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“Bubbles” by Deborah Underwood from Ladybug, Magazine for Young Children Reprinted by permission of Carus Publishing

Company, Cricket Magazine Group.

“The Caterpillar” by Douglas Florian Copyright © 1994 Used by permission

“Hamster Hide-and-Seek” by Avis Harley Text Copyright © 2011 Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers

“Loose and Limber” from WHISKERS AND RHYMES by Arnold Lobel Text Copyright © 1985 by Arnold Lobel Reprinted by

permission of HarperCollins Publishers.

“Cloud Parade” by Kristen M Camiolo from Ladybug, Magazine for Young Children Reprinted by permission Carus Publishing

Company, Cricket Magazine Group

“Sunflakes” from COUNTRY PIE by Frank Asch Text Copyright © 1979 by Frank Asch Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins

Publishers.

“Sarah Enters a Painting” by Susan Katz Reprinted with the permission of Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.

From the autograph album by Lillian Morrison Copyright © 1960 by The Owens Publishing Company Used by permission of Marian Reiner for the Author.

Photography Credits

Book Cover: (c) David Young-Wolff/Alamy; (tr) PhotoLink/Getty Images

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ISBN: 978-0-02-207793-8

MHID: 0-02-207793-6

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Issue 11 65

Author’s Purpose Charts

Context Clues

Issue 12 71

Retell Photographs and Captions Context Clues

Issue 15 89

Main Idea and Details Photographs and Captions Context Clues

See the otter?

It lives at the pond

Many children in Africa had

no books Camels brought

the books to the children!

Then they change

Find out how!

Run, play, and eat well You will

flip for this healthy way of life!

Be Happy and Healthy!

Main Idea and Details • Context Clues • Maps

Getting over the Hump 12

Not a Drop to Drink 14 Bubbles POETRY 16

Compare and Contrast • Context Clues

• Diagrams

A Ladybug’s Life 18

Giving Time for the Common Good 20 The Caterpillar POETRY 22

Author’s Purpose • Context Clues • Charts

Eat Well, Feel Well 24

Orange You Glad? 26 Climb the Pyramid DIAGRAMS 28

Windy

Wind makes things move

It fills sails and pushes a big

boat What else can it do?

Wind makes things move

It fills sails and pushes a big

boat What else can it do?

Found!

Scientists found bones of a dinosaur.

It may have looked like this

Elephant families are close

So are other animal families.

Main Idea and Details • Context Clues • Lists

Sharing with Others 30

Thanks, Mom and Dad 32 Hamster Hide-and-Seek POETRY 34

Author’s Purpose • Context Clues

• Photographs and Captions

The Forest Roof 36

Rain Forests: From Soup to Nuts 38 Life in the Rain Forest DIAGRAMS 40

Main Idea and Details • Context Clues

• Diagrams

Digging for Bones 42

Animals on the Move 44 Loose and Limber POETRY 46

Main Idea and Details • Context Clues • Maps

Wow! Wind Works! 48

Blow, Wind, Blow! 50 Cloud Parade POETRY 52

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I see many animals in the ocean

Meet some of them!

What Is

for Dinner?

This is an owl It is a bird “Whoo,”

it says Find out more inside!

For many people, the family

dog is always “the best.”

This boy made money selling

lemonade What should he do

with the money?

Main Idea and Details • Context Clues

• Signs and Symbols

Whoo’s a Wonderful Bird? 60

Food for Whoo? 62 Growing and Changing CHARTS 64

Author’s Purpose • Context Clues • Charts

Money Goes Around 72

How Money Is Made 74 U.S Coins CHARTS 76

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Issue 10

Layson Aliviado played in the

Little League World Series

Compare and Contrast • Context Clues

• Signs and Symbols

Wild About Museums 84

A Basket Maker 86 Sarah Enters a Painting POETRY 88

Main Idea and Details • Context Clues

• Photographs and Captions

Get Ready, Get Set, Go! 90

Play Ball! 92 From the autograph album POETRY 94

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See the otter?

