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My

Neighborhood
by Lana Rios

Genre

Nonfiction

Comprehension
Skills and Strategy

Authors Purpose
Draw Conclusions
Ask Questions

Scott Foresman Reading Street 1.2.3

ISBN 0-328-13166-0

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illustrated by Amy Loeffler

Vocabulary
live
out
people

Think and Share

Read Together

My

1. Why do you think the author wrote this

book about her neighborhood?

Neighborhood

2. Copy the chart on your paper. Write

two questions you have about the book.

who
work

My Questions

Word count: 71
by Lana Rios
illustrated by Amy Loeffler

3. What makes this neighborhood a busy

place?
4. What does the picture on page 8 tell
about the neighborhood?

Note: The total word count includes words in the running text and headings only.
Numerals and words in chapter titles, captions, labels, diagrams, charts, graphs,
sidebars, and extra features are not included.

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Here is my neighborhood.
People live and work here.
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Who lives in my neighborhood?

Who works in my neighborhood?

My pals live here and play ball.

Mitch works here and

bakes bread.

Who works in my neighborhood?

Who works in my neighborhood?

Chuck works here and

Ms. Whit works here and

drives the bus.

looks out for us.

Vocabulary
live
out
people

Think and Share

Read Together

1. Why do you think the author wrote this

book about her neighborhood?
2. Copy the chart on your paper. Write
two questions you have about the book.

who
work

My Questions

Word count: 71

Here is my neighborhood.
It is full of people who
work and play.

Note: The total word count includes words in the running text and headings only.
Numerals and words in chapter titles, captions, labels, diagrams, charts, graphs,
sidebars, and extra features are not included.

3. What makes this neighborhood a busy

place?
4. What does the picture on page 8 tell
about the neighborhood?