Decodable Reader 23 Pen Pals Written by Jamie Bernsen Illustrated by Fran W. Beck When it’s time to go, Kenny helps to repack the car. Kenny dislikes litter, so he cleans up the campsite. Kenny can’t wait to come back! 56 Phonics Skill Silent Consonants kn, wr, gn, mb write wrapped thumb wrote numb signed climbed knights limb knots knee knit Fred has a friend named Dan. Dan lives far away. Fred and Dan write letters and tell each other a lot. 58 Dan wrote a letter to Fred. So Fred took out paper and wrote a letter back to Dan. He had a lot to tell him. 59 “I climbed a tree and went out on a limb. I fell and hurt my knee. Mom wrapped it and put ice packs on it to make it numb.” 60 “After that, Mom got me a new game with knights, kings, and queens,” Fred wrote. “The knights ride horses.” 61 Fred told Dan about his camping trip. He told about the two cats that Mom brought home. “I like to watch them play on the rug,” Fred wrote. 62 Fred told Dan that he is learning to tie knots. His grandmother wants to show him how to knit too. “It looks like a fun hobby,” Fred wrote. 63 Decodable Reader 24 Phil’s Zoo Fun Written by Alex Gardner Illustrated by Nancy Peters Fred told Dan that he had to stop writing. “My thumb is hurting,” he wrote. He signed his letter and added a note: “Write soon!” 64 Phonics Skill /f/ ph, gh Phil photos enough phrase graph dolphin(s) Phil’s laughs