EASY READING SERIES MIZ KATZ N. RATZ T.M. Book 3... · except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Produced in the United States of America First Edition, 2015 Progressive

ALPHABETTI BOOKS

Practice Book (no new letters)

EASY READING SERIES

MIZ KATZ N. RATZ

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Mac The Mouse

Copyright © 2015 by Miz Katz N. Ratz All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

Produced in the United States of America

First Edition, 2015

Progressive Phonics LLC Los Angeles, CA

www.ProgressivePhonics.com

Acknowledgements:

For my mother, who read endless stories with a magical voice.

Alphabetti Book #3Mac The MouseWritten and illustrated by Miz Katz N. Ratz

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Start Guide ............................ 4

Lesson OneWords used in this book ............... 5

Mac The Mouse ................................ 6

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Don’t rush it. Body-builders don’t train in a day – neither does a child.

And most important ofall, HAVE FUN!

Read the book WITH your child. You read the “regular” text, and he/she reads the big, red words, sort of like reading the different parts in a play.

Help your child sound out the words as needed.

Read the book several times. This helps develop the eye muscles and left-to-right reading patterns.

Quick Start Guide

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Here are some of the words used in this book. Can you read them?

mac

man

mat

m a c

m a n

m a t

Touch the dot under each letter (so that your finger is pointing at the letter) and have the child/children say thesound of the letter. Then have them say the whole word.

Lesson 1

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mac the mouse

was the of manthe house, and a manly bmouse he was. b

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mac was kind,

polite and such a bdelight—you could say b

the mouse...mac7

was the nicest of mice bif he wasn’t already bthe “micest” of nice. b“Micest” is a silly, made-up word.

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One day the macmouse was taking a nap bon his manly, -macthe- .man mat

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He was having a dream babout having a dream...b

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...when he thought he bheard his sister scream. b

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mac woke himself up

and covered a yawn. Then bhe looked out the window bto see what was wrong.b

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Oh, no! His sister bwas trapped out there bwith that horrible cat bwith the horrible hair. b

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“I must do something,” bsaid to himself.mac“I am a , manso I can help...” b

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“But what can bI do? I have no bknife...” b

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And then macremembered, b “I have my NICE!” b

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put on his macshoes and ran outside. bHis hair was brushed; bhis tie was tied.... b

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Then before he could stop bthem, the words came out. bmac wished he could

put them back in his mouth. b18

“Hello, cat, you are blooking well... but what bon Earth is that terrible bsmell?” b

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“Have you thought, perhaps, babout washing your feet bor getting a toothbrush and bbrushing your teeth?” b

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The cat sniffed the bair with its rubbery nose. bThen the cat bent over bto sniff its toes. b

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“Mr. Mouse, I smell FINE, bjust like a cat should. bIn fact, I would say that bI smell rather good.” b

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“But you two mice smell blike dinner to me... And bnow I shall eat if you bboth agree?” b

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“Wait!” said . mac“Before you begin, bthere’s something bdangling on your chin.” b

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The cat rubbed its bchin with a hairy paw. b

bWhat WAS it that the

silly mouse saw? b25

“Oh,” thought the cat, b“just a bit of dried drool.” bThe cat flicked it off band tried to act cool. b

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“Nothing there!” said the bcat. “And why would I bcare? But you, Mr. Mouse, byou should be scared.” b

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“I am a cat, and I eat ibmice, and because youbare small, I will eat byou twice.”b

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mac stared at the

cat, but all he could bsee were the bits of bfood stuck in its teeth. b

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“Cat,” said , mac“can we talk like a b

? You need to manfloss–do you understand?” b

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“I need to what?” said bthe cat with a growl. b

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b

“Floss!” said . mac“I can show you how.” b

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“No!” screamed the bbcat. “I will eat you

first, and then your sister bbwill be my dessert...”

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“And then some cheese band maybe a fork all bbecause I am hungry band mice are so short.” b

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mac knew he should

say something manly and bstrong, but try as he might, b

band he knew it was wrong...35

...he said, “Look up a blittle... now look to the bside. Did you know that byour nose is super-sized?” b“Super-sized” is American slang for really big. 36

“What?” said the cat. b“You have to be joking!”b

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“No,” said , “but macI really was hoping that bmaybe, just maybe, we bcould be friends... b

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...not as cat and bmouse, but as two bmen...”b

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“Look,” hissed the bcat, “at the name bon my collar...” b

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“...Abigail Mimzy bGeraldine Follar...” b

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“I am NOT a , manI am a girl, and you bare the stupidest mouse bin the world!” b

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mac sat down

and covered his face. bHow could he make bsuch a big mistake? b

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How? Easy! The cat bwas covered in mud and bdirt. How could he know bthat he was a her? b

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mac took a mirror

from his pocket, where bhe also kept a pen and ba bar of chocolate. b

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“I am so, so sorry. b I only want to help. b Please...take the mirror band look at yourself.” b

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“Oh, no!” said the bcat. b

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“Oh, yes,” said .mac

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Then his sister said, b“I’ll get the bath.” b

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Two hours later, the

cat was clean. b50

And they all sat down bsipping cups of tea with bcrackers and cheese band a chocolate cake... b

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mac was the mouse

that the cat never ate. b

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