The Lemonade Stand

The Lemonade Stand by Molly Kuhl illustrated by Ilene Richard HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

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It was a hot summer day. Amari and her brother Leo were playing soccer. Amari kicked the soccer ball and watched it sail right into a treetop! “It’s too high to reach,” said Leo. “We’ll have to buy a new ball.” 2

They went home and counted their money. “We can’t even buy a tennis ball with this!” said Leo. “I know a great way to make some money!” Amari said. “A lemonade stand!” “We could set it up at the playground!” cried Leo. 3

Lemonade “Great idea,” said Amari. “Lots of hot, thirsty kids will come over to buy our cool drinks.” “Okay, what are we waiting for?” said Leo. 4

Amari and Leo took money from their piggy banks and went to the store with their father. They bought sugar and lots of lemons. They bought ice, too. Then they raced back to their house before the ice had a chance to melt. 5

First, Amari and Leo made a sign for their lemonade stand. Next, they began to make a batch of lemonade. Their father cut the lemons in half, and Amari squeezed them again and again to get out every drop of juice. The boys mixed all the ingredients together in a pitcher. 6

LIecme205Cn¢oaldde They walked along a path to the playground and set up their lemonade stand. It didn’t take long before a boy came over to buy some lemonade. He frowned. “Yuck! This lemonade is sour!” exclaimed the boy. 7

Amari and Leo gave the boy his money back. Then they went home to fix their lemonade. They added sugar. But then the lemonade was too sweet. They added more lemon. But nothing seemed to make the lemonade taste just right. 8

“I know something we can do!” cried Amari. “When Grandma bakes her special lemon cake, she adds bits of lemon peel to it. Let’s do that to our lemonade.” They asked their father to help them shave the lemon peel and add it to the lemonade. “Yum! I could drink this all day,” said Leo. 9

Everyone else felt the same way. Leo and Amari sold their lemonade as fast as they could make it. In less than a week, they had enough money to buy a new soccer ball. In fact, they bought two! After all, Amari was a powerful kicker. 10

Responding TARGET SKILL Cause and Effect What happens when Amari and Leo want to buy a new ball? Why does it happen? Make a chart. Write About It Text to Text Think of another story about someone who loves sports. What happened in the story? Write three sentences that tell. 11

again WORDS TO KNOW along began boy nothing father together house batch LEARN MORE WORDS pitcher stand TARGET SKILL Cause and Effect Tell what happens and why. TARGET STRATEGY Monitor/Clarify Find ways to figure out what doesn’t make sense. GENRE Realistic fiction is a story that could happen in real life. 12

Level: L DRA: 24 Genre: Realistic Fiction Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Skill: Cause and Effect Word Count: 386 1.5.23 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books ISBN-13:978-0-547-02724-1 ISBN-10:0-547-02724-9 1032761