1st the hat – by holly keller 8 important sentences pam

1st grade Harcourt Trophies: Ten Important Sentences

Mesa Public Schools / English Language Acquisition Department

The Hat – by Holly Keller

8 Important Sentences

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Pam had a hat.

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Pam ran up.

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Pam ran down.

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Dan ran up.

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Dan ran down.

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Dan got the hat!

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Go, Dan!

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Go, Pam!

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Sam and the Bag – by Alison Jeffries


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Max ran in the bag.

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Hap ran in the bag.

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Sam ran up the bag.

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Sam ran down the bag.

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Can Sam go in?

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Yes, Sam can go in!

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Oh, Sam!

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Ants – by Jonathan Zea


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Look at the big hill.

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What is in it?

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Ants!

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Ants make big homes.

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They walk and walk.

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They dig and dig.

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They lift and lift.

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Ants go in the hill.

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Jack and Rick – by David McPhail

Ten Important Sentences

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Jack and Rick want to play.

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Can Jack pick up the log?

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It’s too big!

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Can Rick help Jack?

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Rick can pass the rope.

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Can Rick walk to Jack?

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Oh, no!

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Can Jack help Rick?

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Yes, Jack can help.

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Now Jack and Rick can play!

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Todd’s Box – by Paula Sullivan

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Look, Mom!

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I can dig in the sand.

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Not now, Todd.

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I am on the rocks.

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Hop off, Todd.

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The ant is so fast.

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Don’t pick it up, Todd.

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Here’s a gift for you.

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Look in and see.

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It’s a box of surprises!

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All That Corn – by Lucy Floyd


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Look at all that corn!

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It’s as tall as a wall!

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Pick all the corn.

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Where will the corn go?

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The corn is in cans.

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Where will the corn go?

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We can buy corn at the store.

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The corn is at home.

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Pop! Pop! Pop! --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Look at all that corn!

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Dan’s Pet – by Alma Flor Ada

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Dan held a small baby chick.

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It was soft in his hands.

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“I’ll call her Jen,” said Dan.

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Dan helped with Jen.

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Dan fed Jen every day.

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Jen got very big!

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One day, Dan didn’t see Jen.

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“Jen is in here,” said Mama.

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“Look at her eggs.” --------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Now I will have lots of pets!”

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Boots for Beth – by Lisa Campbell Ernst


Beth was sad.

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“My red boots don’t fit,” she cried.

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“Could you use my boots?” asked Meg.

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“They are too big,” said Beth.

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“Could you use my pink boots?” asked Liz.

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“Too soft,” said Beth.

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Beth still felt sad.

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Her friends all felt bad.

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They got a big surprise for Beth. --------------------------------------------------------------------------

“New red boots!” said Beth.

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Space Pup – by Robert Cooker


Gus the Pup rests all day.

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Gus can not rest at night.

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Gus is Space Pup!

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Space Pup helps people.

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He says, “The bus is stuck in the mud!”

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“Help us, Space Pup!”

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“Hand me your rope,” says Space Pup.

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“I’ll get the bus out of the mud,” says Space Pup.

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“You did it, Space Pup!” they yell. --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Space Pup helps people at night, but when the sun comes up,

Gus the Pup rests all day.

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Where Do Frogs Come From? – by Alex Vern


Frogs come from small eggs.

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A tadpole pops out of an egg.

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A tadpole has to swim fast or a fish could eat it!

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It looks for plants in the pond.

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It eats the plants and grows a lot.

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It grows two strong back legs.

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They help the tadpole kick fast and swim.

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Now the tadpole is a big strong frog.

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Its long tail is gone, so it can hop.

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It eats lots of bugs. --------------------------------------------------------------------------



Try Your Best – by Robert McKissack


“It’s Sports Day,” said Mr. York.

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“Oh, no!” said Ann.

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“Just try your best, Ann,” said Mr. York.

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“You helped us score.”

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“Next you will climb the rope,” said Mr. York.

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“Now, it’s time to run a race.”

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“Oh, no!” said Mr. York.

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“Just try your best!” said Ann.

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Just then he saw a big frog.

