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Let’s Read Together
4 The Color Garden
5 The Adventures of Spot ™ page 26
6 Tex and Indi : Practice Makes Perfect
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12 Meera and Kiran: We Made It!
20 Let’s Pretend
26 Guess My Riddle
Let’s Puzzle It Out
10 My First Hidden Pictures Puzzle
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16 Kooky K’s page 10
18 That’s Silly! ™
24 Look and Look Again: I Found It!
Let’s Do It
32 Hungry Bear
34 Catch the Sun page 32
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My Color Garden
By Dale Cross Purvis • Art by Steve Light
I have a pot of daffodils,
Yellow and bright.
I have some pots of tulips,
Red and pink and white.
I have a pot of pansies,
Lavender and blue,
And an orange kitten
That likes a window, too.
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By Marileta Robinson • Art by Ron Zalme
It’s a windy day. There goes Ma’s skirt.
There goes Tommy’s hat. There goes Spot’s ball.
Hey, Wind! Bring that back!
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Practice Makes Perfect
By Lissa Rovetch • Art by Amy Wummer
“There!” said Indi. “The oranges are all in the bin.”
“And all the bananas are on the shelf,” said Tex.
“Good,” said Mom. “How about helping Dad up front?”
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Tex and Indi
The twins skipped over to the counter to help bag
Mrs. Lee’s groceries.
“You have wonderful helpers!” said Mrs. Lee.
“I sure do,” Dad said proudly. But just then—
CRASH!—the orange juice slipped out of Indi’s hands.
“Oh no!” cried Indi.
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“Don’t worry,”
said Tex. “I’ll get
the mop.”
Dad cleaned up the mess, and Mom brought another
container of juice.
“Hmm,” Indi said quietly. “Maybe I shouldn’t bag
the groceries.”
“Nonsense,” said Mrs. Lee. “That was just an accident.
Besides, how will you get better at it if you don’t practice?”
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“Our teacher, Ms. French, says practice makes
perfect,” said Tex.
“Your teacher sounds very wise,” said Mrs. Lee.
“And I say, ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.’”
“OK, I will,”
said Indi. “Here
are your groceries,
Mrs. Lee!”
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Ice Pop Comb CD Paintbrush
Envelope Lime
Ruler Straw Banana
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By Marilyn Kratz
Who sings a spring song
Just for me?
Three little bluebirds
Up in the tree.
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Art by Claudine Gévry
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We Made It!
By Nandini Nayar
Art by Sonal and Sumit
Meera and Kiran
Meera and Kiran were spending the day with their friend,
Ria, at her house.
When lunchtime came, Ria’s dad said, “I am going to make
pulao today!”
“Yay!” the kids cheered.
Ria’s mom smiled.
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But soon after he went to the kitchen, he came out and said,
“I can’t find the pan!”
Ria’s mom found the pan for him.
“Kids! I need some help,” Ria’s dad called after a few
minutes.
He gave Ria a big spoon and said, “Stir the rice, please.”
He asked Meera to shell the peas for the pulao, and then
asked Kiran to whip the curd for the raita.
When the kids were finished, Ria’s dad said, “Thank you!
ou please set the table?”
, can y
Now, can you please set the table?”
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When everyone was served, they all took a mouthful of the
pulao.
“Delicious!” Ria’s mom said.
Ria’s dad smiled proudly.
“Good job, Aunty,” Meera said.
“Good job, Ria,” Kiran said.
Ria’s dad was surprised. “But I cooked it all!” he said.
“Aunty found the pan for you,” Meera reminded him.
“Ria stirred the rice,” Kiran continued.
“Meera shelled the peas and Kiran whipped the curd!”
Ria said.
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Ria’s dad nodded. “You’re right. Can I say we all made it
together?’’ he asked.
‘‘Yes!” they all said, smiling.
After they had eaten lunch, Ria’s dad jumped up and raced
to the kitchen.
“Where are you going?” Ria asked.
