Adventures with Abuela A Reading A–Z Level T Leveled Book Word Count: 1,771 LEVELED BOOK • T Adventures with Abuela Written by Carolina B Page Illustrated by Cende Hill Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com Adventures with Abuela Written by Carolina B Page Illustrated by Cende Hill www.readinga-z.com Table of Contents Special Delivery Clue 1: Books and Scrambled Letters Clue 2: Names and Paintings Clue 3: Towns and Flags 12 Clue 4: More Letters and Quarters 15 Glossary 20 Adventures with Abuela • Level T Special Delivery It was late afternoon in Kanab, Utah, when Adriana Cruz ran inside Holding a large envelope, she exclaimed, “It’s the letter from Abuela!” Her brother, Rob, looked up from the book he was reading “Get Mom and Dad!” he said “They’ll want to open it right away.” Their little sister, Emily, put her hands on her hips, looking puzzled “Abuela sends us stuff all the time What’s the big deal?” Adriana explained, “This is a special letter It contains clues to an adventure!” Table of Contents “Clues?” Emily asked Special Delivery Clue 1: Books and Scrambled Letters Clue 2: Names and Paintings Clue 3: Towns and Flags 12 Clue 4: More Letters and Quarters 15 Glossary 20 Adventures with Abuela • Level T “Remember, in her last email Abuela told us she was going to send us clues about our vacation,” Rob said “That’s no mystery,” Emily said “Mom and Dad already told us we’re going to Abuela’s house.” “But we have to solve a mystery on the way there,” Adriana explained “And this has the clues.” Their parents walked into the living room “What’s all the buzz about?” Mr Cruz asked “The letter from Abuela is here!” the children exclaimed “We’re leaving Kanab tomorrow so it came just in time,” Mrs Cruz said The family gathered to read the letter Dear family, I am taking you on a wonderful trip Let’s see if you can figure out where we are going I have sent you clues As you drive, use the clues to try and figure out where we will meet I will give you a hint: All the answers to my clues can be found on an Arizona map The clues are found in smaller envelopes You may open each clue as you solve the one before it You may now open the first clue Good luck, and I hope I am not sitting at the meeting place alone! Love, Abuela Adventures with Abuela • Level T Their parents walked into the living room “What’s all the buzz about?” Mr Cruz asked “The letter from Abuela is here!” the children exclaimed “We’re leaving Kanab tomorrow so it came just in time,” Mrs Cruz said The family gathered to read the letter Dear family, I am taking you on a wonderful trip Let’s see if you can figure out where we are going I have sent you clues As you drive, use the clues to try and figure out where we will meet I will give you a hint: All the answers to my clues can be found on an Arizona map CLUE 1: Books and Scrambled Letters The clues are found in smaller envelopes You may open each clue as you solve the one before it You may now open the first clue “Look! She included a map.” Rob said, unfolding it on the coffee table Good luck, and I hope I am not sitting at the meeting place alone! “I think these are the clues,” Emily said, pointing to a bunch of envelopes held together with a rubber band Love, Abuela Adventures with Abuela • Level T Mr Cruz held up a sealed envelope “We are supposed to open this one first,” he said, as he opened the envelope He pulled out the paper and read: Clue e vacation gam r u o in g e b To with a name y it c e th to o g mmon part o c a lls te t a th very book e d n a h c a e f o city, ”SHOUT!” e th to t e g u o When y rs in shout e tt le e th le b m Then unscra ection to take ir d h ic h w u o to tell y Emily said, “Let’s look at the map Abuela said all the answers were on the map If we look at the map maybe we can find a city that is part of a book.” “Hmm,” said Adriana, “I think it might be easier to list the parts of a book I think there are fewer parts of a book than there are cities in Arizona.” Adventures with Abuela • Level T Nevada Kanab Utah Colorado Page Flagstaff o lif Ca Mr Cruz held up a sealed envelope “We are supposed to open this one first,” he said, as he opened the envelope He pulled out the paper and read: New Mexico N ia rn Arizona Phoenix Clue Tucson e vacation gam r u o in g e b To with a name y it c e th to o g mmon part o c a lls te t a th very book e d n a h c a e f o city, ”SHOUT!” e th to t e g u o When y rs in shout e tt le e th le b m Then unscra ection to take ir d h ic h w u o to tell y MEXICO Arizona “Great idea!” exclaimed Rob, and he started making a list “Let’s see, there are covers, a table of contents, and page numbers ” “Pages! All books have pages but they