A LPHABETTI BOOKS #4 EASY READING SERIES MIZ KATZ N. RATZ T.M. T.M. Dan The Dancing Deer catsmn + d
Alphabetti Book #4 Dan The Dancing Deer Written and illustrated by Miz Katz N. Ratz Acknowledgments For my son, Daniel T., who made my world a wonderful place. Copyright 2015 by Miz Katz N. Ratz All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Produced in the United States of America. First Edition, 2015 Progressive Phonics LLC Los Angeles, CA www.progressivephonics.com 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Start Guide... 4 Lesson One, the letter d... 5 Dan The Dancing Deer... 9 3
Quick Start Guide Read the book WITH your child. You read the regular text, and he/she reads the big, red words, sort of like reading the different parts in a play. Help your child sound out the words as needed. Read the book several times. This helps develop the eye muscles and left-to-right reading patterns. Don t rush it. Bodybuilders don t train in a day neither does a child. And most important of all, HAVE FUN! 4
Lesson 1 This is the letter d d The letter d says -d- for dog. Can you say -d- for dog? 5
Lesson 1 We use the -d- sound in lots of words, like: Dan the dancing deer Dizzy Doctor Duck Do not dine on donuts 6
Lesson 1 Show me the pictures that start with the -d- sound. Answer: Dog, door, dinosaur, duck. 7
Lesson 1 Here is a word we can make with the letter d can you read it? dan 8
dan the deer danced in the b park. b 9
dan danced all day from dawn b until dark. b 10
And then one day b his radio died. b 11
dan sat down and cried b and cried. b 12
b Poor little radio b what happened to you? b I will get you fixed... I promise you! b 13
dan ran all the way to the b radio store. b 14
dan knocked two times and b opened the door. b 15
But the big b man wasn t there that day. b 16
He was eating b lunch at a b Chinese buffet. b 17
So his little, white b cat was watching the store... b 18
...on the day that b dan walked through the door. b 19
Oh, my! thought b the cat. That is a big mouse! b 20
But do I want a mouse in my b house? b 21
Mice have tummies and b tails and toes... b 22
A mouse in b my house? b 23
Oh, no, no, no, no! 24
So the cat growled dan and frowned at. Inside her head was a b catch-a-mouse plan. b 25
dan took a deep b b breath and said, Boo, b hoo! My radio died. Oh! b What should I do? 26
cat I suppose, said the, you think I can fix it? She wrinkled a nose like b broken, old biscuit. b 27
My radio is my only b friend. All I want, b said dan, is to hear it again. b 28
cat Then, said the, you can get in this box. Come on, get in, b quick, quick, chop, chop. b 29
dan looked at the b box it was rather small b and he, dan the deer, was really quite tall. b 30
But dan did not like b to make a fuss, so he b squeezed himself in with b the spiders and dust. 31
The cat grabbed b some tape and b wrapped up the box. 32
And then, to be b sure, she locked b it with locks. b 33
A mouse in the b house? Ha, ha, I fixed that. b b 34
And now, said b the cat, it is time for a nap. b 35
dan wriggled and b jiggled but couldn t get b out. What are you doing?! b he said with a shout. 36
Hush! said the b cat. I am trying to sleep. b 37
dan What? said. Did you call me a b sheep? b 38
Shush! said the b cat. Don t you dare speak again! b 39
Are you working b on fixing my radio b friend? b 40
Stop! said the b cat. You must make no more noise! b 41
Then, while I wait, b can I play with some toys? b 42
The cat pushed a b pair of socks into b her ears. 43
There! said the b cat. Now I won t have to hear... b 44
HE L L O O OOO O O O O Helllloooooo? b dan said... 45
...and the cat nearly screamed. b 46
Silence! she said. b Or I ll break your b machine! b 47
Wait! thought the b cat. If I fix the box, b b I won t have to listen b to silly mouse-talks. 48
So the cat put b the radio onto b her bed. 49
Aha! These b batteries... they b are all dead! b 50
Plop! Plop! b New batteries... b 51
...turning it on... 52
...it started to b play Dan s b favorite song. b 53
dan couldn t help it he started b to dance. b 54
Yes, inside that b box, he partied b and pranced. b 55
BOOM! Ba-boom! The b box burst! b 56
Locks flew b everywhere! b 57
dan sat on the floor with b dust in his hair. b 58
My radio works! Oh! I am in love. dan cat grabbed the b and gave her a hug. 59
dan danced out the door with b his radio friend... b 60
...the cat to sleep...b went 61
...and that was b the end. b THE END 62