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“I did my best!” said Mr. York. --------------------------------------------------------------------------



I Am a Butterfly – by Stephen Swinburne


I’m a little butterfly egg.

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It’s time for me to hatch.

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Now I’m a caterpillar!

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I need food so I can grow.

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Soon I will shed my skin.

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At last I am a chrysalis.

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Then my snug home cracks, and out I come!

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I am an insect.

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My wings help me fly.

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I am a beautiful butterfly. --------------------------------------------------------------------------



Did You See Chip? – by Wong Herbert Yee


I wish I had friends here in the city.

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Let’s take Chip for a walk.

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Stop, Chip! Come back!

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Did you see my dog, Chip?

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I think he ran to the park.

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I think he ran to the swings.

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I think he ran out of the park.

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Isn’t that the little black dog with the yip-yip bark?

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He didn’t get lost at all. --------------------------------------------------------------------------

Yes, Chip and I now have some new friends in the

city! --------------------------------------------------------------------------



Tomás Rivera– by Jane Medina


Tomás Rivera was born in Texas.

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Tomás and his family went from farm to farm picking

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“Come quick, children!” Grandpa called.

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“You tell the best stories!” Tomás said.

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“This is a library,” said Grandpa.

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“Read all you can, Tomás.”

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Tomás started thinking of stories all by himself.

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Then he started writing them.

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Tomás Rivera’s stories tell about people picking crops,

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Now his name is on a big library.

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On the Way to the Pond – by Angela Shelf Medearis


One day, Tess Tiger went to visit Herbert Hippo.

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Herbert packed a big basket for a picnic at the pond.

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“I’ll bring these four very important things.”

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All of a sudden, Herbert felt sick.

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“Sit under my umbrella,” said Tess.

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All of a sudden Herbert stopped and cried, “Oh, no! I

forgot the basket!” --------------------------------------------------------------------------

She found the picnic basket and turned to go back.

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She was lost!

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“It’s a good thing I dropped these rocks,” she said.

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“Here I am!” cried Herbert. --------------------------------------------------------------------------



Friends Forever – by Ann Morris


We are good friends.

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We play together.

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We walk together and talk together.

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We help each other.

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Sometimes we just like being together.

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My granddad is my friend.

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Pets can have friends.

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School is a good place for friends.

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We can share books and a smile.

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Good friends are great! --------------------------------------------------------------------------



The Fox and the Stork – Retold by Gerald McDermott


Long ago there was a fox who lived in the forest.

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Fox liked to play tricks on his friends.

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“Would you like to come to my house for dinner?” Fox

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“Come in,” said Fox.

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Stork couldn’t eat from the flat dish.

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Stork was still hungry, but she didn’t complain.

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The next day, Fox rowed his boat to Stork’s house.

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Stork served the soup in a tall jar.

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Fox couldn’t get a drop. --------------------------------------------------------------------------

At last Fox saw that being kind to others is the right

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A Bed Full of Cats – by Holly Keller


Flora is Lee’s cat.

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Flora sleeps on Lee’s bed.

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One night Lee had a bad dream.

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He wanted Flora.

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He moved his feet, but Flora didn’t jump on them.

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Lee didn’t know where Flora was.

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If only Flora would come back!

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No one found Flora, and she didn’t come home.

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Then one night Lee felt something on his bed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------

There was Flora --- with four kittens! --------------------------------------------------------------------------



Me on the Map – by Joan Sweeney

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This is me in my room.

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This is me on the map of my room.

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This is my room on the map of my house.

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This is my house on the map of my street.

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This is my street on the map of my town. --------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is my town on the map of my state. --------------------------------------------------------------------------

This is my state on the map of my country.

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This is my country on a map of the world.

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Just think…in rooms, in houses, on streets, in towns,

in countries all over the world, everybody has their

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Just like me on the map.

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At Home Around the World – by Lucy Floyd


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All people need shelter.

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A house is a shelter.

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Houses in different parts of the world are different. --------------------------------------------------

People make shelters from things around them.

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Other people made homes that would last.

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In hot places, people baked clay bricks in the sun.

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In the far north, people made shelters from big

blocks of snow! --------------------------------------------------

People made houses from other things, too.

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Some houses today are like houses from the past.

