PAIREDREADInsideTreesPlaybyMateoGarzaillustratedbyLouiseA.EllisbLifeATree’sSTRATEGIES&SKILLSPhotographyCredit:Cover;Fotosearch/GettyImages**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.PhotographyCredit:Cover;Fotosearch/GettyImages**ThetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonlyNumeralsandwordsWordcount:358**ComprehensionStrategy:MakeandConfirmPredictionsSkill:SequenceHigh-FrequencyWordsgreen,grow,pretty,should,together,waterPhonicsLongi:i_eContentStandardsScienceLifeScienceACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-123221-5MHID:0-02-123221-0PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312Fotosearch/GettyImagesbyMateoGarzaillustratedbyLouiseA.EllisEssentialQuestionHowdoplantschangeastheygrow?GenrePlayPAIREDREADInsideTrees................13byLifeATree’sCharacters:Squirrel,Nan,Ollie,Mom,DadSetting:AclearinginthewoodsSquirrel:TheCashfamilyhascometothewoodsforapicnic.Nan:Dad,thisisagoodmeal.Ollie:Ilikethisgreenapple.Mom:Weshouldgoforahikeafterthis.Dad:Yes,wecanallgotogether.2(Later,thefamilyreturnsfromtheirhikeandcleansup.)Dad:Thatwasafunday!Nan:That’sthelastofthetrash.Ollie:Ihopewehaveasnackfortheridehome.Mom:Wehavesomefruit.3Squirrel(eatingtheapplecore):Thefamilyleftthisapplecore.Itmakesagoodsnack.(AsSquirrelfinishestheapplecore,someseedsfalltotheground.)4(Squirrelisgettingreadyforwinter.)Squirrel:Theappleseedsgrewintoatree.Thewaterfromtherainwillhelpitgrow.5Squirrel:TheCashfamilyisback.Theyaretakingawalkandseeanewtreegrowing.Itwillnothaveapplesforawhile.Mom:Look,it’sanappletree.Nan:Iwonderiftheappleswil...
