RealisticFictionPAIREDREADHowtoMakeaRainStickbyAmyHelferillustratedbyCaryPilloSTRATEGIES&SKILLS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:ProblemandSolutionVocabularycolor,early,instead,nothing,oh,scrambled,suddenly,thoughtPhonicsDiphthongsou,owContentStandardsSciencePhysicalScienceWordcount:458**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119680-7MHID:0-02-119680-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionWhatsoundscanyouhear?Howaretheymade?GenreRealisticFictionChapter1WhereIstheFarm?..............2Chapter2What’sThatSound?...............5Chapter3What’stheAnswer?...............10RespondtoReading...............12HowtoMakeaRainStick..13FocusonScience............16byAmyHelferillustratedbyCaryPilloMynameisJacy,andIamacitygirl.Ilovethesoundsofthecity!Iliketohearthehorns,sirens,andshoutsfromthestreet.Chapter1WhereIstheFarm?WhereIstheFarm?TOOT!HELLO!2Anoldfriendofmymom’slivesonafarm.Theyhaven’tseeneachotherforyears.NowMomistakingmetovisit.HONK!TAXI!TACOS!RING!BARK!3Westopinfrontofasmallhouseonadustystreet.“Thisdoesn’tlooklikeafarm,”Ithink.“Whereisthebigredbarn?Wherearethecows?”“You’rejustintimefordinner!”shoutsStella.4“Sitdownandeat!”saysStella.Dinnerisgreat,butI’mconfused.Ithoughtthiswasafarm.Thenightisquiet.Insteadoftrucksandbeepinghorns,Ihearnothingbutsoftrain.Oh,wait!Idohearsomething!“Wh...
