Level: J DRA: 18 Genre: Fantasy Strategy: Visualize Skill: Compare and Contrast Word Count: 348 The Mountain 1.4.17 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books ISBN-13:978-0-547-02713-5 ISBN-10:0-547-02713-3 by Emily de Laurelia • illustrated by Nicole Rutton 1032755 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN 1_027135_AL_LRSE_CVR_L17_MOUNT.indd 5/17/10 5:53:26 PM The Mountain by Emily de Laurelia illustrated by Nicole Rutton Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers, Attn: Permissions, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777 Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02713-5 ISBN-10: 0-547-02713-3 0940 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format Mole and Rabbit were best friends They lived beside a mountain One day, Rabbit felt bored He didn’t want to look for rocks He didn’t want to tell jokes He wanted to something new “Let’s go to the other side of the mountain!” Rabbit said “That’s far away,” said Mole “Would we go by car or train or bike?” “There are no roads for cars and no tracks for trains There are no trails for bikes,” Rabbit said “We could make a tunnel through the mountain!” Mole said “A tunnel will be cozy It’s the fastest way to the other side.” “We could ride a hot air balloon over the mountain!” Rabbit said “A balloon ride will be exciting It’s the finest way to the other side.” Mole and Rabbit thought and thought Finally, Mole spoke “Maybe you could go over the mountain,” she said “Yes,” said Rabbit “And maybe you could go through it.” So Rabbit took off in the hot air balloon “Don’t worry I’ll see you soon!” he called Mole began to dig “See you on the other side!” she called back Mole was right The tunnel was cozy She liked to dig quickly It was a fast way to travel But she wanted to show Rabbit the busy earthworms She wanted to tell Rabbit a joke Mole missed Rabbit Rabbit was right The balloon ride was exciting He liked to feel the wind in his fur But he wanted to show Mole the clouds He wanted to tell Mole a joke about the farmer in the dell Rabbit missed Mole Mole got to the other side of the mountain Rabbit was not there yet She waited and waited Then… above the trees… there was the hot air balloon! “Hello, Rabbit!” called Mole “Hello, Mole!” Rabbit called back “Next time, let’s go on a trip together,” said Mole “I’m sure that will be better!” said Rabbit “Well, we have to get back home,” said Mole “Will you try my tunnel?” “Um…” said Rabbit “Wouldn’t you like to ride in my balloon?” 10 Responding Compare and Contrast How are Rabbit and Mole the same? How are they different? Make a diagram TARGET SKILL Write About It Text to Self Draw a picture of a place you visited Write two sentences about that place 11 WORDS TO KNOW about could sure by don’t there car maybe LEARN MORE WORDS mountain tunnel Compare and Contrast Tell how two things are alike or not TARGET SKILL Visualize Picture what is happening as you read TARGET STRATEGY GENRE A fantasy is a story that could not happen in real life 12 Level: J DRA: 18 Genre: Fantasy Strategy: Visualize Skill: Compare and Contrast Word Count: 348 The Mountain 1.4.17 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books ISBN-13:978-0-547-02713-5 ISBN-10:0-547-02713-3 by Emily de Laurelia • illustrated by Nicole Rutton 1032755 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN 1_027135_AL_LRSE_CVR_L17_MOUNT.indd 5/17/10 5:53:26 PM ... the dell Rabbit missed Mole Mole got to the other side of the mountain Rabbit was not there yet She waited and waited Then… above the trees… there was the hot air balloon! “Hello, Rabbit!” called... It’s the fastest way to the other side.” “We could ride a hot air balloon over the mountain! ” Rabbit said “A balloon ride will be exciting It’s the finest way to the other side.” Mole and Rabbit... friends They lived beside a mountain One day, Rabbit felt bored He didn’t want to look for rocks He didn’t want to tell jokes He wanted to something new “Let’s go to the other side of the mountain! ”