PAIREDREADFantasyBYDIANANOONANILLUSTRATEDBYSEANO’NEILLTHEOVERTOPRain-ForestTreasuresASTRATEGIES&SKILLS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Wordcount:2,101**ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyContextClues:ComparisonVocabularycivilization,complex,cultivate,devise,fashioned,resourceful,shortage,tormentorsContentStandardsScienceLifeScienceCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118558-0MHID:0-02-118558-1PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionHowcanlearningaboutnaturebeuseful?Chapter1GoingovertheBarrier...................2Chapter2AloneintheFuture......................5Chapter3TheEscapePlan........................10RespondtoReading....................16Rain-ForestTreasures..........17FocusonGenre........................20BYDIANANOONANILLUSTRATEDBYSEANO’NEILLTHEOVERTOP“Keeptogether,everyone!”saidMr.NizamitotheRoom5students.“Wedon’twantanyonegettinglostinthemuseum,dowe,Ms.Borek?”Ms.Borek,theirguide,noddedinagreement.“Now,aheadwehaveafabulousnewdisplay,”shetoldtheclass.“It’scalled‘Fast-TracktotheFuture,’andit’saclose-uplookattheworld500yearsfromnow,afterclimatechangehaswipedoutmostofthespeciesweknow.It’sbeencreatedbylocalartistClaudiaCalamity.”“WeknowMs.Calamity!”saidAdam.“Wehelpedherpaintamuralonthewallofourschoollibrary.”“Adelightfulwoman!”saidMr.Nizami.“Very,verycreative.Shecanmakeapaintbrushspeak!”“Why,thankyou,”saidavoice,andClaudiaCalamitysteppedoutfrombehindascreenwithapencilinherhand.“It’snicetoseeyouallagain,children!I’m...
