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1 The Great Pumpkin-Growing Contest Written by Kerrie Shanahan Illustrated by Ian Forss

The Great Pumpkin-Growing Contest Text type: Narrative Level: H (14) Word count: 320 High-frequency words New: loved now smallest try Key vocabulary biggest brother gold grew grow hole middle plant/s

2 The Great Pumpkin-Growing Contest Text type: Narrative Level: H (14) Word count: 320 High-frequency words New: loved now smallest try Key vocabulary biggest brother gold grew grow hole middle plant/s pumpkin seed water weeds Curriculum link Social Studies: Culture and community Key concepts Plants need water to grow. Some plants need to be looked after so they will grow. Reading strategy Making text-to-text connections (link to traditional tale) Paired book What Do Plants Need? The Great Pumpkin-Growing Contest 2014 EC Licensing Pty Ltd. This work is protected by US copyright law, and under international copyright conventions, applicable in the jurisdictions in which it is published. All rights reserved. The trademark Flying Start to Literacy and Star device is a registered trademark of EC Licensing Pty Ltd in the US. Purchasers of this book may have certain rights under applicable copyright law to copy parts of this book. Purchasers must make the necessary enquiries to ascertain whether and to what extent they have any such right in the jurisdiction in which they will be using the book. Developed by Eleanor Curtain Publishing Designed by Derek Schneider Printed and bound in China through Colorcraft Ltd, Hong Kong Distributed in the USA by Okapi Educational Publishing Inc. Phone: Fax: info@myokapi.com Written by Kerrie Shanahan Illustrated by Ian Forss ISBN:

3 Once there were three brothers who loved pumpkins. The King loved pumpkins too. One day, the King said, I will give a bag of gold to whoever can grow the biggest pumpkin. 2 3

4 We can grow pumpkins, said the biggest brother. Yes, said the middle brother. We can win the bag of gold. It is lots of work to grow pumpkins, But we will try! So they got some pumpkin seeds. 4 5

5 We must plant the seeds, Not now, said the biggest brother. We have too much to do, said the middle brother. So the smallest brother planted the seeds all by himself. He dug some holes and he put a seed in each hole. 6 7

So the smallest brother watered the seeds all by himself.

6 We must water the seeds, Later, said the biggest brother. We have too much to do, said the middle brother. So the smallest brother watered the seeds all by himself. He watered the seeds every day. Then the plants began to grow. They grew and grew. 8 9

7 Soon, tiny pumpkins were growing on the plants. Some weeds grew next to the pumpkins. We must pull out the weeds, Not now, said the biggest brother. We have too much to do, said the middle brother. So the smallest brother pulled out the weeds all by himself

8 The pumpkins grew bigger and bigger. I will take the biggest pumpkin to the King, The King looked at every pumpkin. Then he looked at the smallest brother s pumpkin. Who grew this pumpkin? said the King

9 I did, It is the biggest and best pumpkin, said the King. This bag of gold is for you! I will help you spend the gold, said the biggest brother. I will help you spend the gold too, said the middle brother

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The Smart. Little Crab Written by Kerrie Shanahan Illustrated by Susy Boyer

The Smart. Little Crab Written by Kerrie Shanahan Illustrated by Susy Boyer The Smart Little Crab Written by Kerrie Shanahan Illustrated by Susy Boyer The Smart Little Crab Text type: Narrative Level: K (20) Word count: 725 Content vocabulary crab octopus sea snail sea star sea