TIME for Kids G1 Teachers Manual

TFK Pages 90–91

Short Answer

MODEL WRITING A SHORT ANSWER
Remind children that short-answer questions will ask them to
write an answer in complete sentences on the lines provided.
Read the following short-answer question aloud:

5 Why does a tennis tournament last longer than the Kentucky
Derby? Support your answer with details from the article.

From Blackline Master 43

Think Aloud I know that the author tells how long it takes to play
different sports. I need to find details about the Kentucky Derby
and about a tennis tournament. I will combine the information
about the two sports in my answer.

Work with children to find details from the article to answer the
question, and have volunteers underline these details on the
transparency. Tell children that they should answer in their own
words and not copy the sentences from the article. Write a short
answer together. Remind children to use complete sentences in
their answers.

Possible response: In the Kentucky Derby, the horses run one
mile. The race is over in just minutes. In a tennis tournament, the
winner of each game plays again until the best players are in the
last match. This can take weeks.

See pages T1 in the Teacher’s Manual for a short-answer rubric.
See page T30 for answers to Blackline Master 43.

Teacher’s Manual 143

Student Name © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

DIRECTIONS
Answer these questions about “Get Ready, Get Set, Go!”

1 This article is mostly about —
A a short race called a sprint
B how long some sports take to play
C where some games are played

2 Which of these lasts for days?
A A golf tournament
B A horse race
C A soccer game

3 Look at the picture and caption at the bottom of page 91.
What does a calendar show?
A A big race
B Days and weeks
C Hours, minutes, and seconds

Blackline Master 43 Grade 1
Get Ready, Get Set, Go!
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Student Name

4 The article says, “The best players meet in the last match.”
In this sentence, the word match means —
A game
B jump
C time

5 Why does a tennis tournament last longer than the Kentucky
Derby? Support your answer with details from the article.

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Grade 1
Get Ready, Get Set, Go!

TFK Pages 92–93

Show What You Know

APPLY THE SKILLS

Remind children that some of the questions they will see on a
test will focus on main ideas and details, photos and captions,
and context clues. Introduce “Play Ball!” by having children open
to page 92 in Time for Kids. Point out to children that important
ideas of an article often are found in the title and photographs.
Have children look at the photographs, captions, and headings,
and then ask, What do you think the article is about?

Encourage children to share what they think is the main idea of
this article. Have them point to the text and text features in the
article to show how they came up with their answers.

Remind children to use context clues as they read to figure out
the meanings of unfamiliar words. Then have children read the
article independently.

Distribute Blackline Master 44 on pages 147–148 of the
Teacher’s Manual and tell children that they will take a practice
test on the article they just read. Share these specific suggestions
with children to help them answer test questions:

1. Before you read, look at the photographs, captions, and title to give you
an idea of what the article is about.

2. Read “Play Ball!” and the questions on the worksheet very carefully.
Make sure you understand what the questions are asking.

3. Make sure your answers are based on the article, photographs, and
captions. If you are not sure about the details, go back and read that
part again.

4. For the short-answer question, plan your answer carefully before you
write. Make sure you answer every part of the question and use support
from the article in your answer.

5. Be sure to use complete sentences in your answer.

Have children complete Blackline Master 44. Answers can be
found on pages T30–T31 of the Teacher’s Manual.

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Student Name

DIRECTIONS
Answer these questions about “Play Ball!”

1 Look at the diagram of information from the article.

Held in Top teams play Kids make
Williamsport, friends
Pennsylvania

Which of these belongs in the empty box?
A Little League World Series
B Hawaiian athletes
C Softball around the world

2 A coach’s job is to —
A throw the ball
B train the team
C catch the ball

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Play Ball!

