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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN by Denise Carter illustrated by Timothy Banks Giraffe’s Neck
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
ISBN-13:978-0-547-02731-9ISBN-10:0-547-02731-1
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
Level: E
DRA: 8Genre:FolktaleStrategy:Question Skill:Sequence of Events
Word Count: 109
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by Denise Carterillustrated by Timothy Banks
Giraffe’sNeck
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Giraffe was hungry.
She saw some leaves
on a low branch.
branch
leavesGiraffe
3
Giraffe ate the leaves
on the low branch.
“Yum,” said Giraffe.
4
Giraffe was still hungry.
She saw some leaves
on a middle branch.
5
Giraffe ate the leaves
on the middle branch.
“Yum,” said Giraffe.
6
Giraffe was still hungry.
She saw some leaves
on a high branch.
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Giraffe tried to eat
the leaves on the
high branch.
But the leaves were
too high.
8
Giraffe was very hungry.
“I will stretch my neck,”
said Giraffe.
neck
9
Giraffe stretched
and stretched.
Her neck got very long.
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Giraffe ate the leaves
on the high branch.
“Yum,” said Giraffe.
She was not hungry
anymore.
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Responding TARGET SKILL Sequence of
Events What happened first in the story? What happened next?
What happened last? Make a
chart.
Text to Text Think of a different story that tells why an animal
looks the way it looks. What
animal is the story about? Why
does the animal look that way?
Talk About It
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been
brown
know
never
off
out
own
very
WORDS TO KNOW
TARGET SKILL Sequence of Events Tell the order in which things happen.
TARGET STRATEGY Question Ask questions about what you are reading.
GENRE A folktale is a story that is often told by people of a country.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
ISBN-13:978-0-547-02731-9ISBN-10:0-547-02731-1
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
Level: E
DRA: 8Genre:FolktaleStrategy:Question Skill:Sequence of Events
Word Count: 109
1.3.12
by Denise Carterillustrated by Timothy Banks
1032823
Giraffe’s Neck
1_027319_BL_LRSE_CVR_L12_GIRAF.indd 1 5/17/10 7:23:13 PM