It lives at the pond

So do other animals.

It’s a Wet and Dry

World!

It’s a Wet and Dry

World!

A Green School

Ponds are places to row a boat or to swim

We can hike near them We can fish in

them Ponds are also homes for many

animals They live in and out of the water

In the morning, a dragonfly

flies in the air It flies over

the pond and looks for

bugs to eat

In the afternoon,

a swan swims

Its long neck ducks

under the water

This mom finds

plants for its babies

Animals and plants live in, on, and by

the pond This heron eats bugs and frogs

It can trap a bug as the bug creeps on a

big lily pad The pond is a good place to

Goodwillie School is in Michigan It is a

green school No, it is not painted green!

Kids work together to help the environment

Kids reuse and recycle

Boys and girls do not waste

things here During class,

they find ways to reuse

things Brett recycles a

plastic bag to make a kite

Kids then go outside Children in green schools recycle glass and plastic bottles after lunch By doing this, new products can then be made

Courtesy Goodwillie Environmental School

Bridget Barr

Children learn about plants and

animals After class, they go to the

park They discuss, or talk about,

what they see

A green school is good for Earth

Green schools use much less power

and light than other schools Green

schools can save money The money

that is saved can help the school

David Coulson

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A beaver likes to build a dam in a river

How does it do this?

First, it puts sticks at the very bottom of

the river Then, the beaver adds stones and leaves Soon, the dam blocks the river and

makes a pond The beaver builds a house,

or a lodge, in the pond

Here is a picture of a pond It shows where

Many children in Africa had

no books Camels brought the books to the children!

any children in Africa had

o books Camels brought

Maany children in Africa had

World Water Day

Garissa is a remote, or faraway, village in the

desert in Kenya Kenya is a country in Africa

Children who live near Garissa do not have

any books to read People all over the world

have given books to a special library for

these children

The Desert Express

Camels live in this sandy

part of Kenya They can

carry up to 400 pounds

of books on their backs

People, on the other hand,

can’t carry that many!

Check Out the Camels

Now camels carry books to towns near Garissa Where you live, there are libraries People can get to a library

by walking or taking cars, buses, or trains

↑ Children in Texas take

out library books

Books Bring Smiles

Children in Garissa now

have books to read They

love it when the camel

library comes In one

town, an 11-year-old boy

takes his time with his

book “I really want the

book to stay in my head,”

Size: 224,960 square miles

(two times the size of Nevada)

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Not a Drop to Drink

Water covers a lot of Earth

Still, many people around

the world are thirsty

World Water Day

Water is in oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds, and puddles, and even in our sinks Yet in many places, people have no water to drink So world leaders chose a day to teach about

it The day is called World Water Day It is on March 22 of each year

97.5%

salt water

2.5%

fresh water

All Water on Earth

Water, Water Everywhere

Most water on Earth is salty

You can’t drink it You can

only drink fresh water This

picture shows the amount

of fresh water and salt

Africa

Asia Europe

North America

Pacific Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

Indian Ocean Australia

Arctic Ocean

What’s Next?

By 2025, there may be eight billion people on the planet They will need more fresh water to drink, to wash in, and to grow food World Water Day makes us think about the importance

of water and how we use it

Water Wise

Kids around the world help out on World Water Day They make posters They teach others to save water

by taking short showers and watering plants at night

By Deborah UnderwoodBubbles in the fish tank,Bubbles in the lake,

Bubbles in the batterWhen my mommy bakes a cake.Bubbles in the ocean,

Flowing with the tide,Bubbles in the gardenWhere a spittlebug can hide.Bubbles from my bubble wandFloat across the path

But my favorite kind of bubblesAre the bubbles in my bath!

L ADY BUGS GROW UP

L ADY BUGS GROW UP

These big bugs begin as eggs

Then they change

Find out how!

