get to read this beloved and powerfully emotional book has missed out on an important piece of childhood for the last 40-plus years.” —Common Sense Media “An exciting tale of love and adventure you’ll never forget.” —School Library Journal

Living with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feel like a fourth grade nothing. Whether Fudge is throwing a temper tantrum in a shoe store, smearing smashed potatoes on walls at Hamburger Heaven, or scribbling all over Peter's homework, he's never far from trouble. He's a two-year-old terror who gets away with everything—and Peter's had enough. When Fudge walks off with Dribble, Peter's pet turtle, it's the last straw. Peter has put up with Fudge too long. How can he get his parents to pay attention to him for a change?

A 2021 NATIONAL PARENTING PRODUCT AWARDS WINNER! From the creators of the bestselling Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series. An irresistible collection of five chapter books about the real lives of five extraordinary women throughout history, including Ada Lovelace, Madam C. J. Walker, Dr. Wangari Maathai, Junko Tabei, and Alicia Alonso. This hardcover boxed set includes: Ada Lovelace Cracks the Code Madam C. J. Walker Builds a Business Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest Junko Tabei Masters the Mountains Alicia Alonso Takes the Stage This gorgeous hardcover boxed set is the perfect gift to inspire any young reader. It contains five individual, historical fiction chapter books, each exploring the life and times of an extraordinary woman in global history. Readers will meet Ada Lovelace—a nineteenth-century pioneer in computer science; Madam C. J. Walker—an early leader in the African American beauty industry; Dr. Wangari Maathai—an environmental warrior and Nobel Peace Prize winner from Kenya; Junko Tabei—a champion in mountaineering who became the first woman to summit Mount Everest; and Alicia Alonso—a prima ballerina and remarkable creator in the world of dance. Each stunningly designed chapter book features at least ten full-color illustrations from a female artist, as well as bonus activities in the backmatter to encourage kids to explore the various fields in which each of these women thrived.

Newbery Medal Winner * Teachers’ Top 100 Books for Children * ALA Notable Children’s Book Beverly Cleary’s timeless Newbery Medal-winning book explores difficult topics like divorce, insecurity, and bullying through the thoughts and emotions of a sixth-grade boy as he writes to his favorite author, Boyd Henshaw. After his parents separate, Leigh Botts moves to a new town with his mother. Struggling to make friends and deal with his anger toward his absent father, Leigh loses himself in a class assignment in which he must write to his favorite author. When Mr. Henshaw responds, the two form an unexpected friendship that will change Leigh’s life forever. From the beloved author of the Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and Ralph S. Mouse series comes an epistolary novel about how to navigate and heal from life’s growing pains.