FictionPAIREDREADTipsforSavingPowerbyYolandaGarciaillustratedbyMichaelReidbyYolandaGarciaSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:Make,Confirm,RevisePredictionsSkill:ProblemandSolutionPhonicsVariantvowelspellingswithdigraphs:a,aw,au,augh,al,oughVocabularyStrategyHomophonesVocabularycurious,distance,Earthresources,enormous,gently,proudly,rarely,supplyContentStandardsScienceEarthandSpaceScienceWordcount:1242**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118976-2MHID:0-02-118976-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADChapter1EarthDay.............................2Chapter2TimetoUnplug.......................6Chapter3AWonderfulNight...................13RespondtoReading.................16TipsforSavingPower.......17FocusonScience.............20EssentialQuestionHowcanweprotectEarth?byYolandaGarciaillustratedbyMichaelReidbyYolandaGarciaUEarthDayEarthDayCHAPTER1“EarthDaywassomuchfuntoday!”saidBenRounds.Ben,hissisterCourtney,andtheirfriendJoshwereheadinghomefromschool.“Itwassuperfun!Whatdidyouguysdoinyourclasses?”Joshasked.“Afarmercametoourclass,”Courtneysaid.“Hebroughtfruitsandvegetablesthathegrew.Hepickedthemthismorning.Youwouldn’tbelievehowdelicioustheywere!”2“Wow,luckyyou,”Bensaid.“Butwehadfuntoo.OurclasstookatriptoSimmonsParkandplayedinthisenormoustreewithbranchesthathungdownlikeabigtent.Thenwegottowalkoverapathofstonesthatwentacrossastream.Wesawfishswimmingrightbyourfeet!Afterweatelunch,wepartneredoffandpickeduptrasharoundthepark.Weracedeachother,soitwast...