DuDuckSckStartstsaStaStorybyRyanHensleyillustratedbyStephenAxelsenCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350385-8ISBN13:978-0-15-350385-6OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350331-9(Grade1Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350331-3(Grade1Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357409-7(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357409-2(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910805151413121110090807062Duckwasswimminginthestream.Thenthesunwentout!3“Beaver!”Duckcalled.“Thereisnosuninthesky.Itwentout!”4“WeshouldtellSquirrel.Hurry!”yelledBeaver.5“Thesunwentout!”BeavertoldSquirrel.“WeshouldtellMother.Hurry!”yelledSquirrel.6TheyrantoSquirrel’shouse.Mothercametothedoor.7“Thesunwentout!”Squirrelyelled.“Look!”Mothersaid.“Iseeit.”8Thesunwascomingback.Theywereallhappy!TeacherRead-AloudThinkCritically1.WhydidDuckstarttellingeveryonethesunwasgonefromthesky?2.WhodidSquirreltellaboutthesunbeinglost?3.HowdidDuck,Beaver,andSquirrelfeelattheendofthestory?4.Howdidyoufeelwhenyoureadthatthesunwentout?5.WhydoyouthinkthisbookiscalledDuckStartsaStory?ScienceWeatherChartMakeaweatherchart.Writethenamesofthedaysoftheweek.Writewhattheweatherislikeoneachdayforthewholeweek.School-HomeConnectionTalkaboutthebookwithfamilymembers.Thensharewiththematimewhenyoufeltfrightenedandwhatmadeyoufeelbetter.WordCount:82