might not have a table of contents!” said Adriana Emily said, “Let’s look at the map Abuela said all the answers were on the map If we look at the map maybe we can find a city that is part of a book.” “Hmm,” said Adriana, “I think it might be easier to list the parts of a book I think there are fewer parts of a book than there are cities in Arizona.” Adventures with Abuela • Level T UNITED STATES OF AMERICA “Great! Let’s see if there is a Pages, Arizona, on the map,” said Rob “There’s not Pages, but there is a Page, Arizona! It is in the northern part of the state, almost in the center,” stated Adriana “Well, then that is where we will drive tomorrow after we have had a good breakfast,” said Mrs Cruz CLUE 2: Names and Paintings The next morning, an hour after an early breakfast, they rolled into Page and gave a loud SHOUT “Now we have to figure out what direction to go using the letters in the word shout,” said Rob “Well it shouldn’t be west because we just came from there, and Abuela wouldn’t send us back in the same direction,” said Adriana “You sillies It’s south! You just move the h to the end,” cried Emily “Hey, don’t we get to open the next clue now that we are in Page?” remembered Dad Adventures with Abuela • Level T CLUE 2: Names and Paintings Mom opened the next clue because Dad was driving Mom read, “Clue You should be in Page, Arizona and traveling south.” The next morning, an hour after an early breakfast, they rolled into Page and gave a loud SHOUT “Now we have to figure out what direction to go using the letters in the word shout,” said Rob “Yeah!” cheered the Cruz children “We were right.” Mom continued reading Clue e and across g id R e th g n lo a After you Spring exit to a town e th to t e g ill w u the Gap, yo ften a member o is d n a y it c a that thinks it’s , start looking re e th t e g u o y n of a band Whe represents re tu ic p is th g in th for some , open Clue it h g u ro th g lin e av When you are tr “Well it shouldn’t be west because we just came from there, and Abuela wouldn’t send us back in the same direction,” said Adriana “You sillies It’s south! You just move the h to the end,” cried Emily “Hey, don’t we get to open the next clue now that we are in Page?” remembered Dad “It’s a drawing of a paintbrush and a cactus,” Adriana said, “but what does it mean?” Adventures with Abuela • Level T 10 “Let’s look at the map I don’t see any cactus, and certainly there are no paintbrushes Read the clue again, Mom,” asked Rob Mom read the clue again and said, “Oh, I just noticed that Spring, Ridge, and Gap are all capitalized That means they might be the name of something All place names are capitalized.” Adriana opened the map “Here it is! Highway 89 We are supposed to drive south on Highway 89!” “Let me see,” said Rob as he grabbed the map “Look Highway 89 goes through Bitter Springs, Cedar Ridge, and The Gap—places just like Mom thought.” “Good, then 89 must be the right road,” said a relieved Dad “What about that town that thinks it’s a city and is often a member of a band What the heck does that mean?” “Hmm,” said Rob “I’ve got it! It’s Tuba City I see from the map legend that Tuba City is really a town, and I know that tubas are musical instruments in bands.” Adventures with Abuela • Level T 11 Map of Northern Arizona “Let’s look at the map I don’t see any cactus, and certainly there are no paintbrushes Read the clue again, Mom,” asked Rob Kanab Grand Canyon National Park Mom read the clue again and said, “Oh, I just noticed that Spring, Ridge, and Gap are all capitalized That means they might be the name of something All place names are capitalized.” Flagstaff Kingman Sedona Prescott Adriana opened the map “Here it is! Highway 89 We are supposed to drive south on Highway 89!” Highway Painted 89 Desert Winslow Navajo Holbrook N CLUE 3: Towns and Flags Several hours passed as the children searched every billboard, sign, and building along Highway 89 for something that matched the drawing They had passed the exit to Tuba City and were starting to get nervous “Let me see,” said Rob as he grabbed the map “Look Highway 89 goes through Bitter Springs, Cedar Ridge, and The Gap—places just like Mom thought.” “Good, then 89 must be the right road,” said a relieved Dad “What about that town that thinks it’s a city and is often a member of a band What the heck does that mean?” “Maybe we missed it,” said Adriana “I don’t think so,” said Mom, “but just look out the window Aren’t these rocks beautiful? It’s almost as if someone painted them with a rainbow.” “Hmm,” said Rob “I’ve got it! It’s Tuba City I see from the map legend that Tuba City is really a town, and I know that tubas are musical