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Author: Tracy West
Summary: It is a sunny day in Pine Park and the people of the town are out enjoying it. Suddenly things begin disappearing. They soon find out why!
Illustrated by Mary GrandPre
The ________ writes the stories.
The __________ draws the pictures.
author
illustrator
Genre –It is a play.A play is a story
that can be acted out.
Look for: Words that tell the characters’ actions and feelings. A plot divided into scenes.
As a child, Tracey West loved reading so much that she decided she wanted to be a writer when she grew up. Tracey West studied journalism at college. She has been a newspaper reporter and a book editor.
She likes to collect comic books, grow herbs, and walk in the woods.
Now she lives outside of New York City with her husband, her dog, Tisha, and her cat, Elvira.
"Reading has been one of my favorite things to do since second grade."
confused- to be uncertain or unclear
about something
Bob was very confused when he tried to teach himself to speak German.
cornered- to get a person or
an animal into a situation or position that is a trap
Sam had Max cornered behind the door.
Sam
Max
objects- things
that you can see and touch but are not alive
The objects in this picture are very old Indian weapons.
It is _______ for Dad to watch football on Sunday
afternoons.confused
cornered
objects
typical
clasp
caused
removes
The smart bird could lift the _____ on his cage and
fly free.confused
cornered
clasp
objects
removes
typical
caused
The glue _________ the pictures to stick to the paper.
clasp
objects
caused
confused
typical
cornered
removes
The monkey was __________ when the wind blew his cap
away. causedconfusedtypicalclasp
objectscorneredremoves
My teacher _________ children from the classroom who refuse to do their work.objects
confused
caused
cornered
clasp
typical
removes
1. caused ___
2. confused ___
3. typical__
4. clasp ___
5. objects ___
6. cornered___
7. removes ___
A. - a small hook that holds parts together
B. -to be uncertain or unclear about something
C. -to get a person or an animal into situation or position that is a trap
D. -things that you can see and touch but are not alive
E. - takes awayF. - normal or usual for a kind
of thingG. - made something happenE
D
B
A
C
F
G
WEBSITES • Building Background• Reading Skills• Test Tutor• Other Activities• Backyard Birds• All About Birds• Bird Printouts (click link to printouts)• Video: Mynah Bird • Kid's Mysteries • Online Quiz • Bird's Nests• Edible Bird's Nests • Helping Birds Build A Nest • Matching Words
More Websites
• Prefixes games!:• Game 1: Prefix Builder
• Game 2: Prefix Catch
• Game 3: Constructing Prefixes (matching)
• Game 4: Prefix and Suffix Machine! • Prefixes at Work• The Pine Park Mystery Kids' Page