Written by Roderick Hunt Ulustrdted by Alex Brychto

ORE READING

DURING READING

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story: , Remind your child to sound out ond btend unfomilior words from left to right. Look for compound

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Kipper wos Iooking ot o book. The book wos obout o drogon. Kipper couldn't reod the storg.

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Kipper went into Chip's room. Chip reod the storg. "l like drogons," soid Chip.

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Chip picked up the box. He ron into Biff's room. "The mogic is working," he soid.

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The mogic wos working. It took the children inside. It took Floppg too.

It took them to o wood.

FIoppg didn't Iike the wood. He wos frightened.

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It wos no good. Floppg

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AFTER READING

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T crtl< obout who Liked drogons before the rrdventure ond whether onyone [iked drogons ofter the odventure. Turn to poge 3. Look ot the picture on the bock cover of Kipper's book. Then look ot the cover of the book on poge 24. Ask: Why is there o piece of tree tied to the drogon's toil now? Ask: Did you think the story wos f rightening or exciting? Why?

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"Whot on odventure!" soid Chip. "I don't like drogons," soid Biff.

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