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Maple Syrup We Make

A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book
Word Count: 249 Maple Syrup

Written by Karen Mockler • Illustrated by Linda Pierce

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 We Make
Maple Syrup

Written by Karen Mockler

Illustrated by Linda Pierce
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This is my family.
Every March, we make maple syrup.
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 Real maple syrup comes from
maple sap.
This is my family. Sap is the juice in trees.
Every March, we make maple syrup. It’s sort of like the blood in us.
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March is a good time to get the sap.
It’s still cold outside, but we wear our
boots and hats.
We go out to the woods behind my
grandparents’ home.
We look for maple trees.
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March is a good time to get the sap.
It’s still cold outside, but we wear our
boots and hats.
We go out to the woods behind my
grandparents’ home.
We look for maple trees. To tap a tree, we drill a hole.

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We push a spout in the hole.
Then we hang a bucket under it
to get the sap.
We tap the big trees.
Big trees have the most sap.

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We push a spout in the hole.
Then we hang a bucket under it
to get the sap.
We tap the big trees.
Big trees have the most sap.
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We wait for the first drip. Ping!
One more drip, and we’re on to the
next tree.
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All that day, we let the sap drip.
Before dark, we look into our buckets.
We have a lot of sap, but we
want more.
Forty buckets of sap boil down to
make one bucket of syrup!

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All that day, we let the sap drip.
Before dark, we look into our buckets.
We have a lot of sap, but we
want more.
Forty buckets of sap boil down to The next day, we look again.
make one bucket of syrup! Now we have what we want.

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We boil the sap outside in two
large pans.
It boils for hours, giving off
a sticky steam.
Now and then, we add more sap.

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We boil the sap outside in two
large pans.
It boils for hours, giving off
a sticky steam.
Now and then, we add more sap.
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We let it boil some more.
It boils all day under a blue sky.
The sky grows dark.
The stars come out.
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From outside, Grandma calls, “Time
for dinner! Make those pancakes!”

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 We do.
From outside, Grandma calls, “Time The syrup cools while the pancakes
for dinner! Make those pancakes!” cook.

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At last, we get to eat!
The syrup takes work, but it’s worth it.
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 Glossary
boil (v.) to heat a liquid
until it bubbles
(p. 11)
drill (v.) to make a hole with
a tool (p. 6)
maple syrup (n.) a sweet syrup made
from the sap of
maple trees (p. 3)
sap (n.) the fluid that carries
food through a
plant (p. 4)
spout (n.) a tube, pipe, or
hole that allows
liquid to pass
through (p. 7)
tap (v.) to make a hole in
At last, we get to eat! something to drain
The syrup takes work, but it’s worth it. off liquid (p. 6)

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 We Make LEVELED BOOK • I

Maple Syrup We Make

A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book
Word Count: 249 Maple Syrup

Written by Karen Mockler • Illustrated by Linda Pierce

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 We Make
Maple Syrup
Written by Karen Mockler
Illustrated by Linda Pierce
www.readinga-z.com
We Make Maple Syrup
Level I Leveled Book
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Written by Karen Mockler LEVEL I
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