PAIREDREADWhyThereAreStarsbyJanaHigginsillustratedbyJeremyTugeauFolktaleeSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:ThemePhonicsr-controlledvowels/îr/:eer,ere,earVocabularyStrategyRootWordsVocabularyashamed,boast,dash,holler,plenty,similarities,victory,wisdomWordcount:1033Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118971-7MHID:0-02-118971-4PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADbyJanaHigginsillustratedbyJeremyTugeauScene1AnansiIsHungry!.....................2Scene2Anansi’sNewLegs....................11Scene3FeastwithFriends...................14RespondtoReading.................16WhyThereAreStars..........17FocusonLiteraryElements..........20EssentialQuestionHowcanweunderstandnature?Scene1:AnansiIsHungry!SETTING:AnAfricanvillage,alongtimeagoAnansitheSpider:Afterweavingallofthesewebstoday,Iamtiredandveryhungry.Iamalsoreallysickofeatingflies.IthinkIwilldasharoundthevillageandseewhatmyneighborsarepreparingforlunch!Iamcertaintheyhavesomethingdeliciousonthefire.AnansitheSpiderRabbitMonkeyHogLionTurtleElephantRhinoGiraffeCastofCharactersCastofCharacters2AnansitheSpider:Yum,Rabbit!Thosevegetablessmellfantastic.I’msuretheywillbeverytasty,andIamsoterriblyhungrytoday.Rabbit:Theyarealmostready,andyes,theywillbedelicious.Whydon’tyoustayhereandeatwithus?AnansitheSpider:Ican’tstay,butpleasetakethisthreadandpullitwhenthevegetablesareready.3AnansitheSpider:Hello,Monkey!Thatbananapuddinglooksreallyyummy!IamsohungryIcanhearmystomachrumbling.Monkey:Iamalmostdonecookingit,sopleasestayandeatwithmyfamily,Anansi!AnansitheSpider:Ican’tstay,buttakethisthreadandpullitwhenthepuddingisready.4AnansitheSpider:He...
