DECODABLEBOOK12DECODABLEBOOK12Copyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887-6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN100-15-364127-4ISBN13978-0-15-364127-5Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.OrderingOptionsISBN100-15-364230-0ISBN13978-0-15-364230-21234567891019717161514131211100908ContentsABirthdaySurpriseforBird1r-ControlledVowel/ûr/ir,urAPetThatPurrs9r-ControlledVowel/ûr/ir,urBertha,theSalesClerk17r-ControlledVowel/ûr/er,earEarthDay25r-ControlledVowel/ûr/er,earbySusanBauerillustratedbyAndreLetria1SaturdayisabigdayforBird.Itisherbirthday.“Turtle,wecansurpriseBird,”saysDuck.“Birdlikeswarm,furrythings,”saysTurtle.“WecanmakeBirdafurryhat.”“Birdwilllikeafurryhat,”saysDuck.2“Birdwillnotlikethisfurryhat,”saysTurtle.“ThishatwillnotfitBird.”“Birdlikespurple,”saysDuck.“WecanmakeBirdapurpleshirtandskirt.”“Birdwilllikeapurpleshirtandskirt,”saysTurtle.3“Birdwillnotlikethispurpleshirtandskirt,”saysDuck.“ThisshirtandskirtwillnotfitBird.”“Birdhasasturdybirdhomethatfitsherjustright,”saysTurtle.“Wecanpaintitpurple!”“Birdwilllikeapurplebirdhome,”saysDuck.4First,TurtleandDuckgetpurplepaint.“Iwillhurryandstirthepaint,”saysDuck.“Iwillhurryandpaintthebirdhome,”saysTurtle.56Atlast,thepurp...
