Soon I Will

by Claire Daniel RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 11:52 AM Page OC3 jason White Stamp Cover, ©L. West/Photo Researchers; Back cover, p. 1, ©Maresa Pryor/Animals Animals; p. 2, ©R. S. Day/Vireo; p. 3, ©Ned Smith/Vireo; p. 4–5, ©Breck P. Kent/Animals Animals; p. 6–7, ©Bruce Coleman, Inc.,; p. 7 (tr), ©Maresa Pryor/Animals Animals; p. 8, ©Bill Dyer/Photo Researchers. 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 0-15-322951-9 Ordering Options ISBN 0-15-325510-2 (Grade 1 Below-Level Collection) ISBN 0-15-326801-8 (package of 5) RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 10:20 AM Page IC2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 179 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 Visit The Learning Site! www.harcourtschool.com Orlando Boston Dallas Chicago San Diego by Claire Daniel Soon I Will RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 3:48 PM Page 1 jason Blue Stamp I a m a n e gg. S o o n I w i l l f l y. 2 RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 10:39 AM Page 2 jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp S o m e o f the e gg s h a tch. S o o n I w i l l h a tch. 3 RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 10:17 AM Page 3 jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp No w I a m h a tche d! I b e g fo r fo o d. 4 RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 10:17 AM Page 4 jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp M a m a b ring s u s fo o d. S o o n I w i l l get big. 5 RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 10:17 AM Page 5 jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp S o o n I w i l l f l y. I w i l l f l y in the a ir. 6 RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 10:17 AM Page 6 jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp I w a nt to f l y. I w i l l f l y in the a ir. 7 RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 10:18 AM Page 7 jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp 8 Wa tch m e. No w I c a n f l y! RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 10:18 AM Page 8 jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp Think and Respond 1 What do baby birds need to grow? 2 Why does the mother bird bring food to the hatchlings? 3 What have you seen a bird do? Why are they fun to watch? Word Count: 63 School-Home Connection After children read aloud the story, have them draw a picture of a bird they have seen before or would like to see. When you see it outside, watch it together. Bird Watching Go outside and observe a bird. Find out how it moves and what noises it makes. See if you can find its nest. RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 10:20 AM Page IC3 jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp jason Blue Stamp ,!7IA1F3-ccjfba!:t;K;k;K;k > ISBN 0-15-322951-9 EARLYEARLY EM ER GE NT EM ER GE NT FLUENT FLUENT READERREADER RE AD ER RE AD ER READER READER RNL01AIN1X_INB13_1-12 5/17/01 10:19 AM Page OC2