Decodable Reader 56 What Do You Want to Be? Written by Grace Hammond Illustrated by Minerva Tamondong At last the pig gets out! Matt falls on the wet soil. He gets mud on his legs. But he is happy because he helped. 56 Phonics Skill Suffixes -er, -or teacher actor sailor singer doctor What will you be when you grow up? Kids can become anything if they try hard. 58 Pete will be a teacher. He will teach reading and writing. Pete likes school. He is smart. 59 Jen will be an actor. She will act on stage. Jen is funny. She is not shy. 60 Tom will be a sailor. He will work on a ship. Tom likes sailing. He likes feeling the wind on his face. 61 Dan will be a singer. He will sing songs. Dan has a nice voice. He likes being on stage. 62 Kim will be a doctor. She will help people. She will work hard. She likes science. 63 Decodable Reader 57 Sam and Max Written by Marta Janns Illustrated by Dan Vick What is your dream? You can be a teacher, an actor, a sailor—or anything! Phonics Skill Vowel /ô/: aw lawn 64 paws saw draws yawns