RealisticFictionPAIREDREADRigeltotheRescuebyKatharinePhilipsonillustratedbyCherylCookSteppingForwardSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:PointofViewVocabularyStrategyPrefixesVocabularyachievement,apologize,attention,audience,confidence,embarrassed,realize,talentsWordcount:1,709Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118848-2MHID:0-02-118848-3PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1MyFavoriteThing........................2Chapter2KevinLeadstheWay....................5Chapter3BackonTrack..........................10Chapter4IShareMyHobby......................13RespondtoReading....................16RigeltotheRescue............17FocusonGenre........................20EssentialQuestionHowcanyouusewhatyouknowtohelpothers?SteppingForwardbyKatharinePhilipsonillustratedbyCherylCookChapter1MyFavoriteThingIlovemaps.Sometimesmyfriendsteaseaboutit.Idon’tmindthatbecausetheyarejustkidding,and,anyway,mymomsaysthatit’sgoodtohaveahobby.ShelovesthestarsthewayIlovemaps.Shespendshourseveryclearnightstudyingthemthroughhertelescope.I’mevennamedRigelafterastar.RigelisthebrighteststarintheOrionConstellation.Itisalsooneofthebrighteststarsinthesky.MomsaysshecalledmeRigelbecauseI’mherbrightstar.TheotherbrightstarintheOrionconstellationisBetelgeuse.I’mgladshedidn’tnamemeafterthatone!2Myfriendsmaynotunderstandmyfascinationwithmaps,butIguesstheyhavehobbiesthatIfindboring.Seb—it’sshortforSebastian—lovestogofishing.Hecanspendhourssittinginaboat.Lianaiscrazyaboutcomputergames.Buttherearethingsweallliketodo.Weplaybasketballforhours.Wegoonbikerides,andwe’veformedaband.Iplaydrums.Anyway,...
