Working Hard

by Rosa Cabrillo illustrated by Peter Grosshauser RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/3/01 10:42 PM Page OC3 jason Dark Stamp 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. 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 0-15-322987-X Ordering Options ISBN 0-15-325516-1 (Grade 1 On-Level Collection) ISBN 0-15-326837-9 (package of 5) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 179 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 5/23/01 12:06 AM Page IC2 Visit The Learning Site! www.harcourtschool.com Orlando Boston Dallas Chicago San Diego by Rosa Cabrillo illustrated by Peter Grosshauser RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/3/01 10:42 PM Page 1 jason Dark Stamp Quinn s a t by him s e l f. He h a d a b o o k to re a d. 2 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:13 PM Page 2 jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp “W h a t i s th a t ab ou t?” a s ke d Ann a. 3 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:13 PM Page 3 jason Dark Stamp “It i s ab ou t a s m a l l c a terp i l l a r th a t gre w and gre w,” s a id Quinn. 4 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:14 PM Page 4 jason Dark Stamp Quinn kept re a ding the w rit ing to Ann a. Ann a w ante d to re a d i t hers e l f. 5 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:14 PM Page 5 jason Dark Stamp Ann a ran to te l l her fa mil y. “I w ant to re a d,” s he s a id. 6 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:14 PM Page 6 jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp “We mu s t w o rk no w, Ann a. W hen d o w e h a ve t im e fo r b o o k s?” 7 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:14 PM Page 7 jason Dark Stamp “I w is h I could re a d,” s a id Ann a. “You c an i f you w o rk h a rd,” s a id Quinn. 8 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:14 PM Page 8 jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp Ann a ran to te l l her fa mil y. 9 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:15 PM Page 9 jason Dark Stamp “We mu s t w o rk h a rd, Ann a. W hen d o w e h a ve t im e fo r b o o k s?” 10 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:15 PM Page 10 jason Dark Stamp Ann a and Quinn w o rke d h a rd. T hey did not quit. S o o n Ann a could re a d a l l by hers e l f. 11 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:15 PM Page 11 jason Dark Stamp 12 No w Ann a re a d s to her fa mil y w hen they co m e ho m e fro m w o rk. RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 6/4/01 5:16 PM Page 12 jason Dark Stamp Think and Respond 1 What is Quinn doing at the beginning of the story? 2 What is Quinn’s book about? 3 Why doesn’t Anna’s family have time for books? 4 What does Anna want to do? 5 How does Anna help her family? School-Home Connection After you read aloud the story, identify the words read, reads, and reading. Talk about how these words are used in the story and what the different word endings mean. Make a Book Make a book by folding two sheets of paper in half. Retell and illustrate one of your favorite stories. Then read your writing aloud to a friend. Word Count: 128Word Count: 128 RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 5/23/01 12:06 AM Page IC3 jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp EARLYEARLY EM ER GE NT EM ER GE NT FLUENT FLUENT READERREADER RE AD ER RE AD ER READER READER ,!7IA1F3-ccjihj!:t;K;k;K;k > ISBN 0-15-322987-X RNL01AIN1X_INO15_1-12 5/23/01 12:05 AM Page OC2