byFernandoRodneyillustratedbyKaroWelcometoInternationalDay!byFernandoRodneyillustratedbyKaroCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN10:0-15-350512-5ISBN13:978-0-15-350512-6OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350334-3(Grade4Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350334-4(Grade4Below-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357501-8(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357501-3(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706CharactersNarratorMr.GarcesMs.FlorenceSoniaAndreMomSaraDadNicoleGrandmamaAndySetting:MeadowGrammarSchoolNarrator:TheafternoonsunsparklesthroughthewindowasMr.Garcesexplainsfractionstohisfourth-gradeclass.Suddenly,avisitorarrives.It’sMs.Florence,theprincipalhereatMeadowGrammarSchool.Ms.Florence:Hello,everyone.Ihaveexcitingnewstoday.Andre:We’regettingoutearly?Ms.Florence:No,Andre.However,I’mabsolutelycertainyou’lllikethis.Onthefifteenth,ourschoolishavinganInternationalDay.3Sara:What’sthat?Ms.Florence:It’safairthatwillshowwhatwe’velearnedaboutworldculture.We’llhaveanextensivearrayofactivitiesforeveryone’sparentsandfriends.Therewillbeplays,music,dancing,art,andgames.Eachclasswillhaveaparticularjob.Nicole:Whatwillwedo?Ms.Florence:I’mrecrui...