The life of a ladybug begins in the spring

A ladybug grows in three stages Then it

becomes an adult

The Egg Stage

A female ladybug finds

a leaf Then she lays

The Larva Stage

An egg hatches Out comes a little bug, or larva It is much smaller than a grown ladybug

The Pupa Stage

The larva grows a new hard

skin It covers the ladybug

The Adult StageThe ladybug then pushes out of the skin Its body

is soft and wet The air makes it hard and dry

Now the ladybug is grown!4

But its wings are different from those

of other bugs It has two outer wings

They cover the thin wings under them

You can see rivers and canyons in

Big Bend National Park in Texas

You can also meet a park

ranger there They help people

stay safe and follow rules They

are paid to do this work

Badge of Honor

National park rangers work for the National Park Service All rangers wear a patch on their uniforms It shows what the parks stand for

Why do you think this shape and these pictures were chosen?

Giving Time for the

Giving Time for the

Some other people work in Big Bend, too They teach people about the park and

fix trails These special people are volunteers They work for free

Some Big Bend volunteers got

a big “thank you.” A group called

Take Pride in America gave awards to

48 Big Bend volunteers who worked

more than 100 hours

Every day, volunteers give

their time Some work in

parks Some work in cities

Wherever they are, other

people have a good reason

to say “thank you! ”

Charles Holbrook

Volunteers are good citizens

They make the park a better place

Their work helps everyone because

the park belongs to everyone

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The caterpillar’s not a cat.

It’s very smallAnd short and fat,And with those beady little eyesWill never win a beauty prize.The caterpillar’s brain is small—

It only knows to eat and crawl.But for this creepy bug don’t cry,

It soon will be a butterfly

Run, play, and eat well You will flip for this healthy way of life!

Parts of the body work

together to toss a ball or ride

a bike Eat healthy foods to

keep all body parts healthy

Many people eat too much

They also eat foods that are

not good for them To stay

healthy, keep in shape and

eat good food

Eat cheese and yogurt for your bones Smile!

Your teeth are strong and healthy because of calcium Drink your milk, too!

Parts of the body work

Eat grains for power

Ask for wheat bread

when you eat

Oats, wheat,

and bran give

you energy

Jim Cr aigm yle/

orbis

Courtesy Time for Kids

apples bananas strawberries oranges

VEGETABLES

broccoli corn lettuce carrots

MEAT

chicken fish

beans beef

DAIRY

milk cheese yogurt eggs

Why? Fruit fights off colds.

Eat meat, fish, and beans for your muscles When you eat these foods, you get stronger They have lots of protein

Eat vegetables for your eyes

Foods like carrots, squash, and greens are packed with vitamins

(t to b) Courtesy Time for Kids; Stockdisc/PunchStock; Stockdisc/PunchStock; Courtesy Time for Kids; Ingram Publishing/Alamy;

Fred Lyons/Cole Group/Getty Images; Burke Triolo Productions/Getty Images; Burke Triolo Productions/Getty Images; Ken Cavanagh for

Macmillan/McGraw-Hill; Ingram Publishing/Alamy; Stockbyte; Photodisc/Getty Images

Food Groups

To Help You Grow

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A sweet potato is orange, right? Not always!

Some are dark red Some are as yellow as a

lemon Let’s read about others

Farmers Make Art

A sweet potato starts out orange

But farmers may mix many kinds

of potatoes together This can

make them turn red Scientists

can add different colors to the

crops to change their color, too

The Color PurpleCarrots are full of vitamin A

Vitamin A helps your eyes stay strong Have you ever seen

a purple carrot? It may look funny But it has extra vitamins!

