Children's+Literature

**__The War Between the Vowels and the Consonant____s__** By: Priscilla Turner This artful fable tells of the time when, as long as any letter could remember, Vowels and Consonants had been enemies. As they waged their fierce war, an enemy of the alphabet appeared on the horizon — one which neither Vowels nor Consonants could conquer alone. This book is great for younger readers. You could use this book for read aloud, reading center, classroom library, individual reading
 * Curriculum Books **

__**Skate Kate Skate**__ By: Patty Carratello This book helps children develop reading skill, learn common spelling patterns, increase writing abilities, and improve vocabulary. This book reviews the long "a" sound. There is a book for every long vowel sound and a review of all the vowels in one book. This book is great for early readers that are just beginning to learn about the long vowel sounds and how words are spelled to make the vowels say their own name. This book can be used for guided reading groups, mini lessons, centers, classroom library, take home books, etc...

__**BOB Books Set #5: Long Vowels**__ By: Bobby Lynn Maslen This book introduces the important new skills of long vowels and the magical silent "e". Childrens' reading vocabulary grow quickly as they finish the longer stories in eight books. They are proud to be ready for chapter books. This book set is great for early readers that are expanding their knowledge about words and how they are formed. This book set be used for guided reading groups, mini lessons, centers, classroom library, take home books, etc...

__**The Nice Mice in the Rice**__ By: Brian Cleary This text features words with long vowel sounds with each double-page spread introducing readers to a set of three short, rhyming words and then using them in a sentence. For example, Jake, make, rake...Jake can make a cake with a rake. This book can be used for young readers that are learning about long vowels and how an "e" on the end of the word makes the vowel say it's own name. This book can be used for guided reading groups, mini lessons, centers, classroom library, take home books, etc...

__**Suzy Mule**__ By: Barbara DeRubertis Lexile Level: 200L The special focus for this book is the long vowel sound "u". Suzy Mule has the flu. Bruce the Goose stops by on his way south. Suzy Mule decides to head south along with Bruce the Goose. They stay at Stu's Dude Ranch. An early reader that is learning the long vowels, especially the long "u", can use this book to see different words that have the long "u" sound. This book can be used for guided reading groups, mini lessons, centers, classroom library, take home books, etc...

__**The Frail Snail on the Trail**__ By: Brian Cleary This book introduces children to long vowels by combining two vowels together. They are taught by rhyming words on each page, then they are used in a sentence. This book also uses consonant blends. This book would be great for young readers that are learning the rule of "when two vowels go a walking..." This book can be used for guided reading groups, mini lessons, centers, classroom library, take home books, etc...



__**The Rob and Max Story Collection: The Long Vowels**__ By: Meredith McCurdy This story collection systematically approaches the introduction of long vowel sounds to the early reader. As with the prior Rob and Max volume, this collection promises not to overwhelm the student and teacher. Reading motivation is maintained by fun and interesting stories with terrific illustrations. I believe learning to read should be an exciting and rewarding experience, and this collection delivers. This book would be used for early readers that are learning their long vowels. This book can be used for guided reading groups, mini lessons, centers, classroom library, take home books, etc...

 __**The Pancake Day**__ This review book brings together the long vowel sounds which feature the word families: Long //ake, eep, ide// and //ine, oke// and //ose, ue// and //ute//. This book would be for young readers who have learned their long vowels and the sounds they make and how the spelling of words cause the vowels to say their own name. It is great for reviewing different long vowels. This book can be used for guided reading groups, mini lessons, centers, classroom library, take home books, etc...

**Trade Books**

__** Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain **__ By: Verna Aardema ====The story of how Ki-pat ingeniously brings rain to the arid Kapiti Plain. "Cumulative rhyming tale with the rhythm and repetition of The House That Jack Built . . . Illustrations are stylized, simple, and dramatic."==== This story is great for younger readers. I would suggest for independent reading 2nd or 3rd grade. For a read aloud I would go a young as Pre-K to Kindergarten. This is a great book for read aloud, mini lessons, classroom library, independent reading.

__** The Bike Lesson **__ By. Stan & Jan Berenstain

When Brother Bear gets a brand-new bike, he’s all set to ride it–that is, after Papa Bear shows him the rules of the road. For book is great for readers that need to see long vowels used in books. It has examples through out the book of long vowels. This is a great book for read aloud, mini lessons, classroom library, independent reading.