“To make dessert!” Ria’s dad said. “And this time, I want to
make it without anyone’s help, so I can say ‘I made it!’”
They all laughed.
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By Heidi Bee Roemer • Art by Chuck Dillon
A kitten in a kayak flying a kite.
A kid wearing khakis riding a bike.
A kiwi in a kilt playing a kazoo.
Can any of these kooky things
possibly be true?
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What else do you see that
starts with the K sound?
How many K’s can
you find?
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hat’s Sil y!
Art by Katie McDee
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What
sil y things
do you se ?
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Let’s Pretend
Story and Art by Valeri Gorbachev
One day, Bert and Beth took their cars and
trucks outside.
“Look! I’m making roads,” said Bert.
“And these pinecones can be the houses,” said Beth.
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“Wow!” said Bert. “The ants like our roads, too.”
“Those ants are so small,” said Beth. “I bet they
look at us and think we are giants.”
“We are giants!” said Bert. “Let’s pretend we’re so
big that we can see over the tops of the houses.”
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“We can walk through the river
without getting our clothes wet!” said Beth.
“And we’re taller than all the trees in
the forest!” said Bert.
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When the giants got home,
Grandpa said, “Hi, little ones.
What did you do today?”
“We weren’t little ones today.
We were giants,” said Beth.
“Then it sounds as if you’re
ready for some giant sandwiches,”
said Grandpa. “Let’s eat!”
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Art by Linda Bleck
How are these pictures the same?
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How are they different?
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By David L. Roper • Art by Logan S. Kline
“I’ve got a riddle for you,” said Wormy.
“Why did the little worm cross the road?”
“To get to the other side,” answered Squirmy.
“And why did the little worm cross the
playground?” asked Wormy.
“I give up,” said Squirmy.
“To get to the other slide!” said Wormy.
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“My turn,” said Squirmy. “Why did the piece of gum
cross the road and the playground?”
“Why?” asked Wormy.
“Because it was stuck to a little worm!” said Squirmy.
“I have one,” said Mortimer. “What is DOWN and UP,
IN and OUT, SHORT and TALL, HERE and THERE?”
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“I don’t know,” Squirmy said, “but we’ll figure it
out. If you’ll get DOWN in that hole,” he told Wormy,
“I’ll get UP on this rock. Does that solve the riddle?”
“I don’t think so,” said Wormy.
“But you’re IN the hole and I’m OUT of the hole,”
said Squirmy. “Does that help?”
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“Nope,” said Wormy. “Then I’ll scrunch down and
make myself SHORT while you stretch up TALL.”
“Still not right,” said Squirmy. “Stay HERE while I go over
THERE by the big tree.” But that didn’t solve the riddle either.
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Wormy and Squirmy sighed.
“We give up,” said Wormy. “What is DOWN and UP,
IN and OUT, SHORT and TALL, HERE and THERE?”
“Two little worms trying to solve a riddle!” said Bucky
with a grin.
And they all laughed.
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An Action Rhyme
By Marilyn Kratz
Art by Gary LaCoste
Hungry bear stomps
through the wood,
Eats the honey,
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looks around for sees bees flying climbs that tree,
something good, from a tree, fast as can be.
turns around, and scrambles down to the ground.
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By Valerie Deneen
• Empty clear CD case • Food coloring
• Black 3D liner • Paintbrush
• Glue • Colored masking tape
• String • Ice-cream stick
• Empty plastic egg carton
Adult: Carefully remove the tray
insert and back from the CD case.
1. Use the black 3D liner to draw a
design on the front of the CD case.
Allow to dry completely.
2. Pour glue into four compartments of the egg carton.
Add a few drops of food coloring to the glue and stir.
3. Paint the spaces
between the black lines
with the colored glue.
Allow to dry completely.
Photos by Guy Cali Associates, Inc.
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4. To create a simple “frame,”
cover the edges of the CD case
with colored masking tape.
Thread string through the holes
and hang in a sunny spot.
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