Adventure Books for 1st Graders

Dan the monkey is on a mission to find the perfect leaf - green, crunchy, and definitely not foot-flavored! But when a daring jump ends in a crash, something enormous is waiting below with jaws full of teeth. Will Dan’s mom reach him in time? And once he’s safe, why on earth would he go back for more? Swing into this thrilling jungle adventure! This decodable reader practices the sh phonogram with words like ‘crash,’ ‘fish,’ ‘fresh,’ ‘rush,’ and ‘swish.’

When a monster comes down from the hills and swallows the village whole, brave young Kwezi knows that outside attacks do nothing. So what does a boy do when the only way to fight the darkness is from the inside? Armed with a breathing tube, a lighter, and a daring plan, Kwezi walks straight toward the beast. Can one small boy save everyone? This Bookbot level practices the ‘wh’ sound with lesson words like ‘when’, ‘what’, ‘why’, ‘whole’, and ‘who’.

Ned has a tall stone tower, a big book full of tips, and one tiny problem - he is not a wizard yet! Can a boy with a bucket really turn bubbling lava into the hardest stone in the world? And what happens when he whacks it with his shiny new pick? Join Ned on a steamy, sparky cave adventure full of drips, hisses, and surprises. This decodable reader practices the ‘wh’ sound in words like ‘what,’ ‘whew,’ ‘which,’ and ‘whisks.’

Ned wants to build the greatest gear ever, but the best stuff needs diamonds - and diamonds hide deep, deep down in the dark. Can Ned dodge the spiders skittering from every crack? Can he outsmart the rattling bones and cross a lake of bubbling lava without a single slip? With his trusty pickaxe and a very nervous Book, Ned is about to find out. This decodable reader practices the ck phonogram in words such as ‘pick,’ ‘stacks,’ ‘quick,’ ‘brick,’ and ‘check.’