^

Book

The

Pancake Man

retelling by Francie Alexander

Illustrated by Horacio Elana

38

Dear Parents and Teachers,

Welcome
easy-to-read

to

Scholastic's

ABC books,

Phonics Readers! This collection includes

storybooks, and nonfiction

titles.

These readers

will

help children understand letter-sound relationships and recognize sight

words

important early reading

There are twelve

sets of

skills.

Phonics Readers in

all.

Each contains

six

books

that

gradually increase in complexity. Scholastic's Phonics Readers are books

children will

want

to read, while giving

them

the reading skills they

need

succeed.

Happy

reading!

Your friends

at Scholastic

Level Descriptions

Set 1: Books 1-6

The alphabet,

8 pages per book

words are introduced.

Sets 2-4: Books 7-24

Consonants frequently found in words, short-vowel

8 pages per book

sounds, and additional sight words are featured.

Sets

5&

6:

Books 25-36

16 pages per book

letter

sounds, and beginning sight

The blending of consonant and vowel sounds

presented. This

skill

is

enables children to read

hundreds of words independently

Sets

712: Books 37-72

16 pages per book

Children practice with long and short vowel sounds,

vowel combinations, and consonant blends.

Vocabulary

is

expanded.

to

Book

The

Pancake Man

retelling by Francie Alexander

Illustrated by Horacio Elana

38

"Wake

up!

Wake

Dog, the Cat, the

"I will,"

Woman.
make a

Pig,

said the

"I will

up!" said the

and the Hen

Little

Old

get out of bed and

big pancake."

She made a pancake with a

face of gumdrops.

All

of a sudden, the

pancake

nnan jumped off the plate. The

wonnan ran
and

after him.

said, "Run, run

can! You can't catch

Pancake Man!"

He waved

as fast as you

me, I'm the

The Dog and the Cat sat

shade. The Pancake
to

them. "Stop!

We

in

the

Man came up

want

to taste

that pancake," they said.

"Too
"I

late,"

said the Pancake

ran from the

and

Little

Old

can run from you.

Man

Woman
can!"

cf<^

\^^-

Then the Pancake Man met

the

Pig. "I will

the

Little

take you back to

Old Woman," the Pig said

"Then shake a

Pancake Man.
Old

and

Woman,
I

"I

leg,"

said the

ran from the

Little

the Dog, and the Cat,

can run from you.

can!"

The Hen was on the gate when

the Pancake

on

Man came

you," said the

the fuss!
"No!

and

"Shame

Hen. "Look at

all

get you!"

ran from the

Woman,
Pig,

I will

by.

Little

Old

the Dog, the Cat, and the

I

can run from you.

said the Pancake Man.

can!"

C'^

.-..^

The Pancake Man then ran

lake.

came up

Fox

said, "Don't get wet!

you.

Jump

will

take

lake, the Fox said,

"Now jump on my

Was

him and

on."

Out on the

Pancake

to

to

Man

this

nose!" The

did.

a mistake?

>V. .{Vh

.V'>^

No! The Fox had a picnic set up.

"Am I about

to

be your lunch?"

asked the Pancake Man.

"I

don't

Fox. "But

like

do

pancakes, said the

like

"

grape jam

sandwiches." So they ate and

This

not the

is

the end of the

end

of the

tale,

ate.

but

Pancake Man!

My Words
*

from
nose
*old
*

* too
*

woman

a -e

-ake

ate

plate

lake

came

shade

make

face

shame

mistake

gate

tale

grape

taste

pancake
shake

late

waved

take

made

wake
Story Words: sandwiches

*new high frequency words

No part of this publication may be reproduced

in

whole or in

part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in

any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying recording,

or otherwise, without written pennission of the publisher. For infonnation regarding pemiission, write to Scholastic Inc, Instructional Publishing

ISBN 0-590-99849-8

Copyright 1997 by Scholasticlnc.

All rights

reserved

Qmup, 555 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 1 001 2.

Printed in the U.S.A.

Ideas for using Scholastic Plionics Readers:

Read the book

Encourage your child

Read each page aloud as you run your

to

your

child.

to

read the story with you.

finger

under the words.

Suggest that your child "echo" what he or she has just heard.

Ask your child

in the

to

look for certain

letters

and for the "My Words"

book.

If

your child

Have your child read the sentences

Listen to

is

ready:

that

have "My Words" in them.

your child read the book independendy

E^JOY!

38

This Scholastic edition is

only available for distribution
through the school market.

SCHOLASTIC

INC.
0-590-01593-1