RealisticFictionPAIREDREADMusicAroundtheWorldbyChristopherHerreraillustratedbyLauraJacobsenSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Wordcount:465**ComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:CompareandContrastPhonicsLongr-controlledvowels:/ôr/or,ore,oar;/är/arVocabularyStrategySimilesVocabularycommon,costume(s),customs,favorite,parade(s),surrounded,travels,wonderContentStandardsSocialStudiesCultureandDiversityCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118943-4MHID:0-02-118943-9PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADEssentialQuestionHowarekidsaroundtheworlddifferent?GenreRealisticFictionChapter1Mrs.Gupta.......................2Chapter2DarelandAkita...................4Chapter3AwoandAnton...................8Chapter4BenitaandAlex..................12RespondtoReading...............16MusicAroundtheWorld....17FocusonLiteraryElements.......20byChristopherHerreraillustratedbyLauraJacobsenMrs.Gupta’sclassissurprised.Theywonderwhytheirteacherisdressedlikesheis.“Goodmorning,class!Wearegoingtolearnabouteachother’scustoms.I’llgofirst,”saysMrs.Gupta.sarisCHAPTER1Mrs.Gupta2“Iamwearingasari.MyfamilyisfromIndia.Manywomenwearsaristhere.Indiansalsoeatdosaforbreakfast.Theyarericepancakes.Ihavesomeforyou,”saysMrs.Gupta.dosadosSTOPANDCHECKWhataresomeIndiancustoms?3ThenextdayitisDarel’sturn.Hesharesacustom.“MyfamilyisfromAustralia.Peopleplaythisinstrumentthere,”Darelsays.“Mydadchirpslikeabirdwhenheplaysit.Thatsoundsfunny!ButIliketolisten.”CHAPTER2DarelandAkitadidgeridooerido4Theclasswondershowtopla...
