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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
1033106
ISBN-13:978-0-547-03008-1ISBN-10:0-547-03008-8
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
Level: H
DRA: 14Genre:Realistic FictionStrategy:Monitor/Clarify
Skill:Compare and Contrast
Word Count: 334
The Bumpy Snowman
1.6.26
by Lisa Torres • illustrated by Diane Paterson
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by Lisa Torresillustrated by Diane Paterson
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The Bumpy Snowman
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“Today you will make a paper
snowman!” said Miss Perez.
She was Paco’s teacher.
“I will give you scissors and
paper,” said Miss Perez.
Paco studied his scissors.
He did not like to use scissors.
teacher
Paco
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Paco opened and closed the
scissors.
They did not cut the paper.
The scissors did not move.
The scissors were stuck!
Paco frowned again.
He did not like to cut paper.
scissors
paper
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4
Paco looked at Marisol.
She cut paper with scissors.
Marisol cut a nice white
circle. The circle was the
head of Marisol’s
snowman.
circle
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5
Paco looked at Joshua.
Joshua cut paper with
scissors.
Joshua cut a nice black
square. The square was a
hat for Joshua’s snowman.
square
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Paco looked at his paper.
His scissors did not cut nice
circles. His scissors did not cut
nice squares.
His scissors even ripped
the paper.
Paco’s circles and squares were
not nice. They were bumpy.
bumpy
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Miss Perez came to see Paco.
“Why are you sad?” she asked.
Paco pushed his snowman
toward Miss Perez so she could
see it. “Look at my bumpy
snowman,” Paco said.
“I cannot cut nice snowman
shapes.”
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“It looks like my snowman ate a
bite of his hat,” said Paco.
“I like that!” said Miss Perez.
Paco was surprised that Miss
Perez liked that.
Paco cut a black shape. He
glued it on the snowman’s belly.
glue
shape
belly
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Miss Perez laughed.
“I see the snowman ate its hat!”
said Miss Perez.
Paco laughed, too. “My
snowman ate his nose and
buttons, too!” Paco said.
Paco cut more shapes and glued
them on his snowman.
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Miss Perez put the snowmen
above the fish. Most snowmen
were made of white circles. They
looked like polar bears.
Paco’s bumpy snowman looked
different. It had a funny hat.
It had shapes on its belly.
Paco liked his snowman best!
fish
snowman
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RespondingTARGET SKILL Compare and
Contrast How is Paco’s snowman different from the other
snowmen? How is it the same?
Make a diagram.
Text to World Does Paco’s snowman look like a snowman
you would see in real life? Why?
Write two sentences to tell what
you think.
Write About It
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above
bear
even
pushed
studied
surprised
teacher
toward
WORDS TO KNOW
TARGET SKILL Compare and Contrast Tell how two things are alike
or not.
TARGET STRATEGY Monitor/Clarify Find ways to figure out what
doesn’t make sense.
GENRE Realistic fiction is a story that could happen in real
life.
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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
1033106
ISBN-13:978-0-547-03008-1ISBN-10:0-547-03008-8
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
Level: H
DRA: 14Genre:Realistic FictionStrategy:Monitor/Clarify
Skill:Compare and Contrast
Word Count: 334
The Bumpy Snowman
1.6.26
by Lisa Torres • illustrated by Diane Paterson
