ANewFriendbyPaulWebbillustratedbyRobertoFinoCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-351301-2ISBN13:978-0-15-351301-5OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351211-3(Grade1AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351211-7(Grade1AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358029-1(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358029-1(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910805151413121110090807062Oneday,therewasanoisefromontopofCow’sbarn.Shewantedtoseewhatitwas,butthebarnwastootall.4Itwasstilltootall.Pigcouldnotsee.Dogcamepast.“Dog,canyoustandonmyback?”askedPig.5Thebarnwasstilltootall.Dogcalled,“Bird,pleasecomeandjoinus.Couldyouflyupandseewhatisontopofthebarn?”6Birdwassurprised.“Thereisakittenstuckupthere!”saidBird.“Sheisallbyherself.”7“Oh,my!”saidCow.“Thatkittenneedssomehelp.Tellherwewillhelp.”KittenjumpedontoDog’sbackandjoinedtheanimalsintheyard.������������������ThinkCritically1.Wheredidthestorytakeplace?2.Whatlessondidyoulearnfromthestory?3.WhatwasKitten’sproblemandhowwasitsolved?4.HowcanyoutellthatKittenwashappytobeontheground?5.Whatdidyoulikebestaboutthestory?SocialStudiesWriteSentencesWritethreesentencesaboutthedifferencesbetweenyourneighborhoodandthefarminthestory.School-HomeConnectionTellafamilymemberhowKitten’sproblemwassolved.Talkaboutatimewhensomeonehelpedyousolveaproblem.WordCount:160
