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Country Mouse and City Mouse
The document provides suggested reading levels for books using various reading level systems including Guided Reading, DRA, Lexile, and Reading Recovery. It then provides background information and leveling details for the book "Country Mouse and City Mouse" including genre, comprehension skills, and strategies addressed in the book. The book is about two mice, one who lives in the country and one who lives in the city, who visit each other's homes and realize they each prefer where they live.
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Country Mouse and City Mouse
- 1. Suggested levels forGuided Reading, DRA,™ Lexile,® and Reading Recovery™ are provided in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide. Genre Comprehension Skills and Strategy Fable • Character and Setting • Theme • Monitor and Clarify Scott Foresman Reading Street 2.1.1 Country MouseCountry Mouse andand City MouseCity Mouse by Megan Howard illustrated by David Bergstein ISBN-13: ISBN-10: 978-0-328-50804-4 0-328-50804-7 9 7 8 0 3 2 8 5 0 8 0 4 4 9 0 0 0 0
- 2. Note: The totalword count includes words in the running text and headings only. Numerals and words in chapter titles, captions, labels, diagrams, charts, graphs, sidebars, and extra features are not included. Country Mouse and City Mouse by Megan Howard illustrated by David Bergstein
- 3. Every effort hasbeen made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd) 8(R) © Terry W. Eggers/CORBIS ISBN 13: 978-0-328-50804-4 ISBN 10: 0-328-50804-7 Copyright © by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permissions, write to Pearson Curriculum Rights & Permissions, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. Pearson® is a trademark, in the U.S. and/or in other countries, of Pearson plc or its affiliates. Scott Foresman® is a trademark, in the U.S. and/or in other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0G1 13 12 11 10 09 3 City Mouse was tired of the city. So one day, she went to see her friend in the country. The mice ate homemade soup. They climbed trees. They picked beautiful flowers. They rolled down hills.
- 4. 4 “I like thecountry. Birds sing and stars shine,” said City Mouse. “But it is so quiet!” “I know,” said Country Mouse. “Maybe the city is better.” 5 The very next day Country Mouse went to see her friend in the city. The mice went roller-skating on the sidewalk. They ate bread at a bakery. They saw someone sing in the front of a club. “See why I missed the city?” said City Mouse.
- 5. 6 “I do likethe city,” said Country Mouse. “There is a lot to do. But I am tired. I need some peace and quiet.” 7 “I think I like the country better,” said Country Mouse. “But I had fun today.” “Me too,” said City Mouse. “You go back to the country. I will stay in the city. Let’s meet somewhere and visit again soon.”
- 6. 8 In the story,Country Mouse and City Mouse live in very different places. Country Mouse can hear birds sing in the country. She has flowers, trees, hills, and open land. City Mouse lives with many people around her in the city. She can do fun things like roller-skating or shopping or going to a club. Each mouse visits the other place. Each mouse learns that she likes her own place better. Many people live in the country. Many other people live in the city. Both places are special in their own ways. Think and Share 1. Who are the characters in this story? Where does this story take place? 2. Did anything confuse you as you read? What did you do? 3. Find the word friend in the story. Use it in a sentence. 4. Why do you think City Mouse likes the city? Why does Country Mouse like the country?