Let the Alpha-Maniac adventures be an important building block in teaching your students/children great reading skills. Slomo's Secret Treasure is the second in the Alpha-Maniac five-book series based on phonological awareness, an essential tool for emergent readers. Both entertaining and educational, the book series is modelled after the successful Alpha-Mania pre-reading program. The focus in this book is on blending sounds, as the Alpha-Maniacs must put their pirate skills to the test when they meet a secretive sloth. The adventurous gang use their blending skills to decipher the sloth's slow speech and solve the clues to find a hidden treasure! A helpful guide provides parents and educators with the tools necessary to support young readers, including additional games and activities to practice blending and phonics. Join the Alpha-Maniacs on their second pre-reading, pirate adventure with Slomo's Secret Treasure!