Decodable Reader 23 The Seed Written by Lee Blanton Illustrated by Dan Vick “Duke eats cubes,” June said. She gave Duke his cubes. 80 Phonics Skill Long e (ee, e) Lee green seed weed sleep tree he be week sweet Lee planted his seed. “Sleep well, seed,” Lee said. 82 He checked his seed. He gave it water. 83 In a week, his plant shot up! It was green. 84 His mom said, “That plant grows fast. Is it a weed?” 85 “It is a tree,” Lee said with pride. “It will be big.” 86 It did grow big. It gave good shade. 87 Decodable Reader 24 Bandit Written by Renee Johnson Illustrated by Barbra Kimble “That seed made a fine tree,” Lee said with a sweet smile. Phonics Skill Syllables VCCV Bandit 88 kitten rabbits basket