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Fantastic Fruit
Fantastic Fruit
To Come.
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To Come. p. 7: Wolfgang Kaehler/CORBIS; p. 8: Park Street/
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by Mary Dylewski
A farmer’s market
2
At the market, Lila looks around at all the
stands. She sees bananas, apples, pears, and
oranges. “How can we classify these things?”
Lila asks.
“How are they the same?” her dad asks.
“They are all fruits,” says Lila. “They all have
peels. They taste sweet.”
“Great job, Lila,” says her dad. “Let’s
classify some other things here. Find some
things that have the same shape.”
3
Shape and Texture
Lila looks around. “Tomatoes and apples are
round,” she says. “So are these onions. The
peppers and bananas are long and thin.”
“Very good, Lila,” says her dad. He pointed
to another fruit stand. “See if you can classify
these fruits by texture.”
“What is texture?” asks Lila.
“Texture is the way something feels. An
apple feels smooth. A lemon feels bumpy. A
pineapple is rough and prickly.”
4
You can classify fruits
by their textures. B
7
Flexibility
Lila takes a slice of red pear. She can
bend it and it doesn’t break. She takes a slice
of green pear. She can’t bend it. Her dad
explains that things that can bend are flexible.
Flexibility is another way to classify things.
Lila and her dad buy the things on their list.
They put their bags into the car. On the way
home, they talk about other ways to classify
fruits and vegetables. Lila thinks of classifying
them by size. Her dad thinks of classifying
them by weight.
How would you classify them?
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Think and Write
1. What do you do when you classify things?
2. In how many ways does Lila classify the
things she sees at the market?
3. Think about a cantaloupe. What is
its texture like? What other fruits and
vegetables have the same texture?
4. Expository Writing Describe the shape,
color, and taste of Lila’s favorite fruit.
Hands-On Activity
Sorting Diagram Make a list of five fruits and
five vegetables. Draw a way to sort them into
groups.
School-Home Connection
In the Kitchen With an adult, choose ten
foods in your kitchen. Then classify them in
three different ways. Use the ways described
in this book, or find new ways to classify.