Unit 3
Unit 3
Unit 3
Decodable Readers
Nature
Near and Far
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Contents
Seth and Beth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Zeb Yak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
The Duck Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Animal Moms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Scratch, Chomp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rich Gets a Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Champs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Kits, Chicks, and Pups . . . . . . . . . . . 45
1
Phil’s New Bat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
In a Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ralph Goes to Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Trish’s Gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Tate’s Cakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Dave and the Whales. . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
A Safe Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
The Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Mike’s Bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
The Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
The Nice Vet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Kite Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
2
Seth
Se th a n d B e th
by Anna Guzman
illustrated by Piero Corva
20
Animal Moms
by James Wang
23
This mom is with her kits. They
swim in a pond. Their pond has
lots of sticks, grasses, and twigs.
Swim, kits. Swim, mom.
24
This mom is with her pups.
Their pond is filled with mud.
They can swim fast in wet mud.
Swim, pups. Swim, mom.
25
This mom is with her little ducks.
Ducks swim and swim. It is fun.
Have fun, ducks! Swim, swim, swim!
26
Scratch, Chomp
by Edward Bonfanti
illustrated by Rick Brown
34
Today, Mom and Dad will get Rich
a dog. Rich can see dogs, dogs,
dogs. Rich can get just one dog.
35
Here are big dogs and small
dogs. Here are fat dogs and
thin dogs. Dogs, dogs, dogs!
36
Rich picks a brown dog called
Fletch. Fletch is big and can
run fast. Rich has his own dog!
37
Rich hugs Fletch. Fletch and Rich
will be pals.
38
Champs by John Cross
illustrated by Randy Cecil
40
Fran is here. Fran is Bill’s pal.
Chet is Fran’s dog. Dutch and
Chet play. Bill and Fran chat.
41
Dutch and Chet like to play with
Bill and Fran. Dutch and Chet
get set to play catch. They know
Bill and Fran will play with them.
42
“Catch it, Dutch!” yells Bill.
Dutch jumps up, up, up to catch.
Then Fran yells, “Catch it, Chet!”
Chet jumps and catches, too.
43
It has been such fun! Chet
and Dutch are such good
dogs! They are champs!
44
by Lara Heisman
54
Phil is not sad. If Phil cannot
play with his bat, Phil will let his
pal play with it.
55
Phil’s bat is in good hands.
Phil and his dad can play catch.
You do not catch with a bat!
56
In a Rush
by Sue De Marco
illustrated by Maria Maddocks
69
“Dad,” said Trish, “Gramps sent
this desk with brass trim, but I
can’t sit at it.”
“Let’s see that desk with brass
trim,” said Dad.
70
“Back when I was just ten,” said
Dad, “I had a bench with brass
trim on it. I got big, but that
bench with brass trim didn’t
grow big.”
“Where is that bench?” asked Trish.
71
“Gramps put that bench in his
shed,” said Dad.
“Is that the shed Gramps had?”
asked Trish.
“Yes, it’s his shed,” said Dad.
Dad and Trish ran fast.
72
Trish and Dad hunted and hunted.
Then Dad lifted up a big green
cloth.
“That’s it!” yelled Trish.
73
“Did Gramps know that we
had this bench with brass trim?”
asked Trish.
“We can ask him,” said Dad.
“Let’s call Gramps and ask.”
74
by Bruce Falcon
illustrated by Peter Grosshauser
105
Pale Male has a nest. The nest
is wide. It is a big, big nest. Pale
Male made it. It can take a long
time to make a big nest like this.
106
If you walk past it, look up. Pale
Male’s nest is not just a big pile
of sticks and vines. It is a fine
nest.
107
The nest had eggs in it. It has
small chicks in it now. Dad and
Mom find mice for them. Those
chicks get quite big, as big as
Mom and Dad.
108
It is time to fly. Chicks grasp the
nest at its side. Chicks flap and
flap and flap. Then they let go
and glide. Glide, flap, flap, glide.
Both can fly!
109
This big chick can fly like Mom
and Dad. This chick can rise up
and dip down. Rise and dive,
chick. Rise and glide, chick. Fly!
110
The Nice Vet
by Vince Delacroix
illustrated by Dave Klug
123
Accompanies
LESSON 11 “At Home in the Ocean”
124
Accompanies
LESSON 12 “How Leopard Got His Spots”
125
Accompanies
LESSON 12 “How Leopard Got His Spots”
Champs page 39
126
LESSON 13 Accompanies “Seasons”
In a Rush page 57
127
LESSON 13 Accompanies “Seasons”
128
LESSON 14 Accompanies “The Big Race”
129
LESSON 14 Accompanies “The Big Race”
130
Accompanies
LESSON 15 “Animal Groups”
131
Accompanies
LESSON 15 “Animal Groups”
132
Unit 3
• Seth and Beth • Ralph Goes to
• Zeb Yak Camp
• The Duck Nest • Trish’s Gift
• Animal Moms • Tate’s Cakes
• Scratch, Chomp • Dave and the
Whales
• Rich Gets a Dog
• A Safe Lodge
• Champs
• The Race
• Kits, Chicks, and
Pups • Mike’s Bike
• Phil’s New Bat • The Nest
• In a Rush • The Nice Vet
• Kite Time
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