instruments in bands.” Adventures with Abuela • Level T Lake Page Powell Bitter Springs Cedar Ridge The Gap Tuba City Kaibab National Forest I-40 Area of Detail “Painted with a paintbrush?” asked Emily 11 12 Just then Adriana saw a sign “Painted Desert.” “That’s it!” she cried “Emily, you are a genius! Paintbrush and cactus—we are in the Painted Desert Mom, open the next clue and let’s see if we are right!” Mom read: Clue Cedar Ridge, s, g n ri p S r te it B passed be You should have Now you should t xi e ity C a b Tu e The Gap, and th e Painted Desert th g n lo a g lin ve a tr The children all screamed, “Yes!” Mom continued in cited this poem re r e th o m d n Your great-g n you reach the e h W ild h c a s a w e school when she me on the phon ll a c f, o u yo s d Arizona city it re nion O Flag of Our U true, , to you we’ll be n io n u r u o f o g o Fla ars on the blue; st r u yo d n a s, Pe white stri to your red and ght, , the symbol of ri m o d e e fr f o m the emble t! g fair and brigh fla o , u yo te lu sa we children Adventures with Abuela • Level T 13 Just then Adriana saw a sign “Painted Desert.” “That’s it!” she cried “Emily, you are a genius! Paintbrush and cactus—we are in the Painted Desert Mom, open the next clue and let’s see if we are right!” “Oh, man It’s all about a flag Where are we going to find a flag in the middle of the desert?” moaned Rob “I’ve seen flags at gas stations,” stated Emily “Yeah, but a gas station isn’t a city Abuela said when we get to the city the poem reminds us of, to call her,” said Rob Mom read: Clue Cedar Ridge, s, g n ri p S r te it B passed be You should have Now you should t xi e ity C a b Tu e The Gap, and th e Painted Desert th g n lo a g lin ve a tr “I know,” said Adriana “Remember, Abuela also said that all the clues can be found on the map Let’s look at the map and find the cities Maybe if we read the city names we can find one that reminds us of a flag Cities have bigger dots on this map than towns.” The children all screamed, “Yes!” Mom continued in cited this poem re r e th o m d n Your great-g n you reach the e h W ild h c a s a w e school when she me on the phon ll a c f, o u yo s d Arizona city it re nion O Flag of Our U true, , to you we’ll be n io n u r u o f o g o Fla ars on the blue; st r u yo d n a s, Pe white stri to your red and ght, , the symbol of ri m o d e e fr f o m the emble t! g fair and brigh fla o , u yo te lu sa we children Adventures with Abuela • Level T 13 The children looked for all the cities on the map, Phoenix, Tucson “FLAGSTAFF!” they shouted “Dad, quick, drive to Flagstaff!” Map of Southern Arizona Tucson I-10 Map Legend Cities & Towns PHOENIX TUCSON FLAGSTAFF NOGALES 14 Population 1,000,000+ 500,000–750,000 50,000–100,000 2,500–25,000 N I-19 Nogales MEXICO Douglas CLUE 4: More Letters and Quarters They drove to a rest stop near Flagstaff, and Dad called Abuela on his cell phone “Wow, you have done a great job! I hope you’re in Flagstaff,” said Abuela over the phone “Put me on the speakerphone so everyone can hear.” Hi everyone Here is Clue Unscramble the letters in Clue that chose not to join Go two hours east on Interstate 40 And meet me at the head of Washington’s coin “See you in two hours!” Abuela said “Bye, Abuela!” the children shouted “I guess we need to pull out the map again,” said Rob “And don’t forget Clue 3,” said Emily Adventures with Abuela • Level T 15 CLUE 4: More Letters and Quarters The children saw that some of the letters were different from the other letters in Clue They figured that those were the letters that didn’t join But when they listed the letters, F, i, e, t, d, i, P, r, o, e, e, r, s, f, t, they didn’t make sense They drove to a rest stop near Flagstaff, and Dad called Abuela on his cell phone “Wow, you have done a great job! I hope you’re in Flagstaff,” said Abuela over the phone “Put me on the speakerphone so everyone can hear.” Then Adriana remembered that Abuela had said to unscramble the letters So they each played with the letters They scrambled and unscrambled them as Dad drove Hi everyone Here is Clue Unscramble the letters in Clue that chose not to join Go two hours east on Interstate 40 And meet me at the head of Washington’s coin They had made Peter Fest, and Free Poets but nothing was making sense Then Dad reminded them of the map “We are driving two hours east on I-40 Maybe you can use the scale F, i, e, t, d, i, of miles on the r, o, e, e, r, s, map to figure out how far two fried hours driving Peter would be and see if poets something near that red spot has the letters you listed.” “See you in two hours!” Abuela said “Bye, Abuela!” the children shouted “I guess we need to pull out the map again,” said Rob “And don’t forget Clue 3,” said Emily Adventures with Abuela • Level T 15 16 P, f, t Map of East Central Arizona Flagstaff I-40 Meteor Crater Petrified Forest Sun Valley Navajo Winslow 60 miles 100 kilometers Holbrook N “Well, it’s about 60 miles from Flagstaff to Winslow,” said Rob “That means it is about an hour because cars travel about 60 miles an hour Another hour, or 60 miles from there, puts us at a place called the Petrified Forest,” said Adriana “That’s it!” cried Rob “Abuela is meeting us at the Petrified Forest That has all the right letters.” “But according to this map the forest is huge! How are we going to find Abuela in a forest?” cried Emily “She said to meet her at Washington’s head,” Adriana remembered “Maybe there‘s a statue there Wait, didn’t she say something about a coin? Washington’s head is on a quarter, isn’t it?” Adventures with Abuela • Level T 17 Map of East Central Arizona Flagstaff I-40 Meteor Crater “Quarters are even smaller than heads!” cried Rob Petrified Forest Sun Valley Petrified Forest National Park Navajo Winslow 60 miles 100 kilometers Holbrook N “Well, it’s about 60 miles from Flagstaff to Winslow,” said Rob “That means it is about an hour because cars travel about 60 miles an hour Another hour, or 60 miles from there, puts us at a place called the Petrified Forest,” said Adriana “That’s it!” cried Rob “Abuela is meeting us at the Petrified Forest That has all the right letters.” Kachina Point Pintado Point Park Headquarters I-40 Newspaper Rock N Current Park Boundaries Proposed New Park Boundaries Adriana read aloud the spots labeled inside the Petrified Forest, “Pintado Point, Kachina Point, The Park Headquarters, and Newspaper Rock.” “But according to this map the forest is huge! How are we going to find Abuela in a forest?” cried Emily “She said to meet her at Washington’s head,” Adriana remembered “Maybe there‘s a statue there Wait, didn’t she say something about a coin? Washington’s head is on a quarter, isn’t it?” Adventures with Abuela • Level T “Well,” Mom said, “I believe Abuela’s words were ‘at the head of Washington’s coin.’ Perhaps you need to look at the map again.” 17 “Wait!” cried Rob “That’s it! The Park Headquarters— we will meet Abuela at the Park Headquarters inside the Petrified Forest!” 18 Soon the Cruz family pulled into the parking lot at Petrified Forest Park Headquarters The children scrambled out of the car They found Abuela cheerfully talking to a park ranger “There’s my family now,” said Abuela “I thought you’d never get here!” “Never? That was the shortest drive ever!” said Emily “Well, let’s go find out about Petrified Forests,” said Abuela The Cruz family knew they were off on yet another adventure with Abuela Adventures with Abuela • Level T 19 Soon the Cruz family pulled into the parking lot at Petrified Forest Park Headquarters The children scrambled out of the car They found Abuela cheerfully talking to a park ranger “There’s my family now,” said Abuela “I thought you’d never get here!” “Never? That was the shortest drive ever!” said Emily “Well, let’s go find out about Petrified Forests,” said Abuela Glossary adventure an unusual experience (p 4) clues pieces of information or objects that help solve a puzzle (p 4) direction the path or line along which something moves, lies, or faces, such as north, south, down, or up (p 7) head the side of a coin considered the front, often shows a person’s face (p 15) headquarters the main office of an organization (p 18) map legend a group of symbols and brief descriptions on a map (p 14) The Cruz family knew they were off on yet another adventure with Abuela mystery something not explained or solved (p 4) Painted a desert on a plateau in north-central Desert Arizona, famous for the bands of color created by eroded layers of sediment, mud, and volcanic ash (p 13) Petrified Forest a national park in northeastern Arizona with fossilized logs (p 17) puzzled to be confused (p 4) recited to have said aloud from memory (p 13) scale of miles a series of marks on a line used to measure distance on a map (p 16) Adventures with Abuela • Level T 19 20 Adventures with Abuela A Reading A–Z Level T Leveled Book Word Count: 1,771 LEVELED BOOK • T Adventures with Abuela Written by Carolina B Page Illustrated by Cende Hill Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com Adventures with Abuela Written by Carolina B Page Illustrated by Cende Hill Adventures with Abuela Level T Leveled Book © Learning A–Z Written by Carolina B Page Illustrated by Cende Hill All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com Correlation LEVEL T Fountas & Pinnell Reading Recovery DRA P 38 38