PAIREDREADDirt!FictionillustratedbyGeorgeUlrichbyYolandaGarciaSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:Make,Confirm,RevisePredictionsSkill:ProblemandSolutionPhonicsVariantvowelspellingswithdigraphs:a,aw,au,augh,al,oughVocabularyStrategyHomophonesVocabularycurious,distance,Earthresources,enormous,gently,proudly,rarely,supplyELLVocabularymemories,stubbornContentStandardsScienceEarthandSpaceScienceWordcount:739**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118956-4MHID:0-02-118956-0PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312byYolandaGarciaillustratedbyGeorgeUlrichGenreFictionPAIREDREADChapter1BadNews........................2Chapter2WonderfulMemories...............7Chapter3SaveOurTree.....................12RespondtoReading...............16Dirt!......................17FocusonScience...........20EssentialQuestionHowcanweprotectEarth?“Ourtreehouseisalmostdone!”saidJen.“Wejustneedtofinishtheladder!”saidAlex.JenandAlexwereworkinghardontheirtreehouse.Theycouldn’twaittofinishit.“Let’sfinishtomorrow.Ihavetodomyhomework,”Alexsaid.treehouseChapter1BadNews2“Jen!Alex!Timetocomeinside!”theirmothercalled.“Mom!Checkoutourtreehouse!”Jensaid.”Itlookswonderful,kids!Butit’sgettingdark,andyouneedtofinishyourhomeworkbeforedinner!”Momsaid.fencelookat.Enespañol:mira.3JenandAlexsatatthediningroomtabletodotheirhomework.Everybodywasbusy.ThenMomsaid,“Pleasesetthetable.It’stimefordinner.”kitchen4Atdinner,theytalkedabouttheirday.Jensaidshehaddonewellonhermathtest.Alexsaidhehadagoodsoccerp...