Student Name

3 Look at the photo and caption on page 92. What do players
do before the game?
A Swing the bat
B Stretch
C Chew gum

4 On page 93, the word admire means —
A make fun of
B act just like
C look up to

5 What makes the Little League World Series fun? Support
your answer with details from the article.

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Poetry TFK Page 94

APPLY THE SKILLS 1 In the first stanza, the
poet —
Tell children they will read a poem and answer questions about A repeats the “s”
it. Remind children that poems do not follow the same rules as sound
prose. For example, poems may not have complete sentences. B rhymes the two
They are arranged into lines and stanzas instead of paragraphs. lines
Some poems rhyme, but some do not. Poems often use vivid C uses lines of
words to appeal to the reader’s senses and feelings. Sometimes the same length
poems repeat a word or line several times to help express an
important idea. From Blackline Master 45

Have children open to “From the autograph album” on page 94
of Time for Kids. Read the title with children and ask them to
share their ideas of what the poem is about. Write their ideas
on the board. If some children do not know what an autograph
album is, explain that some famous people sign their names
for fans. These are autographs. Collectors sometimes put these
autographs into albums. Then read the poem aloud with children
and discuss the different images in the poem and what they
might mean. Make sure children understand the baseball terms
in the poem.

Distribute Blackline Master 45 on page 150 of the Teacher’s
Manual. Read aloud the first question and the answer choices.
Tell children to look at the poem to find the answer.

Think Aloud This question asks about how the poet writes the
first stanza. I will need to look at the first stanza carefully and
connect what I find to the answer choices to figure out which
answer is best.

After children have had time to identify the correct answer (A),
ask a volunteer to explain why this answer is correct and the
other two answers are not.

Have children complete Blackline Master 45. Answers can be
found on page T31 of the Teacher’s Manual.

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Student Name © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

DIRECTIONS
Answer these questions about “From the autograph album.”

1 In the first stanza, the poet —
A repeats the “s” sound
B rhymes the two lines
C uses lines of the same length

2 How can the reader tell that “From the autograph album”
is a poem?
A It is divided into short lines.
B It mixes easy and hard words.
C It tells about life and baseball.

3 Which words in the second stanza rhyme?
A In, out
B Jim, star
C drop, shortstop

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Short-Answer Reading Rubric

Use the rubric below to score the short-answer items in the tests.

Score Description
An exemplary response gives an interesting and detailed response strongly
3 supported by text evidence.
2 A sufficient response gives a clear and reasonable response supported by text
1 evidence.
0 A partially sufficient response gives a reasonable but vague response weakly
connected to text evidence.

An insufficient response does not respond to the question.

Evidence may be specific words from the story or a retelling.

Teacher’s Manual  T1

Answer Key

ISSUE 1, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus
1 B Retell

2 C Retell

3 A Photographs and
Captions

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Retell

responses below

3-Point Answer: Dragonflies are at the pond in the morning. Swans are there in the
afternoon. Raccoons are there at night.

2-Point Answer: Dragonflies are at the pond in the morning. Swans are there in the
afternoon.

1-Point Answer: Raccoons are at the pond at night.

ISSUE 1, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus
1 C Retell

2 C Retell

3 A Photographs and
Captions

4 B Context Clues

5 See possible Retell

responses below

3-Point Answer: Children reuse and recycle things. They learn about plants and
animals. They use less power and light.

2-Point Answer: Children reuse and recycle things. They use less power.

1-Point Answer: Children reuse and recycle things.

T2 Time For Kids • Issue 1

ISSUE 1, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus
1 A Diagrams
2 C Diagrams
3 B Diagrams

Teacher’s Manual T3

ISSUE 2, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus

1 B Main Idea and
Details

2 C Main Idea and
Details

3 A Maps

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-Point Answer: The children who live near Garissa do not have books to read. People
from other countries give books to a special library for these children. Camels carry
the books to towns near Garissa so children can read the books.

2-Point Answer: People from other countries give books to a special library for the
children of Garissa. Camels carry the books to Garissa so children can read them.

1-Point Answer: Camels carry the books to towns near Garissa.

ISSUE 2, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus

1 C Main Idea and
Details

2 A Main Idea and
Details

3 A Maps

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-Point Answer: People should save water because there is little fresh water on Earth.
The number of people on Earth is getting bigger. More people need water to drink.
They also need water to wash in and to grow food.

2-Point Answer: People should save water because there is little fresh water on Earth.
People need water to drink.

1-Point Answer: People need water to drink.

