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1、Katies Forest FindsAReading AZLevel OLeveled Book Word Count: 947LEVELED BOOK OVisit for thousands of books and Written by Nan Walker Illustrated by David CockcroftKatiesForest FindsKatiesForest FindsKaties Forest FindsLevel O Leveled Book Learning AZ Wr

2、itten by Nan WalkerIllustrated by David CockcroftWritten by Nan WalkerIllustrated by David CockcroftCorrelationAll rights LEVEL OFountas & PinnellMReading Recovery20DRA28Buttercups:Ranunculus repensFlowers have glossyyellow petals and deeply cut leaves .

3、They grow in colder, mountainous areas .What Katie Found“Last one to the top gets gobbled by agrizzly!” Ben yelled as he pushed past Katie and scrambled up the trail after their parents .Table of ContentsWhat Katie Found4Katie was examining a grand butter-yellow flower growing in the middle of the t

4、rail . As she plucked the blossom and dropped it into her open backpack, she imagined how terrific it would look in her nature collection.New Territory7Leave It Here?10Katies Collection13Glossary1634KatiesForest Finds Level OShed just begun collecting a few hoursago, but Katie had already discovered

5、 all kinds of interesting objects: a mammoth pinecone, brown acorns topped with miniature, fuzzy hats,and now this flower .A sudden rustling and crackling in thewoods made Katie spin around, recalling Bens taunt . Her brother was only teasing about grizzly bears, wasnt he?Glimpsing a tiny creature b

6、ehind her,Katie laughed . Luckily, Ben wasnt nearby to see her struck with terror by a chipmunk!Nevertheless, she knew she shouldnt letthe others get too far ahead . She zipped her backpack shut and slung it over hershoulder, then sprinted to catch up with the rest of her family.Sugar pine:Pinus lam

7、bertianaSugar pine trees havepinecones 15 inches(38 .1 cm) tall .Least chipmunk:Eutamias minimusTanoak:Lithocarpus densiflorusThese are the smallestof all chipmunks . They have black and white stripes down their backs .The fruit of tanoaktrees looks like an acorn with a hairy green hat .56KatiesFore

8、st Finds Level ONew Territory“We have arrived!” Katies father announced . “Now, what is ourfirst order of business?”They located a level spot, and soon sheand Ben found themselves hard at work clearing away loose rocks and other debris while their parents unpacked the tent and set it up . Once the s

9、etup wascompleted, Katie and Bens father told them they could explore until dinner . “Watch out for the grizzlies!” Ben warned his sister before he charged off.“Flop down and rest,” said Katiesmother, as she eased her heavy backpack off her shoulders .“Take off our shoes and jump in thestream!” sugg

10、ested Ben .Excellent ideas, Katie thought, but her father shook his head, saying, “The first thing we should do is set up camp while its still light .”“Are there really grizzly bears around?”Katie asked her father .“No,” he said, “but there are othervarieties of wildlife you might see ifyou keep you

11、r eyes open .”“I saw a chipmunk,” she said, “but itran away .”“Typically, wild animals will hide orrun away when they see humans,” her father said . “Remember, this is their territory, and were strangers here .”78KatiesForest Finds Level OKatie said, “Maybe if I gave the chipmunkfood, it wouldnt be

12、afraid of me.”“Feeding wild animals is bad foreveryone,” her father said . “Its bad for the animals, because they can become dependent on our handouts and forget how to get their own food . And its bad for humans, too, because even a cute little chipmunk is still wild and could bite .”“Then how can

13、I show that I just want tobe friends?”“Just rememberyoure a visitor here, and treat the woods with the same respect youd expect from a guest in our home. Thats the best way to be a friend to wildlife.”Leave it Here?Katies parents prepared a delicious dinner over the camp fire . Was it the long hike

14、that made the food taste so good, Katie wondered, or the fresh aroma of the mountain air?After dinner, the whole family toldstories and jokes until the stars started to appear .910KatiesForest Finds Level OThe following morning, Katie awokefirst . As she unzipped the tent flap and stepped out, she s

15、aw a deer drinking from the nearby stream . Although she wished she could run over and pet the deer, instead she simply observed it quietly until it left .Soon, the others woke up and they allate breakfast; then it was time to pack up and leave . Together, Katie andher father gathered all their tras

16、h into a plastic bag .“Where is the garbage can?” she asked .Smiling, her fathersaid, “There is no garbage can up herewe need to pack out everything we carried in .”When the deer had departed, Katie tookher own turn at the stream . As she bent to wash her face, shespotted a stone with a glittery whi

17、te streak across the centerQuartz:“But I dont haveany room left in my backpack!” she said, showing him .another item she couldadd to her collection!Silicon dioxideQuartz is one of the most plentiful minerals on Earth . The most common colors are clearor white .Her father frowned and said, “Katie,you

18、 need to take all that out and leaveit here .”Katie stared at him in horror . Leave ithere? But it was her collection!1211KatiesForest Finds Level OKaties CollectionKaties father sat down on a rock, patting the space beside him, and reluctantly, Katie sat . Displaying the pinecone and the acorns, he

19、 explained, “These are food for birds and small animals like the chipmunk you saw .How would you feel if someone snatched your lunch for a souvenir?” Picturing the chipmunk dashing away with her school lunchbox, Katieadmitted, laughing, “I guess I wouldnt like that very much .”When her father pulled

20、 the next articleout of her backpack, Katie grimaced . “That flower was so pretty when I picked it!” she said .“If you leave it where its growing, itwill look just as pretty on the way back down,” her father said. “Not only that, but as it grows and dies, it will spread its seeds . The seeds will ma

21、ke more flowers next year .”Only one item remainedthe smoothround stone with the white streak,which Katies father said was quartz.1314KatiesForest Finds Level OGlossarya pleasant smell that is very noticeable (p . 10)“Ill put that stone back into the stream,”she said . “Anyway, I still have the restof my co