FictionPAIREDREADPoetrybyBetsyHebertillustratedbyLizaWoodruffALittleWorldWorldSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:ThemePhonicsr-controlledvowels/âr/:are,air,ear,ereVocabularyStrategySimilesVocabularydrops,excite,outdoors,paleELLVocabularyexploring,nearbyWordcount:644Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118952-6MHID:0-02-118952-8PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC17165141312EssentialQuestionWhatexcitesusaboutnature?GenreFictionPAIREDREADChapter1ToCalifornia......................2Chapter2AtAuntKaren’s...................5Chapter3InthePool.......................10RespondtoReading...............16Poetry:BytheSea.........17FocusonLiteraryElements........20byBetsyHebertillustratedbyLizaWoodruffALittleWorldWorldture?Jackwassupposedtobepacking.Instead,hewasplayingavideogame.“Jack,”Momsaidfromthedoor.“Iaskedyoutoturnoffthegame.Puttheclothesinthebag.Andpleasepickup.Yourroomislikeapigpen.”Chapter1TOCALIFORNIATOCALIFORNIAtomakeclean,neat.Enespañol:recoger.2“Okay,okay,”Jackgrumbled.Hestartedputtingclothesintothesuitcase.Momsaid,“Wewillleavefortheairportin20minutes.We’llbeinCaliforniatonight.”Jacknodded.Hewashappytobegoingonatrip.ButthethoughtofstayingatAuntKaren’shousedidnotexcitehim.suitcase3Momhadsaidtheywouldbeexploringtheoutdoors.Jackwishedtheycouldexploreavideogamefactoryinstead!Well,AuntKarenlivesonabeach,Jackthought.Icanhavefunbuildingsandcastles.STOPANDCHECKWhereareMomandJackgoing?HowdoesJackfeelaboutit?headphones4Thatnight,JackandMomunpackedatAuntKaren’shouse.Jackwashappytoseeatelevisionandacomputer.Thenhelookedoutthewindow.Itwastoodarktoseethebeach.ButI’llbeplayingonthesandinth...