T4 Time For Kids • Issue 2

ISSUE 2, Poetry Answer Content Focus
C Poetry
Question B Poetry
1 A Poetry
2
3

Teacher’s Manual T5

ISSUE 3, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus
1 B
Compare and
Contrast

2 A Compare and
Contrast

3 C Diagrams

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Compare and

responses below Contrast

3-Point Answer: The wings are different on ladybugs than on other bugs. Ladybugs
have two outer wings and thin wings underneath them.

2-Point Answer: Ladybugs have four wings.

1-Point Answer: Ladybugs have different wings.

ISSUE 3, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus

1 A Compare and
Contrast

2 C Compare and
Contrast

3 B Diagrams

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Compare and

responses below Contrast

3-point answer: All volunteers are good citizens. They work for free. They deserve a
big “thank you.”

2-point answer: All volunteers work for free. They deserve a big “thank you.”

1-point answer: Volunteers work for free.

T6 Time For Kids • Issue 3

ISSUE 3, Poetry Answer Content Focus
A Poetry
Question B Poetry
1 A Poetry
2
3

Teacher’s Manual T7

ISSUE 4, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus
1 B Author’s Purpose

2 C Author’s Purpose

3 C Charts

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Author’s Purpose

responses below

3-point answer: The author wants readers to get healthy by eating good foods and
staying in shape. The boy looks healthy and happy. Kids will see the picture and
want to be like the boy.

2-point answer: The boy looks happy and healthy. Kids will see the picture and want
to be like the boy.

1-point answer: The boy looks healthy and happy.

ISSUE 4, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus

1 C Author’s Purpose

2 A Author’s Purpose

3 B Charts

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Author’s Purpose

responses below

3-point answer: The author tells how colorful vegetables are good for you. A purple
carrot has extra vitamins. An orange cauliflower has extra vitamin A.

2-point answer: The author tells how colorful vegetables are good for you. A purple
carrot has extra vitamins.

1-point answer: The author tells how colorful vegetables are good for you.

T8 Time For Kids • Issue 4

ISSUE 4, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus
1 B Diagrams
2 C Diagrams
3 B Diagrams

Teacher’s Manual T9

ISSUE 5, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus

1 A Main Idea and
Details

2 B Main Idea and
Details

3 B Lists

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: Children collect food for people in need. They also collect toys and
money so all kids will get holiday gifts. Some children give their time by reading to
younger kids.

2-point answer: Children collect food for people who need it. They also collect toys so
all kids will get holiday gifts.

1-point answer: Children collect food for people who need it.

ISSUE 5, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus

1 C Main Idea and
Details

2 C Main Idea and
Details

3 B Lists

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: Baby animals need help getting food and staying safe. A baby otter
cannot get its own meal. A baby crocodile needs its mom to take it to the water to
be safe.

2-point answer: Baby animals need help getting food and staying safe. A baby otter
cannot find its own meal.

1-point answer: Baby animals need help getting food.

T10 Time For Kids • Issue 5

ISSUE 5, Poetry Answer Content Focus
A Poetry
Question C Poetry
1 B Poetry
2
3

Teacher’s Manual T11

ISSUE 6, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus
1 C Author’s Purpose

2 C Author’s Purpose

3 B Photographs and
Captions

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Author’s Purpose

responses below

3-point answer: The text is about people exploring the rain forest. It says that they can
walk on bridges high over the ground. The photograph shows people on one of
these bridges. The photograph helps readers understand what the bridges look like.

2-point answer: The text says people can walk on bridges in the rain forest. The
photograph shows one of these bridges.

1-point answer: The photograph shows a bridge in the rain forest.

ISSUE 6, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus
1 B Author’s Purpose

2 A Author’s Purpose

3 A Photographs and
Captions

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Author’s Purpose

responses below

3-point answer: Many foods and medicines come from rain forests. Fiber and oils from
rain forests are used to make rugs and paint. Rain forests add a gas called oxygen to
the air. People and animals breathe oxygen.

2-point answer: Many foods and medicines come from rain forests. Fiber and oils from
rain forests are used to make rugs and paint.

