HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

1033109

ISBN-13:978-0-547-03014-2ISBN-10:0-547-03014-2

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

by Mary Alice Bowerillustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida

1.6.28

TheBoat Race

Level: JDRA: 18Genre:FantasyStrategy:Infer/Predict Skill:Story Structure Word Count: 366

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by Mary Alice Bowerillustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida

TheBoat Race

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Paxton and Delia are friends.

They like to play ball and jump

over waves. They like to ride in

a sailboat.

The wind blows on the sails

of a sailboat. The wind makes

the sailboat move.

waves

sailboatsail

3

One day, Paxton and Delia

saw a sign on the beach. The

sign said “Sailboat Race Today.”

“Our sailboat should go in

the sailboat race!” said Delia.

“Yes. Our sailboat should go

in the race,” said Paxton.

sign

beach

Sailboat RaceToday

4

Delia pulled the large sail up.

Paxton felt the wind blow on his

face. He helped Delia. Delia

moved the boat into the wind.

The wind blew across the sails,

and the sailboat moved!

5

The wind pushed the sailboat

through the waves. The sailboat

moved faster. Soon, Paxton and

Delia’s sailboat was the second

sailboat in the race. There was

one sailboat in front of them.

“We can win this race!” Delia

cried. She was very happy.

firstsecond

6

Then the wind stopped

blowing and the boat stopped

moving.

“We should blow air on the

sails,” said Paxton. Paxton and

Delia did blow air on the sails.

The sailboat did not move.

7

“We should flap our towels at

the sails,” said Delia.

Paxton and Delia flapped

their towels up and down at the

sails. The sailboat did not move.

“Some sailboats are leaving

the race,” said Delia.

towel

8

“Those sailboats can leave,”

said Paxton. “We will not leave

the race. We will not quit.”

Then Paxton and Delia heard

loud birds. The birds flew over

their heads. Delia saw the birds.

She said, “I know what to do!”

heads

bird

9

“Will you help us?” Delia

asked the birds. The birds said

yes! “Please flap your wings to

make wind,” said Delia.

The birds flapped their wings

up and down. Wind blew across

the sails. The sailboat moved!

wings

10

Paxton and Delia’s sailboat

moved to the beach. It was the

only sailboat to finish the race!

“We won the race!” Paxton

cried. He hugged Delia.

“Yes!” said Delia. “We helped

each other win!”

11

Responding TARGET SKILL Story Structure

Who is this story about? Where

does the story happen? What

happens in the story? Make a

chart.

Text to World Think about a race you saw. How was it

different from the race in this

story? Which race did you

like more?

Talk About It

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across

ball

cried

head

heard

large

second

should

WORDS TO KNOW

TARGET SKILL Story Structure Tell the setting, character, and

events in a story.

TARGET STRATEGY Infer/Predict Use clues to figure out more about

story parts.

GENRE A fantasy is a story that could not happen in real life.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

1033109

ISBN-13:978-0-547-03014-2ISBN-10:0-547-03014-2

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

by Mary Alice Bowerillustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida

1.6.28

TheBoat Race

Level: JDRA: 18–20Genre:FantasyStrategy:Infer/Predict Skill:Story Structure Word Count: 366

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

1033109

ISBN-13:978-0-547-03014-2ISBN-10:0-547-03014-2

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

by Mary Alice Bowerillustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida

1.6.28

TheBoat Race

Level: JDRA: 18Genre:FantasyStrategy:Infer/Predict Skill:Story Structure Word Count: 366

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