PAIREDREADPoetryFictionHello,Koko!Hello,Koko!byMichaelMcDadeillustratedbyDaveKirwanSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:UseIllustrationsPhonicsTwo-letterblendsVocabularyStrategySentenceCluesVocabularydecide,different,friendship,glance,proper,relationship,stares,tradeWordcount:777Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118884-0MHID:0-02-118884-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADGenreFictionEssentialQuestionHowcanapetbeanimportantfriend?Chapter1ThePerfectPet...................2Chapter2LearningtoTalk..................6Chapter3ASilentBird......................10Chapter4ASurprisingAnswer...............14RespondtoReading...............16Poetry.....................17FocusonLiteraryElements........20byMichaelMcDadeillustratedbyDaveKirwanHello,Koko!Mattliveswithhisgrandmother.“Nana,”hesaid,“Ithinkweshouldgetapet.ApetcouldkeepyoucompanywhenI’matschool.”“I’dlikesomecompany,Matt,butwhatpetshouldweget?Wedon’thavemuchspacehere.”Chapter1ThePerfectPetThePerfectPet2MattandNanatalkedalongtimeaboutdifferentpets.Thenoneday,whentheywereattheparkfeedingthebirds,Nanastoodupsuddenly.“IthinkIknowtheperfectpetforus,Matt!”shesaid.“Let’sgo!”3MattandNanacaughtthebustothelibrarywheretheyreadsomebooksaboutpets.Nanagrewevenmoresureaboutwhatpetshewanted.Whentheyfinishedreading,Mattsaid,“You’reright,Nana.Itwillbetheperfectpetforus!”BIRDSParrots4MattandNanawenttothepetstore.“Look,Nana!”Mattsaid,pointingtoacagethatstoodnexttothecounter.“She’sthemostbeautifulparrot!She’llbegoodcompanyforbothofus.WecannameherKoko.”“Ifyoutakegoodcareofthem,parrotscanbewonderfulpets,”saidth...
