AnInsectTaleAnInsectTalebyRyanHensleyillustratedbyStuartBillingtonCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350622-9ISBN13:978-0-15-350622-2OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350598-2(Grade1On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350598-0(Grade1On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357778-9(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357778-9(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910805151413121110090807062StickInsectwaseatingsomegoodfood.Drip,drip,trickle,trickle.StickInsectsawapuddle.TeacherRead-AloudThinkCritically1.WhydidStickInsecttellBeetletheworldwouldsoonbeunderwater?2.Wherewasthewatercomingfrom?3.HowdoyouthinkStickInsect,Beetle,andAntfeltwhenMotherAnttoldthemwherethewaterwascomingfrom?4.Whathappenedattheendofthestory?5.Ifyoucouldbeanycharacterinthestory,whichwouldyoube?SocialStudiesListtheHelpersWritethenamesofthreepeopleyouwouldaskforhelpifyouwereworriedaboutsomething.Drawapictureofyoutalkingtooneofthesepeople.School-HomeConnectionTalkaboutAnInsectTalewithafamilymember.Talkaboutdifferentkindsofinsectsyouhaveseen.WordCount:154