byTylerHansbrookillustratedbyDamianWardË|xHSKBPDy500121zv*:+:!:+:!>ISBN-13:978-0-15-350012-1ISBN-10:0-15-350012-3GRADE3Lesson11WORDCOUNT512GENRERealisticFictionLEVELELLHarcourtLeveledReadersOnlineDatabaseCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-350012-3ISBN13:978-0-15-350012-1OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-349938-9(Grade3ELLCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-349938-8(Grade3ELLCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357251-5(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357251-7(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706byTylerHansbrookillustratedbyDamianWard“You’dbetterpickthoseup,”Elenasaid.Shepointedtothetinycarsonthefloor.“Iamstillplayingwiththem,”Victorsaid.“Well,youcan’tleavetoysontheflooranymore,”Elenasaid.“Babiespickthingsupandtrytoeatthem.”3Momhadjusthadababy.Momandthebabywerecominghomefromthehospitaltoday.“Hecannotcrawlontheflooryet,”saidVictor.“Youshouldgetusedtobeingcarefulnow,”Elenasaid.“Everythingchangeswhenababycomes.Thatiswhathappenedwhenyoucame.”4“YouareonlytwoyearsolderthanIam!”saidVictor.“Youdonotremember.”“Oh,yes,Ido,”saidElena.“MomandDadwerebusyallthetime.Youcriedalot.Ineverhadanyfun.Thatisgoingtohappenagain.”5“Thatisnottrue!”Victorsaid...