1-1 Bees

There is a bee. P

The bee can fly. P

The bee can gather nectar. P

The bee visits a lot of flowers. P

The bee takes the nectar home to her sisters. P

The bee lives in a hive with all of her sisters. P

The bee can make nectar into honey. P

The honey is stored inside the hive. P

The bee says, "If we all work together, we'll have enough food for winter." P

1-2 A Cave

There is a cave. P

The cave is a home. P

What can live inside a cave? P

A bear lives in the cave. P

It is for bears. P

Bears can live in caves. P

The bear can go out. P

It can go get food. P

It gets berries and fish to eat. P

1-3 Termites

A lot of termites live together in a nest. P

It is not like a birds nest where it is up in a tree. P

A termite's nest is under ground. P

Termites eat wood and dig. P

They build tunnels that connect to other tunnels. P

They have special rooms to store food and raise babies. P

1-4 A Pond

The pond is a home. P

It is a house. P

Many things rely on the pond. P

The pond is the fish's home. P

Several fish live here. P

The fish swim in the pond. P

Three frogs live in the pond. P

They jump on the lily pads. P

What else lives here? P

Ducks live here. P

Ducks dive for grubs in the mud. P

1-5 A School

There is a school. P

What can be in a school? P

Children and teachers are here. P

Students study in school. P

Students study math, history, and literature. P

They are in the classroom. P

Students can go outside and play. P

They can play with the ball or climb on a jungle gym. P

When the bell rings they must come inside. P

1-6 Going to School

Most children go to school. P

They have to learn. P

There are playgrounds at school. P

Children can play outside. P

Jenny likes to learn about history. P

She also likes to play jump rope. P

Hubert can be outside. P

He plays kick ball. P

Many children play on the jungle gym. P

They have fun. P

1-7 Giraffe

This animal has a long neck and four long legs. P

It can reach the very highest leaves on trees. P

How tall are you? P

When this animal is born, it is even taller than an average person. P

The baby can stand and walk around shortly after it is born. P

It stays close to its mother so that it can stay safe. P

What animal is this? P

It is a giraffe. P

1-8 Mother Hen

One day mother hen walked around the barn. P

She walked on the dirt. P

She said, "Let's go eat some bread crumbs. P

You will learn how to peck the ground. P

It will be fun." P

The baby chicks got to eat food. P

They got it from the ground. P

The baby chicks did something new. P

1-9 The Sparrows

The sparrows were working since the sun came up. P

They were building a nest. P

The nest was in a very old tree. P

They chose a spot high up so that their babies would be safe. P

Mr. Sparrow found a lot of sticks and grass. P

Mrs. Sparrow picked up some mud to keep it together. P

Soon Mrs. Sparrow will lay her eggs in the nest. P

The eggs will be small and round. P

1-10 A Rabbit and a Wolf I

Rabbit says, "I like my house. It's under the ground and near some bushes." P

A wolf says, "I will see where you live." P

Rabbit runs home as quick as he can. P

He jumps into a hole and goes deep into the earth. P

The wolf looks into the hole but he cannot see the rabbit. P

He tries to go into the hole but he is too big. P

The wolf is unhappy. P

He wants to eat the rabbit. P

He says, "I am not small enough to fit inside." P

1-11 A Rabbit and a Wolf II

The rabbit looks out of his hole. P

He says, "I am happy because the wolf cannot eat me." P

A snake comes along. P

She says, "I can fit into the rabbit's house. I want to eat the rabbit." P

Rabbit sees the snake and runs as fast as he can to the back of his house. P

The snake chases the rabbit. P

The rabbit says, "She cannot eat me! I will escape through the back door." P

1-12 Who is the Biggest?

The ant says "I am so tall!" P

The bird says, "No, I am taller than you!" P

The bird says, "I am small." P

The bear says, "I agree, you are small. I am much bigger." P

The elephant says, "Bear, I am bigger than you." P

The bear says, "I see that. You are the biggest." P

1-13 Winter Is Coming!

A goose says, "Winter is coming. It is getting cold. P

I am going to go away and you will not see me, squirrel. Goodbye." P

The squirrel says, "Where are you going?" P

The goose says, "To the south where it is warm." P

The beaver says, "Good-bye squirrel. P

I will go away too because winter is coming." P

The squirrel says, "Where will you go, beaver?" P

The beaver points to its dam. P

"I will go sleep inside my dam until spring. P

Then it will be warm and I will come back out." P

The squirrel waves good-bye to the goose. P

He watches the beaver swim away. P

The squirrel shivers and says, "I think I will go home too." P

1-14 You Forgot the Herbs!

