TheTheMissingBirdMissingBirdSciencebySarahMooreillustratedbyJiriTiborNovakTheTheMissingBirdMissingBirdbySarahMooreillustratedbyJiriTiborNovakCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedinMexicoISBN10:0-15-351322-5ISBN13:978-0-15-351322-0OrderingOptionsISBN10:0-15-351211-3(Grade1AdvancedCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-351211-7(Grade1AdvancedCollection)ISBN10:0-15-358034-8(packageof5)ISBN13:978-0-15-358034-5(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.12345678910805151413121110090807065Mr.Drake:Howcomeyouareallchirping?Jade:We’relookingforGus.Heismissingfromhiscage.Kane:Allthischirpingismakingmetired.Ellen:Icouldshakethebellinhiscage.7Narrator:Jadegoesoutandcomesbackwithabigredapple.Kane:IbetGuswouldliketoeatthat—andsowouldI!Mr.Drake:Let’sputbitsofapplebythecageforGus.Kane:Helikesapples.Hewillcometoeat,Ithink.8Narrator:Jadeputsbitsofapplebythecage.Justthen,theyseeGusflyoutfromthetopofthebookshelf.Ellen:Look!WehavefoundGus.Narrator:Guspecksattheyummyapplewithhisbeak.All:We’regladGuslikesapplessomuch!TeacherRead-AloudThinkCritically1.WhatproblemdidMr.Drakeandthechildrenhaveandhowwasitsolved?2.HowdoyouthinkJadefeltwhenshediscoveredGuswasmissing?3.WhydoyouthinkGusdidn’tcomebackwhenthechildrenwerewalkingaroundchirping?4.WhatelsecouldthechildrenhavedonetofindGus?5.Whattellsyouthatthisstoryisaplay?ScienceDrawandLabelDrawapictureofabird.Labelthemainpartsofthebird.School-HomeConnectionShowafamilymemberthecoverofTheMissingBird.Askthemtotellyouwhattheythinkthestoryisabout.ThentellthemwhathappenstoGusinthestory.WordCount:263(269withwordsingraphic)