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All around the world, we see all sorts of houses!

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Tell Me a Story – by Alma Flor ADA


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“Tell me a story, Abuelita,” said Camila.

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“Tell me about when you were a little girl.”

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“When I was a little girl, my family did not own a

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“We had to use coal to cook.”

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“We liked to jump rope on the sidewalk.”

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“What did you like most when you were young,

Abuelita?” --------------------------------------------------

“I let my dreams fly with the kites.”

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“What I liked most of all was the river in back of my Abuelita’s house.” --------------------------------------------------

“I wished I could sail all the way to the sea.” --------------------------------------------------

“I think we will sail, Camila.”

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My Robot – by Eve Bunting


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I got a new robot for my birthday.

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I call him Cecil.

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Playing tag is not the best thing my robot can do.

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Helping Mr. Spencer is not the best thing my robot can do.

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Doing tricks is not the best thing my robot can do.

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Playing hide-and-seek is not the best thing my robot can do.

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“Cecil’s cakes are pretty good,” I say, “but that is still not

the best thing my robot can do.”

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“This must be the best thing Cecil can do,” says Dad.

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“Even cleaning my room is not the best thing my robot can do.”

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“The very best thing my robot can do is be my friend!”

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On the Job with Dr. Martha Smith


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Dr. Martha Smith is a vet at an animal shelter.

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Come and meet a special cat.

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Will she find a home?

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Dr. Smith heard loud barking outside.

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I will check them to see if they are healthy.

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Jake is fine, but Puffy is sick.

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We get more cats than anything.

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People need to think about what kind of pet they can

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I’m glad about Jake and Muffin. -------------------------------------------------

Now Puffy and Jake can be together! --------------------------------------------------



Little Bear’s Friend


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Little Bear sat in the top of a high tree.

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He shut his eyes, and let the wind brush him.

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He climbed all the way down, and there he saw a little girl.

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“I think I am lost,” said the little girl.

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“Oh, yes,” said Little Bear, “I could see the river.”

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They walked along eating cookies and talking, and soon they

came to the river.

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“I see our tent,” said Emily, “and my mother and father.”

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He hugged Mother Bear and said, “Do you know what I just

did?”

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I saw a little girl named Emily. She was lost so I helped her

to get home.

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And now I have a new friend.

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Busy Buzzy Bee – by Karen Wallace


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Busy Bee has work to do.

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Busy Bee lands on a flower.

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Busy Bee laps up the nectar with her long, narrow

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The pollen sticks to Busy Bee’s furry body.

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Her dance shows the other workers the way to find

the flower nectar. --------------------------------------------------

Inside the hive, the bees make cells.

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The queen bee lays a thousand eggs every day.

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When the grubs are nine days old she seals their cells

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In twelve days they change from grubs to bees.

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They find the garden full of flowers. --------------------------------------------------



The Story of a Blue Bird – by Tomek Bogacki

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A little blue bird was born in the nest of a big tree. --------------------------------------------------

“Why don’t you go and learn how to fly with your

brother and sister?” --------------------------------------------------

“But I am still a little bit afraid,” the blue bird

answered. --------------------------------------------------

“Mama, Mama, what is out there?” he asked.

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“Nothing,” she said. --------------------------------------------------

“Nothing, nothing, where is this nothing?” the little

blue bird thought as he walked away from his nest in

the big tree. --------------------------------------------------

“Oh! Come with me,” said the green bird.

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And the little blue bird forgot that he was afraid of

flying. --------------------------------------------------

“What happened to make you fly so well?” asked his

mother. --------------------------------------------------

“Nothing,” said the blue bird, happily fluttering his

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Frog and Toad All Year: The Corner – by Arnold Lobel


“Son, this is a cold, gray day but spring is just around

the corner.” --------------------------------------------------

I went around the cornet to see if spring was on the

other side. --------------------------------------------------

There was only a pine tree, three pebbles and some

dry grass. --------------------------------------------------

Soon I came to another corner.

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“There was only an old worm asleep on a tree stump.”

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“I was tired,” said Frog, “and it started to rain.”

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“I went back home. When I got there,” said Frog, “I

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“I went around that corner, too,” said Frog.

