Scott Foresman Reading StreetGenre Build Background Access Content Extend Language
Fiction • Inventing
• Working Together
Illustrated by John Kastner
Scott Foresman Reading Street 1.5.6
Genre Build Background Access Content Extend Language
Fiction • Inventing
• Working Together
Illustrated by John Kastner
14126_CVR.indd Cover114126_CVR.indd Cover1 3/1/05 5:01:24 PM3/1/05 5:01:24 PM
Talk About It 1. How did it help Thomas Edison to have other
people work with him? 2. What do the girls think about Thomas Edison?
Write About It 3. On a separate sheet of paper, write a list of
places where light bulbs are used for light. Examples: at schools, in streets
Extend Language Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. The opposite of dark is light. Light and dark are antonyms. Do you know the antonyms of these words?
out long wet
All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V034 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05
14126_CVR.indd Cover214126_CVR.indd Cover2 3/1/05 5:01:30 PM3/1/05 5:01:30 PM
Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New York Sales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois
Coppell, Texas • Sacramento, California • Mesa, Arizona
Lights Out!Lights Out! by Maxine Peters
Illustrated by John Kastner
7.105317
2
The light bulb went out! “Mama, Mama,” cried the girls. “It is dark! We cannot see!” Mama answered, “I’ll change the light bulb.”
light bulb
3
Shaneka wants to know about light bulbs. “Who made the very first light bulb?” she now asks. “A very smart person invented it!” answers Tanya. “And a very smart person improved it,” says Mama.
lamp
12.016357
16.248213
4
Mama tells the girls about Thomas Edison. He lived a long time ago. He was always asking questions. He wanted to know how things worked. He loved to try new things.
14126_01-08.indd 414126_01-08.indd 4 3/1/05 5:04:04 PM3/1/05 5:04:04 PM
5
When Thomas Edison grew up, he wanted to make a better light bulb. He hired people to work with him. Their first light bulb did not work well. The light stopped working too soon.
14126_01-08.indd 514126_01-08.indd 5 3/1/05 5:04:08 PM3/1/05 5:04:08 PM
15.673515
14.367388
6
Thomas Edison worked very hard. He wanted to make a better light bulb. He tried many different experiments. An experiment is a kind of test. It helps people learn new things.
14126_01-08.indd 614126_01-08.indd 6 3/1/05 5:04:12 PM3/1/05 5:04:12 PM
7
Finally, Thomas made a light bulb that worked for a long time! He was very smart. He never stopped trying. He never gave up.
14126_01-08.indd 714126_01-08.indd 7 3/1/05 5:04:20 PM3/1/05 5:04:20 PM
16.457191
12.016357
8
The girls look at the light bulb. They think about Thomas Edison. They want to work hard like Thomas did. They think it is good to be smart.
What do you think?
14126_01-08.indd 814126_01-08.indd 8 3/1/05 5:04:24 PM3/1/05 5:04:24 PM
Talk About It 1. How did it help Thomas Edison to have other
people work with him? 2. What do the girls think about Thomas Edison?
Write About It 3. On a separate sheet of paper, write a list of
places where light bulbs are used for light. Examples: at schools, in streets
Extend Language Antonyms are words that have opposite meanings. The opposite of dark is light. Light and dark are antonyms. Do you know the antonyms of these words?
out long wet
All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V034 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05
14126_CVR.indd Cover214126_CVR.indd Cover2 3/1/05 5:01:30 PM3/1/05 5:01:30 PM
15.41229
59.55961
previous:
next: