DECODABLEBOOK23Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-364108-8ISBN13978-0-15-364108-4OrderingOptionsISBN100-15-364211-4ISBN13978-0-15-364211-11234567891017917161514131211100908Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.DECODABLEBOOK231byNancyFurstingerillustratedbyMikeReedColeFrogandJeromeToadbecamepalsbackwhentheywerelittletadpoles.23Alltadpoleshatchfromeggs.Thoseeggsaresosmall,theyseemlikedots.Littletadpoleshatchoutofthefloatingeggs.ColeandJeromewerehatchedinthesamecove.45Oneday,asthetadpolesdoveawayfromaminnowseekingameal,ColeandJeromecamenosetonose.Theybecamepalsthen.NotehowmuchColeandJeromehavegrown!ColehaslegsandsodoesJerome.Gillsbecamelungs.Theynolongerhavetails.67ColeandJeromeeatthesamemealsofinsectsandslugs.Plop!Plunk!ColeandJeromejumpinthecovetosoakandcroakoutsongsthataresweetandlow—atleasttothem!8*Wordswith/∫/o-eappearinboldfacetype.TadpolePalsWordCount:128High-FrequencyWordsDecodableWords*aredoesfromhavehownoofoneoutsotheytowereaallandasatawaybackbecamecameColecovecroakdaydotsdoveeateggsfloatingFroggillsgrownhashatchhatchedininsectsJeromejumpleastlegslikelittlelongerlowlungsmealmealsminnowmuchnosenotepalsplopplunksameseekingseemslugssmallsosoaksongssweettadpoletadpolestailsthatthethemthenthoseToadwhenbyNancyFurstingerillustratedbyMikeReedLongVowel/∫/o-ewww.harcourtschool.comË|xHSKBPDy641084zv*:+:!:+:!>ISBN-13:978-0-15-364108-4ISBN-10:0-15-364108-8
