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Copyright © Joycebelle, 2009 The Perfect Rainbow: It Is I! Reading Supplement: Stories behind the story, Word Lists, Flashcards, Q&A Games

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Stories Behind the Story

Dedication:The Perfect Rainbow: It Is I!This book is dedicated to children everywhere. A rainbow is a beautiful thing. This book helps children discover the inner beauty they have to give and how theycan give it if they try.

Creating the Story

This little rhyme appeared in vivid color to the author, Joycebelle, after a short nap which she took one day during a summer rainstorm in North Carolina.

The verse just tumbled out on a note pad she had beside her bed. Later, as she was typing it, she had a hard time reading her writing because she wrote it so fast. “I fell in love with the little “rainbowette” who was so puzzled by what he was to grow up to be. Like many of us, it can take some time, thought, and wondering to determine our true purpose in life. Once it is discovered, then we can live as we are destined.” Joycebelle states. It’s all about getting your act together and being who you are meant to be.

The artist, Jessie Powers has a incredible talent of capturing the spirit of characters. She has created the art in this book as coloring pages. Joycebelle created the cover, the computer generated art, and page layout..

The Perfect Rainbow: It is I! Reading Fun Supplement Word List

The Perfect Rainbow: It is I! Word List and Rhyming Word List ‘N

‘Round

‘Til

1

2

3

A

Aboard

Above

Act

Again

Against

Ahead

All

Along

Am

And

Appeared

Are

Around

As

At

Band

Be

Best

Blaming

Blue

Boo

Boost

Born

Boy

Brave

Bride

Bright

Bring

But

Can’t

Cascading

Circus

Close

Closed

Clown

Color

Come

Complaining

Control

Could

Crashing

Crying

Danced

Dark

Dashing

Day

Deep

Delight

Destined

Did

Ding

Do

Down

Droplets

Earth

Else

End

Enjoy

Enough

Even

Eyes

Fall

Far

Feared

Fears

Feel

Fi

Find

Fizz

Fizzle

Fly

Flying

For

From

Garden

Get

Girl

Give

Godzilla’s

Goes

Good

Got

Great

Green

Groaning

Ground

Had

Hall

Handsome

Hay

Head

Heavenly

Hide

High

Hoo

Hose

Huff

I

I’d

I’ll

I’m

I’ve

If

In

Inside

Into

Is

It

It’s

Joy

Just

Kept

Kids

Let’s

Light

Like

Little

Look

Loud

May

Maybe

Me

Might

Moaning

More

Muttering

My

Naming

Near

No

Not

Nothing

Now

Of

Oh

On

One

Or

Orange

Orderly

Our

Out

Over

Perfect

Place

Po

Po

Pools

Pop

Pride

Puff

Rainbow

Rainbows

Raincloud

Rake

Rattle

Read

Red

Reflecting

Remove

Rest

Right

Ring

Roll

Rose

Sad

Said

Say

Scattered

See

Shake

Shattered

Should

Si

Simply

Sing

Sizz

Sizzle

Sky

Smart

Smashing

Some

Song

Sp

Spark

Spite

Spray

Spraying

Sputtering

Still

Stood

Stop

Such

Suddenly

Talented

Tall

Tattered

Tears

That

That

The

Them

Then

Then

There

They

Think

Through

Thundering

To

Together

Too

Tree

Tried

Try

Turned

Turning

Twisted

Twisting

Twizzled

Up

Upside

Very

Voice

Wall

Was

Water

Waterfall

Wave

We

Wee

Well

Welled

2

Were

What

What

Wheel

Where

Where’re

Whether

Whining

Who

Why

Why

World

Worthy

Would

Wrong

Yellow

Yes

You

Your

RHYME

Fizzle

Sizzle

Fall

All

Wall

Hall

Song

Wrong

Along

3

Scattered

Shattered

Tattered

We

Shake

Rake

Puff

Huff

Roll

Control

Hide

Bride

Pride

Wee

Maybe

Be

Tree

Clown

Down

Me

Ding

Bring

Sing

Ring

Fall

All

Boo

Hoo

Do

Best

Rest

Said

Head

Raincloud

Loud

Waterfall

Tall

Wave

Brave

Hose

Rose

Around

Ground

Goes

Complaining

Blaming

Naming

Me

Be

Whining

Crying

Sputtering

Muttering

Moaning

Groaning

Are

Far

Be

See

Be

Still

Wheel

Sizzle

Fizzle

Fall

All

Should

Would

Could

Try

Fly

Sky

Fly

Sky

Appeared

Feared

Red

Bright

Light

Spite

Head

Red

Head

Raincloud

Loud

Waterfall

Tall

Dashing

Crashing

Smashing

Wave

Brave

Too

You

Eyes

High

Fly

Sky

High

I

Enjoy

Joy

Boy

You

Too

End

Again

The Perfect Rainbow: It is I!

Use the following flashcards to identify key words in the story.

Scroll through the words and speed read them as fast as you can.

Combine these word flashcards with picture flashcards to give clues to readingthe words.

Use a stop watch to time the action.

Print and cut apart as cards.

