TheTheMountaineersMountaineersbyTedCullmanillustratedbyManuelKingCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinChinaISBN10:0-15-350976-7ISBN13:978-0-15-350976-6OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-350601-6(Grade4On-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-350601-7(Grade4On-LevelCollection)ISBN10:0-15-357929-3(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-357929-5(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891098512111009080706TheTheMountaineersMountaineersbyTedCullmanillustratedbyManuelKingCharactersNarratorMakaylaTracySteveMikeKarenCarlSetting:TheGreenMountainsofVermontNarrator:It’sachillymorningintheGreenMountainsofVermont.Avanpullsupoutsidealodge,andagroupoffourth-gradersrushoutthedoors.Theystandinaweastheytakeinthewondroussightsofthemountains—sparklingblueskyabovethemandmilesofuntouched,pristineforestbelowthem.Tracy:Lookhowhighweare!Therearelittletinytownsdowntheresomewhere.Carl:Smelltheair!It’slikesomeonescrubbedthesky.3Makayla:Everything’ssocrispandclean—andgreen!Ilikeitherealready.Steve:I’mSteve,andthisisKaren—welcometoCampAdventure!Underourguidance,you’regoingtolearnhowtoclimbrocks—Karen:–andgetbackdown!You’llalsolearnhowtofindyourwayintheforest,andyou’llgettoknowsomethingabouttheplantsandanimals...
