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Meg and Greg

Train Day!

#6 in series

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1 of 1 copy available
1 of 1 copy available

"Especially beneficial for children who thrive with interactive, multisensory learning experiences. With its approachable language, supportive visual aids, and engaging story lines, this book is highly recommended for any young reader who needs a little extra help on their reading journey."— Booklist, starred review

A decodable book featuring four phonics stories for striving readers, with special features to help children with dyslexia or other language-based learning difficulties find reading success.

Join Meg, Greg and friends on vacation where they throw a birthday party on a train, rescue a sheep from a creek, volunteer for a wild night in the circus and compete in a rowboat race. Plus, take a peek at a few of Greg's vacation photos in a bonus mini story!

Meg and Greg: Train Day! is the sixth book in the Meg and Greg series designed for shared reading between a child learning to read and an experienced reader. The four stories inside (plus a bonus mini story!) introduce long vowels using vowel teams (long a: ai, ay, a, a-e; long e: ee, ea, e, y, e-e; long i: igh, ild, ind, i, y, i-e; long o: oa, ow, old, oll, olt, ost, o, o-e; long u: ue, ew, u, u-e). In addition to the familiar comic-style kids' pages, highly controlled and decodable prose pages gently increase the amount of text that readers experience and provide even more opportunities to practice the reading skills previously introduced in Meg and Greg Books 1–5.

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    • School Library Journal

      December 1, 2024

      Gr 2-4-The latest additions to the "Meg and Greg" series continue to deliver valuable phonics instruction through engaging stories, with one title focusing on suffixes and the other on long vowel sounds. Each book includes four five-chapter stories, designed to be read in tandem by an adult and a child. The left page presents a more complex narrative for the adult, while the right page features simpler, comic-style illustrations and text for the child. The use of a dyslexia-friendly typeface, ample spacing, and shaded paper reduces visual strain and makes the stories more accessible for readers with dyslexia. In one title, Meg and Greg embark on new school adventures with their friends, while the other takes them on vacation. Although independent readers might find the shared reading format limiting, the series offers a rare and much-needed resource for children with dyslexia. VERDICT The adult-child team reading approach is innovative and makes this series a valuable addition to any collection, particularly for libraries supporting diverse reading needs.

      Copyright 2024 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      Starred review from February 1, 2025
      Grades 1-4 *Starred Review* Part of a delightful and thoughtfully designed phonics-based storybook series, this book contains five stories, each focused on a specific long-vowel sound. The stories follow kind siblings Meg and Greg, who embark on engaging adventures that kids will love, in which they help a little girl celebrate her birthday on a train, rescue a sheep in a creek, don costumes for a circus, and aid animals during a rowboat contest in their lively town of Cascade Springs. Meg and Greg love coming up with creative ways to help out the various people and animals they meet. The story structure encourages cooperative reading, making it a fun, shared experience between a beginner and an experienced reader. The book's design masterfully combines comic-book-style visuals with simple, engaging narratives, making it easy for struggling readers to follow along and participate. Also included are well-integrated practice activities after each story, such as crossword puzzles, word ladders, fill-in-the-blanks, and pictograms, all tailored to strengthen phonemic awareness and reinforce each long-vowel sound in a fun, hands-on way. This is especially beneficial for children who thrive with interactive, multisensory learning experiences. With its approachable language, supportive visual aids, and engaging story lines, this book is highly recommended for any young reader who needs a little extra help on their reading journey.

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