Level 3 • Non-fiction • Reading 8 Hiking © 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 bl: © Tycoon751/Thinkstock, br: © MediaPhotos/Thinkstock; side 2 bl: © Grzym/Dreamstime, br: © Noblige/Thinkstock.Not to be reproduced without permission from ScholasticFrom: Dean To: Meg Subject: Hiking Hi Meg, We went hiking. Hiking is the name for walking on a trail. We’ve been hiking a lot. Today, we went on a very long hike. I took this picture of the hill we climbed. Mum took a picture of us climbing the steep hill. The hill was very steep, but Dad helped us. Your friend, Dean GRL F • 270L 49
From: Dean Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic© 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 bl: © Tycoon751/Thinkstock, br: © MediaPhotos/Thinkstock; side 2 bl: © Grzym/Dreamstime, br: © Noblige/Thinkstock. To: Meg Subject: More Hiking! Hi Meg, Today we went hiking on the beach. I took a picture of the sand and the ocean. Mum took this picture of Dad and me. I liked hiking by the ocean and looking at the waves. But it was a very long hike! Your friend, Dean 50
Level 3 • Non-fiction • Reading 9 Penguins Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic © 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 t: © 3252090/Pixabay, b: © 348950234/Shutterstock; side 2 t: © 614203433/Shutterstock, b: © 27490588/Shutterstock. All penguins are birds. All penguins are good swimmers, but they cannot fly. Many penguins live in 51 Antarctica. Antarctica is a cold place with lots of ice. Some penguins can live in the icy sea. GRL F • 320L
Not to be reproduced without permission from ScholasticThis kind of penguin canemperor penguin© 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 t: © 3252090/Pixabay, b: © 348950234/Shutterstock; side 2 t: © 614203433/Shutterstock, b: © 27490588/Shutterstock. live in icy Antarctica. This kind of penguin is the Their babies are grey tallest penguin there is. and fluffy. Penguin mums and These penguins are mostly dads take good care black and white. of their babies. They have orange beaks. They have orange or yellow on their necks. emperor penguin family 52
Level 3 • Non-fiction • Reading 10 Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic© 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 bl: © Eryk Jaegermann/Media Bakery, tr: © email2ying/Thinkstock; side 2 tl: © Studio_Frank/Media Bakery,On the Ranch br: © Anne Connor/Thinkstock; sides 1–2 background: © Mikumistock/Dreamstime. Friday We went to a ranch. A ranch is a farm that raises animals. This ranch raises horses. My uncle is a rancher, so he works with the horses on the ranch. We stayed in his house on the ranch. Saturday The land on a ranch is called a range. The range has grass as far as anyone can see. The grass is very green and very tall. Horses graze on the grass. GRL F • 380L 53
There are a lot of horses Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic © 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 bl: © Eryk Jaegermann/Media Bakery, tr: © email2ying/Thinkstock; side 2 tl: © Studio_Frank/Media Bakery, on the ranch. br: © Anne Connor/Thinkstock; sides 1–2 background: © Mikumistock/Dreamstime. We rode horses up a trail. A trail is another name for a path or a road. Sunday We saw a foal. A foal is the name for a baby horse. A boy foal is called a colt. But this foal is a girl. A girl foal is a filly. The filly was very little but she could run. We’ll be going home soon. I liked the trip! I learnt a lot about horses and life on a ranch. 54
© 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 t: © JamesVancouver/Dreamstime, br: © Sonya Etchison/Thinkstock; side 2 tl: © ArcheoPhoto/Dreamstime, lc: © Dleonis/Dreamstime, bl: © Elena Elisseeva/Thinkstock. Level 3 • Non-fiction • Reading 11 At the Pumpkin Farm Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic It’s autumn. Today my class went to a pumpkin farm. The farm has pumpkins of all sizes. Some of the pumpkins were the largest that I have ever seen! Why did we go to this farm? We are learning about pumpkins. We liked this pumpkin, but it was much too big to pick up! GRL G • 330L 55
pumpkin A pumpkin is a plant © 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 t: © JamesVancouver/Dreamstime, br: © Sonya Etchison/Thinkstock; side 2 tl: © ArcheoPhoto/Dreamstime, lc: © Dleonis/Dreamstime, bl: © Elena Elisseeva/Thinkstock. that grows on a vine. Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic vine Pumpkins are green vine when they are little. These little green pumpkins This pumpkin is are still growing. big and green. Pumpkins get bigger as they grow. This pumpkin is bigger but it is still green. It is not ripe yet, so the farm will not sell it. This pumpkin is big and orange. That means it is ripe. It’s time to pick it off the vine. And that’s when the farm sells the pumpkin. ripe pumpkin 56
Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic© 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1l: © Steven Pepple/Dreamstime; side 2l: © Chris Gotz/Shutterstock, tr: © Maria Wachala/Dreamstime, br: © Lynda Lehmann/Shutterstock;Level 3 • Non-fiction • Reading 12 sides 1–2 background: © Liza5450/Fotolia. The Shore 57 This is the shore. What can you do at the shore? Another name for the shore is the beach. You can stand on the shore. You can look out at the sea. The sea may look blue or grey. Watch the waves come onto the shore. Some waves are big. Some are small. An ocean is a very big sea. You can walk along the shore. The shore has little sandy hills. These hills are called sand dunes. Sea grass grows on sand dunes. GRL G • 330L