1-point answer: Many foods and medicines come from rain forests.

T12 Time For Kids • Issue 6

ISSUE 6, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus
1 C Diagrams
2 B Diagrams
3 A Diagrams

Teacher’s Manual T13

ISSUE 7, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus

1 B Main Idea and
Details

2 B Main Idea and
Details

3 A Diagrams

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: This was a new type of dinosaur that no one knew about before. It
had arms like wings. It had a long nose like a beak.

2-point answer: It had arms like wings. It had a long nose like a beak.

1-point answer: It had arms like wings.

ISSUE 7, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus

1 C Main Idea and
Details

2 B Main Idea and
Details

3 A Diagrams

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: A snail crawls on the bottom of its body. A frog uses its legs to jump.
A dog uses its legs to run. An eagle flaps its wings to fly. A dolphin uses its tail to
swim.

2-point answer: A frog uses its legs to jump. A dog uses its legs to run. A bird flaps its
wings to fly.

1-point answer: A frog uses its legs to jump. A dog uses its legs to run.

T14 Time For Kids • Issue 7

ISSUE 7, Poetry Answer Content Focus
A Poetry
Question A Poetry
1 C Poetry
2
3

Teacher’s Manual T15

ISSUE 8, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus

1 B Main Idea and
Details

2 A Main Idea and
Details

3 C Maps

4 B Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: Wind can make balloons fly. It can change the shape of trees and
rocks. It can be used to make electricity.

2-point answer: Wind can make balloons fly. It can change the shape of trees and
rocks.

1-point answer: Wind can make balloons fly.

ISSUE 8, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus
1 A
Main Idea and
Details

2 B Main Idea and
Details

3 A Maps

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: Chicago and Dodge City are two windy cities in the United States.
Dodge City is windier. It is the windiest city in the United States.

2-point answer: Chicago and Dodge City are two windy cities. Dodge City is windier.

1-point answer: Chicago and Dodge City are two windy cities.

T16 Time For Kids • Issue 8

ISSUE 8, Poetry Answer Content Focus
C Poetry
Question B Poetry
1 B Poetry
2
3

Teacher’s Manual T17

ISSUE 9, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus

1 A Main Idea and
Details

2 C Main Idea and
Details

3 B Charts

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: Crabs hide under rocks, and they have hard shells. Jellyfish can sting.
Fish swim down deep during the day so they cannot be seen.

2-point answer: Crabs hide under rocks, and they have hard shells. Fish swim down
deep so they cannot be seen.

1-point answer: Crabs hide under rocks, and they have hard shells.

ISSUE 9, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus

1 A Main Idea and
Details

2 C Main Idea and
Details

3 B Charts

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: Wet things get dry from the sun’s heat. The sun’s heat turns the water
into a gas. The gas goes into the air.

2-point answer: Wet things get dry from the sun’s heat. The water turns into a gas.

1-point answer: The water goes into the air.

T18 Time For Kids • Issue 9

ISSUE 9, Poetry Answer Content Focus
B Poetry
Question C Poetry
1 A Poetry
2
3

Teacher’s Manual T19

ISSUE 10, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus

1 C Main Idea and
Details

2 A Main Idea and
Details

3 C Signs and Symbols

4 B Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: Owls can hear and see very well at night. This helps them hunt for
food. They also can fly very quietly.

2-point answer: Owls can hear and see well at night. They can fly quietly.

1-point answer: Owls can see at night.

ISSUE 10, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus

1 A Main Idea and
Details

2 B Main Idea and
Details

3 B Signs and Symbols

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: Living things get energy from food. Plants make food from sunlight.
Plants are food for grasshoppers. Insects are food for owls.

2-point answer: Living things get energy from food. Plants make food from sunlight.

1-point answer: Living things get energy from food.

T20 Time For Kids • Issue 10

ISSUE 10, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus
1 C Charts
2 B Charts
3 A Charts

Teacher’s Manual T21

ISSUE 11, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus

1 B Author’s Purpose

2 C Author’s Purpose

3 A Charts

4 B Context Clues

5 See possible Author’s Purpose

responses below

3-point answer: The article is about pet dogs that compete in shows. If a dog wins, it
gets a prize. That is why the author chose the title “Prize Pets.”

