THEKINGoftheANIMALSretoldbyVitaJiménezillustratedbyBertDodsonFolktalePAIREDREADLionsandElephantsSTRATEGIES&SKILLS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:SequenceVocabularyabout,animal,carry,eight,give,our,special,splendidPhonicsLonga:a,ai,ayContentStandardsScienceLifeScienceWordcount:181**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119603-6MHID:0-02-119603-6PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312THEKINGoftheANIMALSPAIREDREADLionsandElephants........13EssentialQuestionHowdoanimals’bodieshelpthem?GenreFolktaleretoldbyVitaJiménezillustratedbyBertDodsonLionthinksheisspecial.“Iamkingoftheanimals,”hesays.Lionwantseveryanimaltothinkthistoo.SoLionsetsoutforawalk.2First,Lionseeseightmonkeysplaying.“Whoiskingoftheanimals?”asksLion.“You,”theysay.“You’reourking.”3“Splendid!”saysLion.Nowhecancarryhisheadhigh.ThenLionseesHyena.4“Whoiskingoftheanimals?”asksLion.“Why,youare,”Hyenasays.5ThismakesLionveryhappy.Next,heseesElephantunderatree.6“Elephant,whoiskingoftheanimals?”asksLion.7ElephantpicksupLionwithhistrunk.Thenhedropshimontheground.8“Maybehedidn’thearme,”thinksLion.“Iwillgivehimanotherchance.”9“Elephant,whoiskingoftheanimals?”asksLion.ElephantpicksupLionanddropshimagain.10Lionisabouttoaskagainbutthenstops.“Igetit,”saysLion.“Youarekingoftheanimals!”11FirstLastNextRetellUsethecharttoretellTheKingoftheA...