__** New Shoes for Sylvia **__ By: Johanna Hurwitz Silvia can't wait to try on her present from Tia Rosita: new shoes as red as the inside of a watermelon. The shoes are too big for Silvia to wear -- but that doesn't stop her from finding lots of ways to enjoy them while she waits for her feet to grow! This book was recommended by Scholastic for early readers learning about long vowels. It was used for an introduction book to demonstrate the use of long vowels. This is a great book for read aloud, mini lessons, classroom library, independent reading.

__** The Troll Music **__ By: Anita Lobel

Story about a group of muscians who travel from town to town playing music. One night while asleep a troll got a hold of their musical instruments and changed the sounds to that of animals. Very cute story. Suggested by Scholastic this book would be used for young readers being introduced to long vowels and the sounds they make. This is a great book for read aloud, mini lessons, classroom library, independent reading.

__** Clifford's Puppy Days **__ By: Norman Bridwell Recounts the antics of big, lovable Clifford when he was a very small puppy--so small thathe took baths in a soup bowl and slept in Emily Elizabeth's cap. This book was suggested for young readers being introduced to long vowels. Long vowels are used through out the entire book. This is a great book for read aloud, mini lessons, classroom library, independent reading.

**Alternative Sources**

__**Online Story "Gabe and Jude"**__ Website: http://stickyball.net/phonics/352.html Gabe and Jude will hike a peak this weekend. Gabe wants to hike, and Jude wants to camp and have a fire, so they will hike to the peak in the day, then camp and have a fire at night. That day, they rode their bikes to the peak at noon, and they hiked all day. The path was not wide, so Gabe and Jude walked slow. Then, Jude fell. “Ow!” he yelled. Jude went to him. “Are you okay?” he asked. “My leg, my leg! The pain, the pain! Call for help!” “Oh no,” said Gabe. “Can you walk?” Jude did not say. He just cried and cried and cried. “I did not want to hike,” cried Jude. “I just want to camp. Why did you make me hike?” <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 150%; text-align: justify;">“Don’t be mad,” said Gabe. “Just rest. We can camp here. Do you want to stay here for the night?” <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 150%; text-align: justify;">“Okay,” said Jude, and he did not cry. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 150%; text-align: justify;">Gabe made a fire and set up the tent. Soon, Jude ate and smiled. He had less pain in his leg. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 150%; text-align: justify;">“Is your leg okay?” asked Gabe. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 150%; text-align: justify;">“Yes, it is,” said Jude. <span style="font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif';">“You were in a very bad mood. What a fuss! You did not want to hike, you j<span style="font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif';">ust wanted to cry and cry.” <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 150%; text-align: justify;">“Well, we can hike tomorrow. My leg will not hurt tomorrow. Then we can hike to the peak, or hike back to our bikes.” <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 150%; text-align: justify;">Then, the rain came. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 150%; text-align: justify;">“Quick, get in the tent,” said Gabe. “It will rain very hard, I think.” <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 150%; text-align: justify;">Jude and Gabe sat in the tent and had a good time. They went to sleep and waited for the next day. Jude hurt his leg and the rain came, but all in all, it was a good day. This online story could be used for a mini-lesson during Language Arts. It could be used on a MIMIO, the students can point out the long vowels throughout the story.This would be great for a 1st or 2nd grade class that are learning or reviewing long vowels.

__**Long "O" Poem**__ <span style="font-family: 'Tw Cen MT','sans-serif'; font-size: 32px;"> This poem would be good for morning message time to review long vowels. It could also be used for mini lessons to learn about the long "o". This would be good for about a 1st grade class.

__ **Long "U" Poem** __ This poem would be good for morning message time to review long vowels. It could also be used for mini lessons to learn about the long "u". This would be good for about a 1st grade class.

__**Magazine: Zootles**__ Website: http://www.zoobooks.com/page-flip/Main.asp?MagID=2&MagNo=8 This particular magazine focuses on the "oo" making the long vowel sounds "u" throughout the entire magazine. This would be good for early readers that are learning the long vowel sounds. This would be a fun different type of text to read when learning long vowels. The students can use this for independent reading, fun reading during centers, and readers to take home.

__**Song**__ Website: http://www.songsforteaching.com/jennyfixmanedutunes/longvowelsounds.htm If you go to the website you can listen to the song. This would be a good text to use to review long vowels. It shows several examples and different spelling types to make vowels say their own name. This would be used for early readers learning or reviewing long vowels. It could be used for a transition tool.