‘N ‘Round ‘Til

1 2 3

A Aboard Above

Act Again Against

Ahead All Along

Am And Appeared

Are Around As

At Band Be

Best Blaming Blue

Boo Boost Born

Boy Brave Bride

Bright Bring But

Can’t Cascading Circus

Close Closed Clown

Color Come Complaining

Control Could Crashing

Crying Danced Dark

Dashing Day Deep

Delight Destined Did

Ding Do Down

Droplets Earth Else

End Enjoy Enough

Even Eyes Fall

Far Feared Fears

Feel Fi Find

Fizz Fizzle Fly

Flying For From

Garden Get Girl

Give Godzilla’s Goes

Good Got Great

Green Groaning Ground

Had Hall Handsome

Hay Head Heavenly

Hide High Hoo

Hose Huff I

I’d I’ll I’m

I’ve If In

Inside Into Is

It It’s Joy

Just Kept Kids

Let’s Light Like

Little Look Loud

May Maybe Me

Might Moaning More

Muttering My Naming

Near No Not

Nothing Now Of

Oh On One

Or Orange Orderly

Our Out Over

Perfect Place Po

Po Pools Pop

Pride Puff Rainbow

Rainbows Raincloud Rake

Rattle Read Red

Reflecting Remove Rest

Right Ring Roll

Rose Sad Said

Say Scattered See

Shake Shattered Should

Si Simply Sing

Sizz Sizzle Sky

Smart Smashing Some

Song Sp Spark

Spite Spray Spraying

Sputtering Still Stood

Stop Such Suddenly

Talented Tall Tattered

Tears That That

The Them Then

Then There They

Think Through Thundering

To Together Too

Tree Tried Try

Turned Turning Twisted

Twisting Twizzled Up

Upside Very Voice

Wall Was Water

Waterfall Wave We

Wee Well Welled

Were What What

Wheel Where Where’re

Whether Whining Who

Why Why World

Worthy Would Wrong

Yellow Yes You

Your

Rhyming Words Follow

Fizzle Sizzle Fall

All Wall Hall

Song Wrong Along

3 Scattered Shattered

Tattered We Shake

Rake Puff Huff

Roll Control Hide

Bride Pride Wee

Maybe Be Tree

Clown Down Me

Ding Bring Sing

Ring Fall All

Boo Hoo Do

Best Rest Said

Head Raincloud Loud

Waterfall Tall Wave

Brave Hose Rose

Around Ground Goes

Complaining Blaming Naming

Me Be Whining

Crying Sputtering Muttering

Moaning Groaning Are

Far Be See

Be Still Wheel

Sizzle Fizzle Fall

All Should Would

Could Try Fly

Sky Fly Sky

Appeared Feared Red

Bright Light Spite

Head Red Head

Raincloud Loud Waterfall

Tall Dashing Crashing

Smashing Wave Brave

Too You Eyes

High Fly Sky

High I Enjoy

Joy Boy You

Too End Again

The Perfect Rainbow: It is I!

Use the following picture flashcards to retell the story orto color and write your own story.

Combine them with the word flashcards to give clues to reading the words.

You can play a fun – Be a Rainbow Game and Get Your Act Together – see Q/A Games. Make it a competition. Give prizes for participating and for trying and for winning.

Use a stop watch to time the action.

Print and cut apart as cards.

POP

Fizzle

Fizzle

Spark

Fizzle

POP

Sizzle

The Perfect Rainbow: It Is I!

Use this Q&A Game section to have fun and play as a familyor with friends.

Set aside a pot of change and reward right answers with money as happens with popular game shows on TV. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Jeopardy, and Wheel or Fortune. Learning can be fun! When it is, more learning takes place.

The list below is just a suggested list of questions that you can start with. Some are easy for the young reader and others are more challenging. Use a stop watch to time the answers

Questions -

1) Describe the most beautiful rainbow you have ever seen. You might want to turn it into a story.

2) Why is this book a fairy tale?

3) Have you ever made a rainbow? I have. Every day that the sun is shining onto my flower garden, I make a rainbow as I water my garden. The earth is dark and as the water droplet's from the garden hose fan out through the sunlight— there before me on my flower garden is a perfect rainbow! See if you can make one with a garden hose, a dark backdrop, and the sun shining. Move around until you make a perfect rainbow, too.

The Perfect Rainbow: It Is I!Answers –

1) You might want to turn Your Most Beautiful Rainbowinto a story and submit it to www.goodstorycontest.com.

2) A fairy tale is a factious story that uses things or animals as talking, thinking individuals for the characters of their story. They usually have a good lesson hidden in them for the reader to find and apply to their real life. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_tale

3) To make a rainbow you need sun, a dark backdrop, a fine spray of water droplets and someone to see the rainbow. Each must be aligned properly. The sun has to be in back of the observer and relatively low in the horizon. The spray or mist has to be in front of the observer. The rainbow can be seen best when sunlight passes through the water droplets against a dark background. For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow

You might want to keep a video record of the rainbows you make and the ones that occur naturally. People love rainbows. You could post it on YouTube.comand maybe other people would show their rainbows also. You can send it to joycebelle@goodstorybooks.com. We might have a rainbow contest sometime if there is enough interest. What fun!

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