Fantasy

by Daniel Haikin
illustrated by Anette Heiberg

PAIRED
Hello, Little Dipper!
READ
 STRATEGIES & SKILLS
Comprehension Phonics
Strategy: Make and r-controlled vowels er, ir,
Confirm Predictions ur, or
Skill: Cause and Effect
Content Standards
Vocabulary Science
another, climb, full, great, Earth Science
leaped, poor, stretched,
through Word count: 253**

**The total word count is based on words in the running text and headings only. Numerals and words
in captions, labels, diagrams, charts, and sidebars are not included.

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 Genre Fantasy

Essential Question
What can you see in the sky?

by Daniel Haikin
illustrated by Anette Heiberg

PAIRED
Hello, Little Dipper! . . . . . . . . .13
READ
The little blue bird stretched
to see the great night sky.
The stars twinkled.
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“Mama, why are the stars so
bright?” Little Blue asked.

Mama Bird said, “The full

moon is sleeping. That makes
the stars easier to see.”
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“When I fly, will I touch the
stars?” Little Blue asked.

Mama Bird said, “No, the

stars are too far away.”
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“My dream is to fly to the
stars,” said Little Blue.

“It’s time for bed now,”

Mama said.

STOP AND CHECK

What are Little Blue and

Mama talking about?
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Mama Bird fell asleep. But
Little Blue was awake! She
started to climb the tree.

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She jumped through tree
branches. She leaped to the
top. But the stars were still
too far away!
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The wind blew. Whoosh!
Another puff blew poor Little
Blue out of the tree!

She yelled, “Help! I’m

falling!”

Little Blue flapped her wings.

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Mama bird said, “You’re not
falling! You’re flying!”

STOP AND CHECK

What is Little Blue doing?

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 “Part of your dream is to
fly,” said Mama Bird.

“I did fly, didn’t I?” Little

Blue chirped.

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Little Blue fell asleep. She
dreamed she flew very high.
And she touched the stars
with her wings.

STOP AND CHECK

What happened in Little

Blue’s dream?
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 Retell
Use the chart to Cause Effect

retell Little Blue’s

Dream.

Text Evidence
1. Look at page 6. Why did
Little Blue climb the tree?
Cause and Effect

2. Why didn’t Little Blue fall?

Cause and Effect

3. Is Little Blue’s Dream a

pretend story or is it real?
Why? Genre

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 He l l o ,
Li t t l e
i p p e r !
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(bkgd) David Nunuk/Science Photo Library/Getty Images

Genre Nonfiction

Compare Texts
Read more about the night sky.
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 (bkgd) David Nanuk/Science Photo Library/Getty Images, (inset) amana images inc./Alamy
You can use a
telescope to see stars.

A lot
l t off stars
t are iin th
the sky.
k
The sun is a star. Most stars
are very far from Earth. Stars
are always there. But we
can see only the bright sun
during the day.

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 The Little Dipper is
made up of seven stars.
Gerard Lodriguss/Photo Researchers/Getty Images

Some groups of stars make

shapes in the sky. These
shapes have names. The
Little Dipper is one of these
shapes. The stars of the
Little Dipper make a dipper
shape. It looks like a big
spoon in the sky!

Make Connections
Look at both stories. What do the
children and Little Blue see?
Text to Text

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 Purpose To find out what can
be seen in the sky

What to Do
Step 1 Tell what you can see in
the night sky. Write a list.
Step 2 Draw a poster to show
what you can see.
Step 3 Talk about your poster. Tell
what it shows.

Conclusion What can you see

in the night sky?

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 Literature Circles

Fiction

Characters
What is Little Blue like?

Plot
What is Little Blue’s problem
in the story? How does she
solve it?

Make Connections
What do you like to see in the
night sky?