Saddleback Educational Publishing
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Free Samples - Dark ManDark Man       Download a free sample of - Danger in the DarkDownload a free sample of - The Dark DreamsDownload a free sample of - The Dark GlassDownload a free sample of - The Dark Side of MagicDownload a free sample of - The Dark Waters of TimeDownload a free sample of - The Shadow in the Dark These 32-page softcover books are designed for young adult struggling readers and even nonreaders who probably have never successfully managed to read a book. The text uses a clear font which is not immature and is visibly separated from the illustrations providing the chunking of text and extra white space that students reading at this level need. The black and white illustrations are dark, vivid, adult style, and with clear references to computer games, movies, graphic novels, etc, and appear on nearly every page. The text is short and simple but not patronizing. Stories are gritty and full of tension and mystery. The language is terse. The Dark Man is a serious comic hero with his own mythology. Each book is a self-contained story but each story is part of a greater whole. Although each story reveals a little more about the Dark Man, the books can be read in any order: no one story depends on having read any other story first. Stories range from 220 to 420 words with more demanding vocabulary in the 420-word books. |