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Reading is one of the most delightful ways to learn new skills.  Children need engaging stories to draw them in, instill the love of reading, and promote reading success.  Those important characteristics are incorporated into Lightning Bug Learning books.
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Kindergarten Word Family Reader
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Delightful Decodable Reading!

Take reading to the next level with 'Kindergarten Word Family Reader'!  This book is ideal for the student who has already mastered letter recognition and sounds and is ready for more complex reading material.  Your child will be challenged to:

*Sound Out Words with Word Families.
*Reinforce Sight Word Knowledge
*Establish Critical Reading Skills
*Increase Reading Proficiency
*Prepare for 1st Grade Reading

Recommended for ages 5+.  8.5" x 5.5", 88 pages.  Printed in the USA.
'Kindergarten Sight Word Reader' is the first book in the series.
Kindergarten Sight Word Reader
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Easily Readable & Packed With Skills!

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Learning to read can be simple and fun with 'Kindergarten Sight Word Reader'.  Children can jump into reading with a feeling of success! Your beginning reading reader will be able to:

*Learn Letter Names and Sounds
* Increase Sight Word Knowledge
* Establish Crucial Reading Skills
*Participate With Easily Readable Text!

Soft cover book, 156 pages. 5.5"h x 8.5"w. CPSIA tested and certified.  Printed in the USA. Recommended for students, ages 5+. ISBN: 978-0-981-7826-0-7

* Note: Pages are black and white. They do not come with the vignette around the edges. It is shown here to emphasize the illustration for the web site.

This book coordinates with our Sight Word & Picture Cards, and 'Kindergarten Word Family Reader'.
Magic Words; Discovering the Adventure of Reading
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New Arrival!

This book is ideal for children who are ready to sound out words and increase their reading proficiency!  Travel down the pathway on a quest for Magic Words!  Unlock the door to imagination and possibilities with easily readable text. Transform strange shapes into words and experience the most magical adventure of all . . . reading. 

Here's what others are saying about "Magic Words":

"Magic Words: Discovering the Adventure of Reading" is a learning -to-read book for children entering kindergarten or first grade. Filled with colorful, playful illustrations and rhyming, easy word-recognition text, "Magic Words" will enable teachers and parents to encourage children to become avid readers. The imaginative short tales will keep them turning pages and telling the story to themselves even before they can read it. A partner book in the Catch the Reading Bug ! series by the same author is "Magic Letters, the Keys to the World of Words." "Magic Letters" is an alphabet story book aimed at K-1 children learning to enjoy reading. 
-Midwest Book Review, Reviewer’s Choice, Children’s Bookwatch-Nov. 2009

Magic Words, the companion book to Magic Letters, provides the next natural step for all beginning readers, including those readers who gobble up each new experience with print as well as those who hesitate/or struggle.  Once again, the colorful pictures, kid friendly and familiar text print provide necessary visuals and are sure to captivate the young learner. 
-Liz Blek, MS, President, National Kindergarten Alliance

Magic Words is full of rhyming words and engaging illustrations that make learning to read fun, for both the child and parent!
-Betsy Lake, Director, Christ Church Episcopal Preschool, Lake Oswego, OR

Magic Words:  Julie does a great job of making simple stories with lots of rhyming make sense, often with a fun twist at the end. The pictures on each page give great clues to the meaning. Coupled with the repetition of rhyme and a predictable story-line the book ensures success for K-1st grade beginning readers.
-Ruth Wallin, 3rd grade teacher, Concord Elementary,  Milwaukie, OR & parent of a kindergartner


ISBN:  978-0-9817826-9-0
Hardcover
Printed in the USA!
Ages 5+
Magic Letters; The Keys to the World of Words
Our Price: $16.95

It's Here!

Discover the amazing alphabet with Magic Letters!  On this reading adventure, children will make a connection between letters and sounds.  Predictable stories promote participation, sight word knowledge and give children the keys to the mysterious world of words.  This books is perfect to share with your favorite beginning reader!

Here's what others think about "Magic Letters":

From Awesome Aa through Zoo Zz, learning the alphabet is bound to be fun for children and adults.  Magic Letters by Julie Rebboah is a multi use book for parents, teachers and tutors to use with children from preschool through first grade. The colorful illustrations are kids friendly.  All readers get plenty of practice on alphabet recognition through the repetition of each letter and at the same time they are able to take the next step and effortlessly build a storehouse of sight words. . .It is a truly delightful introduction to the magical world of books.
-Liz Blek,  MS, President, National Kindergarten Alliance

Magic Letters: The pictures are fun and engaging. This book is really like a bunch of little readers in one solid source book. It’s a powerful way for kids to build fluency as well as get repeated exposure to sight words in context.
-Ruth Wallin, 3rd grade teacher, Concord Elementary,  Milwaukie, OR & parent of a kindergartner

“These books are delightful!  The illustrations are wonderful and humorous, and the copy is thoughtfully put together for an emerging reader.” 
-Dan Sterling, Principal of Bryant Elementary, Lake Oswego, OR

Repetitive use of the letters in different examples is a good learning tool for children beginning to understand reading.
-Dee Ann Ray, “Books are My Bag”

Magic Letters highlights each letter of the alphabet and will please young children both as pre-readers and emerging readers. . . simple text with fun, repetitious sentences that will allow children to feel successful in reading as they follow the patterns.  The beginning text will be enjoyed not only for the confidence it will instill in early readers, but also for the playful full-color llustrations.
-Anika Fajardo, librarian, teacher and author of "Learning from the Land" and "Working with Water" (Wisconson Historical Society Press)

ISBN:  978-0-9817826-8-3
Printed in the USA!
Hardcover
Ages 4+
Magical Holiday Book Pack
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The Gift of Education
Perfect for your loved one, or favorite teacher!

What is better than the gift of education?  Share the love of books with two magical reading adventures, Magic Letters & Magic Words!  Discover the amazing alphabet and learn to transform strange shapes into words with this powerful trio.  Give your child the keys to the mysterious world of words with this special reading pack!

This set includes:
Magic Letters; The Keys to the World of Words (hardcover)
Magic Words; Discovering the Adventure of Reading (hardcover)
The Magic of Reading Audio CD

 
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Made in the USA.  Ages 4+
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