Short I and Long I Play a Game

New Sound Box Books Alphabet Books

by Jane Belk Moncure

A brief story in which characters representing the short "i" sound and the long "i" sound look for these vowels in different words.

30 pages, Library Binding

First published August 1, 1979

About the author

Jane Belk Moncure (born December 1926) is an American author of early childhood non-fiction, fiction and poetry. She has also written under the names Bruce Wannamaker and Jennie Davis.

Moncure has lived in Virginia and North Carolina. She worked in early childhood education for thirty-five years. She lives in Elon College, North Carolina.

Moncure is a creative and prolific author: there are millions of her books in circulation, and they are widely distributed in schools and libraries. Distribution has been primarily through The ChildsWorld, ChildrensPress and Scholastic. Her creations and works include My First Steps to Reading, My First Steps to Math, My First Steps to Science, Word Bird, The Soundbox Books, and The Magic Castle Series. Her works have been translated into British English, Spanish, French, Chinese, and Malay. Belk Library, Elon University holds a collection of all published books by Moncure.

Jane Belk Moncure is a recipient of the C.S. Lewis Award and over the past 20 years, her works were recognized by numerous Awards. Most recently, in 2008, Jane received the Scholastic Teacher's Choice Award for her outstanding contribution to the My First Steps to Learning Program. --from Wikipedia

Reviews

[Brandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book does not have the most exciting storyline, but it does an excellent job of laying out the difference between the long "I" and short "I" sounds. I would highly recommend this book for ELL students who are learning about vowel sounds. The labeled pictures can be especially useful for students who have trouble interpreting the text. It is a bit outdated, but the concept is still very applicable in the classroom.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the idea of these books, and the little boy I tutor likes the game, too. Some of the words in some are a little too hard for the easy reader I'd hoped to find in them, which is discouraging, but it's a fun idea for a book.