HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
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Frankie spent all day, every day reading books with facts. She loved facts. Frankie liked to collect facts, information, the truth. She wanted to know about anything and everything that had ever happened.
Frankie facts on paper Frankie wrote facts on pieces of paper. Frankie wrote every fact on its own piece of paper. Then she sorted the facts into different piles. 3
T. rex was in Frankie s bedroom! 4 One day while she was sorting through her facts, Frankie thought, It would be so great if I could see some of these facts for real. Like the fact that T. rex was almost 40 feet tall. Suddenly, T. rex was right there in her bedroom! Frankie grabbed a ruler. She wanted to see if the fact was correct.
T. rex T. rex opened its giant mouth and showed its sharp teeth. Frankie stuck her ruler in its mouth to stop it from eating her! Of course, T. rex is no longer alive, Frankie said. T. rex disappeared with a roar. 5
Maybe I can see a fact about something less scary, Frankie said. Like the fact that Hank Aaron was one of the greatest home-run hitters ever. Suddenly, Hank Aaron was standing on Frankie s desk! Frankie grabbed a baseball and pitched it to Hank. Hank Aaron 6
Hank hit the ball with a CRACK! The ball sailed toward the window. Frankie ran across the room and caught the ball just before it smashed the window. Of course, baseball is played on a field, not in a bedroom, said Frankie. Hank tipped his hat to Frankie just before he disappeared. Frankie caught the ball that Hank hit!
Maybe a sport without balls would be better, said Frankie. How about car racing? It s a fact that car racing is one of the most popular sports in America. Suddenly, a race car was revving its motor at the foot of her bed! Frankie waved a flag to start the race. yellow flag 8
The race car zipped across the bedroom floor. Frankie scrambled out of the way. She had to wave a yellow flag to slow it down. Of course, race cars only race on racetracks, said Frankie. The race car disappeared with a loud Vroom! A race car sped across the bedroom! race car 9
Frankie knew that if she continued seeing all these facts come alive, her room would be a big mess. Maybe facts are best when I just read them, she said. She picked up a book and started to read about penguins. Nothing happened in her bedroom. Nice and quiet again, said Frankie. And she just kept reading. Frankie started to read about penguins. penguins 10
Responding TARGET SKILL Sequence of Events Three events happen in Frankie s room. Copy the chart below. Complete the chart. Write each event in the right order. First T. rex was in Frankie s room. Next? Finally? Write About It Text to Self Write a paragraph to tell about your favorite part of Frankie s Facts. Use some examples from the story to explain your choice. 11
TARGET VOCABULARY collect continued darted orders ragged rapidly scrambled sorted TARGET SKILL Sequence of Events Tell the time order in which events happen. TARGET STRATEGY Question Ask questions before you read, while you read, and after you read. GENRE Humorous fiction is a story that is written to entertain the reader. 12
Level: K DRA: 20 Genre: Humorous Fiction Strategy: Question Skill: Sequence of Events Word Count: 442 3.2.6 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books ISBN-13: 978-0-547-01996-3 ISBN-10: 0-547-01996-3 1031874