Kazunori Yoshikawa/A collection/ Getty Images

Diez, O./Peter Arnold Inc

Healthy Bites

Farmers now can grow

orange cauliflowers

These cauliflowers have 25

times more vitamin A than

white ones Cauliflowers

can also be purple, yellow,

and green They are a

healthy snack

Colorful Vegetables

The chart shows the colors of some vegetables

Which color vegetable would you like to eat?

white yellow orange purple

cauliflower cauliflower cauliflower cauliflower

Jorge Uzon/Corbis

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li aul ca carr c Christine Schneider

Issue 4 • 27

This food chart is shaped like a pyramid

Read it to learn about the foods that

will keep you healthy Choose the right

foods from each group to feel good

Also exercise to be well

Climb the Pyramid

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Read it to learn about the foods that

will keep you healthy Choose the right

foods from each group to feel good

Also exercise to be well

This food chart is shaped like a pyramid

Grains Vegetables Fruits Oils Dairy Meat & Beans M

Elephant families are close

So are other animal families

Good Citizens

Pat grows food for

hungry families

She collects food at

the community garden

The food goes to people

Sharing is more than taking turns with

a toy Sharing is giving and caring

Good citizens help make things better

for everyone They help people in the

community or around the world

Jim West

Robin Sachs/PhotoEdit

Tyler collects money and toys He helps out He works with a group that thinks all kids should get holiday gifts Kids smile when Tyler comes

to see them!

1 Toys for Tots collects toys for

children all over the world to enjoy

2 UNICEF collects money to pay for

food and medicine

3 The Girl Scouts help girls become

tomorrow’s leaders

Brittany and Robbie help

soldiers Their group sends

phones to them The soldiers

can call home This makes

everyone happy

Brittany and Robbie help

soldiers Their group sends

phones to them The soldiers

Ben Van Hook

AP Photo/Wendy Yang, Charlotte Observer;

Photodisc/Getty Images

Issue 5 • 31

Thanks, Mom and Dad

Thanks for the food

An otter mother feeds its

pup a crab The baby can

not find its own meal

The baby leaves its mother

when it’s six months old Frans Lanting/Minden Pictures

Thanks for the ride

This crocodile mother carries its baby Mom brings it to the water for safety Mom and baby stay close for up

to two years

Anup Shah/Nature Picture Library

Many animal babies start out small and

helpless Mom and Dad are there! In most

animal groups, the mom takes care of the

young The dad helps in other ways

Thanks, Mom and Dad Thanks for the lessons Cubs learn to hunt by

playing with their dads

When Mom is out hunting, the lion protects the cubs

Thanks for keeping me safe A goose father flaps its wings It warns others to stay away so the baby is safe

1 A baby goat is a kid.

2 A baby elephant is a calf.

3 A baby tiger is a cub.

4 A baby kangaroo is a joey.

5 A baby frog is a tadpole.

6 A baby skunk is a kit.

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Over my armshe softly flows—cinnamon coatand whiskery nose.With marble eyesshe stops and peeks;lets me stroke

her knapsack cheeks.Then ripple-of-furtakes her leave

to probe new roadsinside my sleeve

By Avis Harley

(tc) Digital Archive Japan/Alamy

Rain Forest Gifts

The rain forest is

a colorful place Explore it with us

Welcome

to the

Rain Forest Rain Forest

Welcome

to the

Rain Forest

Rain Forest

The rain forest is very green, wet,

and hot It is packed with trees

and is full of life

Some animals send a

warning It says, “Watch out

for us!” These frogs have lots

of poison on their skin

Some animals just hang around Sloths spend time hanging from trees Look at how the baby holds its mother

Some animals come out

just at night This bug is

scary to look at Its spikes

scare off enemies

George Grall/National Geographic/Getty Images

Michael & Patricia Fogden/Minden Pictures

Michael & Patricia Fogden/Corbis

People can spend time exploring the

rain forest They can walk on bridges

high over the ground They can see so

much green! Scientists explore the rain

forest, too They study the plants that

help sick people The rain forest is the only

place in the world where these plants live

Michael J Doolittle/The Image Works

People on a high bridge see the rain forest roof.

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