Fiction ©2/ Country Mouse and City Mouse Country Mouse loved her home. It « was quiet. There were sweet apples to eat. There was fresh water to 9 drink. One day, City Mouse came to x |! visit. She did not like the country. She » | told Country Mouse, “Its too quiet wo fh here. The food is too plain. Live in the «. city with me.” 52 Country Mouse went to the city. 58 Cars raced and people yelled. There « were cakes to eat and milk to drink. Country Mouse was unhappy. She said, “It's too loud here. The food is ss too rich.” 67 Country Mouse thanked her friend for inviting her, Then she went home. «Recess Time Its recess time. 3 Kick the ball. 6 Stand up tall q Race me to the fence. 4 Time to play... 7 Time to sway... 20 Time to get carried away. 25 It's recess time. 28 Playing tag, 30 Yell and brag. 33 Skip with the jump rope. 38 Time to talk... 4) Time to walk... Time to play with friends. It's recess time. Shout out loud. Chase around. Catch me if you can Time to sing... Time to swing... Time to move everything. It's recess time Jump up high. Touch the sky. Spin around and ‘round. Time to run... Time for fun... Time for recess to be done.Nonfiction What can you see at the beach? =; There is sand. The sand can be hot 1s and dry. It can be cold and wet. a | There are shells and rocks. Shells 28 and rocks can be inthe sand. They can be in the water, too. 43 There are animals at the beach. — Fish swim in the water. Birds fly in the ss. sky. Sometimes dogs run on the sand. 6s There are people at the beach. x, Some swim in the water. Some play i: in the sand. Some go for walks. 85 Some fly kites. There are many al things to see at the beach. What 98 would you like to see? 103Fiction Bob had not been in an airplane before. He sat in his seat. He looked out the window. He listened to the captain talking. His voice was deep. The captain said that they were preparing to take off. Bob held on to his seat. Bob looked at his mother, who was sitting next to him. He felt scared! His mother smiled and held his hand. She did not look scared. The airplane moved., Bob closed his eyes. Then he felt the airplane lift off the ground. He opened his eyes and smiled. He was flying!Fiction i New Watch Last week, Pam learned to tell ca time. She was so happy! She asked her dad if she could get a watch. 21 Her dad took her to the store. 28 Pam looked at all the colors and ss _izes. There was a red watch witha us ‘ound face. There was a blue watch — so with blue hands. Pam found the ones; she liked best of all. She liked the 65 green and yellow watch. Ithada =» round face and silver hands. Her 78 dad got the watch for her. They took it home. Now Pam can tell time all the time! %6Fiction [* Floating Plenic} It was a hot summer day. Kim 73 and her dad went to the river. They is had a small boat. Kim‘s dad held = the boat in the water. “Come on, 29 Kim!” he called. 92 Kim put her toe in the river. The — water was cold. She put her lunch bag into the boat. Then she walked up the hill. Kim ran back down. She « jumped into the river. The cold 68 water felt good. She climbed into — the boat. Then she and her dad al sailed down the-river. They ate 87 peanut butter sandwiches and al apples for lunch. “We're having a a7 floating picnic,” said Kim. 10Nonfiction Our five senses can help us learn ; about things. We can learn by seeing. We see people, animals, . and houses. We can see different colors, sizes, and shapes. We can learn by hearing. We hear the dogs oark and the bells ring. We hear jaughing and talking. We can learn by smelling. We smell the flowers and food. We can smell things that smell good and bad. We can learn by tasting. We can taste the things that we eat and drink. We can learn by touching. We touch soft things and hard things. We touch warm things and cool things. We learn a lot from our senses.Nonfiction Do you have any plants? You can 7 see plants at the park and in the is yard. You can also see them in 22 water. We can see plants ina pond = or a lake. We can even see themin = the ocean. 4 Plants that live on land need air. They grow in the ground. Some of — them grow in pots. Some of them = need a lot of sun. Others need only a little. 