Lena s Garden by Heather Clay illustrated by Mary DePalma HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Harcourt
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This is a story about Lena and her garden. Lena was moving to a new neighborhood. She was sad about moving because she had to leave her garden. This is the best garden in the world, she said. I shall miss it! 2
Lena had planted all kinds of flowers and she loved to watch them bloom. She had also planted a few berry bushes. She gave the plants water and pulled out the weeds. Whenever she saw a sick plant, she tried to make it better. 3
Lena looked out the window at her garden. She knew that a new family was going to buy the house. She wondered if the new owners would know how to take care of her garden. 4
She thought hard all night long. Then she had an idea. She wrote some directions and told the new owners just how to care for the garden. 5
Lena left the directions for the new owners when she moved. She got right to work planting a garden in her new yard, but she often thought of her old garden. 6
One night Lena dreamed about her old garden. In her dream, all the flowers had turned brown. Then a noise woke her up. Lena was upset. Oh, I hope the new owners are taking good care of my garden! she cried loudly. 7
Dear Lena, I love my new home, and most of all I like the garden. Thank you for leaving such good directions for taking care of it! Your friend, Dolly A few days later, Lena got a letter and a picture. They made her feel much better. 8
Dear Dolly, I am so glad that you like the garden! I have planted a garden in my new yard. flowers are just starting to bloom. The Your friend, Lena Lena was so happy. She wrote Dolly a letter right away. Lena sent Dolly a picture, too. 9
10 The next Saturday, Lena and her family visited the old house. She thought that the garden looked great. Dolly said, Thanks for teaching me how to take care of your garden! Thanks for doing such a great job! replied Lena.
Responding TARGET SKILL Story Structure Who is this story about? Where does the story happen? What happens in the story? Make a chart. Write About It Text to World Draw a picture of a garden you would like to visit. Write two sentences about this garden. 11
few loudly night noise WORDS TO KNOW shall story window world LEARN MORE WORDS berry bloom neighborhood 12 TARGET SKILL Story Structure Tell the setting, character, and events in a story. TARGET STRATEGY Analyze/Evaluate Tell how you feel about the text, and why. GENRE A fantasy is a story that could not happen in real life.
Level: J DRA: 18 Genre: Fantasy Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Skill: Story Structure Word Count: 296 1.5.21 Houghton Mifflin Online Leveled Books 9 0 0 0 0 9 7 8 0 5 4 7 8 8 9 4 2 9 1507928