FolktalePAIREDREADAnimalTraitsretoldbyVitaJiménezillustratedbyKathleenMcCordSTRATEGIES&SKILLS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:SequenceVocabularyabout,animal,carry,eight,give,our,special,splendidELLVocabularyhuge,rushedPhonicsLonga:a,ai,ayContentStandardsScienceLifeScienceWordcount:166**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119703-3MHID:0-02-119703-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312EssentialQuestionHowdoanimals’bodieshelpthem?GenreFolktalePAIREDREADAnimalTraits...............13retoldbyVitaJiménezillustratedbyKathleenMcCordriverOncetherewasasplendidriver.Theriver’swaterhadaspecialtaste.Alltheanimalslikedit.2antlersMooselikedthewater,too.Hedrankalotofit!3Twobeaverssaid,“Mooseisdrinkingallourwater!Whatcanwedo?”4Fourmuskratssaid,“Wehavetostophim.”muskratsbeavers5Eightfishpoppedup.Thefishsaid,“Whataboutus?Wecan’tlivewithoutwater!”fish6Thefishsaid,“Beavers,tellMoosetogoaway.”Thebeaverssaid,“No!Mooseishuge!”riverbank7Flysaid,“IthinkIcanhelp.”Theanimalssaid,“Whathelpcanalittleflygiveus?”fly8Flysaid,“Moosecancarryme.”Theanimalswerepuzzled.Flysaid,“Youwillsee.”confused.Enespañol:confundido.9FlysatonMoose.ThenhebitMoose’sleg.Moosestompedhisfootveryhard.Thegroundsank,andwaterrushedin.waterfall10Mooseranaway.Theanimalsjumpedandclapped.Flysaid,“Thesmallcanwiniftheyusetheirbrains.”11RetellUs...
