Level: A

DRA: A
Genre:
Informational Text

The
Sea
Strategy:
Analyze/Evaluate
Skill:
Author’s Purpose
Word Count: 20

by Alice Garcia
K.4.18 illustrated by Rusty Fletcher

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 The
Sea
by Alice Garcia
illustrated by Rusty Fletcher

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 fish

Look at the fish.

2
 bird

Look at the bird.

3
 seal

Look at the seal.

4
 whale

Look at the whale.

5
 sea

Look at the sea.

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 Responding
TARGET SKILL Author’s Purpose
Tell why the author wrote this
book. List three things in the
boy’s picture. Make a chart.

Write About It
Text to World Draw a picture
of the sea. Label the things in
your picture.

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 WORDS TO KNOW

be will

TARGET SKILLAuthor’s Purpose

Tell why an author writes a book.

TARGET STRATEGY Analyze/Evaluate

Tell how you feel about the text,
and why.
GENRE Informational text gives
facts about a topic.

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Level: A
DRA: A
Genre:
Informational Text

The
Sea
Strategy:
Analyze/Evaluate
Skill:
Author’s Purpose
Word Count: 20

by Alice Garcia
K.4.18 illustrated by Rusty Fletcher

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books

ISBN-13:978-0-547-02007-5
ISBN-10:0-547-02007-4

1031831
H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN