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Grade 2: Unit ReaderTable of Contents
“One Giant Hug” by Rosenthal, Betsy R; Chodos−Irvine, Margaret 1
“My House's Night Song” by Rosenthal, Betsy R; Chodos−Irvine, Margaret 3
“Kids Around the World: Brazil (Kidspost)” by Valle, Sabrina 5
“Kids Around the World: Nepal (Kidspost)” by Lancaster, John 9
“Kid Around the World: Netherlands (Kidspost)” by Lally, Kathy 13
“Kids Around the World: Kenya (Kidspost)” by Wax, Emily 17
“Kids Around the World: China (Kidspost)” by Cody, Edward 21
“Kids Around the World: Egypt (Kidspost)” by Williams, Daniel 25
“Our New Old House” 29
“Thirsty Planet” by Geiger, Beth 31
“Lyrics for "River Song"” by Banana Slug String Band 37
Bibliography 41
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by Betsy Rosenthal
It’s not new in town,hoping to make a first friend.It’s been around.
It never picks a fight with meor pokes at meor calls me names.
It doesn’t go places without me;I know where to find itevery day.
It keeps me warmer than a coat,drier than an umbrella,and safer than a good luck charm.
It gives me corners to hide in,closets to whisper in,and quiet places where I can think.
It’s one giant hug,wrapping itself around me,no matter what.
It’s my house.
Copyright © 2004 Betsy Rosenthal. From the book My House is Singing. HMH Books for Young Readers. Reprinted by permission of the author.
One Giant Hug
1
2
by Betsy Rosenthal
Listen closelyCan you hear?
Heater whooshing outwarm air.
Blinds flapping.Floors creaking.
Clocks ticking.Faucet leaking.
Dishwasher clicking.Pipes pinging.
Listen closely.My house is singing.
Copyright © 2004 Betsy Rosenthal. From the book My House is Singing. HMH Books for Young Readers. Reprinted by permission of the author.
My House’s Night Song
3
4
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aM
y na
me
is .
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his
is
the
12th
in
a s
erie
s of
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idsP
ost
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rney
s a
rou
nd
th
e w
orld
to
show
re
ad
ers
how
ch
ild
ren
in
oth
er c
oun
trie
s a
nd
cu
ltu
res
live
an
d p
lay.
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ay
we
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NEY
TO
BRAZ
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e w
e go
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M W
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uary
” in
hon
or o
f the
mon
th in
150
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at th
e si
te
was
firs
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ited
by P
ortu
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gh s
he
is 1
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run
a F
igu
eira
doe
sn’t
min
d t
hat
sh
e ra
rely
leav
es h
ome
by h
erse
lf.
Bru
na
live
s w
ith
her
mom
, d
ad a
nd
two
you
nge
r si
ster
s in
an
ap
artm
ent
buil
din
g in
th
e ci
ty o
f R
io d
e Ja
nei
ro,
Bra
zil.
Th
ere’
s a
big
pla
ygro
un
d,
a te
n-
nis
cou
rt a
nd
tw
o sw
imm
ing
poo
ls t
hat
are
par
t of
th
e co
mp
lex,
wh
ich
is
sur-
rou
nd
ed
by
man
y tr
opic
al
fru
it
tree
sw
her
e li
ttle
mon
keys
com
e d
aily
to
seek
lun
ch.
Th
e sq
uir
rel-s
ized
mon
keys
jum
p o
ver
wal
ls a
nd
th
rou
gh t
he
cou
rt w
her
e B
ru-
na
and
her
sis
ters
, Bár
bara
, 8, a
nd
Bia
n-
ca,
9, h
ave
ten
nis
an
d s
occe
r cl
asse
s.Ju
st b
eyon
d t
he
wal
ls is
on
e of
Rio
’s fa
ve-
las,
an
are
a w
her
e so
me
of t
he
city
’sp
oore
st p
eop
le l
ive
in h
and
mad
e h
ouse
sth
at o
ften
hav
e n
o ru
nn
ing
wat
er. T
he
fa-
vela
s ar
e d
ange
rou
s p
lace
s, o
ften
ru
n b
yga
ngs
. T
hey
can
be
fou
nd
in
poo
r ar
eas
of R
io a
s w
ell
as i
n m
uch
nic
er n
eigh
-bo
rhoo
ds
like
Bru
na’
s.
Fro
m h
er a
par
tmen
t’s
balc
ony,
Bru
na
can
see
tw
osi
des
of h
er c
ity:
th
e p
over
tyof
th
e fa
vela
s an
d t
he
maj
esty
of
the
fa-
mou
s st
atu
e of
Ch
rist
th
e R
edee
mer
.V
iole
nce
th
at is
com
mon
in t
he
fave
las
is o
ne
reas
on t
hat
Bru
na
rare
ly g
oes
out
alon
e.S
he
can
p
lay
insi
de
the
apar
tmen
tco
mp
lex,
bu
t m
ust
be
acco
mp
anie
d b
yan
ad
ult
to
go m
ost
pla
ces
in t
own
.“S
omet
imes
I s
tay
alon
e at
hom
e, b
ut
just
for
a s
hor
t ti
me,
” sh
e sa
ys w
hil
ep
layi
ng
wit
h T
eca,
a C
alop
sita
bir
d t
hat
is
nat
ive
to
Au
stra
lia.
T
eca
had
h
erw
ings
cu
t; s
o w
hil
e sh
e ca
n’t
fly
, sh
e ca
nro
am in
th
e ap
artm
ent.
B
run
a go
es t
o on
e of
th
e be
st p
riva
tesc
hoo
ls i
n t
own
, n
ot f
ar f
rom
her
hom
e.In
m
any
sch
ools
st
ud
ents
ch
oose
to
stu
dy
eith
er i
n t
he
mor
nin
g or
in
th
e af
-te
rnoo
n.
Bru
na
goes
to
sch
ool
from
1p
.m.
un
til
5:30
p.m
.S
he
gets
a r
ide
from
her
fa
mil
y’s
dri
ver,
wh
ich
is
not
un
com
-m
on, b
ut
oth
er f
ami-
lies
joi
n t
oget
her
to
ren
t a
smal
l va
n t
otr
ansp
ort
the
chil
-d
ren
. “I
’m n
ot t
he
typ
eof
st
ud
ent
that
wan
ts t
o be
th
e fi
rst
in
clas
s,
but
I d
ow
ell,”
sh
e sa
ys
inP
ortu
gues
e, t
he
offi
-ci
al la
ngu
age
of B
razi
l, w
hic
hu
sed
to
bea
colo
ny
of P
ortu
gal.
Bru
na
also
h
as
stu
die
d
En
glis
h
atsc
hoo
l an
d in
ext
ra c
lass
es fo
r tw
o ye
ars.
“Wh
en I
wat
ch m
ovie
s in
En
glis
h w
ith
subt
itle
s in
Por
tugu
ese
I ca
n r
ecog
niz
eso
me
of t
he
wor
ds
spok
en,”
sh
e sa
ys.
Bru
na
doe
sn’t
th
ink
mu
ch a
bou
t w
hat
she
wou
ld li
ke t
o d
o fo
r a
livi
ng.
“M
aybe
a la
wye
r,”
she
says
, “b
ut
I d
on’t
kn
owye
t.”
Sh
e st
ill
has
som
e ye
ars
to g
o be
-fo
re
she
has
to
d
ecid
e w
hat
sh
e w
ill
stu
dy
in c
olle
ge.
To
get
into
a u
niv
ersi
ty,
17-y
ear-
old
s
mu
st t
ake
a d
iffi
cult
pu
blic
exa
min
atio
n.
Th
ey u
sual
ly s
tud
y fo
r th
e ex
am f
or a
tle
ast
a ye
ar. I
t’s
very
har
d t
o ge
t in
to p
ub-
lic
un
iver
siti
es b
ecau
se t
he
sch
ools
are
good
— a
nd
fre
e. U
sual
ly,
by t
he
tim
eth
ey a
re 1
6, s
tud
ents
hav
e d
ecid
ed w
hat
they
wan
t to
stu
dy
in c
olle
ge s
o th
ey c
and
o w
ell o
n t
hat
exa
m. M
edic
ine,
com
mu
-n
icat
ion
, la
w,
man
-ag
emen
t an
d
engi
-n
eeri
ng
are
the
mos
t p
opu
lar
cou
rs-
es. O
n
wee
ken
ds,
Bru
na
ofte
n g
oes
toa
swim
min
g p
ool
wit
h h
er f
amil
y. O
c-ca
sion
ally
th
ey
all
go t
o on
e of
th
e fa
-m
ous
beac
hes
in
tow
n.
On
e of
her
fa-
vori
te
afte
r-sc
hoo
lac
tivi
ties
is
st
reet
dan
cin
g. S
he
also
lik
es t
o re
ad n
ovel
san
d l
iste
n t
o m
usi
c on
her
iP
od o
n t
he
balc
ony
of h
er a
par
tmen
t. I
n t
he
mor
n-
ing,
bef
ore
sch
ool,
she
stu
die
s an
d d
oes
her
hom
ewor
k. A
fter
sch
ool,
Bru
na
usu
-al
ly w
atch
es T
V.
Wh
enev
er s
he
can
, B
run
a u
ses
her
com
pu
ter
to w
atch
vid
eos
on Y
ouT
ube
or c
hat
wit
h f
rien
ds.
Bu
t h
er p
aren
ts a
l-lo
w h
er t
o u
se t
he
com
pu
ter
on w
eek-
end
s an
d fo
r on
ly a
lim
ited
per
iod
du
rin
gth
e w
eek.
“If
I c
ould
,” s
he
says
, “I
wou
ldbe
on
it a
lway
s!”
— S
abri
na V
alle
BY B
ERG
SILV
A —
AGÊ
NCIA
O G
LOBO
Mon
keys
oft
en a
re s
een
in R
io d
e Ja
neir
o.
Fam
ily17
.4%
Teac
her
6.7%
Frie
nds
9.5%
Som
e or
all
of th
e ab
ove
55.4
%
Have
n’t t
alke
d to
any
one
11.0
%
Last
wee
k’s
surv
eyas
ked:
Who
m h
ave
you
talk
ed to
abo
ut w
hat
happ
ened
at V
irgi
nia
Tech
? M
ore
than
35
0re
ader
s re
spon
ded
:
SURVEYSAYS
5
D.C.
Atla
ntic
Oce
an
Paci
ficO
cean
So
uth
Am
eri
ca
BRAZ
IL
1200
0 MIL
ES
Am
azon B
RA
ZIL
BY L
ARIS
KAR
KLIS
—
THE
WAS
HING
TON
POST
Rio
de Ja
neiro
Atla
ntic
Oce
an
Paci
ficO
cean
Bras
ilia
BOLI
VIA
COLO
MBI
A
VENE
ZUEL
A
PERU
ARGE
NTIN
A
CHIL
E
PARA
GUAY
URUG
UAYGU
YANA
SURI
NAM
EFR
ENCH
GUI
ANA
ECUA
DOR
How
Bru
na H
as F
un
Favo
rite
act
ivit
ies:
str
eet
dan
cing
, soc
cer,
sw
imm
ing
and
tenn
is.
Favo
rite
TV
show
s: “
The
Sui
te L
ife
of Z
ack
& C
ody,
” “H
anna
hM
onta
na”
and
rea
lity
show
s.
Favo
rite
sub
ject
in s
choo
l: hi
stor
y.
Leas
t fav
orit
e su
bjec
t in
scho
ol: E
nglis
h, “
but
it’s
bet
ter
this
year
.”
Wha
t she
eat
s: A
typ
ical
din
ner
mig
ht b
e w
hite
ric
e w
ith
bla
ckb
eans
, let
tuce
sal
ad a
nd a
pie
ce o
f st
eak,
chi
cken
or
fish
.Fr
ench
fri
es, c
orn
and
pas
tel —
a f
ried
che
ese-
or
mea
t-fi
lled
pas
try
— a
lso
are
par
t of
her
men
u. F
or b
reak
fast
she
has
choc
olat
e m
ilk, c
rack
ers,
but
ter
and
bre
ad.
Abou
t Bra
zil
Capi
tal:
Bra
sília
.
Popu
lati
on: 1
86
mill
ion
peo
ple
; alit
tle
mor
e th
an a
fou
rth
of t
hem
are
youn
ger
tha
n 1
5.
Size
: 3.2
mill
ion
squa
re m
iles,
alit
tle
smal
ler
than
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes.
Geog
raph
y: B
razi
l has
4,6
00
mile
sof
coa
stlin
e on
the
Atl
anti
c O
cean
.T
he n
orth
ern
half
of
the
coun
try
isth
e he
avily
woo
ded
Am
azon
Riv
erB
asin
. The
Am
azon
flo
ws
for
mor
eth
an 2
,00
0 m
iles
in B
razi
l.
Curr
ency
: rea
l (p
rono
unce
dhe
h-ow
).
His
tory
: Onl
y na
tive
Ind
ians
inha
bit
ed B
razi
l unt
il 1
50
0, w
hen
Euro
pea
ns a
rriv
ed. T
he P
ortu
gue
seco
loni
zed
the
cou
ntry
and
mad
e it
par
t of
the
ir e
mp
ire.
In 1
88
9 B
razi
lb
ecam
e an
ind
epen
den
t re
pub
lic.
Scho
ol: K
ids
are
sup
pos
ed t
o g
o to
scho
ol f
rom
ag
e 7
to
at le
ast
14
.
Relig
ion:
Ab
out
75
per
cent
of
the
pop
ulat
ion
is R
oman
Cat
holic
.
Tele
visi
on:T
here
are
33
TV
s fo
rev
ery
10
0 p
eop
le in
Bra
zil,
com
par
ed w
ith
84
for
eve
ry 1
00
peo
ple
in t
he U
nite
d S
tate
s.
Fun
Fact
s
Nam
e: B
razi
l is
nam
ed a
fter
a t
ree
pop
ular
in t
he r
egio
n w
hen
Euro
pea
ns a
rriv
ed. R
ed p
aint
fro
mth
e tr
ee w
as u
sed
to
dye
clo
th.
Wea
ther
: Sum
mer
in R
io d
e Ja
neir
oca
n be
rea
lly h
ot. T
empe
ratu
res
goup
to
10
5 d
egre
es F
ahre
nhei
t(t
houg
h th
ey a
re m
easu
red
inC
elsi
us).
Win
ter
and
sum
mer
seas
ons
are
the
oppo
site
fro
m t
heU
nite
d S
tate
s be
caus
e B
razi
l is
on t
heot
her
side
of
the
equa
tor.
Whe
n it
isw
inte
r he
re, i
t is
sum
mer
in B
razi
l.T
he h
otte
st m
onth
s ar
e D
ecem
ber,
Janu
ary
and
Febr
uary
;the
col
dest
ones
are
Jun
e, J
uly
and
Aug
ust.
Spor
ts: S
occe
r is
HU
GE
in B
razi
l. T
heco
untr
y ha
s w
on t
he W
orld
Cup
fiv
eti
mes
, mor
e th
an a
ny o
ther
cou
ntry
.
BRUN
A PH
OTO
S BY
SAB
RINA
VAL
LE; R
IO P
HOTO
BY
RENZ
O G
OST
OLI
— A
SSO
CIAT
ED P
RESS
; SO
CCER
PHO
TO B
Y ST
UART
FRA
NKLI
N —
BO
NGAR
TS V
IA G
ETTY
IMAG
ES
A gi
ant
stat
ue o
fCh
rist
the
Rede
emer
look
s ov
erRi
o de
Jane
iro.
Adri
ano
is o
neof
the
star
s in
socc
er-c
razy
Braz
il.
Brun
a an
d he
r bi
rd, T
eca.
6
SPEA
KOU
TTH
IS W
EEK’
S TO
PIC
Sum
mer
Mov
ies
Th
e su
mm
er m
ovie
seas
on k
icks
off
th
is w
eek
wh
en t
he
PG
-13
rate
d“S
pid
er-M
an 3
” sw
oop
s in
toth
eate
rs. N
ext
wee
k,K
idsP
ost
wil
l do
acl
ip-a
nd
-sav
e gu
ide
to fl
icks
kid
s m
igh
t w
ant
to c
hec
kou
t. F
or n
ow, g
o to
ww
w.
kid
spos
t.co
m a
nd
tel
l us:
K
If y
ou c
ould
see
onl
y on
em
ovie
this
sum
mer
, wha
tw
ould
it b
e?
A.“H
arry
Pot
ter
and
th
eO
rder
of t
he
Ph
oen
ix”
B.“P
irat
es o
f th
eC
arib
bean
: At
Wor
ld’s
En
d”
C. “
Rat
atou
ille
”D.
“Sh
rek
the
Th
ird
”E.
“Sp
ider
-Man
3”
PHO
TODI
SC
TO
DA
Y: S
ome
sun
;ch
an
ce o
f ra
in.
HIG
HL
OW
7159
TO
MO
RR
OW
:E
arl
y ra
in p
ossi
ble.
Hig
h 7
3. L
ow 5
0.
ILLU
STRA
TIO
N BY
ELL
IMAR
I PAU
NIO
, 9,
BETH
ESDA W
EA
TH
ER
TR
IVIA
WH
AT’S
TH
E NA
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