PAIREDREADAMountainofSnowRealisticFictionbyDonnaLoughranillustratedbyRobertaCollier-MoralesSTRATEGIES&SKILLS**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:CauseandEffectVocabularybeen,children,country,gathers,month,question,their,yearPhonicsSilentletterswr,kn,gnContentStandardsScienceEarthScienceWordcount:289**ACopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119615-9MHID:0-02-119615-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312byDonnaLoughranillustratedbyRobertaCollier-MoralesEssentialQuestionHowcanweatheraffectus?GenreRealisticFictionPAIREDREADAMountainofSnow.......13Rosiepresseshernoseagainstthecoldwindow.Snowisfallingandthegroundiscoveredinwhite.2Rosielivesinthecountry.It’sthefirstsnowdayoftheyear.“Rosie,”callshersister,Tess.“Whatareyoudoing?”“I’mwatchingthesnow,”Rosiecallsback.3TessandRosietalkaboutthesnowwhiletheyeat.“Mom,canwegooutside?”theyask.4“Yes,butbundleup,”Momsays.“It’scoldoutthere!”Thegirlsdressintheirwarmestclothes.STOPANDCHECKWhyareRosieandTesswearingwarmclothes?5“Whatshouldwedo?”asksRosie.“That’sagoodquestion,”Tesssays.“Iknow!Let’sbuildasnowman.”6Tessgatherssomenuts.Shesays,“Thesecanbethesnowman’seyes!Wecanuseacarrotforthenose.”“Andseedsforthemouth!”addsRosie.STOPANDCHECKWhatdothegirlsdooutside?7“Timetocomewarmup!”callsMom.Thechildrenscrambleinside.“Canwemakehotchocolate?”Rosieasks.8“Goodidea,”saysMom.“Thenwecanhaveasnowballfight!”Rosieadds.9Later,Rosiesays,“Iwishtodaydidn’thavetoend.”“Thishasbeenthefirstofmanysnowdaysthismonth,”s...
