Luce and Duke [Paperback]

Luce and Dukeis a fiction reader written for early elementary students learning to decode and build phonemic awareness. This engaging story follows Luce and a horse named Duke as they experience a playful day together. Featuring vibrant illustrations, a simple yet engaging plot, and a focus on long U vowel sounds, the book supports early reading development through familiar and new vocabulary. Readers will enjoy the rhythm and repetition while building confidence and fluency.

• Fiction reader for early elementary students
• Reinforces long U vowel sounds and phonemic awareness
• Builds confidence with familiar vocabulary and simple text
• Encourages fluency through repetition and patterned structure
• Great for classroom phonics lessons or at-home reading practice

Beginning readers will enjoy this charming story about Luce and a horse named Duke. The colorful images, fresh text, and familiar and challenging vocabulary feature long U sounds that allow readers to practice early reading and phonemic skills.Suzanne I. Barchers, Ed.D., has been in education for more than 40 years as a classroom teacher and educational author and publisher. An award-winning author, she has written many educational resources and previously served as managing editor, editor-in-chief, and vice president at several leading educational companies. Barchers is past president of the board of directors for the Associated of Educational Publishers.