The Tower Treasure: read-along
The Tower Treasure as a read-along for the projector: 17 pages, 1889 words, level 13, grade 8.
Page 1 of 17
Frank was sixteen and his brother Joe a year younger, and they lived in the seaside city of Bayport with their father, Fenton Hardy, a famous detective who had once been the pride of the New York police. Both boys had made up their minds to follow him into the profession, and on a bright spring Saturday, as they rode their motorcycles along a cliffside road to deliver some papers for him, they were talking of nothing else. Suddenly they heard an automobile roaring behind them at tremendous speed. It swung around the curve on two wheels, skidded toward the edge of the drop, and hurtled straight at them, missing both boys by inches. The driver, hatless, with a shock of flying red hair, shook his fist and was gone.
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 13, Grade 8
- 17 pages, 1889 words, about 14 minutes aloud
- A classic tale, a little spooky
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About The Tower Treasure
Two brothers who dream of being detectives like their father are nearly run down by a speeding thief with red hair. When a stolen fortune goes missing from a great old mansion and their friend's father is blamed, they must follow a dying man's last words to the real hiding place.
Words to preview
- roadster (ROHD-ster)
- two-seat open car
- wig
- fake hair
- caretaker (KAIR-tay-ker)
- keeper of a building
- bonds (BONDZ)
- paper money promises
- eccentric (ek-SEN-trik)
- odd and unusual
Questions that fit any book
- What happened at the beginning, in the middle and at the end?
- Which page was your favorite? Why?
- How did the main character feel at the end? What tells you?
Questions
How long does The Tower Treasure take to read aloud?
It has 17 pages and 1889 words, so about 14 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is The Tower Treasure?
Level 13, Grade 8. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 13 sits at grade 8. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Is this the original text?
No. It is a retelling in Peabody's own words at this reading level, so it may differ from the edition you know.
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