Grounded to Earth A Reading A–Z Level H Leveled Book Word Count: 225 LEVELED BOOK • H Grounded to Earth •N K • H Written by Torran Anderson Illustrated by Reginald Butler Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com Grounded to Earth Written by Torran Anderson Illustrated by Reginald Butler www.readinga-z.com Zorb wanted to take over Earth “We have blasters!” Zorb said Grounded to Earth • Level H “Take a deep breath Count to ten Zorb wanted to take over Earth You need to leave Earth alone,” “We have blasters!” Zorb said Grounded to Earth • Level H his mom said Zorb jumped over his dad He grabbed the controls of the spaceship “You need to learn a lesson,” his dad said Grounded to Earth • Level H Zorb jumped over his dad He grabbed the controls of the spaceship His dad pushed a big red button “You need to learn a lesson,” Zorb was sent to a park on Earth He saw some kids playing kickball his dad said Grounded to Earth • Level H “I am Zorb, the ruler of Earth!” Zorb said The kids stopped their game Grounded to Earth • Level H “I am Zorb, the ruler of Earth!” They looked at Zorb and started Zorb said to laugh The kids stopped their game Grounded to Earth • Level H “You’re just a little kid,” a boy said Zorb looked at himself He was inside a suit It made him look just like a kid Grounded to Earth • Level H Zorb looked at himself He was inside a suit “I have blasters!” Zorb said The kids started to play again It made him look just like a kid Grounded to Earth • Level H 10 Zorb was mad He took a deep breath and counted to ten “Can I play?” Zorb asked “Sure,” the boy said Grounded to Earth • Level H 11 Zorb was mad He took a deep breath and Zorb hadn’t played kickball before counted to ten “Can I play?” Zorb asked The kids taught him “Sure,” the boy said No one made fun of him Grounded to Earth • Level H 11 12 A boy rolled the ball Zorb kicked it over the fence The team cheered Grounded to Earth • Level H 13 Zorb saw two people watching the game A boy rolled the ball “Did you learn your lesson?” Zorb kicked it over the fence the man asked The team cheered Grounded to Earth • Level H “Dad, Mom, is that you?” Zorb asked 13 14 “Yes,” his dad said “Do you still want to take over Earth?” his mom asked “No I just want to take over this game,” Zorb said Grounded to Earth • Level H 15 Glossary blasters (n.) fictional weapons that shoot beams of energy (p 3) kickball (n.) a game similar to baseball in which a large rubber ball is kicked (p 6) lesson (n.) an experience that teaches something useful or valuable (p 5) spaceship (n.) a vehicle used for traveling in space (p 5) suit (n.) “Yes,” his dad said “Do you still want to take over Earth?” his mom asked “No I just want to take over this take over (v.) to take control of something (p 3) game,” Zorb said Grounded to Earth • Level H a set of clothes or coverings used or worn for a specific purpose (p 9) 15 16 Grounded to Earth A Reading A–Z Level H Leveled Book Word Count: 225 LEVELED BOOK • H Grounded to Earth •N K • H Written by Torran Anderson Illustrated by Reginald Butler Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials www.readinga-z.com Grounded to Earth Written by Torran Anderson Illustrated by Reginald Butler Grounded to Earth Level H Leveled Book © Learning A–Z Written by Torran Anderson Illustrated by Reginald Butler All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com Correlation LEVEL H Fountas & Pinnell H Reading Recovery 13–14 DRA 14