Is It the Bus? by Ross Calderara illustrated by Maribel Suarez DECODABLE BOOK 20 Is_it_the_Bus.indd FC2Is_it_the_Bus.indd FC2 1/25/07 8:43:59 AM1/25/07 8:43:59 AM Copyright © by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to School Permissions and Copyrights, Harcourt, Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777. Fax: 407-345-2418. STORYTOWN is a trademark of Harcourt, Inc. HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt, Inc., registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions. Printed in the United States of America ISBN 10 0-15-364075-8 ISBN 13 978-0-15-364075-9 Ordering Options ISBN 10 0-15-364176-2 ISBN 13 978-0-15-364176-3 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited and is illegal. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 179 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Is It the Bus? by Ross Calderara illustrated by Maribel Suarez Is_it_the_Bus.indd IBC4Is_it_the_Bus.indd IBC4 1/25/07 8:44:01 AM1/25/07 8:44:01 AM 2 Jen and Ed will hug Mom. Ed and Jen will get the bus. Is_it_the_Bus.indd 2Is_it_the_Bus.indd 2 1/25/07 8:44:03 AM1/25/07 8:44:03 AM 3 There is a bus, Jen. Can we get on it? Is_it_the_Bus.indd 3Is_it_the_Bus.indd 3 1/25/07 8:44:06 AM1/25/07 8:44:06 AM 4 It is a cab, Ed. It is not for us. Is_it_the_Bus.indd 4Is_it_the_Bus.indd 4 1/25/07 8:44:09 AM1/25/07 8:44:09 AM 5 There is a bus, Jen. Can we get on it? Is_it_the_Bus.indd 5Is_it_the_Bus.indd 5 1/25/07 8:44:12 AM1/25/07 8:44:12 AM 6 It is a van, Ed. It is not for us. Is_it_the_Bus.indd 6Is_it_the_Bus.indd 6 1/25/07 8:44:15 AM1/25/07 8:44:15 AM 7 There is a bus, Jen. Can we get on it? Is_it_the_Bus.indd 7Is_it_the_Bus.indd 7 1/25/07 8:44:18 AM1/25/07 8:44:18 AM 8 Yes Ed, we can get on it. Hop on the bus! Is_it_the_Bus.indd 8Is_it_the_Bus.indd 8 1/25/07 8:44:20 AM1/25/07 8:44:20 AM School-Home Connection Have your child read the book to you. Then discuss how you get to work and school. Is It The Bus? Word Count: 78 High-Frequency Words Decodable Words* and for the there we a bus cab can Ed get hop hug is it Jen Mom not on us van will yes *Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story. Is_it_the_Bus.indd 9Is_it_the_Bus.indd 9 2/1/07 1:31:27 PM2/1/07 1:31:27 PM [...]...w w w.harcour tschool.com ISBN-13: 978-0-15-364075-9 ISBN-10: 0-15-364075-8 > Ë|xHSKBPDy640759zv*:+:!:+:! Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd BC1 1/25/07 8:43:57 AM . AM 3 There is a bus, Jen. Can we get on it? Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd 3Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd 3 1/25/07 8:44:06 AM1/25/07 8:44:06 AM 4 It is a cab, Ed. It is not for us. Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd 4Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd. AM 5 There is a bus, Jen. Can we get on it? Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd 5Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd 5 1/25/07 8:44:12 AM1/25/07 8:44:12 AM 6 It is a van, Ed. It is not for us. Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd 6Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd. AM 7 There is a bus, Jen. Can we get on it? Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd 7Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd 7 1/25/07 8:44:18 AM1/25/07 8:44:18 AM 8 Yes Ed, we can get on it. Hop on the bus! Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd 8Is_ it_ the_ Bus. indd