Totem Series

Phonic Books

1 each of 12 titles (12 books)

Ages 8 - 14+
Grades / Interest Level 3 - 9
Reading Level Phonics
Format 5.875" x 8.25" (12 pages each)
Product Code USTM1 ( MR #069389 )

Price $75.95

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Zak’s adventures begin when he’s captured by two men and his shepherd’s staff acquires special powers.

Zak is eleven years old. He lives with his Grandpa. Every day, he must take the sheep up to the hills to graze, but he is bored with his job. He dreams of adventure. One day, he takes his shepherd’s staff and his pet kid into the hills with his flock, as usual. Two men kidnap him and his adventures begin. Along the way, his staff acquires special powers. He makes a new friend and, together they face great danger. How will they survive? Will Zak ever see his Grandpa again?

Designed for guided or independent reading
Ideal for practicing specific decoding patterns in the context of a larger narrative
Text is supported by color pictures on each page
Each book focuses on a set of sound-spellings for readers to practice
Action-packed stories in short books (about 300 words each)

Starting at CVC level, the books progress at a faster pace through adjacent consonants, consonant digraphs and alternative vowel spellings.

This series shares the same phonic progression as the Alba Series and can be used in parallel.

Includes 12 decodable books starting at CVC & CVCC level.

Book 1: cvc, cvcc

Book 2: cvc, cvcc, ccvc

Book 3: cvc, cvcc, ccvc, ccvcc

Book 4: sh, ch, th

Book 5: ck, ng, qu, wh

Book 6: ‘ae’: ai, ay, a-e, a

Book 7: ‘ee’: ee, ea, e, y, ey

Book 8: ‘oe’: o-e, ow, oa, o

Book 9: ‘er’: er, ir, ur