PAIREDREADFictionPoetrybyAnitaRodriguezillustratedbyK.E.LewisAmir’sSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:RereadSkill:KeyDetailsPhonicsThree-letterblends:scr,spr,str,thr,spl,shrVocabularyStrategyMultiple-MeaningWordsVocabularybehave,express,feathers,flappingWordcount:344Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118935-9MHID:0-02-118935-8PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312Amir’sbyAnitaRodriguezillustratedbyK.E.LewisEssentialQuestionWhatdoweloveaboutanimals?GenreFictionPAIREDREADSheepSeason............17Amirawasatthezoo.“It’scrowded,”shesaid.“HowwillIpettheanimals?”“Don’tworry,”saidGrandma.ButAmiradid.2“Iwanttopetthebunnies,”Amiracried.Butthelinewaslong.BUNNIES3“Don’tworry,”saidGrandma.ButAmiradid.STOPANDCHECKWhatisitlikeatthepettingzoo?4Amirapointed.“Piglets!”shesaid.“Iwanttopetthem.”“I’msorry,”saidaworker.“Thispen’sclosed.”5“I’llneverpetananimal,”Amiramoaned.“Let’slookatducks,”Grandmasaid.6Aduckwasflappinghiswings.HisfeatherssplasheddropsonAmira.7“Iwanttopetsomething,”Amiragroaned.“Instead,thatducksplashedme!”STOPANDCHECKWhycouldn’tAmirapetthepiglets?8“Look,”saidGrandma.Astandheldbagsofanimalfood.“Here,”saidanotherworker.Amirasmiledtoexpressherthanks.9Amiratookabag.Butthereweresomanypeople,shecouldn’tseeanyanimals!10“HowcanIfeedanyanimals?”sheasked.“Ican’tevenpetone!”“Don’tworry,”saidGrandma.ButAmiradid.STOPANDCHECKWhathappenedatthestand?11AmiraandGrandmakeptwalking.Itwassocrowded!Thentheyhadtostopatafence.12Suddenly,ababygoatpresseditsnoseagainstAmira’shand.Amirajumped.13“He’ssocute!”Amiracried.Shescratchedhishead.“Hewantsfood,”saidGrandma.Thego...
