DECODABLEBOOK5Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-364120-7ISBN13978-0-15-364120-6Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.OrderingOptionsISBN100-15-364223-8ISBN13978-0-15-364223-4DECODABLEBOOK51234567891019717161514131211100908BrightLightsatNight1LongVowel/π/ie,ighBatsTakeFlight9LongVowel/π/ie,ighContents1byKristenWooillustratedbyDougBowles2Itisfuntohikeatnight.Ifitislateatnight,gazeup.Youmightseeabig,brightmoon.Itisafinesight!3Themooncanlooklikeabright,whitepie.Itisnotasbrightasthesun,butitsbeamscanlightuptheblacknight.4Youmightseestarsatnight.Theirlightisnotasbrightasthemoon.Theyseemlikewhitepinholeshighup.5Therearelotsandlotsofbrightstars.Theyseemlikeahugestreamofbright,whitelightsintheblacknight.6OnetimeItriedtogazeatstarsinascopeatnight.Theyseemedupclose.7Onsomenights,youcannotseethemoonandstars.Youwillneedalightatnight.Itseemslikeyouwentinablackcave.8Thenexttimeitislateatnight,gazeuphighandseebrightlights.9byS.AlongierillustratedbyReneeGraef910Itisnotyetnight,butthelightisdim.MomtellsDwight,“Sittight.Soonthebatswilltakeflight.”MomtellsDwight,“Batseatbugsatnight.Batsdonotneedbrightlighttogetbugs.”11Dwighthearsaslightpeep,butnotabatisinsigh...
