FictionPAIREDREADPoetrybyBetsyHebertillustratedbyLizaWoodruffALittleWorldWorldSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:ThemePhonicsr-controlledvowels/âr/:are,air,ear,ereVocabularyStrategySimilesVocabularydrops,excite,outdoors,paleWordcount:904Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119040-9MHID:0-02-119040-2PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC171615141312byBetsyHebertillustratedbyLizaWoodruffEssentialQuestionWhatexcitesusaboutnature?GenreFictionPAIREDREADChapter1ToCalifornia......................2Chapter2AtAuntKaren’s...................5Chapter3InthePool.......................10RespondtoReading...............16Poetry:SeeaStar..........17FocusonLiteraryElements........20ALittleWorldWorldture?Jackwassupposedtobepacking.Instead,hewastryingtogettothenextlevelofhisgame.Hehadspenthoursplayingalready.“Jack,”Momsaidfromthedoorwayofhisbedroom.“Forthelasttime,turnoffthegameandpackyourbag.Andcanyoupleasepickupinhere?Yourroomislikeapigpen.”Chapter1TOCALIFORNIATOCALIFORNIA2“Okay,okay,”Jackgrumbled.Heturnedoffthegame.Heputhissuitcaseonthebedandstartedpilingclothesintoit.Momsaid,“Thankyou.We’releavingfortheairportin20minutes.We’llbeatAuntKaren’sinCaliforniatonight.”Jacknodded.Hewasexcitedaboutgoingontheplane.Helovedmachines.Buthewasn’tsosureaboutstayingatAuntKaren’s.AtleastMomwaslettinghimbringhisgamesalong.3ButMomhadalsosaidtheywouldspendalotoftimeexploringtheoutdoors.Jackwasalittleworriedaboutthat.Hewishedtheyweregoingtoexploreafactorythatmadeelectronicgamesinstead.Well,AuntKarenlivesrightonabeach,hethought.Atleastbuildingsandcastleswillbefun.4Thatnight,JackandMomsettledinatAuntKaren’shouse.Jac...