One day, Dad decided that he wanted to cook lasagna. P

Manny and Fred went to the store to pick up the ingredients Dad needed. P

They walked down the street and through the park. P

They turned right and walked a little bit more and arrived at Summer's Grocery Store. P

Manny and Fred found crushed tomatoes, lasagna noodles, ground beef, and cheese. P

They took it to the register where they paid for their things and a woman put their things in a bag. P

Manny and Fred walked out of the store and went home. P

When Dad looked in the bag, he said, "You forgot the herbs!" P

Manny and Fred had to return to the store for the herbs and then walked home again. P

1-15 Who Did Not Put the Toys?

The children's room was very messy. P

Mom and Dad wanted them to clean up their toys. P

Before they went to bed, the children always put their toys away onto a shelf. P

Each child had their own shelf. P

Hannah was nine. She had the top shelf. P

Ben was seven. He had the middle shelf. P

Evan was six. He had the bottom shelf. P

One evening, Mom and Dad came into the room and found a lot of toys on the floor. P

They looked at the toy shelf and saw that the bottom shelf was empty but the other shelves were full. P

Dad said, "I can guess who did not put his toys away." P

Mom said, "I think I know too." P

1-16 Hens

Hens like to be out in the sunshine. P

They can peck the ground and pick up food. P

The farmer will throw grain on the ground around them. P

They walk around and cluck. P

Sometimes they will sit in the shade and take a nap. P

They can pull plants out of the ground and eat them. P

Hens have small yellow feet with claws. P

The claws are good for scratching the ground. P

Hens cannot fly because their wings are too small and their bodies are too heavy. P

A lot of hens tend to be raised together. P

They are vulnerable in the open air and a hawk can get them. P

The farmer has to keep a close eye on his chickens. P

1-17 Running

Last Wednesday, eight children were running around as fast as they could. P

They were having a race on the school playground. P

Mrs. Lim was at the starting line. P

She told them to wait behind the line. P

"Ready, set, go!" she yelled out. P

The children shot out quickly. P

They moved their legs as fast as they could. P

The other children cheered them on. P

Helen fell down and could not run anymore. P

Ursula's shoelaces became untied and her shoe fell off. P

She could not run anymore either. P

Mrs. Lim finally called out, "Regina wins the race!" P

Ben was second and Timmy was third. The last person to cross the line was Liam. P

1-18 A Caterpillar

One afternoon Kevin was walking home from school when he noticed something in the bushes. P

He called his friend Sally over to look at it. P

It was a small, green caterpillar munching on some leaves. P

It had little red dots on its back. P

When it moved, it scrunched its whole body together and then stretched it out again. P

The two put the caterpillar into a jar and put some leaves in it. P

They took it home with them and fed it every day. P

The caterpillar grew and grew. P

One day, it started to wrap itself in string. P

It did this until its whole body was wrapped in a cocoon. P

A few days later, the caterpillar broke out of the cocoon, but it was not a caterpillar any more. P

It was a butterfly! P

1-19 Lost Things

Olivia came home from school one day. P

She was crying because she had lost all her things! P

Olivia had lost her jacket, her backpack, her necklace, and her books. P

She had even lost the ring her mother had given her. P

Olivia had two brothers named Ted and Adam. P

They were eight and twelve years old. P

She asked them to help her look for her things. P

Ted found Olivia's backpack in a tree. P

Adam found her necklace on a bench in the park. P

Olivia found her books in the garden. P

Ted looked again but could not find the ring. P

The next day, Olivia went back to school. P

The teacher told Olivia that she had found the ring. P

Olivia had left it on her desk by accident. P

1-20 Elephant Family

One afternoon, Mrs. Elephant wanted to drink some water. P

Baby Elephant did not want to go with her. P

Mrs. Elephant said, "Don't wander off, and stay where you are." P

After a while, Baby Elephant became hungry. P

She forgot what her mother said and went to look for food. P

Baby Elephant was very big. She was even bigger than a gazelle. P

She stomped through the tall grasses after one gazelle, but it ran away too quickly. P

Baby Elephant found a tree. P

She reached with her long nose and picked some leaves. P

She put the leaves into her mouth and ate the leaves. P

Dad Elephant came by, looking for Baby Elephant. P

"You found good food!" he said, "But next time listen to your mother." P

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