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“I saw the sun coming out,” said Frog.

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I had found the corner that spring was just around.

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Fishing Bears – by Ruth Berman


Alaskan brown bears live near water.

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They have small ears, small eyes, and a big long nose.

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Cubs stay with their mothers for one to three years.

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Brown bears eat both plants and animals.

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Brown bears look for fish in rivers.

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Alaskan brown bears also eat clams.

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Alaskan brown bears get ready for winter by eating a

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Brown bears stay in dens for most of the winter.

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When bears hibernate, they are in a deep sleep.

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In the spring, bears leave their dens to look for food. --------------------------------------------------



How to Be a Nature Detective – by Millicent E. Selsam


Nature detectives find tracks and clues that answer

these questions: What animal walked here? Where did

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You can find tracks in many places – in mud, in snow,

in sand, in dust, even on the sidewalk or on the floor. --------------------------------------------------

A cat has four feet and sharp claws.

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But the tracks of his hind feet fall exactly on the

tracks of his front feet. --------------------------------------------------

They look like the footprints of an animal with only

two feet. --------------------------------------------------

A cat pulls his claws in when he walks. --------------------------------------------------

So he does not leave claw marks. --------------------------------------------------

A nature detective can find many clues on a sandy

beach. --------------------------------------------------

A nature detective learns to look and listen – and

smell. --------------------------------------------------

She can find clues in a backyard, in the woods, or in

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The Puddle – by David McPhail


It was a rainy day. --------------------------------------------------

She said, “Okay, but you stay out of the puddles.”

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I got dressed in my rain boots and coat, and went to

sail my boat in the largest puddle I could find. --------------------------------------------------

Then he jumped onto my boat and sailed away.

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Then an alligator offered to help. --------------------------------------------------

So the alligator swam out to take my boat away from

the frog. --------------------------------------------------

But the boat looked different than it did before.

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Next, a pig wanted to swim in the puddle.

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Before long, a thirsty elephant showed up. --------------------------------------------------

She left, and when the sun started to come out, the

other animals left, too. --------------------------------------------------

I took my boat home.

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Poppleton Everyday – by Cynthia Rylant

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One day Poppleton decided to buy a new bed.

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So Poppleton went to the bed store.

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Poppleton followed the saleslady to the biggest bed in the

store.

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The saleslady brought Poppleton a book.

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“Do you want to buy the bed?” she asked Poppleton.

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The saleslady brought Poppleton a TV.

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“Do you want the bed?” she asked Poppleton.

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“I always wake up to bluebirds,” said Poppleton.

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The saleslady went outside and got three bluebirds to come in

and sing to Poppleton.

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“Now do you want the bed?” asked the saleslady.

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“Certainly!” said Poppleton.

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And he picked up the book, the crackers, the bluebirds, and

the bed, and happily went home.

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Sleep is For Everyone – by Paul Showers


Like birds and animals, people have to sleep.

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When people are little, they are growing, and they

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Every part of your body has to rest after it does its

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Your brain works hard, too.

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When you are awake, it helps you pay attention to the

world around you – to the sights you see and the

sounds you hear, and to the things you taste and smell

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At night your brain needs a rest from the thinking. --------------------------------------------------

Sleep is the time when part of your brain takes a

rest. --------------------------------------------------

Sometimes it is hard to go to bed. --------------------------------------------------

Most of the time I go to bed when my parents tell

me. --------------------------------------------------

Soon I stop thinking. I am asleep.

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Baboon – by Kate Banks


Baboon opened his sleepy eyes. --------------------------------------------------

“Look,” said his mother. “That is the world.” --------------------------------------------------

Baboon watched and waited for the turtle to pass. --------------------------------------------------

“The world is slow,” he said.

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At the edge of the great forest, a fire burned in the

bush. --------------------------------------------------

“The world is hot!” he said. --------------------------------------------------

“Careful,” said Baboon’s mother. --------------------------------------------------

“The world is hungry,” he said.

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Baboon took his mother’s hand, and they started

across a field. --------------------------------------------------

When he awoke, the sun was going down.

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“The world is dark,” he said. --------------------------------------------------

“Yes,” said his mother softly. “The world is big.”

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