byYvonneMorrinbYvoMorrbyYvonneMorrinillustratedbyScottPearsonillustratedbyScottPearsonJackandtheExtremeStalkFairyTalePAIREDREADStoneSoupSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:MakePredictionsSkill:SequenceVocabularyStrategySynonymsVocabularybrainstorm,flattened,frantically,gracious,muttered,official,original,staleWordCount:1,309Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119133-8MHID:0-02-119133-6PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWheredogoodideascomefrom?Chapter1AnExperimentwithBeans...................2Chapter2ACastleintheClouds......................6Chapter3AMarvelousMachine........................11RespondtoReading........................16StoneSoup.......................17FocusonGenre............................20byYvonneMorrinbYvoeMorrbyYvonneMorrinillustratedbyScottPearsonillustratedbyScottPearsonJackandthedandthetheExtremeStalkehtdnaAnExperimentwithBeansChapter1Chapter1ThereoncewasaboynamedJack,wholivedwithhismotherinasmallcottageinthecountry.Theydidn’thavemuchmoney,buttheylivedahappy,simplelife.Oneday,Jack’smothersaid,“Jack,it’syourbirthdaysoon,andIwouldlikeyoutobuysomethingspecial.”SheputasmallpileofcoinsintoJack’shand.Jackknewthathismothermusthavesavedforalongtimetobeabletogivehimthismoney.Hesetoffformarket,determinedtobuysomethingspecialforbothofthem.2Atthemarket,Jacksawamanwhowassellingbeans.Jackwonderedwhetherheshouldbuysomebeans.Heneededtobesurethatthebeanswouldallsproutandthengrowstrongandtall.Jackdecidedtobrainstormsomeideas.Ashewasthinking,Jacknoticedthatthemanwassellingbagsoffertilizertoo.Thisgavehimanidea.Fertilizerwouldhelpthebeanstogrow.3WhenJackret...