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We Are the Power Rangers Amy Junor
READERS Pre-Level 1 Fishy Tales Colorful Days Garden Friends Party Fun In The Park Farm Animals Petting Zoo
Let’s Make Music Meet the Dinosaurs Duck Pond Dip My Dressing-up Box On the Move Cuentos de Peces en español Dias Llenos de Color en español
Level 1 A Day at Greenhill Farm Truck Trouble Tale of a Tadpole Surprise Puppy! Duckling Days A Day at Seagull Beach Whatever the Weather Busy Buzzy Bee Big Machines Wild Baby Animals A Bed for the Winter Born to be a Btterfly Dinosaur’s Day Feeding Time Diving Dolphin Rockets and Spaceships My Cat’s Secret First Day at Gymnastics A Trip to the Zoo I Can Swim! A Trip to the Library
A Trip to the Doctor A Trip to the Dentist I Want to be a Ballerina Animal Hide and Seek Submarines and Submersibles Animals at Home LEGO: Trouble at the Bridge LEGO: Secret at Dolphin Bay A Day in the Life of a Builder A Day in the Life of a Dancer A Day in the Life of a Firefighter A Day in the Life of a Teacher A Day in the Life of a Musician A Day in the Life of a Doctor A Day in the Life of a Police Officer A Day in the Life of a TV Reporter Gigantes de Hierro en español Star Wars: What is a Wookiee? Star Wars: Ready, Set Podrace Spider-Man: The Amazing Story
Level 2 Dinosaur Dinners Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Slinky, Scaly Snakes! Animal Hospital The Little Ballerina Munching, Crunching, Sniffing, and Snooping The Secret Life of Trees Winking, Blinking, Wiggling, and Waggling Astronaut: Living in Space Twisters! Holiday! Celebration Days around the World The Story of Pocahontas Horse Show Survivors: The Night the Titanic Sank Eruption! The Story of Volcanoes The Story of Columbus Journey of a Humpback Whale Amazing Buildings Feathers, Flippers, and Feet
Outback Adventure: Australian Vacation Sniffles, Sneezes, Hiccups, and Coughs Starry Sky Earth Smart: How to Take Care of the Environment Water Everywhere Telling Time Ice Skating Stars Let’s Go Riding! I Want to Be a Gymnast LEGO: Castle Under Attack LEGO: Rocket Rescue Star Wars: Journey Through Space Star Wars: A Queen’s Diary MLB: A Batboy’s Day MLB: Let’s Go to the Ballpark! ¡Insectos! en español ¡Bomberos! en español La Historia de Pocahontas en español Meet the X-Men Spider-Man: Worst Enemies
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We Are the Power Rangers Written by Amy Junor
The Jungle Fury Power Rangers are warriors with Kung Fu skills.
They protect Earth from an evil spirit called Dai Shi. Each Jungle Fury Power Ranger fights using the special powers of a wild animal.
Casey is the Red Ranger. He is the leader of the Power Rangers. Casey fights with the power of a tiger.
Like a tiger, Casey is tough and strong. He is also a fierce fighter.
tiger
The Red Ranger wears a special red helmet. His helmet covers his face. It protects his face in battle. helmet
Theo Martin is the Blue Power Ranger.
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Theo always tries to follow the rules. He likes to stay out of trouble. But he is on the same team as the rebel Casey, so it is hard to avoid trouble!
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Theo fights with the power of a jaguar. Jaguars are clever, fast fighters, just like Theo. When he is fighting, Theo moves quickly and smoothly like a jaguar. 12
jaguar
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Lily Chilman is the Yellow Power Ranger. She was captain of the cheer squad at her school. She is also a tough fighter.
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Lily fights with the power of the cheetah. Like a cheetah, Lily is calm in battle, with lightning-fast moves.
cheetah
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Robert James is known as RJ. He is the Violet Power Ranger. He is also a Kung Fu Master.
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RJ trains the other Power Rangers. He fights with the power of the wolf.
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RJ first started learning Kung Fu when he was a young boy. He has been training all his life.
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Now he has a lot to teach the other Power Rangers!
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Power Rangers ride into battle on powerful robot vehicles called zords.
tail
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Casey’s zord looks like a tiger with a stripy tail.
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Theo’s zord is in the shape of a jaguar and has sharp claws.
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Jaguars are one of the fastest animals on Earth. The Blue Ranger’s zord is one of the fastest vehicles.
claw
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A group of Kung Fu warriors called the Order of the Claw locked the evil spirit of Dai Shi in a special box.
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When Dai Shi escaped, the Power Rangers had to save the world.
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The Red Ranger called his zord to help him battle Dai Shi. The evil spirit was very strong.
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Casey needed the help of his zord and all the other Rangers to beat Dai Shi.
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The Power Rangers combined their zords to make a big, powerful Megazord. Nothing can defeat a Megazord! The Megazord defeated Dai Shi and the world was saved.
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Picture word list tiger
page 7
wolf
page 19
helmet
page 8
jaguar
page 22
claw
page 13
cheetah
page 16
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tail
page 25
Index battle helmet 8
special powers 5, 6, 12, 16, 19,
Blue Ranger (Theo) 10, 12, 25
tigers 6, 7, 23
cheetahs 16
Violet Ranger (RJ) 18, 19, 20, 21
Dai Shi 5, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30
wild animals 5
jaguars 12, 13, 24
wolves 19
Kung Fu 4, 18, 20, 26
Yellow Ranger (Lily) 14, 16
Megazord 30
zords 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30
Order of the Claw 26 Red Ranger (Casey) 6, 8, 23, 28, 29
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READERS The best students from the Order of the Claw become the Jungle Fury Power Rangers. Can they save the world from evil?
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