byTeresaVernbowillustratedbyBrandonReeseË|xHSKBPDy501500zv*:+:!:+:!>ISBN-13:978-0-15-350150-0ISBN-10:0-15-350150-2GRADE4Lesson5WORDCOUNT960GENRERealisticFictionLEVELELLHarcourtLeveledReadersOnlineDatabasep.8,©SuperStock,Inc.;p.10,©MLSinibaldi/CORBIS;p.11,©GianniDagliOrti/CORBIS;p.12,©Schalkwijk/ArtResource,NY;p.13,©LindsayHebberd/CORBIS.Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-350150-2ISBN13:978-0-15-350150-0OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-349939-7(Grade4ELLCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-349939-5(Grade4ELLCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357275-2(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357275-3(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706byTeresaVernbowillustratedbyBrandonReese“Class,Ihaveaveryinterestinghomeworkassignmentforyou,”saidMs.Richards.“Iwantyoutofindoutaboutyourculturalheritage.”“What’sculturalheritage?”askedKim.“Ithastodowithwhatcountryyourfamilyfirstcamefrom,”saidMs.Richards.“It’swhatmakesthatcountryspecial.It’sthatcountry’sfoodandholidays.Itismusicandart.Itislanguageandhistory.”3Mannywalkedhomeslowly.Hefoundhismotherinheroffice.“Mama,”heasked.“Whatisourculturalheritage?”“That’sabigquestion!”Mamasaid.“Ineedtoknowforschool,”said...