Movin’ on up Passage Level I #1

A Community of People
What is a community? It is a group of people. They live near one another. They work and play near one another too. The place they live in can be a city or a town. People work in a community. They can help one another.
People have different jobs. There are teachers and firefighters. Some people are police officers. Some people are doctors. Some people deliver mail. Some people work in stores.
Kids have jobs too. They go to school to learn. What do you like about your community? / 10
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Movin’ on up Passage Level I #2

Alfred tells the Truth
“Aw, come on, feed the horse, feed Big Judge,” demanded Joe, pushing the carrot at Alfred.
Alfred looked at Joe and Margaret. “I can’t! I’m afraid,” he whispered. Then he turned away to hide the tears.
“Oh, we know that,” said Joe and Margaret together.
Alfred’s surprise stopped the tears. “You do? How long have you known?”
“Since that first day,” replied Joe.
“Me, too,” added Margaret.
“And you don’t care?” asked Alfred.
“Why should we?” asked Joe. “It’s your problem.”
“I know,” sniffed Alfred.
Then they all laughed. Suddenly Alfred felt better than he had felt in a long time. / 8
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A Day for Fishing
“Why do I have to wake up so early?” Rosie asked.
She rubbed her eyes and looked out the window. It was still dark. Her dad was making pancakes. Rosie put on her jeans and a shirt. Then she ate her pancakes and was ready to go.
Rosie’s dad drove to the river. They saw the sun come up in the sky.
“Look at the sunrise,” Rosie said.
She and her dad caught two fish. They ate lunch. Then they drove back home.
Later that day, Rosie said to her dad, “Look at the sunset!”
They saw the bright red sky. Rosie loved her day of fishing. / 10
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An Owl is a Bird
An owl is a kind of bird. It hunts for other animals to eat. It likes to hunt at night.
Some parts of an owl's body help it hunt. An owl has big eyes. It can see well in the dark. An owl’s wings have soft feathers. They let an owl fly quietly. An owl can turn its head almost all the way around. That helps it find animals. An owl has sharp claws. They help the owl catch small animals. An owl has a strong beak. The beak helps it carry its food. / 11
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A Trip to the Store
We ran out of milk and apples. My dad says food is a need. We need food to live. I tell him I need candy too. He says that candy is a want. We do not need candy to live.
My dad and I go to the grocery store. We see many kinds of apples on sale. We choose four Granny Smith apples. We put them in our shopping cart. We also put milk in our cart. My dad pays for the apples and milk. All together, they cost seven dollars and 30 cents. / 10
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All About Money
Money can be coins. Money can also be paper. People use money to buy things. That is called spending.
People don’t spend all their money at the same time. They keep some for another time. That is called saving.
Many people keep their money at a bank.
A bank is a place that keeps money safe. / 8
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Carl’s Garden Problem
Carl wanted to grow a garden. Mrs. Sanchez was Carl’s neighbor. She gave Carl flower seeds. Carl planted them.
Mr. Brown was Carl’s neighbor too. He saw
Carl planting.
“I have vegetable plants in pots,” Mr. Brown said. “Would you like to plant those too?”
“Yes, thank you!” said Carl.
Mr. Brown helped Carl plant the vegetables. “My vegetables keep falling over,” said Carl.
Mr. Brown went to his shed. He came back with long, thin sticks.
“These are tomato stakes. They will hold the plants up,” said Mr. Brown.
Mr. Brown put the stakes in the ground. “Now the plants will grow tall!” / 7
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What will Fit?
At dinner Jim ate his rice. When it was all gone, he looked at his bowl. It was very small. What kind of a pet would fit in it?
“I don’t know what pet I want,” he said.
Jim’s brothers laughed at him.
“Do you want a turtle?” they asked. Do you want a cricket?”
Jim didn’t know. / 10
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The O’Leary’s New Home
The O’Leary family was in the yard of their new house.
The children were just standing around. They had no one to play with.
“I want to make some friends here,” Polly O’Leary said.
“Me, too,” said Wally O’Leary.
“It’s not hard to make friends,” said their mother. “Just wait and see.” / 9
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On Four Feet
Ping was a very big cat and a very old cat. He liked to sleep, and sleep, and sleep.
One day Ping was doing what he liked to do sleep. When something hit him on the head, something very big.
“Ouch!” said Ping. “What hit me?”
There was Ling on Ping’s head.
Ling was a cat, too. Ling had jumped out of a window to get away from Stevie. Now Ling was on Ping’s head. / 12
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Little Pocket Mouse
One night Little Pocket Mouse came out of his red rock house.
He ran down to the highway just as he did every other night.
He wanted to see the cars go by.
He wanted to run in the light from a car.
All at once a car came to a stop. A man and a boy got out.
“Oh, no!” said the man when he looked at the tire. “Now we will be here for a while.”
Little Pocket Mouse was not far from the light.
No one could see him. / 8
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