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    Animal Tales The Okapi's Tale
    Animal Tales The Okapi's Tale
    Animal Tales The Okapi's Tale
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    Animal Tales The Okapi's Tale

    By Rhia Roberts

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    Animal Tales is a series of 12 controlled readers bringing Dr. Phil McGraw’s Life Strategies to 3rd-5th graders. Students are taken on an African adventure where the life strategies are presented as fables.
    The Okapi’s Tale is the second book in the series. In this book, readers watch Jake as he complains about all the rules he has to follow at home and his disregard for some of those rules. Furious with his parents, he stomps to his room rather than spending time with them.
    Grandpa decides that the time is ripe to teach Jake his first lesson (or life strategy) so he’s transported to the village. Once there, the boy shares his anger and problems with his friend, Nia, expecting her to understand. But she doesn’t. In fact, she’s shocked that Jake is acting like such a loser.
    Grandpa intervenes by sending Jake and Elena to the Ituri Forest. There, they watch a tale unfold where an okapi named Malia show how good life can be when you ‘get it’ and choose to be a winner rather than a loser.
    Because of Malkia’s actions, okapis were given the legs of zebras, the neck and tongue of giraffes, and the body of bongos; this was to remind all animals of the importance of making good choices in life.
    On the way back to the village, Jake faces a challenge and shows that he’s learned this first lesson well. Thus, his success is celebrated. Before being transported home, Jake reviews his lesson with Nia.
    With the learning of this first life strategy, Jake’s journey into adulthood has begun.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRhia Roberts
    Release dateFeb 29, 2012
    ISBN9781466072152
    Animal Tales The Okapi's Tale
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    Rhia Roberts

    Dr. Rhia currently teaches graduate classes for an online university. She has taught k-graduate school on four continents. She earned her Ph.D. in Special Education with a focus on reading, writing, and dyslexia. She has numerous professional publications including a phonic reading program featuring leveled readers. Dr. Rhia is married with three multi-ethnic, adopted children. Of all her accomplishments, she considers forming her family her greatest.

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      Animal Tales The Okapi's Tale - Rhia Roberts

      Animal Tales

      The Okapi’s Tale

      By Dr. Rhia Roberts

      Published by Rhia Roberts at Smashwords

      Copyright 2012 Rhia Roberts

      Front Cover Artwork by Brian Anthis 2012

      Find other published titles by Dr. Rhia Roberts at

      http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/DrRhia

      http://www.Dr-Rhia.com

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author.

      Available now in the Animal Tales series:

      The Journey Begins

      The Okapi’s Tale

      The Lion’s Tale

      Coming THIS YEAR in the Animal Tales series:

      The Giraffe’s Tale

      The Ostrich’s Tale

      The Warthog’s Tale

      The Rhino’s Tale

      The Zebra’s Tale

      The Crocodile’s Tale

      The Elephant’s Tale

      The Vulture’s Tale

      The Journey’s End

      About the Author

      Dr. Rhia was born and raised in Wales, UK. She has taught on four different continents (Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America) and has backpacked through more than 30 countries. She earned her Ph.D. in Special Education at the University of Arizona; her areas of expertise and publications are in reading, writing, and dyslexia. Dr. Rhia and her husband, Dan, have adopted three children. Links to some of her professional publications are found below.

      Phonic Reading Lessons: Skills and Practice at PRL

      Writing Assessment and Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities, 2nd ed. at Writing Book

      Test of Silent Word Reading Fluency (TOSWRF) at TOSWRF

      Test of Orthographic Competence (TOC) at TOC

      About the Animal Tales series

      Dr. Rhia blogs about creating a more compassionate, supportive, and successful life at Dr-Rhia.com. She believes Dr. Phil McGraw’s Life Strategies support these goals and was pleased when Jay McGraw translated Dr. Phil’s strategies to teen-speak in Life Strategies for Teens. Dr. Rhia then set about bringing Dr. Phil’s strategies to the elementary school level (3rd-5th grade) in a series of controlled readers; a student with good phonic skills and good sight-word recognition can read this series successfully. The Life Strategies are presented as fables as the reader is taken on an African adventure with Jake, Nia, and Elena.

      Dedication

      The Animal Tales series is dedicated

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