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by Roz Haddle
illustrated by Amanda Haley
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illustrated by Amanda Haley

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W h a t i s t hi s? W h e re i s t hi s
p l a c e? Not a t hin g i s h e re!

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“Let’s f ill t hi s p l a c e,” t h ey

s a y to e a ch ot h e r. “Let’s
g et b ru s h e s.”

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To g et h e r, t h ey s ketch a ya rd.
T h ey s ketch a nic e h o u s e in
t h e middle.

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“B o g gle, yo u s ill y p up!”

chu ck le s Pa t. T h e k id s
chu ck le to e a ch ot h e r.

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B o g gle h a s a nic e p l a c e
to re s t. He w ig gle s in.
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“Let’s s ketch a s ch o o l,”

s a ys C a rl a. “T h a t’s s imp le,
d o n’t yo u t hink?”
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Pa t a n d C a rl a s h a re t h a t t a s k.
T h ey t a lk a s t h ey s ketch, b u t
it i s n ot s imp le.
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“T hi s t a ke s fo re v e r,” grumble s
Pa t. He c a nn ot s mile.
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No w s ch o o l i s s et up. “Ho w
a b o u t s o m e frie n d s to s h a re
it w it h?” a s k s C a rl a.
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“Gre a t,” s a ys Pa t. T h e k id s
s ketch a n d t a lk to g et h e r. W h a t
i s p o s s ible in t hi s s ch o o l?
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L ot s o f t hin g s a re p o s s ible.
Purp le t urt le s! B ubble s t h a t
s p a rk le! W h a t a gre a t p l a c e!
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Think and Respond

1 What is on the first page of the story?
2 What does Boggle do?
3 What do Pat and Carla make?
4 What was the hardest thing to make?
Why do you think so?
5 Do you think this story tells about a
real place? Why?

Color Your World Use blue, red, yellow,

white, and black paints and a large sheet of
paper. What happens when you mix blue and
red? Put some of each paint in a small circle
and mix them. Experiment with other color
combinations on the sheet of paper.

School-Home Connection After you read

aloud the story to a family member, draw or paint
a picture of a place you would like to go to.

Word Count: 142

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