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    Animal Tales The Journey Begins
    Animal Tales The Journey Begins
    Animal Tales The Journey Begins
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    Animal Tales The Journey Begins

    By Rhia Roberts

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    Animal Tales is a series of 12 controlled readers bringing Dr. Phil McGraw's Life Strategies to 3rd-5th graders. Students are taken on an African adventure where the life strategies are presented as fables.
    The Journey Begins is the first book in the series. Here, readers spend time with Jake as he persuades his parents to create an African bedroom for him in the attic. The safari scene painted on the walls is quite realistic; what none of them realizes is that the room is magical and can transport Jake to a village in Africa.
    On his arrival at the village, Jake meets the other main characters; Grandpa, Nia, and Elena the chimp. Grandpa controls the magic and has brought Jake to the village to help rid them of poachers who are camped at the water-hole and who are playing havoc with the balance of nature.
    The problem is that Jake needs the help of the African wild animals in order to succeed. He is led by Elena the chimp toward the water-hole and has a series of adventures along the way. With each adventure, a group of animals and their friends join Jake on his quest.
    Upon reaching the water-hole, Jake finds himself imprisoned by the poachers. His last act of kindness completes his challenge to win over all the animals and they band together to free Jake and send the poachers running for their lives.
    After a victorious celebration at the village, Jake is transported home where he finds Nia and Elena painted on his wall and peeking at him from behind an acacia tree. At that moment, Jake realizes that his African adventures have only just begun.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRhia Roberts
    Release dateMar 1, 2012
    ISBN9781465818546
    Animal Tales The Journey Begins
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    Rhia Roberts

    Dr. Rhia currently teaches graduate classes for an online university. She has taught k-graduate school on four continents. She earned her Ph.D. in Special Education with a focus on reading, writing, and dyslexia. She has numerous professional publications including a phonic reading program featuring leveled readers. Dr. Rhia is married with three multi-ethnic, adopted children. Of all her accomplishments, she considers forming her family her greatest.

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      Animal Tales The Journey Begins - Rhia Roberts

      Animal Tales

      The Journey begins

      By Dr. Rhia Roberts

      Published by Rhia Roberts at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Rhia Roberts

      Front Cover Artwork by Brian Anthis 2012

      Find other published titles by Dr. Rhia Roberts at

      http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/DrRhia

      http://www.Dr-Rhia.com

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author.

      Available now in the Animal Tales series:

      The Journey Begins

      The Okapi’s Tale

      The Lion’s Tale

      Coming THIS YEAR in the Animal Tales series:

      The Giraffe’s Tale

      The Ostrich’s Tale

      The Warthog’s Tale

      The Rhino’s Tale

      The Zebra’s Tale

      The Crocodile’s Tale

      The Elephant’s Tale

      The Vulture’s Tale

      The Journey’s End

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      About the Author

      Dr. Rhia was born and raised in Wales, UK. She has taught on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America) and has backpacked through more than 30 countries. She earned her Ph.D. in Special Education at the University of Arizona; her areas of expertise and publications are in reading, writing, and dyslexia. Dr. Rhia and her husband, Dan, have adopted three children. Links to some of her professional publications are found below.

      Phonic Reading Lessons: Skills and Practice at PRL

      Writing Assessment and Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities, 2nd ed. at Writing Book

      Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency (TOSWRF) at TOSWRF

      Test of Orthographic Competence (TOC) at TOC

      About the Animal Tales series

      Dr. Rhia blogs about creating a more compassionate, supportive, and successful life at Dr-Rhia.com. She believes Dr. Phil McGraw’s Life Strategies support these goals and was pleased when Jay McGraw translated Dr. Phil’s strategies to teen-speak in Life Strategies for Teens. Dr. Rhia then set about bringing Dr. Phil’s strategies to the elementary school level (3rd-5th grade) in a series of controlled readers; a student with good phonic skills and good sight-word recognition can read this series successfully. The Life Strategies are presented as fables as the reader is taken on an African adventure with Jake, Nia, and Elena.

      Dedication

      The Animal

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