2-point answer: The article is about pet dogs that compete in shows. If a dog wins, it
gets a prize.

1-point answer: The article tells about dogs that win pet shows.

ISSUE 11, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus

1 C Author’s Purpose

2 B Author’s Purpose

3 A Charts

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Author’s Purpose

responses below

3-point answer: The article tells about different symbols of America. It tells about the
eagle, the Liberty Bell, and the flag. All of these symbols are about America.

2-point answer: The author wrote about different symbols. All of these symbols are
about America.

1-point answer: The article is about America.

T22 Time For Kids • Issue 11

ISSUE 11, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus
1 A Diagrams
2 C Diagrams
3 B Diagrams

Teacher’s Manual T23

ISSUE 12, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus
1 C Retell

2 C Retell

3 A Photographs and
Captions

4 B Context Clues

5 See possible Retell

responses below

3-point answer: Kids can sell goods, like old toys, to earn money. They can also sell
services, like walking a dog.

2-point answer: Kids can sell goods, like old toys. They can also sell services.

1-point answer: Kids can sell goods.

ISSUE 12, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus
1 B Retell

2 C Retell

3 A Photographs and
Captions

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Retell

responses below

3-point answer: First, metal strips go through a machine. Then disks are cut out of the
metal. Last, pictures are stamped on the disks.

2-point answer: First, metal strips go through a machine. Then disks are cut out of the
metal.

1-point answer: A machine cuts disks out of metal strips.

T24 Time For Kids • Issue 12

ISSUE 12, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus
1 A Charts
2 C Charts
3 B Charts

Teacher’s Manual T25

ISSUE 13, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus

1 C Compare and
Contrast

2 C Compare and
Contrast

3 B Diagrams

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Compare and

responses below Contrast

3-point answer: Long ago, families sewed their own clothes by hand. Today, clothes
are made by machines in factories. Families buy these clothes in stores.

2-point answer: Long ago, families sewed their own clothes by hand. Today, families
buy their clothes in stores.

1-point answer: Families used to make their own clothes.

ISSUE 13, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus

1 C Compare and
Contrast

2 A Compare and
Contrast

3 B Diagrams

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Compare and

responses below Contrast

3-point answer: All astronauts study science and math. They get good grades and go
to college. All astronauts go into space. They all have jobs in space.

2-point answer: All astronauts study science and math. All astronauts have jobs in
space.

1-point answer: All astronauts have jobs in space.

T26 Time For Kids • Issue 13

ISSUE 13, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus
1 C Diagrams
2 A Diagrams
3 A Diagrams

Teacher’s Manual T27

ISSUE 14, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus
1 C
Compare and
Contrast

2 C Compare and
Contrast

3 A Signs and Symbols

4 B Context Clues

5 See possible Compare and

responses below Contrast

3-point answer: Most museums are indoors. Padre Island National Seashore is an
outdoor museum and park. You can see birds and animals there. You can also see
the sea.

2-point answer: Most museums are indoors. Padre Island National Seashore is an
outdoor museum and park.

1-point answer: Padre Island National Seashore is outdoors.

ISSUE 14, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus
1 B
Compare and
Contrast

2 B Compare and
Contrast

3 C Signs and Symbols

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Compare and

responses below Contrast

3-point answer: Long ago, all baskets were made by hand. They were used for
drinking and for cooking. Today, some baskets are made by machines. Machines
make baskets fast.

2-point answer: Long ago, baskets were made by hand. Today they are made by
machines.

1-point answer: Long ago, baskets were made by hand.

T28 Time For Kids • Issue 14

ISSUE 14, Poetry

Question Answer Content Focus
1 C Poetry
2 A Poetry
3 C Poetry

Teacher’s Manual T29

ISSUE 15, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus

1 B Main Idea and
Details

2 A Main Idea and
Details

3 B Photographs and
Captions

4 A Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: In the Kentucky Derby, the horses run one mile. The race is over in
just minutes. In a tennis tournament, there are many games. The winner of each
game plays again until there are just two players left. This can take weeks.

