🗿 The Riddle of the Standing Stones

“A storm took down an old beech in the Far Woods, and underneath it, leaning, was a ninth stone. Set upright, the circle was complete for the first time in living memory: nine grey giants, mossed to the shoulders, standin”

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Who is The Riddle of the Standing Stones for?

The Riddle of the Standing Stones is written for 2nd grade – 4th grade listeners: 10 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.