TheMysteryoftheGreenApplesCopyright©Harcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-350390-4ISBN13:978-0-15-350390-0OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350331-9(Grade1Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350331-3(Grade1Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357414-3(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357414-6(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891080515141312111009080706byDawnMcMillanillustratedbyJudithRossell5Theystoodatthewindowandlookedout.Agirlwalkedpasttheirhighfence.“Whoisshe?”askedJane.6“I’vejustrememberedthatthereisanewgirlonthestreet,”saidMom.“Shemightbethevisitor.”7BrettandJanewenttotalktoher.“Hello,”saidJane.“Didyoubringusapples?”“Yes,”saidthegirl.8“Thankyou!”saidBrett.“Pleasecomeagain,ifyouarenotbusy,”saidJane.“Ithinkwewillbecomefriends!”TeacherRead-AloudWordCount:117ThinkCritically1.WhatdidJaneandBrettwanttofindout?2.Whydoyouthinkthegirllefttheapples?3.WhathappenedwhenJaneandBrettmetthenewgirl?4.Whatwordswouldyouusetotellaboutthenewgirl?5.Howwouldyoufeelifsomeoneleftapplesonyourdoorstep?SocialStudiesWriteSentencesBrettandJanecouldhaveboughtapplesatastore.Writesentencestellingabouthowthestoremighthavegottenapplestosell.School-HomeConnectionTellafamilymemberaboutthestory.Talkaboutwhatmakessomeoneagoodfriend.