72 Water plants get what they need from the water. Some of them sit on « top of the water. Others live way % down deep. What plants are near ® your home?Fiction It was time for the race. Jason would « run three miles. He had trained for 5 months. He ran every day. Nowrace — 22 day was here. 25 Jason ate his breakfast. He drank 31 some water. He drove to the race with ss his parents. Then he went to the start = line. The whistle blew, and Jason ran 4 past his parents. The people cheered. 60 He followed the path. The road was “7 very long. It seemed like the race would 7s never end! n Jason ran over the finish line. His 34 parents were there. They hugged Jason. His friends were there, too. The judge = took out a medal. He put it around 10s Jason's neck! \07Fiction One day, it rained very hard. I could not go out and play. I sat by the window, and I saw the rain fall down. It made big puddles. I did not know what to do! Then my dad got out some old pictures. I saw a picture of my dad when he was a baby. There was one of him when he was my age. He was kicking a ball. He had on a funny hat! I saw one picture of my grandma as a girl. She wore a white dress. I also saw some pictures of myself. I made funny faces! That rainy day was not so bad after all.Nonfiction Do you know what the moonis = 7 made of? Long ago, people thought | it was soft. Then people went to the moon. They walked on the moon a and looked at what it was made of. ss They took pictures for people on 4 Earth. They even puta flagonthe moon. What did they find? They found — out the moon is made of rock. The — « moon is very different from Earth. 70 We can only visit the moon. We 7 could not live there. We would not have water or air. We would not al have trees or grass. Earth is the best place for us to be.I have a very special friend, And he is my big brother! 2 He helps me climb a tree. 8 He lifts me up so I can see. 26 He likes to tickle me. 3i I really love my brother! 36 I have another special friend, 41 And this one is my sister! 47 She helps me tie my shoe. 53 She hugs me when I am blue. 60 She knows just what to do. 66 I really love my sister! 1 Mother says soon I will have 7 A new baby brother! si I will read my books to him. 88 I will help him learn to swim. 95 I will be his special friend. 101 I know that I will really love my brother! 110| Fiction i Loose Tooth Once [ had a loose tooth. It wiggled in my mouth. I could move it with my tongue. When I talked, the tooth got in the way. It made me sound funny. I liked my loose tooth. I did not want it to fall out. It did. One day, I wiggled it too hard. My tooth came loose. It popped out of my mouth. I held the tooth in my hand. I showed it to Mom and Dad. They said to put it under my pillow. The next morning, I found a dollar under my pillow. My tooth was gone. I hope I get another loose tooth soon. 4 5 2 30 37 47 55 62 70 78 86 93Fiction I really like to paint. I use red, 3 yellow, and blue. I mix up the colors | to make new colors. Red and yellow make orange. Yellow and blue make 2 green. Red and blue make purple. I x make all the colors of the rainbow. _ I paint a lot of other things, too. I sx like to paint pictures of my moms 5a roses in the garden. I paint red and « yellow roses. They have long greens stems. m I like to paint pictures of my dog the best. I give him brown fur. I 40 paint big brown eyes. I paint a a7 black nose. I even paint a red collar. 10s It is so much fun to paint! 1Fiction I like to bake. It is fun to bake a with Mom. First, I get a big bowl. Mom cracks the eggs and puts them in. I mix them up with my spoon. — x Next, Mom gets the flour and puts ss. it ina cup. I pour it into the bowl. I mix it with the eggs. Then, Mom 57 gets the sugar. I pour it into the bowl « and mix it up. I mix and mix. ™ When the batter is ready, we pour i it intoa pan. We turn onthe oven — and put it in. It smells good. Soon, it is ready. We take it out. We made wv a cake!Nonfiction There are many fun things to do at a fair. You can go on the rides. Some rides are slow, but some g® If you win a game, you will get a prize. Sometimes the prize is a fish or a toy. There are also a lot of animals to see at the fair. There are cows and horses. There are goats, sheep, and pigs, too. Sometimes the biggest animal will win a prize. If you want to eat, there is food at the fair. There are many kinds of food. You can eat popcorn, hot dogs, or even ice cream. The fair is fun! very fast. You can also play games. me