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The most valuable gift you can give a child is your time. Reading together
in any language lays a foundation for future success. Teachers know that
support and involvement from parents pave the way for children to earn
good grades.
Read Conmigo is a simple first step. Please accept this invitation to read
with your child.
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Read Conmigo es un primer paso, simple, para el éxito. Por favor, acepte
esta invitación a leer con su hijo.
MARC
Learns to Fly
Marc Aprende a Volar
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Marc crawled out of his egg. He was so excited. He wiggled his caterpillar
feet all around. His stomach was growling, so he started munching on a
nearby leaf. It was delicious.
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After finishing his breakfast, Marc climbed onto the windowsill of the school.
He heard the teacher reading a story to the class. It sounded interesting, but
he could not understand a single word.
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Then Marc saw a new kind of leaf. It had colors and letters. He took a bite.
Soon, he was devouring page after page - book after book. He ate through
math problems, science experiments, and history lessons. The more he
ate, the more he learned. The more he learned, the more he grew! Now he
understood the teacher. Marc felt really smart.
Entonces, Marc vio una hoja diferente. Tenía colores y letras. Le dio una
mordida. En poco tiempo, se fue devorando hoja por hoja; libro tras libro.
Él se fue comiendo los problemas de matemáticas, experimentos de ciencia,
y lecciones de historia. Mientras más comía, más aprendía. Mientras más
aprendía, más crecía. Ahora ya podía entender a la maestra. Marc sentía
que realmente era muy inteligente.
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Marc liked eating leaves, but he liked book pages even more. He loved pages
about animals, cars, rockets and most of all insects. Later that week, a new
teacher came to read a special story to the class. Marc was eager to hear the
story.
A Marc le gustaba comer hojas, pero prefería comerse las páginas de los li-
bros. Le encantaban las páginas acerca de animales, carros, cohetes y sobre
todo de insectos. Durante esa semana, una nueva maestra llegó a leer un
cuento especial a la clase. Marc estaba ansioso por escuchar el cuento.
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When story time was over, the teacher placed the book on the windowsill.
Determined to solve this mystery, Marc crawled over to the book and took
a bite. This book was written in a new way. Marc loved the wonderful new
flavor of Spanish. Now, he was twice as big!
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Exhausted from all the learning, Marc returned to his leaf to take a nap. He
made himself a nice, comfortable chrysalis. Marc slept for a long time. He
dreamt about the things he had read about like astronauts and rockets……
Oh how he wished he could fly like a rocket.
Agotado por todo el aprendizaje, Marc regresó a su hoja para tomar una
siesta. Se hizo una crisálida bonita y cómoda. Marc durmió por un largo
tiempo. Soñaba sobre las cosas que había leído como: astronautas y
cohetes…¡Ah y como deseaba volar como un cohete!
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When Marc awoke, he opened his chrysalis to let the bright sunlight in. He
felt different and lighter. Marc had transformed into a beautiful monarch
butterfly! He looked at his new wings and flapped them. He was very
happy.
Cuando Marc se despertó, abrió su crisálida para dejar entrar la luz brillante
del sol. Él se sintió diferente y más ligero. ¡Marc se había transformado en
una hermosa mariposa monarca! Miró sus alas nuevas y las agitó. ¡Estaba
muy contento!
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Marc’s dream had come true. He could fly! His wings would take him
anywhere.
El sueño de Marc se había hecho realidad. ¡Él podía volar! Sus alas lo
llevarían a cualquier lugar.
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When story time was over, the teacher placed the book on the windowsill.
Determined to solve this mystery, Marc crawled over to the book and took
a bite. This book was written in a new way. Marc loved the wonderful new
flavor of Spanish. Now, he was twice as big!