alphabetti book 1 - the all cat club

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Letters introduced in this book

#1EASY READING SERIESA Progressive Phonics Book

Miz Katz N. Ratz

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Alphabetti Book #1

The All Cat ClubWritten and illustrated by Miz Katz N. Ratz

Acknowledgments:

For my sister, Diana, who taughtme how to read.

Copyright 2014 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, 2014

Progressive Phonics LLC | Los Angeles, CA

www.ProgressivePhonics.com
http://www.progressivephonics.com/http://www.progressivephonics.com/


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Quick Start Guide

Lesson One, the letter c

Lesson Two, the letter a

Lesson Three, the letter t

All Cat Club, Part 1

Lesson Four, the letter s


Letter Five, the letter m


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TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Quick Start Guide

Read the book WITH your child.You read the regular text, andhe/she reads the big, red words,sort of like reading the differentparts in a play.

Help your child soundout the words asneeded.

Dont rush it. Body-builders dont train in

a day neither does a child.

And most important of all,HAVE FUN!

Read the book several times.This helps develop the eye musclesand left-to-right reading patterns.


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Lesson 1

This is the letter c

The letter c says -kuh- for cat.

Can you say -kuh- for cat?

When you makethe -kuh- sound,dont make any

voice sound.The -k- soundis a kind of clickin the back of yourmouth.


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Lesson 1

We use the -kuh- sound in lots ofwords, like:

cat candy

cup of coffee

cow in a coat


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Lesson 1

Show me the pictures that startwith the -k- sound.

Answer: car, cow, comb, cat.


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Lesson 2

This is the letter a

The letter a says -a- for apple.

Can you say -a- for apple?

When you makethe -a- sound,make the shortvowel sound,like in cat, bad,man, etc.


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Lesson 2

We use the -a- sound in lots ofwords, like:

animal alphabet

angry ant

act like analligator


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Lesson 2

Show me the pictures that startwith the -a- sound.

Answer: ant, apple, anchor, alligator.


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Lesson 3

This is the letter t

The letter t says -t- for tiger.

Can you say -t- for tiger?

Note: The -t-sound is made

with your tonguebehind your frontteeth. There isntany voicecoming fromyour throat.


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Lesson 3

We use the -t- sound in lots ofwords, like:

ten tiny teeth

tickle your toes

talk on thetelephone


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Lesson 3

Show me the pictures that startwith the -t- sound.

Answer: tiger, turtle, table, teeth.


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Here is a word we can make withthese letters can you read it?

Good! Lets start the story

Lesson 3


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There once was

acat who livedalone.


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No one ever called

him on his little

cat phone.


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Thecat was

sad he was very,

very lonely.


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If I only had a friend,

said the cat,oh, if only!


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Then one day,

as he peppered

a pizza,


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thecat had a

really big, meet-a-

cat idea.


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I will build a

house and start

a club


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that only a

cat can bea member of.


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And everycat

will join my club.


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It will be a big

bowl of all -catlove!


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So the clevercat

got a hammer and

some wood.


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And he built a big

house because

he could.


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He cooked a lot

of food and yummy

cat snacks


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with a little

milk bowl for

everycat.


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Then he painted a

sign: The All CatClub.


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And he opened

the door with the

sign high above.


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Two minutes later,

a dog was at the

door.


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Then a rabbit and

some frogs maybe

three of four.


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A monkey and

a moose


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a goldfish

and a goose.


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Lots of animals

walked into the

club.


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But not onecat

there was nocatlove.


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Oh, no! said

the cat. Whatam I going to do?


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My AllCat

Club has become

a zoo.


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Lesson 4

This is the letter s

The letter s says -sssss- forsnake.

Can you say -sssss- for snake?


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Lesson 4

We use the -sssss- sound in lotsof words, like:

six silly socks

sing a sad song

see the summersun


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Lesson 4

Show me the pictures that startwith the -sssss- sound.

Answer: sock, sun, snake, soap.


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Here are some words we canmake with the letters we know can you read them?

Lesson 4


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Thecat sat

and tried to think.


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Not acatin his

club? Wow, that

really stinks.Stinks: American slang for something bad.


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So thecat sat

and thought a lot


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and the longer he

sat,the madderhe got.


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What were thoseanimals thinking of?

How dare they join

an all-catclub!


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He would tell every

not-a-catto justgo home!


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But a little voice

inside said, Then

youll be alone


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I dont care! thecatsaid to himself.

Its an all-catclub,so it cant be helped!


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The catstood

up


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and satdown

again.


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Who to talk to first?

The hamster or the

hen?


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Lesson 5

This is the letter m

The letter m says -mmm- formonkey.

Can you say -mmm- for monkey?


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Lesson 5

We use the -mmm- sound in lotsof words, like:

mug of milk

mouse on the moon

meet a monkey


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Lesson 5

Show me the pictures that startwith the -mmm- sound.

Answer: man, moon, monkey, mouse.


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Here are some words we canmake with the letters we know can you read them?

Lesson 5


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Thecat sat

on hismat hehad to write a speech.


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Those special words

(like, Go away!) that

he would say to each


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of the not-a-catanimals in his club

that only acatcan be a member of.


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But themat waswarm and soft and

deep, and soon hiscat feet fell asleep.


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Wake up! said thecat to his sleepy feet.

I have to speak to the

cow and the sheep!


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Down in the mat,

his feet just snored


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so with his tail, hegrabbed the door

and pulled thematacross the floor


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down the steps andinto the hall where the

cat on thematwould speak to them all.


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The animals sat,

and licked their

plates


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As the caton the

matzoomed intothe place.


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Mr. Cat, said

the cow, this food

is yummy!


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Yes, said the sheep,

I like it in my tummy!


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Then all the animalsstarted to clap. Hip,

hip, hooray for the

cat on themat!


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Thank you. said thecat with a littlecat

whine, but this is a club

did you not see the sign?


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A club? said themonkey.

A sign? said the

pig.


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Yes, said the

cat, the signis rather big.


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But we

cantread!

We dontknow whatit says.

We sawthe opendoor.

And wesmelled the

garlic bread.


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Just then another

cat walkedthrough the door.


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She licked one foot

andsat on thefloor


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I am here to join yourall-cat club, which

(how nice!) any animal

can be a member of.


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And thecat onthe mat smileda bigcat smile.


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His lonely days

were over for a

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