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Phonic Books Talisman 1

Decodable Books for Older Readers (Alternative Vowel Spellings)

Part of Phonic Books Catch-Up Decodable Readers

Author Phonic Books
Boxed Set (Trade Paperback)
$69.00 US
DK. | Phonic Books
5.88"W x 8.38"H x 1.13"D   | 25 oz | 20 per carton
On sale Nov 30, 2014 | 200 Pages | 9781783692446
Age 9-12 years | Grades 4-7
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Zak is given a strange gift with special powers by his grandfather, but someone else wants it and will stop at nothing to get it. Phonic Books Talisman 1 introduces alternative vowel spellings. Talisman 1 comprises ten books and follows the same phonic progression as Phonic Books Dragon Eggs, Phonic Books Rescue and Phonic Books Island Adventure and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills.

Book 1: The Talisman (ay, ai, a, a-e, ea, ey)
Book 2: Stampede! (ee, ea, y, e, ie, e-e, ei)
Book 3: Shadow in the River (ow, oa, oe, o-e, o)
Book 4: Deep Sea Danger (er, ir, ur, or, ear)
Book 5: Hounded in the Snow (ow, ou & oi, oy)
Book 6: Death at Noon (oo, ue, u-e, ew, ou, u)
Book 7: A Cry in the Dark (igh, ie, i-e, i, y)
Book 8: Attack at Nightfall (a, aw, awe, au, al, ough)
Book 9: Mountain Scare (air, are, ear, ere, eir)
Book 10: The Dark Master (ar)

Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, reading, spelling and comprehension can be found in Talisman 1 Activities.
Phonic Books specializes in publishing decodable, synthetic phonics books for beginner readers and reading catch-up. Phonic Books was founded by three special needs teachers passionate about teaching all children to read. Using their expertise, they set about developing phonics reading books for young children and older readers who need support.

Sandra Colmenares 20+ years in Education Publishing. Experienced Sr. Editor and translator (English-Spanish) with solid background in leading editorial teams, supervising, managing content development and translations. 10+ years in Editorial Production of Spanish literary children books, Arts and Culture, and periodical publishing. View titles by Phonic Books

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Zak is given a strange gift with special powers by his grandfather, but someone else wants it and will stop at nothing to get it. Phonic Books Talisman 1 introduces alternative vowel spellings. Talisman 1 comprises ten books and follows the same phonic progression as Phonic Books Dragon Eggs, Phonic Books Rescue and Phonic Books Island Adventure and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills.

Book 1: The Talisman (ay, ai, a, a-e, ea, ey)
Book 2: Stampede! (ee, ea, y, e, ie, e-e, ei)
Book 3: Shadow in the River (ow, oa, oe, o-e, o)
Book 4: Deep Sea Danger (er, ir, ur, or, ear)
Book 5: Hounded in the Snow (ow, ou & oi, oy)
Book 6: Death at Noon (oo, ue, u-e, ew, ou, u)
Book 7: A Cry in the Dark (igh, ie, i-e, i, y)
Book 8: Attack at Nightfall (a, aw, awe, au, al, ough)
Book 9: Mountain Scare (air, are, ear, ere, eir)
Book 10: The Dark Master (ar)

Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, reading, spelling and comprehension can be found in Talisman 1 Activities.

Author

Phonic Books specializes in publishing decodable, synthetic phonics books for beginner readers and reading catch-up. Phonic Books was founded by three special needs teachers passionate about teaching all children to read. Using their expertise, they set about developing phonics reading books for young children and older readers who need support.

Sandra Colmenares 20+ years in Education Publishing. Experienced Sr. Editor and translator (English-Spanish) with solid background in leading editorial teams, supervising, managing content development and translations. 10+ years in Editorial Production of Spanish literary children books, Arts and Culture, and periodical publishing. View titles by Phonic Books

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