2-point answer: In the Kentucky Derby, the horses run one mile. The race is over in
just minutes. A tennis tournament can take weeks.

1-point answer: There are many games in a tennis tournament.

ISSUE 15, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus

1 A Main Idea and
Details

2 B Main Idea and
Details

3 B Photographs and
Captions

4 C Context Clues

5 See possible Main Idea and

responses below Details

3-point answer: Kids get to play baseball against top teams. They make friends. They
meet kids on other teams.

2-point answer: Kids play baseball. They also make friends.

1-point answer: Kids play baseball.

T30 Time For Kids • Issue 15

ISSUE 15, Poetry

Question Answer Content Focus
1 A Poetry
2 A Poetry
3 C Poetry

Teacher’s Manual T31







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Contents

Issue 1 Issue 9
Pond Life ...............................................6–7 Sunny Side Up ................................. 54–55

Retell Main Idea and Details
Photographs and Captions Charts
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 2 Issue 10
Getting over the Hump .................... 12–13 Whoo’s a Wonderful Bird?............... 60–61

Main Idea and Details Main Idea and Details
Maps Signs and Symbols
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 3 Issue 11
A Ladybug’s Life ............................... 18–19 Prize Pets ......................................... 66–67

Compare and Contrast Author’s Purpose
Diagrams Charts
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 4 Issue 12
Eat Well, Feel Well ............................24–25 Money Goes Around.........................72–73

Author’s Purpose Retell
Charts Photographs and Captions
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 5 Issue 13
Sharing with Others .........................30–31 Things Change..................................78–79

Main Idea and Details Compare and Contrast
Lists Diagrams
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 6 Issue 14
The Forest Roof.................................36–37 Wild About Museums .......................84-85

Author’s Purpose Compare and Contrast
Photographs and Captions Signs and Symbols
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 7 Issue 15
Digging for Bones............................ 42–43 Get Ready, Get Set, Go! ....................90–91

Main Idea and Details Main Idea and Details
Diagrams Photographs and Captions
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 8
Wow! Wind Works!........................... 48–49

Main Idea and Details
Maps
Context Clues

Pond Life Gary Meszaros/Photo Researchers

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, Kent Foster/Photo Researchers Ron Sanford/Photo Researchers
a swan swims.
Its long neck ducks In the evening,
under the water. a raccoon races.
This mom finds It stays up at night.
plants for its babies It finds plants and
to eat. animals to eat.

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Gay Bumgarner/Alamy

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
find food.

neck that stretches
out or tucks in

webbed feet

hard, flat shell

Karen Beckhardt

Issue 1 • 7

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.

Cedric Galbe/Galbe.com

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!

Sally and Richard Greenhill/Alamy 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.

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Books Bring Smiles Cedric Galbe/Galbe.com

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,”

he says. ↑ Camels brought these books.
Children like to read them.

A Look at Kenya Ethiopia

Size: 224,960 square miles Somalia
(two times the size of Nevada)
Kenya Garissa
People: 29 million
Nairobi
Capital: Nairobi
Map Key
What people speak: English
and Swahili Capital
City
Where it is: East Africa

Karen Minot

Issue 2 • 13

The life of a ladybug begins in the spring. Jerome Wexler/Visuals Unlimited
A ladybug grows in three stages. Then it
Robert Pickett/Papilio/Alamy becomes an adult.

1 The Egg Stage Scott Camazine/Photo Researchers
A female ladybug finds
a leaf. Then she lays
many eggs.

2 The Larva Stage
An egg hatches. Out
comes a little bug, or
larva. It is much smaller
than a grown ladybug.

3 The Pupa Stage
The larva grows a new hard
skin. It covers the ladybug
like a shell.

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Stephen Dalton/NHPA 4 The Adult Stage
The 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!

eye wings

mouth

Look at the tiny

body of a ladybug. antenna
Like all bugs, it has
leg

three body parts and six legs. Masterfile

But its wings are different from those
of other bugs. It has two outer wings.
They cover the thin wings under them.

Issue 3 • 19