FantasyPAIREDREADSortingBallsbyNoraCarsonillustratedbyBetsyDaySTRATEGIES&SKILLS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:MakeandConfirmPredictionsSkill:PointofViewVocabularyfour,large,none,only,put,round,trouble,wholePhonicsr-controlledvowelarContentStandardsSciencePhysicalScienceWordcount:246**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119677-7MHID:0-02-119677-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionHowcanweclassifyandcategorizethings?GenreFantasyChapter1WhyIsMaxExcited?..............2Chapter2WhereAretheBones?.............4Chapter3WhatDoesMaxFind?.............8RespondtoReading...............12SortingBalls...............13FocusonGenre...................16byNoraCarsonillustratedbyBetsyDayThisisMax.Hehassavedalotofbones.Heisproudofhiscollection.Chapter1WhyIsMaxExcited?2Oneday,Maxlearnsaboutacontest.Thecontestisforthebiggestbone.Hethinkshecanwin.CONTEST!BIGGESTBONE3Maxneedstodigupallofhisbones.Wheredidheburythem?Hesniffsandsniffsandsniffs.Chapter2WhereAretheBones?MAX4Maxstartstodig.Hefindsaroundball,butnobones.Wheredidheburythem?MAX5Maxwalkstoanotherspotanddigs.Nowhefindsawholebunchofbones.Therearesomany!Howwillhefindthebiggestone?6Maxstartstosortthebones.“Thesearesmall,”saysMax.“Iwillputtheminapile.”MAX7Maxdigsupfourmorebones.Hesays,“Thesebonesarebigger.Iwillmakeanewpile.”Chapter3WhatDoesMaxFind?8Hedigsagainandfindson...