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A World of Easter Eggs
A Reading A–Z Shared Reading BookWord Count: 327
Home Connection: Initial consonant r-blendsYour reader is learning to identify words with the r-blends fr, br, gr, and dr, such as frog, bring, gray, and drip. As you read the book together, have him or her look for words with these blends and make a list of them to share with the class. Then help your reader think of one or more new words that contain one of these blends. Have your reader add the words to the list.
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A World of Easter EggsShared Reading BookLevel 2© Learning A–ZWritten by Myka-Lynne Sokoloff
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ContentsEaster and Eggs .....................................4
The Easter Bunny ..................................6
Colorful Eggs from Ukraine ..................7
Chocolate Eggs from Italy .....................8
Fancy Eggs from Russia ........................9
One Huge Chocolate Egg ......................10
Color Your Own Easter Eggs ...............11
Glossary ................................................12
Easter and Eggs
People celebrate Easter all around the
world. Easter always comes in spring.
It’s hard to think about Easter without
thinking about eggs. Like springtime, eggs
can make people think of things that are
fresh and new. Easter eggs are a tradition
in many places.
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Some Easter eggs are painted bright,
pretty colors.
Some are made of candy.
Some are made of metal and jewels.
They are all beautiful eggs.
The Easter Bunny
Some people say the Easter Bunny hides
eggs for children to find. Some say he
brings baskets filled with chocolate eggs
and rainbow-colored jellybean eggs.
Long ago, children in the country of
Germany knew about the Easter Bunny.
When German settlers came to America,
the children made nests for the Easter
Bunny to use. Today children have Easter
baskets with nests of Easter grass.
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Colorful Eggs from Ukraine
In a country called Ukraine, people give
colorful eggs for Easter. These eggs are
called pysanky [pih-sahn-KIH]. People
draw designs on the eggs with wax. Then
they color the eggs. They do these steps
many times. The wax keeps the designs
from changing color. The designs and
colors have special meanings.
Chocolate Eggs from Italy
In Italy, people give fancy chocolate
eggs for Easter. The eggs have colorful
decorations. Many of the eggs have a toy
or a gift hidden inside. Some are huge,
some are small, but all of them are
beautiful eggs.
What Some Pysanky Colors Meanred sun, joy
yellow lightgreen spring, new life
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Fancy Eggs from Russia
Long ago, Russian rulers gave beautiful
eggs for Easter. It took a year or more
to make each egg from
gold, colored metal,
and jewels. Each egg
held a surprise.
One Huge Chocolate Egg
Some eggs are good to look at. Others
are good to eat—and eat.
In April 2012, chefs made a giant
chocolate egg in Argentina. The egg was
almost 28 feet (8.5 m) tall and more
than four tons—that’s lighter than an
elephant but twice the weight of a rhino!
On Easter Sunday, the egg’s surface
began to melt in the sun. Chefs cut up
the egg and shared it with the crowd.
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1. Spread out newspaper.
2. Add vinegar, water, and one color to each bowl.
3. Dip an egg until you like the color.
4. Let eggs dry on paper.
What you need: G newspaper
G hard-boiled eggs
G 20 drops of food coloring for each color
G 1 teaspoon white vinegar for each color
G ½ cup hot water for each color
G one cup or bowl for each color
G a big spoon
G a grown-up to help you
What you do:
Color Your Own Easter Eggs
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Glossarybaskets (n.) woven or plastic containers for
holding or carrying things
chocolate (n.) a food made from cacao seeds that is a popular treat
decorations (n.) objects used to beautify something
designs (n.) patterns of lines, shapes, images, or colors
Easter (n.) a Christian holiday held on a Sunday in spring
painted (n.) covered a surface with color, either for decoration or to make a picture
surface (n.) the outside or top part of a thing; the part of the ocean or land that touches the air above it
tradition (n.) a belief or custom that is passed down from year to year and generation to generation
wax (n.) a sticky, moldable substance produced by honeybees or a similar substance
