by Dick Martin illustrated by Judith Pfeiffer H O UG H T O N MIF F L IN by Dick Martin illustrated by Judith Pfeiffer Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin 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 or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Houghton Mifflin Company unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law Address inquiries to School Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-01721-1 ISBN-10: 0-547-01721-9 RRD 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 We will see some things by the sea We will see some fish by the sea We will see some snails by the sea We will see a starfish by the sea We will see seaweed by the sea We will see an octopus by the sea We will see a crab by the sea Look! Look! We will see a whale in the sea! 10 Responding Author’s Purpose Why did the author write this book? Make a chart Tell three things you learned about the sea TARGET SKILL Write About It Text to World Draw a picture of things you can see by the sea Write a letter to a friend Tell about your picture 11 WORDS TO KNOW be will LEARN MORE WORDS octopus starfish Author’s Purpose Tell why an author writes a book TARGET SKILL Analyze/Evaluate Tell how you feel about the text, and why TARGET STRATEGY GENRE Informational text gives facts about a topic 12 Level: B DRA: Genre: Informational Text Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Skill: Author’s Purpose Word Count: 65 K.4.18 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books ISBN-13:978-0-547-01721-1 ISBN-10:0-547-01721-9 1031538 ... some things by the sea We will see some fish by the sea We will see some snails by the sea We will see a starfish by the sea We will see seaweed by the sea We will see an octopus by the sea We will... crab by the sea Look! Look! We will see a whale in the sea! 10 Responding Author’s Purpose Why did the author write this book? Make a chart Tell three things you learned about the sea TARGET.. .by Dick Martin illustrated by Judith Pfeiffer Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Company All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,