🎵 The Missing Song

“Every dawn the Hollow wakes up to the chorus. The robin starts it, the wren races it, the dove keeps it steady, the thrush shows off — and then, straight through the middle, comes the sparrow's proud, terrible honk.”

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Who is The Missing Song for?

The Missing Song is written for Kindergarten – 2nd grade listeners: 8 pages, read aloud with each word highlighted as it is spoken, so early readers can follow along. It is one of TernQuest's narrated picture books — all free, all in the browser, with no ads.

How do narrated books help reading?

Hearing fluent reading while watching the words builds sight-word recognition and sense of sentence rhythm; the highlight keeps the child's eyes on the print. Read it together first, then let them replay it on their own. For what to practise alongside, see the reading skills by grade.