HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

Level: L

DRA: 24Genre:Realistic FictionStrategy:Monitor/Clarify Skill:Cause and Effect

Word Count: 386

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by Molly Kuhlillustrated by Ilene Richard

The Lemonade Stand

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by Molly Kuhlillustrated by Ilene Richard

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It was a hot summer day.

Amari and her brother Leo were

playing soccer. Amari kicked

the soccer ball and watched it

sail right into a treetop!

“It’s too high to reach,”

said Leo. “We’ll have to buy a

new ball.”

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They went home and counted

their money.

“We can’t even buy a tennis

ball with this!” said Leo.

“I know a great way to make

some money!” Amari said. “A

lemonade stand!”

“We could set it up at the

playground!” cried Leo.

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“Great idea,” said Amari. “Lots

of hot, thirsty kids will come over

to buy our cool drinks.”

“Okay, what are we waiting

for?” said Leo.

Lemonade

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Amari and Leo took money

from their piggy banks and went

to the store with their father.

They bought sugar and lots

of lemons. They bought ice,

too. Then they raced back to

their house before the ice had a

chance to melt.

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First, Amari and Leo made a

sign for their lemonade stand.

Next, they began to make a

batch of lemonade. Their father

cut the lemons in half, and

Amari squeezed them again and

again to get out every drop of

juice. The boys mixed all the

ingredients together in a pitcher.

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They walked along a path to

the playground and set up their

lemonade stand. It didn’t take

long before a boy came over to

buy some lemonade. He frowned.

“Yuck! This lemonade is sour!”

exclaimed the boy.

Ice Cold25¢

Lem0nade

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Amari and Leo gave the boy

his money back. Then they went

home to fix their lemonade.

They added sugar. But then

the lemonade was too sweet.

They added more lemon. But

nothing seemed to make the

lemonade taste just right.

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“I know something we can do!”

cried Amari. “When Grandma

bakes her special lemon cake,

she adds bits of lemon peel to it.

Let’s do that to our lemonade.”

They asked their father to

help them shave the lemon peel

and add it to the lemonade.

“Yum! I could drink this all

day,” said Leo.

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Everyone else felt the same

way. Leo and Amari sold their

lemonade as fast as they could

make it. In less than a week,

they had enough money to buy

a new soccer ball. In fact, they

bought two! After all, Amari

was a powerful kicker.

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RespondingTARGET SKILL Cause and Effect

What happens when Amari and

Leo want to buy a new ball? Why

does it happen? Make a chart.

Text to Text Think of another story about someone who loves

sports. What happened in the

story? Write three sentences

that tell.

Write About It

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along

began

boy

father

house

nothing

together

WORDS TO KNOW

batch pitcher standLEARN MORE WORDS

TARGET SKILL Cause and Effect

Tell what happens and why.

TARGET STRATEGY Monitor/Clarify

Find ways to figure out what doesn’t

make sense.

GENRE Realistic fiction is a story

that could happen in real life.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

ISBN-13:978-0-547-02724-1ISBN-10:0-547-02724-9

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

Level: L

DRA: 24Genre:Realistic FictionStrategy:Monitor/Clarify Skill:Cause and Effect

Word Count: 386

1.5.23

by Molly Kuhlillustrated by Ilene Richard

The Lemonade Stand

1032761

1_027241_AL_LRSE_CVR_L23_LEMON.indd 1 5/17/10 6:40:56 PM