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Adventures in Reading
Henry and Melissa Billings and Christy M.
Newman
Beginning to Intermediate
Each book in the Adventures in Reading series
contains 16 six-page chapters that develop reading
comprehension and vocabulary building skills around
high-interest reading passages.
Passages in the beginning level student
book run 250-350 words in length, and passages in the
intermediate level student book run 400-500 words in length.
Features
• Adventure-based reading passages profile exciting pursuits like biking down
a volcano in Hawaii, running the Boston Marathon, discovering
an underground city in Australia, and training to be a
gladiator in Rome, Italy. Every fifth line in the reading
passages is numbered for easy reference
• Chapter opening art visually introduces students to the theme of the
reading and provides a context for the words introduced in the
Key Vocabulary section
• Picture-dictionary approach to vocabulary building prepares students to
effectively tackle new readings
• Standardized testing formats prepare students for success on a variety
of standardized exams
• Critical reading skills like making inferences and identifying
cause and effect are taught and recycled
• Cooperative learning tasks with graphic
organizers promote the
development of critical-thinking skills
• Audio recordings—in both audiocassette and CD formats—for
each reading passage help students perfect listening skills and
increase comprehension
• Internet search activities encourage students to further explore each
topic
Beginning
Student Book
Teacher’s Manual
Audio Program Cassette
Audio Program CD
High Beginning
Student Book
Teacher’s Manual
Audio Program Cassette
Audio Program CD
Intermediate
Student Book
Teacher’s Manual
Audio Program Cassette
Audio Program CD
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