You can watch the gulls. Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic © 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1l: © Steven Pepple/Dreamstime; side 2l: © Chris Gotz/Shutterstock, tr: © Maria Wachala/Dreamstime, br: © Lynda Lehmann/Shutterstock; They fly over the beach. sides 1–2 background: © Liza5450/Fotolia. They walk on the beach, too. They float in the sea. Gulls are seabirds. Another name for gulls is seagulls. You can watch the sand crabs. They crawl on the beach. Sand crabs are small sea animals. They have shells. Clams are also small sea animals with shells. You can dig down into the sand. You might find a clam. Sand crabs and clams live under the sand. 58
© 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 tl: © George Doyle/Getty Images, br: © Gregory Kramer/Getty Images; side 2 tl: © Laurence Monneret/Getty Images, br: © Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock. Level 3 • Non-fiction • Reading 13 Get Up and Go Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic It’s Get Up and Go Week at school. We ate outside today. We are eating right to keep fit. That means we are eating a lot more fruits and vegetables. We played games outside. I ran a lot today. Our teacher says that running helps keep you fit. First, we had a relay race. I was the last one to race on my team. And I had to run very fast! GRL G • 360L 59
Next, we had a sack race. Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic© 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 tl: © George Doyle/Getty Images, br: © Gregory Kramer/Getty Images; side 2 tl: © Laurence Monneret/Getty Images, br: © Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock. Five of us raced at a time. I had to put both of my legs in a big sack. Then, I had to jump to the finish line. Jumping keeps you fit! The last thing we did was play tug-of-war. One side tugs and tugs. Then, the other side tugs and tugs. All that tugging will make my arms strong. I am eating good food and getting fit. Get Up and Go Week goes on for four more days! 60
Level 3 • Non-fiction • Reading 14 TOWN NEWSMONDAY $2.50 JULY 15 The Toy Museum Is Opening! Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic © 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 tr: © DeA Picture Library/The Granger Collection, cr: © GDragan/Thinkstock, br: © JosefKubes/Dreamstime; The Toy Museum opens this week! side 2 t: © HanhanPeggy/Dreamstime, br: © Ryan Simpson/Dreamstime. Saturday is the grand opening. Entry will be free all day. This museum isn’t just for children. It’s for all ages! There is so much to see. Ancient Toys Some of the toys are very old. There are animals carved from bone. Other toys are carved from stone. They were made thousands of years ago! Toys That Move The museum has many toys that move. Two rooms are filled with trains. There is a tiny steam engine. There are many electric trains. There is even a train you can ride! The museum also has many wind-up There are over 1000 old toys toys. These toys use a key to to see at the Toy Museum make them move. Most of them are made from tin. There is even a wind-up plane. It can fly in circles on a string. GRL G • 380L 61
Town News: JULY 15 Not to be reproduced without permission from ScholasticThe Toy Museum has dolls from all over the world© 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 tr: © DeA Picture Library/The Granger Collection, cr: © GDragan/Thinkstock, br: © JosefKubes/Dreamstime; side 2 t: © HanhanPeggy/Dreamstime, br: © Ryan Simpson/Dreamstime. Toys to Hold Come and visit the Children have played with dolls for museum this Saturday. It a very long time. The museum has will be fun. Everyone is many old and new dolls. Some old welcome. Don’t miss out! dolls are made with straw. Others are made from old clothes. One of the oldest teddy bears in the world is in the museum Many of the dolls are new. Each one is different! There are hundreds of dolls from all over the world. The museum also has many soft toys. One teddy bear is very old. It is made from leather. It is one of the first ever made. 62
Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic© 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 bl: © Marchello74/Thinkstock, tr: © Elena Elisseeva/iStockphoto; side 2 bl: © Konstantin Lobastov/Dreamstime, tr: © Luckydoor/Dreamstime. Level 3 • Non-fiction • Reading 15 ALL KINDS OF PLACES Q: What is a farm? A: A farm is a place with a lot of land. Farmers and their families live and work on a farm. Some farmers grow fruits or vegetables. Some farmers raise animals on their farms. Q: What is a city? A: A city is a place with lots of buildings. Some of the buildings are very tall. Many people live and work in a city. Many people who live in a city live in tall buildings. GRL G • 410L 63
Q: What is a town? Not to be reproduced without permission from Scholastic© 2019 Scholastic Education International (S) Pte Ltd. Photos: side 1 bl: © Marchello74/Thinkstock, tr: © Elena Elisseeva/iStockphoto; side 2 bl: © Konstantin Lobastov/Dreamstime, tr: © Luckydoor/Dreamstime. A: A town is not as big as a city. The buildings in a town are not as tall as city buildings. People live and work in a town. But there are not as many people in a town as in a city. Q: What is a suburb? A: A suburb is close to a city. People live and work in a suburb. There aren’t many tall buildings in a suburb, but there are lots of houses. Some of the houses have gardens with grass. 64
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