Review uncommon spellings
Readers consolidate the more unusual spelling patterns seen in Introduction 4 with these simple and amusing stories!
There are :
- oeu-oe / pn / rh
- sc / pt / th / yn-ym
- words with an apostrophe
- words with umlaut
- words with cedilla
Amazing animals
1 - Le bernard-l’ermite
The hermit crab lives in a shell chosen according to its size. What does it do when it grows?
2 - Le dauphin
The baby dolphin is called a calf. What does its mother have to do quickly when it is born?
3 - La raie
The ray has a flat body. What does it use to protect itself?
4 - Le bélouga
The beluga whale makes a lot of sounds. Because of this, what other name is it given?
5 - La murène
The moray eel has very sharp teeth. What can be found at the back of its throat?
6 - L’hippocampe
The seahorse swims very slowly. What trick does it use to protect itself?
7 - La pieuvre
The octopus is very intelligent. What is special about its brain?
8 - Le piranha
The piranha is a very old species. What does its name mean?
9 - La méduse
The jellyfish is predatory. What does it use to hunt?
10 - Le calmar
The squid has long tentacles. If it feels threatened, what does it do?
Each book contains...
- a complete and funny story in French
- 12 pages of easy-to-read text and vivid images
- a list of new spellings introduced
- a lexicon of the more challenging vocabulary
- a list of all French words used and their English translation
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Revised spelling
Facile à lire uses l’orthographe recitifée for spelling, which makes learning to read easier. For example, you will see « ile » rather than « île », or « millepattes » rather than « mille-pattes ».
This orthography is recommended by le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, approved by l’Académie française and has been adopted by l’Office québécois de la langue française. To find out more : www.orthographe-recommandee.info
Credits
Text: Emmanuelle Champagne and Suzanne Lagacé
Graphic design and layout: Lauria Jacques
Illustrations: Lauria Jacques and Tyhran Sohoian
Proofreading: Emmanuelle Champagne, Monique Guy and Suzanne Lagacé
Art direction: Isabelle Simard
Image research : Emmanuelle Champagne and Lauria Jacques
Editors: Christian Roy, Noémi Berlus and Suzanne Lagacé
