OneHickoryTreeinaForestbyFrankCoffinillustratedbyChristianeBeauregardCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-350491-9ISBN13:978-0-15-350491-4OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350333-5(Grade3Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350333-7(Grade3Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357477-1(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357477-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706byFrankCoffinillustratedbyChristianeBeauregardOneHickoryTreeinaForestItisfallintheforest.Squirrelsscamperamongthetrees.Inonetree,asquirrelstopssuddenly.Hesensesheisindanger.Hedropsanutandrunsoff.3Thenutthesquirreldroppedfallsnearothernuts.Itstrikesastoneandbouncesdowntheridge.Thenutcomestorestnearastream.Itliesundertheedgesoflastyear’sleaves.4Luckhasgiventhisnutachance.Itwillgrowintoashagbarkhickorytree.Mostothernutslikeitwillnotbecausethesquirrelsknowwhenthetreesbearfruit.Theirsharpteethpiercethehardshellinside.Theyeatthedeliciousnut.5Insomeplaces,youmightglimpseabearunderashagbarkhickory.Bearslovethesweetmeatofhickorynuts.Theyfeastuponthemoften.Thesquirrelscoldsthebear.Thebeariseatingthesquirrel’sfavoritefood.Thereisnotmuchthesquirrelcando,though!6Thehiddennutisnotgoingtobefound.D...
