PAIREDREADFoodAroundtheWorldRealisticFictionbyChristopherHerreraillustratedbyAliceSinknerAKITAandCARLOSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Wordcount:1012**ComprehensionStrategy:VisualizeSkill:CompareandContrastPhonicsLongr-controlledvowels:/ôr/or,ore,oar;/är/arVocabularyStrategySimilesVocabularycommon,costume,customs,favorite,parade,surrounded,travels,wonderContentStandardsSocialStudiesCultureandDiversityCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118970-0MHID:0-02-118970-6PrintedintheUnitedStates.12345678DOC171615141312PAIREDREADbyChristopherHerreraillustratedbyAliceSinknerEssentialQuestionHowarekidsaroundtheworlddifferent?Chapter1WakingUp...........................2Chapter2GoingtoSchool......................4Chapter3After-SchoolActivities................10Chapter4CelebratingFestivals..................13RespondtoReading.................16FoodAroundtheWorld.....17FocusonLiteraryElements..........20AKITAandCARLO“Timeforbreakfast,AkitaandMaki!”Akita’smomcalls.InTokyo,Japan,Akitashufflessleepilyacrossthetatamifloor.Momismakingahotricecerealcalledokayu(o-ki-u).“I’mhungry!”Akitasays,sittingdownatthekotatsu.Akotatsuisalowtablewheretheysitonpillowstoeat.Afterbreakfast,Akitarollsuphermattressandquiltsandputsthemawayinacloset.AkitahasanAmericanpenpal,Lara.SheknowsLarahastoastandcoldcerealforbreakfast.Laraalsosleepsinabedupoffofthefloor.CHAPTER1WakingUpokayukotatsu2Meanwhile,inFlorence,Italy,Carloeatsbreakfastatthekitchentablewithhisparentsandoldersisters.HisbreakfastisdifferentfromAkita’s.“Yum!M...
