Level: J DRA: 18 Genre: Fantasy Strategy: Infer/Predict Skill: Cause and Effect Word Count: 255 Bobcat Tells a Tale 1.4.20 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1101617 by Ryan Hensley illustrated by Richard Hoit H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN H ARCO URT 1_252964_AL_LRSE_CVR_L20_Bobcat.indd 5/17/10 6:04:53 PM Bobcat Tells a Tale by Ryan Hensley illustrated by Richard Hoit 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-10: 0-547-25296-X ISBN-13: 978-0-547-25296-4 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 1_252964RTXE_LR4_5AL_Bobcat.indd1 2/4/09 7:48:08 PM 1_252964RTXE_LR4_5AL_Bobcat.indd2 2/5/09 1:45:55 PM The sky was blue Bobcat was skiing down the mountain He had an old purple scarf around his neck He had goggles over his eyes Then he heard a thud! Bobcat looked at the snow on his arm He said, “Oh! The snow is slipping down the mountain! I’ve got to try to get home to tell my mother!” So Bobcat raced down the mountain On the way, Bobcat met Ostrich His skis were making lines in the snow “There’s no time for that!” said Bobcat “The snow is slipping down the mountain! We have to get home!” “Oh, dear!” said Ostrich “We must tell Elk.” So they raced down the mountain They met Elk as he was leaping off a snow bank “I can use a snow board to get down the mountain!” Elk yelled “Do you want to watch me?” “There’s no time for that!” said Ostrich “The snow is slipping down the mountain! We have to get home!” So they raced down the mountain 1_252964RTXE_LR4_5AL_Bobcat.indd7 2/4/09 7:48:18 PM At last, they were at the door of Elk’s house Then more snow hit Bobcat Thud! It was a snowball! Bobcat turned to look at the Cubs They smiled as they ran up to him “The snow isn’t slipping,” the Cubs said “It was us!” Bobcat grinned He tossed a snowball back at the Cubs Then they all tossed snowballs Thud! Thud! What a big snowball fight! 1_252964RTXE_LR4_5AL_Bobcat.indd9 2/4/09 7:48:22 PM Then Bobcat said, “This is a lot of fun! But let’s go wash off all the snow before we go inside!” 10 Responding Cause and Effect What happens when snow hits Bobcat? Why does it happen? Make a chart TARGET SKILL Write About It Text to Text Think of another story with animals that act like people Write three sentences to tell about the story 11 1_252964RTXE_LR4_5AL_Bobcat.indd11 11 2/4/09 7:48:26 PM WORDS TO KNOW door old want more try wash mother use LEARN MORE WORDS goggles ostrich mountain skiing Cause and Effect Tell what happens and why TARGET SKILL Infer/Predict Use clues to figure out more about story parts TARGET STRATEGY GENRE A fantasy is a story that could not happen in real life 12 1_252964RTXE_LR4_5AL_Bobcat.indd12 12 2/4/09 7:48:28 PM Level: J DRA: 18 Genre: Fantasy Strategy: Infer/Predict Skill: Cause and Effect Word Count: 255 Bobcat Tells a Tale 1.4.20 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1101617 by Ryan Hensley illustrated by Richard Hoit H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN H ARCO URT 1_252964_AL_LRSE_CVR_L20_Bobcat.indd 5/17/10 6:04:53 PM ... slipping,” the Cubs said “It was us!” Bobcat grinned He tossed a snowball back at the Cubs Then they all tossed snowballs Thud! Thud! What a big snowball fight! 1_252964RTXE_LR4_5AL _Bobcat. indd9 2/4/09... Then Bobcat said, “This is a lot of fun! But let’s go wash off all the snow before we go inside!” 10 Responding Cause and Effect What happens when snow hits Bobcat? Why does it happen? Make a chart... story parts TARGET STRATEGY GENRE A fantasy is a story that could not happen in real life 12 1_252964RTXE_LR4_5AL _Bobcat. indd12 12 2/4/09 7:48:28 PM Level: J DRA: 18 Genre: Fantasy Strategy: Infer/Predict