ALPHABETTI BOOKS

EASY READING SERIES

MIZ KATZ N. RATZ

T.M.

#11T.M.

Letter ‘b’ versus letter ‘d’

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Copyright © 2015, 2016 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, 2016

Progressive Phonics LLC Los Angeles, CA

www.ProgressivePhonics.com

Acknowledgments

Alphabetti Book #11Ben’s BedWritten and illustrated by Miz Katz N. RatzStory Consultant Connor Bryce

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Start Guide ............................ 4

Lesson One, the letter ‘b’ versus the letter ‘d’ ................... 6

Ben’s Bed ..................................... 10

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Don’t rush it. Body-builders don’t train in a day – neither does a child.

And most important ofall, HAVE FUN!

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.

Quick Start Guide

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The letters ‘b’ and ‘d’ look a lot alike.

db

Lesson 1

On the next page is a trick to help remember which is which.

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Make a fist with both of your hands withthe thumbs sticking up.

Now pretend that your hands are a bed –

This hand is the letter ‘b’

This hand is the letter ‘d’

bed

Lesson 1

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b de

b

bd d

b

Lesson 1

Look at the letters in the box andtell me which is a <b> and whichis a <d> –

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Lesson 1

Here are two words we practice in this book. Can you read them?

bedben

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ben the bunny

couldn’t read a bbook b

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without his bedtrying to look. b

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And when benthe bunny was btrying to sleep, b

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the naughty little b tickled bed

his feet. b12

“Stop!” said benas he turned off the blight. “I really need bto sleep tonight.” b

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“But I a . am bedI sleep all day. When byou come home, I bwant to play!” b

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But didn’t benanswer. benwas snoring. b

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“Bah!” said the b. “This is bed

really, really boring!” b16

So the little bedbounced across bthe floor. b

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Bang! The bedbounced out the bdoor. b

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“Hey, owl!” said the b. “Want to bed

play some tag?” b19

The owl said, b“Whoooooooo... it bis time for a nap.” b

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“Hey, bear!” said the b. “Want to play bed

hide and seek?” b21

The bear lay bdown and fell basleep. b

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“Hey, moose!” said bthe . “Want to bedplay hopscotch?” b

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The moose just byawned and fell bover, plop! b

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“Bah!” said the .bed“Why must everybody bsleep?” b

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And that is when the belephants jumped bfrom the trees. b

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Then Ella...

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...Antonella...

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and little bBaby Bella. b

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...jumped on the b, waving bed

their umbrellas. b30

“Be careful,” said bthe . “You dadmust not squash bthe rabbit.” b

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“Oh, look,” said bElla Elephant, “he’s beven got a jacket!” b

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“He’s MINE!” said bAntonella, giving b

a squeezy hug.ben33

“No, he’s MINE!” said bBaby Bella as bensaid, “Ugh!” b

Ugh!

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“Stop!” said the b, but the bed

Ellas didn’t stop. b35

They tugged and bpulled like benwas a sock. b

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So the little beddid what beds bdo best... b

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He made everybody bwant to take a rest. b

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Then the bedcarried all benthe way back home, b

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so that bencould sleep...b

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...where “Ellas” bnever roam. b

THE END(Roam meansto travel.) 41