March 2017 “Lulu Throws a Party”

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In this month’s Tex and Indi story (pages 6 to 9), the children
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when a gust of wind came along. It was a kite-flying day after all.
The original title of this story was “What Do Kites Need?” We
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with adults in order to cope with disappointments and learn patience
and persistence as they try new things. And then, when children are
more secure and skilled, they also need us to pull back and trust them
to fly solo.
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March
Wind
March wind, here it comes
Marching in with all its drums.
See it skip and whip through town,
Tangled branches tumbling down.
March wind, hear it shout:
I’m breathing in and breathing out.
And if you’re patient, then one day
I’ll even blow some spring your way.

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the bed. It’s her tail! Splinter.
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Indi had a butterfly kite. Tex had a bee kite. And Tex’s best
friend, Niko, had a rocket ship kite. Niko’s mom and baby
sister, Annie, and their dog, Daisy, were at the park, too.

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Tex said, “Maybe
if we hold our kites
higher like this,
the wind will catch
them.” But that
didn’t work.
“Maybe we should run
really fast like this,” said Indi.
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talk nicely to our kites,”
said Niko. “Pretty please,
go up in the air, little kite.”
That didn’t work, but it
did make everyone laugh.
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 “I think this may
not be the best kite-
flying day,” said
Niko’s mom.
“We might need
to try again on a
windier day.”

As they headed for home, a big gust of wind came

along and sent Tex’s kite up, up, up!
“Kite! Kite!” Annie said as she pointed to the kite.
“Ruff! Ruff!” barked Daisy.

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 Niko and Indi saw Tex’s kite flying high, so they
quickly tried again.
“Look!” said Niko. “Mine’s flying, too!”
“Mine, too!” said Indi. “Thank you, Mr. Wind!”
“Hooray,” cheered Niko’s mom. “I guess it was
the perfect kite-flying day after all.”

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Woodpecker pecks on an old oak tree,

Eating all the bugs that he can see.
Peck, woodpecker, peck.
How hungry you must be!
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 Read Aloud in English and Spanish

A Family Visit
By Ana Galán Meet Doña Rosa! She lives in Miami and,
Art by Violet Lemay like many of her friends, she speaks Spanish AND English.

Doña Rosa was very excited. Her family was coming

for dinner. Her friends Mary and Lucy were having dinner
with her, too. And they were helping her cook.

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 When they were done working in the kitchen, they sat
in the living room. Doña Rosa pulled out her photo album
to show her friends some pictures of her family. “Esta es mi
mamá,” she said, showing a portrait of her mom.
“You look just like her!” said Lucy.

“Este es mi
hermano,” she said,
showing a picture of
her brother.
“Yes, we met him at
the lake,” said Mary.

Doña Rosa Esta es mi mamá. Este es mi hermano.

DOH-nya ROH-sah EHS-tah ez mee mah-MAH EHS-teh ez mee ehr-MAH-noh
Doña Rosa This is my mom. This is my brother.

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 The doorbell rang. Doña Rosa opened the door and
three baby flamingos zoomed into the house, followed by
their dad.
“¡Hola, tía Rosa!” the little flamingos said.
“And who are these little ones?” said Lucy.

Doña Rosa ¡Hola, tía Rosa! Estos son mis sobrinos.

DOH-nya ROH-sah OH-lah TEE-ah ROH-sah EHS-tohs sohn mees soh-BREE-nohs
Doña Rosa Hello, Aunt Rosa! These are my nephews.

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 “Estos son mis sobrinos,” said Doña Rosa,
giving her nephews a big hug.
“They’re so cute!” said Lucy.
“Dinner is going to be fun!” said Mary.

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I couldn’t do a thing.
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And settled on the moon.
I think I’ll build a rocket ship
To fetch my green balloon.

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How many balloons
do you see?
Are there more red
balloons or blue balloons?
What else do you see?
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sister, Emma, loved
pushing buttons.
They usually took
turns, but not
today. Emma was
at school. So Jared
was pushing all
the buttons.

He pushed the He pushed the

microwave-oven buttons. dishwasher buttons.

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He tapped the elevator buttons.

He even mashed Mommy’s

car-key button to unlock the car.

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 At the grocery
store, Jared saw
Mrs. Murphy near
the big front doors.
He used both hands
to push the large
button.
“Thanks,” said
Mrs. Murphy.

At their last stop, Jared ran ahead of Mommy. He stood

on tiptoe and stretched his fingers long. He couldn’t reach
the button. He didn’t want Mommy to help.

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 He saw an umbrella by
the door. He picked it up
and poked the pointy tip
against the button.
Ding-dong!

Gramps opened the door and lifted Jared off the ground.
“Did you ring my doorbell?” he asked.
“All by myself,” Jared said with a smile. “It’s my
favorite button.”

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Lulu draws one fish . . . two.

Paints one red and paints one blue.

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Together, she and Mommy bake
hat-shaped cookies, green grape cake.

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 For dinner: green eggs and ham
(also toast and berry jam).

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Daddy decorates the room.

Lulu wears her cat costume.

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 The guests are having lots of fun.
And right before the party’s done,
they’ll read Thidwick the Big-Hearted Moose.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DR. SEUSS!!
Dr. Seuss’s
birthday is
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Stop!
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DANCE

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Stretch out wide. Dance all around.

Jump up high.

Tickle
JUMP the floor.

TICKLE
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WAVE
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Wave your arms.

Drop to the ground.

Stop!
Then do it
once more!

STOP
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 Thanks for reading

Doña Rosa’s friends are

helping her make a salad.
How do you help
your friends?

Which dogs
A
are the twins?
Which dogs are
the triplets?

D
C

Look for these pictures

inside the magazine.
A. page 4 B. page 32 C. page 17 D. page 19

Look for the hidden “Smiling ”

Art by Mitch Mortimer
on the front cover.