CJ and The Chest of Gold

CJ and The Chest of Gold is a JumpStart storybook that was released as a printable book in 2005. It is book 8 of the "Reading Readiness Readers" series. The book is mainly intended to teach the ending consonant digraphs ft, ld, mp, nd, nt, sk, and st.

Characters

 * CJ

Summary
The story begins with CJ opening a letter addressed to him. Inside the letter is a map that shows how to find a chest. First, CJ follows the map to a swamp and camps there overnight. The next day, he finds a raft next to a large plant. CJ rides in the raft until he reaches a sandy shore. The map tells him to look for a post. After CJ finds the post, he digs there and uncovers the chest. When CJ opens the chest, he finds an ancient golden mask.

At the end of the book, there is a list of words sorted by which ending consonant digraph they contain. Then there is a coloring page of the mask described in the story.