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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
1033109
ISBN-13:978-0-547-03014-2ISBN-10:0-547-03014-2
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
by Mary Alice Bowerillustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida
1.6.28
TheBoat Race
Level: JDRA: 18Genre:FantasyStrategy:Infer/Predict Skill:Story Structure Word Count: 366
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by Mary Alice Bowerillustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida
TheBoat Race
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Paxton and Delia are friends.
They like to play ball and jump
over waves. They like to ride in
a sailboat.
The wind blows on the sails
of a sailboat. The wind makes
the sailboat move.
waves
sailboatsail
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One day, Paxton and Delia
saw a sign on the beach. The
sign said “Sailboat Race Today.”
“Our sailboat should go in
the sailboat race!” said Delia.
“Yes. Our sailboat should go
in the race,” said Paxton.
sign
beach
Sailboat RaceToday
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Delia pulled the large sail up.
Paxton felt the wind blow on his
face. He helped Delia. Delia
moved the boat into the wind.
The wind blew across the sails,
and the sailboat moved!
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The wind pushed the sailboat
through the waves. The sailboat
moved faster. Soon, Paxton and
Delia’s sailboat was the second
sailboat in the race. There was
one sailboat in front of them.
“We can win this race!” Delia
cried. She was very happy.
firstsecond
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Then the wind stopped
blowing and the boat stopped
moving.
“We should blow air on the
sails,” said Paxton. Paxton and
Delia did blow air on the sails.
The sailboat did not move.
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“We should flap our towels at
the sails,” said Delia.
Paxton and Delia flapped
their towels up and down at the
sails. The sailboat did not move.
“Some sailboats are leaving
the race,” said Delia.
towel
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“Those sailboats can leave,”
said Paxton. “We will not leave
the race. We will not quit.”
Then Paxton and Delia heard
loud birds. The birds flew over
their heads. Delia saw the birds.
She said, “I know what to do!”
heads
bird
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“Will you help us?” Delia
asked the birds. The birds said
yes! “Please flap your wings to
make wind,” said Delia.
The birds flapped their wings
up and down. Wind blew across
the sails. The sailboat moved!
wings
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Paxton and Delia’s sailboat
moved to the beach. It was the
only sailboat to finish the race!
“We won the race!” Paxton
cried. He hugged Delia.
“Yes!” said Delia. “We helped
each other win!”
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Responding TARGET SKILL Story Structure
Who is this story about? Where
does the story happen? What
happens in the story? Make a
chart.
Text to World Think about a race you saw. How was it
different from the race in this
story? Which race did you
like more?
Talk About It
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across
ball
cried
head
heard
large
second
should
WORDS TO KNOW
TARGET SKILL Story Structure Tell the setting, character, and
events in a story.
TARGET STRATEGY Infer/Predict Use clues to figure out more about
story parts.
GENRE A fantasy is a story that could not happen in real life.
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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
1033109
ISBN-13:978-0-547-03014-2ISBN-10:0-547-03014-2
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
by Mary Alice Bowerillustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida
1.6.28
TheBoat Race
Level: JDRA: 18–20Genre:FantasyStrategy:Infer/Predict Skill:Story Structure Word Count: 366
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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
1033109
ISBN-13:978-0-547-03014-2ISBN-10:0-547-03014-2
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
by Mary Alice Bowerillustrated by Liisa Chauncy Guida
1.6.28
TheBoat Race
Level: JDRA: 18Genre:FantasyStrategy:Infer/Predict Skill:Story Structure Word Count: 366
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